What can I do if I have a disability?

ETS have a Disability Services phone number if you have special requirements. The number is 1-609-771-7780. The TTY number is 1-609-771-7714. Some accommodations that can be provided are:

• Extended testing time
• Additional breaks
• Test reader
• Recorder of answers
• Sign language interpreter

Requests for non-standard testing must include the completed, appropriate forms as well as a letter of support from a medical doctor or other qualified professional stating the nature of your disability and the modifications requested.

How does the GRE CAT work?

The GRE CAT selects questions for you based on your performance. In this way the test is tailored to your skills.

It begins with a question of average difficulty because it assumes you have an average score. The questions at the start of the test will not be easy ones. If you get the first question right, the next question will be harder. If you get it wrong, the next question will be easier.

Therefore, if you keep getting the answers right, your questions will get more difficult. Likewise, if you make some mistakes, the questions will get easier. You will receive more credit for getting a hard question right than you will for getting an easy question right. Because of this the questions at the start of the test will affect your score more than ones later on. Therefore, pay very close attention to the first few questions.

In this way the CAT presents a test that is specifically suited to your level. The overall number you get right is not as important as the level at which you start to get things wrong.

You cannot skip a question. You must answer the question on screen and confirm that you are sure of your answer before you can move on to the next question. You cannot return to a question after you have confirmed your answer.

How is the GRE CAT scored?

The three main parts of the GRE are scored independently. You will receive a verbal score, a math score, and a logic score. Each score ranges from 200 to 800. In addition to the scaled score, you will be assigned a percentile ranking, which gives the percentage of students with scores below yours.

At the end of the test you will be asked if you want your score or not. If your answer is yes, then you will see the three scores on the screen and they are entered into your record. Your prospective colleges will receive your scores around 10 to 15 days later.

If you answer no, you will not receive your score and no score will be entered into your record.

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