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GRE ® What’s on the GRE? The GRE takes about 4 hours to complete and includes challenging Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning content and question types. Section Questions Time Question Types Analytical Writing 2 essays 30 mins each Analysis of an Issue, Analysis of an Argument Quantitative Sections (2) about 20 per section 35 mins per section Quantitative Comparison, Problem Solving, Data Interpretation Verbal Sections (2) about 20 per section 35 mins per section Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, Reading Comprehension Higher score guaranteed or your money back. | 1-800-KAP-TEST | kaptest.com/GRE Meet our GRE Experts: Top-rated teachers— by students. Only 1 in 10 candidates make the cut to teach for Kaplan. Teacher ratings based on student responses received from July 10, 2011 – July 10, 2012. Source: ETS There is a 10-minute break following the third section and a 1-minute break between other sections. Why prep for the GRE? • Admissions officers report that an applicant’s GRE score is the most important admissions factor. 1 • Most admissions officers say a strong GRE score will help a student receive merit-based scholarships. 2 • The acceptance rate at top masters, MBA and professional programs is less than 20%. • Getting just another question or two correct in a given section will catapult you ahead of tens of thousands of other test takers and set you up for admissions success. Adi Hanash Highly rated by 98% of students Over 2,300 students taught Gene Suhir Highly rated by 99% of students Over 4,100 students taught Jennifer Fletcher Highly rated by 99% of students Over 5,300 students taught How is the GRE scored? Register for the GRE online at www.ets.org Verbal: 150 Quantitative: 150 50% Average Score 90%+ Average Score 170 130 Percentile Verbal Quantitative 95th 164 167 90th 162 164 80th 158 158 70th 155 155 60th 153 152 Scaled scores are tightly clustered on the GRE: answering a couple more questions correctly can improve your score significantly.

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Page 1: What's on the GRE? Why prep for the GRE? How - Kaplan Test Prep

GRE®

What’s on the GRE?The GRE takes about 4 hours to complete and includes challenging

Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning content and question types.

Section Questions Time Question Types

Analytical Writing 2 essays 30 mins

each

Analysis of an Issue,

Analysis of an Argument

Quantitative Sections (2) about 20

per section

35 mins

per section

Quantitative Comparison,

Problem Solving,

Data Interpretation

Verbal Sections (2) about 20

per section

35 mins

per section

Text Completion,

Sentence Equivalence,

Reading Comprehension

Higher score guaranteed or your money back.† | 1-800-KAP-TEST | kaptest.com/GRE

Meet our GRE Experts: Top-rated teachers—by students.

Only 1 in 10 candidates make the cut to teach for Kaplan.

Teacher ratings based on student responses received from July 10, 2011 – July 10, 2012.

Source: ETS

There is a 10-minute break following the third section and a 1-minute break between other sections.

Why prep for the GRE?• Admissions officers report that an

applicant’s GRE score is the most important

admissions factor.1

• Most admissions officers say a strong GRE

score will help a student receive merit-based

scholarships.2

• The acceptance rate at top masters, MBA

and professional programs is less than 20%.

• Getting just another question or two correct

in a given section will catapult you ahead of

tens of thousands of other test takers and

set you up for admissions success.

Adi Hanash Highly rated by 98% of students

Over 2,300 students taught

Gene Suhir Highly rated by 99% of students

Over 4,100 students taught

Jennifer FletcherHighly rated by 99% of students

Over 5,300 students taught

How is the GRE scored?

Register for the GRE online at www.ets.org

Verbal: 150Quantitative: 150

50% Average Score 90%+ Average Score

170130

Percentile Verbal Quantitative

95th 164 167

90th 162 164

80th 158 158

70th 155 155

60th 153 152

Scaled scores are tightly clustered on the GRE:

answering a couple more questions correctly

can improve your score significantly.

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GRE® is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service, which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. †Conditions and restrictions apply. For complete guarantee eligibility requirements, visit kaptest.com/hsg. 1 Kaplan Graduate School Admissions Officer Survey, August 2010. 2 Kaplan Graduate School Admissions Officer Survey, August 2010 XX4104F

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