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The GRE is a graduate admissions exam that is accepted at thousands of graduate schools across the country, including law and business schools. The test was designed to assess how prepared a student is to continue on with their studies at the graduate school level. The exam serves the same role for many graduate programs as the SAT and ACT do at the undergrad level. If you take the GRE and perform well on it, then you may have a better chance of getting into your top choice graduate programs. That's why having a strong test preparation process is vital as you get ready to take the GRE. A GRE prep class could be the right fit for your needs.
Below, you'll find more information on the GRE's format:
GRE Sections |
# of Items |
Time Allowed |
Analytical Writing |
2 |
60 Minutes |
Verbal Reasoning |
2 sections of 20 questions |
60 MInutes |
Quantitative Reasoning |
2 sections of 20 questions |
1 Hour and 10 Minutes |
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Here's some information on the GRE's Experimental and Research sections:
- Unscored
- Used to try out questions for possible future use
- The Experimental section is embedded in the Verbal or Quantitative Reasoning sections
- This section is not identified
- The Research section comes at the end of the test and may take the place of the embedded Experimental section
- This section is identified

Brady: GRE course instructor
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- GRE
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Matthew: GRE course instructor
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Algebra 2
- Arithmetic
- +38 subjects

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- GRE
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- +29 subjects

Linda: GRE course instructor
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
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Joscelyn: GRE course instructor
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Education & Certification
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
- 7th Grade Math
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Kelsey: GRE course instructor
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
- Pre-Algebra
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- ISEE- Middle Level
- +74 subjects

Ben: GRE course instructor
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
- ACT Math
- Pre-Calculus
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David: GRE course instructor
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
- College Economics
- Latin
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- +71 subjects

Lindsay: GRE course instructor
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Subject Expertise
- GRE
- SAT Reading
- Math
- ACT Writing
- +80 subjects