This post was updated in December 2018 to reflect the latest score information available. GRE Score Range One question we at Clemmonsdogpark get asked a lot is “What is a good GRE score?” Here’s what you need to know: GRE scores range from 130 to 170 per section. Combined GRE scores range from 260-340. Another […]
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Can You Use a Calculator on the GRE?
So, let’s get to the point. Can you use a calculator on the GRE? This is a very popular question, and the answer often elicits an audible sigh of relief. So, I’ll just get it out of the way: yes, you can use a calculator. The GRE calculator. Can you use a calculator on the […]

GRE Score Conversion
When ETS changed the format of the GRE exam, we received a number of emails asking about how to interpret scores received on the New GRE. Four years later, this GRE score conversion post is still one of our most popular on the Clemmonsdogpark GRE Blog – which means the New GRE point scale is […]

New GRE Format 2012
The New GRE is still an infant. At only seven months, the new GRE is still an unknown to many. People wonder whether both sections have changed, whether antonyms are still lingering about, and whether there really are questions in which there is more than one correct answer. Below I will answer these questions (and […]

Is the Revised GRE Adaptive?
This is a great question, whether you’ve taken the old GRE or are just embarking on your GRE journey. The short answer is that the new GRE test is still adaptive, but in a very different way. The Adaptive Nature of the Revised GRE On the old GRE, the test adapted within each section. […]

New GRE: Highlight the Sentence
Back in August, amidst all the fanfare of the inauguration of the Revised GRE, I totally overlooked one of the new question types in my blog posts: Highlight the Sentence. Perhaps such an omission shouldn’t be surprising. For one there was the triple-blank sentence completion, which in all its glorious novelty (at least from a […]

New GRE: Reviewing Basics
Whether you’ve been prepping for a month or have yet to peel open those glossy prep books, you should know the following basics for the GRE. So if you’ve been focusing on probability problems or a 5,000-word list, make sure you first have a solid grasp of the basics. Math Basics Integers, ratios, fractions, […]

How to Study for the New GRE
The inevitable is looming and you can’t put it off much longer. But now the pressing question becomes, how to study for the new GRE exam? How you answer this question – and by extension how you put your answer into practice – can be as important as the prep materials you use. Below are […]

GRE Predictions 2012
2011 was a momentous year for the GRE. At the start of the year it was a dinosaur amongst tests, a rehash of the old SAT, which was built on a military test. Now, we have the new GRE, an up-to-date assessment of the skills students need to be successful in grad school. So what […]

New GRE Tips
Tip #1: Learn in Context Most of us have learned vocabulary by reading a list or, perhaps a little more efficiently, by using flashcards. For the Revised GRE, you will want to learn vocabulary through reading. While that may strike you as terribly inefficient, remember the revised GRE exam is testing your understanding of vocabulary […]