What is GRE?
You might have heard so many people giving GRE but know nothing about it. GRE stands for Graduate Record Examinations. The name itself explains everything. It is the examination for graduate programs in various fields. It is basically to get admission in the US, UK, Canada and other universities. GRE is conducted by Educational Testing Service known as ETS. GRE is available in two formats: Computer-based and paper-based. GRE test is of two types: GRE General Test and GRE Subject Test. General Test consist of quant, verbal and analytic section and the Subject test is for judging expertise in specific fields. Test taker can retake GRE five times every 21 days in continuous rolling of 12 months. ETS has provided the feature called Score Select in which applicants can choose which score from multiple attempts can be sent to specific grad school within six weeks after your test. GRE score is valid for five years starting from 1 July. The total duration of test is 3 hours and 40 minutes. The GRE score is divided into three sections in which test taker has to secure 130-170 in verbal and quant and 0-6 in analytics.
Countries that accept GRE
GRE is a highly common and respected examination that is accepted in various countries for MS, PHD, MBA and many more graduate courses. GRE is not so tough if you have confidence and hard work to crack it. It depends only on student potential and abilities.
Some countries that accept GRE scores are listed below :
What can I do after GRE?
1.United States
2.United Kingdom
3.Singapore
4.Canada
5.Europe
6.New Zealand
7.Sweden
8.Norway
9.Japan
10.South Korea
11.Taiwan
12.Ireland
13.Germany
14.Switzerland
15.France
Some top universities that accept GRE scores in various countries are listed below :
- MIT
- California Institute of Technology
- Yale
- Carnegie Mellon
- Stanford
- Harvard
- Peking University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Cornell University
- Imperial College (London, UK)
- Tokyo University
- Cambridge University
- National University of Singapore
- Oxford University
TOEFL score and IELTS is also used by these universities to show English skills as it is the universal language that must be known. For more, refer to this link.
Also, more than 600 B-school accept the GRE score.
Some B- school that accept GRE scores are:
1. Columbia Business School
2.Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
3.University of Western Ontario
4.University of British Columbia
5.University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management
6.University of Cambridge – Judge Business School
7.Cranfield University
To know a detailed list of schools that favour the MBA program and accept GRE score click here.
Scope of courses
You can do various courses post appearing for this examination. They may be Master of Science( MS) in various subjects, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Masters in Technology ( M.Tech), and Doctoral Degree (PhD).
Specialisation in MS are:
- Computer science
- Embedded System
- Wireless communication
- Management Information System
- Game Design and Game Development
- Power Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Life Sciences and many more
Refer this to know in detail :
https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/top-10-ms-specialisations-from-us-articlepage-69
To answer the central question
Taking the exam is just the beginning of the whole process like the first step on the stairs to your destination. You will have to do a lot post the examination so have patience and follow these steps :
Step 1: After receiving your score evaluate whether you should retake the exam or not or which score is to be sent to the schools for admission process.
Step 2: Appear for TOEFL and IELTS exam. These exams are beneficial for evaluating English skills. Like for getting admitted into Canada, UK etc universities you will need TOEFL scores while getting into British universities you will need IELTS score. SO it is equally important as GRE scores.
Step 3: Decide which course and university you dreamt of and has interest in. Find the university that best fit to your scholarship programs, the course offered, the field you are interested in, country, fee structure and infrastructure. Choose 8 universities to have a backup plan ready.
Step 4: Now the most important parts of application come into play. These parts are equally important as the GRE and TOEFL scores. They are Letter of Recommendation, Statement of Purpose, Work Experiences, resume, essays, undergrad scores, extracurricular activities etc. Work on developing Statement of Purpose first create it by self don’t hire writers to write it for you. Mention all the work experiences you had in various fields and improve your resume with the captivating letter of recommendation. Mention extracurricular activities you have involved in and make the best use of it. Mention social works that you did and certificates to show your achievements. There are numerous applicants whose resume would be on the universities desk so make sure you develop the application in a way that makes you look out of the box!
Step 5: Make sure your transcripts are ready from undergrad colleges.
Step 6: After arranging your application documents make sure to attach a bank statement and affidavit with it to receive a financial loan or any help with the education and insurances.
Step 7: Proofread all the documents and check the government issued documents for any mistakes and have copies and original documents in the order mentioned. When all this is done you are good to go to apply for the university you are interested in and wait for the results. Well, All The Best!
