Ankita
Member • Oct 6, 2011
New GRE (Revised) - Interpreting Your GRE® Scores!
The range of scores for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures of the GRE revised General Test is 130 to 170, in 1-point increments.
The range of scores for the Analytical Writing measure is 0 to 6, in half-point increments.
If you haven’t answered at least one question within a measure, an NS (no score) is reported for that measure.
Scores from the different revised General Test measures should not be directly compared because each measure is scaled
separately. You can use the percentile ranks provided on your score report to compare your relative performance among the measures. These percentile ranks are based on the scores of all examinees who tested within the most recent three-year period.
For the computer-based GRE revised General Test Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures, your score reflects the number of questions you answered correctly, as well as the difficulty level of each of the sections. For the
paper-based GRE revised General Test Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures, your score is based on the number of questions you answered correctly.
Both the computer-based and paper-based GRE revised General Test use similar procedures for scoring the Analytical
Writing section. Each essay receives a score from two trained readers. If the two assigned scores differ by more than one
point, the discrepancy is adjudicated by a third reader. The Analytical Writing score is the average of the ratings given to
the two essays.
If you have also previously taken the GRE General Test in the five-year period prior to August 2011, the information reported for that test will include Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the prior 200–800 scale, estimated Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the new 130–170 scale, an Analytical Writing score on the 0–6 scale and corresponding percentile rank information based on scores of all examinees who tested within the most recent three-year period.
The range of scores for the Analytical Writing measure is 0 to 6, in half-point increments.
If you haven’t answered at least one question within a measure, an NS (no score) is reported for that measure.
Scores from the different revised General Test measures should not be directly compared because each measure is scaled
separately. You can use the percentile ranks provided on your score report to compare your relative performance among the measures. These percentile ranks are based on the scores of all examinees who tested within the most recent three-year period.
For the computer-based GRE revised General Test Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures, your score reflects the number of questions you answered correctly, as well as the difficulty level of each of the sections. For the
paper-based GRE revised General Test Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures, your score is based on the number of questions you answered correctly.
Both the computer-based and paper-based GRE revised General Test use similar procedures for scoring the Analytical
Writing section. Each essay receives a score from two trained readers. If the two assigned scores differ by more than one
point, the discrepancy is adjudicated by a third reader. The Analytical Writing score is the average of the ratings given to
the two essays.
If you have also previously taken the GRE General Test in the five-year period prior to August 2011, the information reported for that test will include Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the prior 200–800 scale, estimated Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the new 130–170 scale, an Analytical Writing score on the 0–6 scale and corresponding percentile rank information based on scores of all examinees who tested within the most recent three-year period.
