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The GRE guide
Guide · verified on Oct 15, 2026 The GRE General Test is an admissions test used for master’s and doctoral programs, as well as some management and law programs. It takes 1 hour 58 minutes and has three separately scored measures: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. Read the guideLatest articles
Stanford GSB admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each class
Candidater · 6 oct. 2026Stanford Graduate School of Business requires either the GMAT or GRE for its MBA, with no preference or minimum; the MSx also accepts the Executive Assessment, which the MBA does not.MIT Sloan admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each class
Candidater · 6 oct. 2026For its MBA, MIT Sloan requires either the GMAT or GRE, with no preference or minimum; the Master of Finance and Master of Business Analytics make it optional, and none of the three programs accepts the TOEFL or IELTS.Columbia Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reports
Candidater · 6 oct. 2026For its full-time MBA, Columbia Business School accepts the GMAT, GRE, or Executive Assessment, with no stated preference; the Executive MBA has its own policy.
The three sections
Analytical Writing comes first; Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning sections follow in a variable order. A guide for each: its format, method, and a worked example.
Articles
One question, one article. Newest first, organized into six topics.
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Chicago Booth admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reports
Candidater · 10 minAlso: GMATKellogg admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each class
Candidater · 9 minAlso: GMATBerkeley Haas admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reports
Candidater · 10 minAlso: GMATYale SOM admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reports
Candidater · 8 minAlso: GMATPrinceton admissions: which test to take and what scores the university publishes
Candidater · 9 minAlso: GMATGRE accommodations: how to request extra time or another format, step by step
The test, in practice · 7 min- GRE counting and Venn diagrams: count without double-countingOct 5, 2026Methods
- What GRE score should you aim for? Decide without an official cutoff or admitted-student averageThe test, in practice
- GRE Data Interpretation: read the data set before the questionsMethods
- HEC Paris admissions: which tests to take and scores by application pathwayCandidater
- ESCP Business School admissions: which test to take and what score to aim forCandidater
- ESSEC Business School admissions: which test to take and what score to aim forCandidater
- EDHEC Business School admissions: which test to take and what score to aim forCandidater
- emlyon business school admissions: which test to take and what score to aim forCandidater
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- SKEMA Business School admissions: which tests, and what score data is publishedCandidater
- Admission to Grenoble Ecole de Management: which tests are required, and what scores are publishedCandidater
- NEOMA Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores are publishedCandidater
- KEDGE Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores are publishedCandidater
- INSEAD admissions: which test to take and which scores the school recommendsCandidater
- London Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reportsCandidater
- Cambridge Judge admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each classCandidater
- LSE admissions: which test to take and what scores the school reportsCandidater
- IESE admissions: which test to take and which scores the school publishesCandidater
- IE Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores the school publishesCandidater
- Esade admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reportsCandidater
- Bocconi admissions: which test to take and the scores the school reportsCandidater
- University of St. Gallen admissions: which test to take and what scores the school publishesCandidater
- Harvard Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reportsCandidater
- Wharton admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each classCandidater
- GMAT and GRE scores by school: published class profilesCandidater
- TOEIC Scores Required by School: Published MinimumsCandidater
- GRE Text Completion: solve a passage with one, two, or three blanksSep 28, 2026Methods
- Taking the GRE in France: prepare your registration, budget, and documentsThe test, in practice
- Free GRE practice: use POWERPREP to learn, then assess your levelPractice and get organized
- Which GRE prep should you choose: platforms, courses, and ETS resourcesChoosing your preparation resources
- GRE Sentence Equivalence: choose two answers that preserve meaningMethods
- GRE at home or at a test center: choose reliable testing conditionsThe test, in practice
- GRE time management: move on, return, and finish a sectionPractice and get organized
- GRE books: compare ETS resources and prep guidesChoosing your preparation resources
- GRE Reading Comprehension: distinguish main idea, function, and inferenceMethods
- GRE scores and ScoreSelect: choose which test sessions to sendThe test, in practice
- GRE study plan: balance Verbal, Quant, and Analytical WritingPractice and get organized
- GRE vocabulary: learn nuances in contextMethods
- POWERPREP and third-party GRE practice tests: how to combine themPractice and get organized
- GRE Quantitative Comparison: prove the relationship between two quantitiesMethods
- GRE Numeric Entry: master units, fractions, and roundingMethods
- GRE ratios, percentages, and rates: translate word problems into equationsMethods
- GRE arithmetic: integers, factors, powers, and rootsMethods
- GRE algebra: equations, inequalities, and functionsMethods
- GRE geometry: distinguish given information from a figure’s appearanceMethods
- GRE statistics and probability: interpret before calculatingMethods
