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GRE Algebra Word Problems
GRE word problems fall under the Algebra content area inside GRE Quantitative Reasoning, alongside Arithmetic, Geometry and Data A...
Jul 29, 2026
GRE Algebra: Equations, Inequalities and Functions
GRE Algebra is one of the four Quantitative Reasoning content areas ETS tests, alongside Arithmetic, Geometry and Data Analysis. I...
Jul 28, 2026
GRE Percents, Ratios and Proportions
Find a percent of a number by turning the percent into a decimal and multiplying: 20 percent of 150 is 0.20 times 150, or 30. Thes...
Jul 27, 2026
GRE Arithmetic: Integers, Fractions, Decimals and Exponents
GRE arithmetic questions test four related skills: integer properties, fraction and decimal conversion, order of operations, and e...
Jul 26, 2026
GRE ScoreSelect and Score Validity
GRE scores stay valid for 5 years after your test date. After 5 years, ETS no longer reports them to institutions. ScoreSelect giv...
Jul 25, 2026
GRE at Home: How Online Testing Works
The at-home GRE uses the same test, format, and score scale as the test-center GRE, watched live by a human proctor over webcam. Y...
Jul 24, 2026
GRE Testing Accommodations: How to Apply
You request GRE accommodations by submitting a Testing Accommodations Request Form to ETS Disability Services before you schedule...
Jul 24, 2026
GRE Analytical Writing Section Guide
The GRE Analytical Writing section has one task: Analyze an Issue. ETS retired the Analyze an Argument task for test dates from Se...
Jul 22, 2026
GRE Verbal Reasoning Section Guide
GRE Verbal Reasoning is 27 questions across two separately timed sections, for a total of 41 minutes. Section 1 holds 12 questions...
Jul 21, 2026
GRE Test Day Rules and Checklist
GRE test day at a test center has no scheduled breaks: the exam runs straight through in 1 hour and 58 minutes across an Analytica...
Jul 21, 2026
GRE Score Reporting and Sending Scores
You see your unofficial Verbal and Quant scores on screen the moment your GRE test ends, at a test center or at home. Analytical W...
Jul 20, 2026
GRE Retake Policy: How Often You Can Retest
You are allowed to retake the GRE up to 5 times within any rolling 12-month period, even if you canceled a previous score. ETS req...
Jul 19, 2026