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[2024] 80+ GRE Exam Preparation Resources

Taking the GRE for admission to a graduate program? Prepare for the exam with this comprehensive list of courses and resources.

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of prospective students worldwide take the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) to try to gain acceptance into graduate programs in the US, Canada, and a few other countries. Learners typically spend weeks preparing to take the exam, often using online resources.

Class Central lists close to 2,200 online courses to learn a new language from beginner to advanced. We also recently published articles helping you prepare for TOEFL, IELTS, and GMAT, other English proficiency exams that many prospective students may need to take.

Now, we’re expanding this series of articles to help you prepare for the GRE.

We’ve compiled resources that include online courses, practice websites, mobile apps, YouTube videos, vocabulary flashcards, podcasts, and guide books.

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About the GRE

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About the GRE

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). It’s an admission requirement for many graduate schools, especially in the United States and Canada. The GRE, offered as a computer-based exam, measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing.

GRE format and timing

Established in 1936, the GRE exam was revised in 2023. The exam now lasts just under 2 hours (previously 3 hours, 45 minutes). The GRE exam consists of five sections: an analytical writing section, two verbal reasoning sections, and two quantitative reasoning sections.

Skill Number of Questions Allotted Time
Analytical Writing 1 “Analyze an Issue” task 30 mins
Verbal Reasoning

(2 sections)

 Section 1: 12 questions
Section 2: 15 questions		 Section 1: 18 mins
Section 2: 23 mins
Quantitative Reasoning

(2 sections)

 Section 1: 12 questions
Section 2: 15 questions		 Section 1: 21 mins
Section 2: 26 mins

The Analytical Writing section will always be first. The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section.

GRE Scores

The analytical writing section is scored by e-rater, a natural-language processing program developed by ETS. All essay responses on the Analytical Writing section are reviewed by trained analysts using ETS essay similarity detection software and by experienced content experts.

The verbal and quantitative reasoning sections are scored only by a computer. The verbal and quantitative reasoning parts of the GRE are “section-level adaptive”, meaning that your success in the first section will impact the difficulty of the second section. This allows more granular results. Ultimately, scores are scaled to compensate for these difficulty differences.

Section Score Scale How the Section is Scored
Analytical Writing 0–6 (0.5-point increments) By machine and human.
Verbal Reasoning 130–170 (1-point increments) By machine, adaptive.
Quantitative Reasoning 130–170 (1-point increments) By machine, adaptive.

Hence, the final GRE score has three parts. You’ll receive your score report 8–10 days after your test date.

GRE Registration Fee

Location Fee
China $231.30
India ₹ 22,550
All other areas of the world $220.00

You can check the GRE website or GRE India website for other service fees like rescheduling and canceling.

GRE Testing Centers or GRE At Home

You can take the GRE at a Testing Center or at home on your own computer while being monitored by humans through online proctoring. Mainland China students should check the details for taking the GRE at home.

GRE Online Resources

GRE Online Courses

GRE Practice Websites

GRE YouTube Videos

GRE Mobile Apps

GRE Podcasts

GRE Blogs

GRE Books

Note, some books are written for the previous, longer edition of the GRE exam.

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Rui Ma

With a background in Health Statistics and Sociology, she has built a career path in Data Analytics.
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