- GRE calculator: decide when to use it and when to work without itMethods
- Analyze an Issue: tailor your GRE essay plan to the promptMethods
- Annotated GRE essay example: develop an argument and address an objectionMethods
- GRE Verbal: multiple-answer questions and sentence selection in a passageMethods
- GRE Quant: find all the correct answers in a multiple-answer questionMethods
- AST 1 or AST 2: Which Admission Route and Tests Fit Your Degree?Candidater
- Math foundations for admissions tests: where should you start?Methods
- Management aptitude test and English test: why an application may require bothChoose your test
- Error log: turn a worked solution into your next practice sessionPractice and get organized
- Taking a test at home: confirm acceptance before bookingThe test, in practice
- Degree-Based Admissions: Build Your Test and Application TimelineCandidater
- Math in English for the GMAT and GRE: a glossary for translating relationshipsMethods
- GMAT or GRE: choose based on your programs and the test formatChoose your test
- After a practice test: review it in a way that changes your next sessionPractice and get organized
- AST Application: A Checklist of Documents to Prepare Before the DeadlineCandidater
- TAGE MAGE or GRE: when does this alternative make sense?Choose your test
- Managing time on multiple-choice tests: adapt your strategy to each test’s rulesPractice and get organized
- Score Validity: Can You Still Use Your Result to Apply?Candidater
- Business school after a bachelor’s degree in the humanities, law, or science: which tests should you prepare for?Choose your test
- Preparing for a test while working: build a plan that fits a real weekPractice and get organized
- Required, Optional, or Waived: How to Read an Admissions PageCandidater
- MiM or MBA: choose your program before choosing your testChoose your test
- How to recognize a useful answer explanation: five criteria for understanding and reusing a methodPractice and get organized
- Self-Reported or Official Score: What Should You Send with Your Application?Candidater
- Master’s in finance or management: compare requirements before test preparationChoose your test
- ECRICOME Tremplin Bac+3: understand the role of tests in your applicationCandidater
- Retake a test or work on your application: how to decide before applyingCandidater
- Tests, résumé, and recommendations: organize tasks that depend on other peopleCandidater
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The test, in practice
GRE accommodations: how to request extra time or another format, step by step
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The test, in practice · 5 minGRE scores and ScoreSelect: choose which test sessions to send
The test, in practice · 3 minTaking a test at home: confirm acceptance before booking
The test, in practice · 4 minAlso: GMATMethods
GRE counting and Venn diagrams: count without double-counting
Methods · 8 minGRE Data Interpretation: read the data set before the questions
Methods · 8 minGRE Text Completion: solve a passage with one, two, or three blanks
Methods · 4 minGRE Sentence Equivalence: choose two answers that preserve meaning
Methods · 3 minGRE Reading Comprehension: distinguish main idea, function, and inference
Methods · 4 minGRE vocabulary: learn nuances in context
Methods · 3 min- GRE Quantitative Comparison: prove the relationship between two quantitiesSep 28, 2026Methods
- GRE Numeric Entry: master units, fractions, and roundingMethods
- GRE ratios, percentages, and rates: translate word problems into equationsMethods
- GRE arithmetic: integers, factors, powers, and rootsMethods
- GRE algebra: equations, inequalities, and functionsMethods
- GRE geometry: distinguish given information from a figure’s appearanceMethods
- GRE statistics and probability: interpret before calculatingMethods
- GRE calculator: decide when to use it and when to work without itMethods
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- Analyze an Issue: tailor your GRE essay plan to the promptMethods
- Annotated GRE essay example: develop an argument and address an objectionMethods
- GRE Verbal: multiple-answer questions and sentence selection in a passageMethods
- GRE Quant: find all the correct answers in a multiple-answer questionMethods
- Math foundations for admissions tests: where should you start?Methods
- Math in English for the GMAT and GRE: a glossary for translating relationshipsMethods
Practice and get organized
Free GRE practice: use POWERPREP to learn, then assess your level
Practice and get organized · 4 minGRE time management: move on, return, and finish a section
Practice and get organized · 4 minGRE study plan: balance Verbal, Quant, and Analytical Writing
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- Preparing for a test while working: build a plan that fits a real weekPractice and get organized
- How to recognize a useful answer explanation: five criteria for understanding and reusing a methodPractice and get organized
Candidater
Stanford GSB admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each class
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- ESSEC Business School admissions: which test to take and what score to aim forCandidater
- EDHEC Business School admissions: which test to take and what score to aim forCandidater
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- Bocconi admissions: which test to take and the scores the school reportsCandidater
- University of St. Gallen admissions: which test to take and what scores the school publishesCandidater
- Harvard Business School admissions: which test to take and what scores the class reportsCandidater
- Wharton admissions: which test to take and the scores it reports for each classCandidater
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Choose your test
Management aptitude test and English test: why an application may require both
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Which leading schools and universities accept the GRE?
