GRE® General Test
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
are required for applicants to many graduate-level
programs in the United States and at international
universities. The GRE is made up of the
General Test, composed of verbal, quantitative,
and analytical sections, and of Subject
Tests on specific academic fields. Some
universities require only the General Test
while others will request applicants to
take Subject Tests related to their planned
area of study. The GRE bulletin has additional
information on these tests.
AMIDEAST maintains a supply of test bulletins
with all pertinent information about the
GRE, including the registration form.
Information on the exam content and registration
procedures is also available on the GRE
Web site.
The GRE General Test is currently administered
on computer in the Prometric Test Center
at AMIDEAST/Cairo. The GRE may be administered
either by computer or in a paper-based format
in other locations. It is not currently
administered in Alexandria; test takers
must go to Cairo or other test centers.
Students may register
for the GRE with the Regional Registration
Center in Cairo by telephone, fax, or postal
mail.
It is important for you to be familiar
with the kinds of questions asked on the
GRE. There are several ways to prepare.
Visit the GRE
Web site
Do the sample questions in the GRE bulletin
Purchase GRE
preparation materials from AMIDEAST/Alexandria
Take a test preparation class at AMIDEAST
Arrive at AMIDEAST or other assigned test
center 30 minutes before the assigned test
time. Check-in procedures take time. If
you arrive late, you may not be admitted
to the test, and you will forfeit your test
fees.
Bring photobearing identification, as
described in the GRE registration bulletin.
Bring your test confirmation information.
Unofficial scores appear on the computer
screen following the test. Your official
scores will be mailed from the United
States about two weeks after the test.
Please allow time for them to arrive by
international mail.
Questions about any missing score reports
should be directed to Educational Testing
Service, the nonprofit organization that
scores GRE and issues score reports. An
e-mail sent to the ETS customer service
addressgre-info@ets.orgusually
will receive a response in 5 to 7 days.
Score report problems are best avoided
by careful preparation of the registration
form: writing name and mailing address
clearly and following payment procedures
outlined in test bulletins.
If you need score reports to be sent
to additional institutions, please complete
the form in the GRE bulletin and return
it with payment to ETS. If paying by credit
card, you may also call ETS at (609) 771-7290
or send a fax to (609) 771-7906 to order
additional score reports. Scores are valid
for five years.
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