GRE Cost

Typical costs:

• The general test^[3] costs $160 in the United States and includes practice test materials and sending scores to listed colleges or universities.
• GRE subject tests^[4] cost $140 each.

• Scores -- up to a maximum of 800 points -- are used by university admissions departments along with undergraduate records and recommendation letters to determine possible admission to graduate programs.

• The Official Guide to the GRE revised General Test^[5] costs $35 and includes the POWERPREPII software, two practice tests and hundreds of questions, sample essays and test-taking strategies.
• Online writing practice^[6] for two essays may be purchased for $13 through the ScoreItNow! Program. It includes general suggestions for improvement and essay samples from similar topics.
• Special handling requests^[7] include a $25 fee for late registration, $50 for rescheduling a test dates or changing the test center, and $12 for rush scores.
• Private tutoring is available through independent companies like The Princeton Review^[8] and Kaplan^[9] for about $450-$5,800, depending on the number of hours selected, the location, and the skill ranking of the instructor. Online courses cost about $500-$700, and classroom-based courses are about $800-$1,200.

• Discounts of up to 50% may be given for specific off-season testing dates^[10] .
• Free GRE General Test preparation materials^[11] are available in both POWERPREPII software^[12] and a pdf format^[13] .
• Additional printable study guides for both the math review^[14] and the math conventions^[15] are free online.
• Free preparation aids^[16] are also available for the individual GRE subject exams.

• Register online^[17] for the GRE Revised General Test or a subject test through the non-profit Educational Testing Service.

1.  www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about
2.  www.ets.org/gre/subject/about
3.  www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/fees/
4.  www.ets.org/gre/subject/faq/
5.  store.digitalriver.com/store/ets/en_US/pd/productID.222626800/categoryId.3551800
6.  www.dxrgroup.com/cgi-bin/scoreitnow/index.pl
7.  www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/fees/
8.  www.princetonreview.com/ChooseProducts.aspx?&testtype=TCA&producttype=TUT&productdetail...
9.  www.kaptest.com/enroll/GRE/95476/
10.  www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/fees/
11.  www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2
12.  www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/download
13.  www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/practice_book_GRE_pb_revised_general_test.pdf
14.  www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_math_review.pdf
15.  www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_math_conventions.pdf
16.  www.ets.org/gre/subject/about/fees/
17.  mygre.ets.org/greweb/login/login.jsp?WT.ac=gre_revised_r_btn

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