Explore leading MBA programs; master’s degrees in management, finance, economics, computer science, and artificial intelligence; doctoral programs in economics; and law programs around the world.. Our selection details 152 programs on the Schools page, each based on its official admissions page.
Vancouver
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University of British Columbia — SauderFull-Time MBA
Berkeley · Stanford
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UC Berkeley — HaasFull-Time MBA -
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA -
Stanford UniversityPhD in Economics
Los Angeles
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UCLA AndersonMaster of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
Mexico
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Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México — ITAMDoctorado en Economía
Austin
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University of Texas at Austin — McCombsFull-Time MBA · Master of Science in Finance · MS Business Analytics and AI (on-campus)
Saint-Louis
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Washington University in St. Louis — OlinFull-Time MBA · MS in Finance
Champaign · Evanston · Chicago
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — GiesMaster of Science in Finance -
Northwestern University — KelloggTwo-Year MBA -
University of Chicago — BoothFull-Time MBA
Atlanta
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Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Analytics -
Emory University — GoizuetaMaster of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
London (Ontario)
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Western University — IveyMSc in Management: Business Analytics
Pittsburgh
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Carnegie Mellon University — TepperFull-Time MBA · Full-Time MS in Business Analytics
Toronto
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University of Toronto — RotmanMaster of Management Analytics (MMA) · Full-Time MBA - University of TorontoPhD in Economics
Chapel Hill · Durham
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University of North Carolina — Kenan-FlaglerFull-Time MBA -
Duke University — FuquaMaster of Quantitative Management: Business Analytics
Charlottesville
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University of Virginia — DardenFull-Time MBA
Ithaca · Philadelphia · Princeton
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Cornell University — SC JohnsonFull-Time MBA -
University of Pennsylvania — WhartonMBA -
Princeton UniversityPhD in Economics · Master in Finance
Bogotá
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Universidad de los Andes — School of ManagementCEMS Master in International Management (MIM)
New York · New Haven
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Columbia Business SchoolMBA -
Columbia Law SchoolJuris Doctor (JD) -
NYU School of LawJuris Doctor (JD) -
Yale School of ManagementMBA -
Yale Law SchoolJuris Doctor (JD)
Montreal
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McGill University — DesautelsMaster of Management in Analytics (MMA) · Full-Time MBA
Hanover
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Dartmouth College — TuckMBA
Chestnut Hill · Boston · Cambridge (Mass.)
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Boston College — CarrollMaster of Science in Finance -
Harvard Business SchoolMBA -
Harvard UniversityPhD in Economics -
Harvard Law SchoolJuris Doctor (JD) -
MIT SloanMBA · Master of Finance · Master of Business Analytics -
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Economics
Santiago
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileDoctorado en Economía
São Paulo
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FGV — Escola de Economia de São PauloDoutorado Acadêmico em Economia de Empresas -
FGV EAESPAcademic Master in Business Administration — CMAE
Rio de Janeiro
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FGV EBAPEMSc & PhD in Administration -
FGV — Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finanças (EPGE)Doutorado Acadêmico em Economia -
PUC-RioDoutorado em Economia
Madrid
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IE Business SchoolInternational MBA · Master in Finance
Coventry · Oxford
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Warwick Business SchoolFull-time MBA -
University of Oxford — SaïdMBA · MSc Financial Economics
Bordeaux
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KEDGE Business SchoolGrande École Program · Tremplin Bac+3 entrance exam
London · Cambridge
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London Business SchoolMBA · Masters in Management -
London School of Economics and Political ScienceMSc Economics · MSc Finance (full-time) · MSc Management, Strategy and Economic Analysis -
Imperial College Business SchoolFull-Time MBA · MSc Finance · MSc Business Analytics & AI -
University of Cambridge — JudgeMBA · Master of Finance
Cergy
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ESSEC Business SchoolMaster in Management · admission out of titre · Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics (DSBA)
Cergy · Jouy-en-Josas · Paris La Défense · Paris · Fontainebleau · Lille · Reims · Bruxelles
- ESSEC Business SchoolMaster in Strategy & Management of International Business (SMIB) · Global MBA
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HEC ParisMSc Data Science & AI for Business X-HEC · Master in Strategic Management · Executive MBA · MBA · Master in Management · direct admission · Master in International Finance -
IÉSEG School of ManagementMaster in Strategy & Digital Transformation · Grande École Program · Master’s cycle, international degree -
ESCP Business SchoolMaster in Management · direct admission · MBA · Executive MBA -
emlyon business schoolMaster in Strategy & Consulting -
INSEADMBA -
EDHEC Business SchoolMaster in Management — Grande École · graduates of a foreign institution · MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence · MSc in Strategy, Organisation & Consulting -
SKEMA Business SchoolGrande École Program · direct admission (AST 1 and AST 2) -
NEOMA Business SchoolGrande École Program · Tremplin Bac+3 entrance exam -
Vlerick Business SchoolMasters in International Management and Strategy
Barcelona · Sant Cugat del Vallès
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IESE Business SchoolMBA -
Esade Business SchoolFull-Time MBA · MSc in International Management · MSc in Finance
Rotterdam
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Rotterdam School of Management — Erasmus UniversityInternational Full-Time MBA · MSc Strategic Management
Lyon
- emlyon business schoolMaster in Management — Grande École · international admission · International MBA · Master in Finance
Grenoble · Nice
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Grenoble École de ManagementMaster in Management — Grande École · English Track · MSc Finance and Investment Banking - EDHEC Business SchoolMSc Finance · Global MBA
Lausanne
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IMDMBA
Düsseldorf
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WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementFull-Time MBA
Mannheim · Frankfurt
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University of Mannheim — Mannheim Business SchoolMannheim Master in Management -
Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementMaster of Finance · Full-time MBA
Zurich · Milan · St. Gallen
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University of ZurichPhD in Economics · Zurich Graduate School of Economics -
SDA BocconiFull-Time MBA -
Bocconi UniversityMSc in International Management · international applicants · MSc in Finance · international applicants -
University of St.GallenMA in Strategy and International Management (SIM)
Berlin
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ESMT BerlinFull-time MBA
Stockholm
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Stockholm School of EconomicsMSc in Finance
Cape Town
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University of Cape Town — GSBFull-Time MBA
Cairo
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American University in Cairo — Onsi SawirisMA in Economics · Master of Science in Finance (FINC)
Tel Aviv · Haifa
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Tel Aviv University — Coller School of ManagementSofaer Global MBA -
Technion — Israel Institute of TechnologyMBA
Beirut
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American University of Beirut — OlayanMBA
Thuwal
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology — KAUSTMS in Computer Science
Abu Dhabi
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NYU Stern at NYU Abu DhabiOne-Year Full-Time MBA -
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence — MBZUAIMSc in Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning - INSEADGlobal Executive MBA — campus d’Abu Dhabi
Ahmedabad
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Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadMBA-PGPX · One-Year MBA
Hyderabad
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Indian School of Business (ISB)Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
Bangkok
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Sasin School of Management — Chulalongkorn UniversityMBA
Singapore
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NUS Business SchoolFull-Time MBA · MSc in Finance -
Nanyang Business School — NTUNanyang MBA · MSc Business Analytics · MSc Financial Engineering · MSc Finance
Hong Kong
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HKUST Business SchoolFull-Time MBA · PhD in Economics · MSc in Finance · MSc in Business Analytics -
CUHK Business SchoolMSc in Finance (full-time) · MSc in Business Analytics -
HKU Business SchoolMSc in Business Analytics
Perth
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University of Western Australia — UWA Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Beijing
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Tsinghua University — School of Economics and ManagementGlobal MBA · international applicants -
Peking University — Guanghua School of ManagementGlobal MBA
Shanghai
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CEIBSMBA -
Fudan University — School of ManagementInternational MBA (IMBA)
Tokyo
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Hitotsubashi University Business School — ICSMBA
Melbourne
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Melbourne Business SchoolFull-Time MBA -
University of MelbourneMaster of Economics
Canberra · Sydney
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Australian National UniversityPhD in Economics -
UNSW Sydney — AGSMFull-Time MBA
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