how to take the gre and costs
those who are looking to take the gre typically schedule to take the exam at a test center the time allotted to complete the exam is more than three hours with scheduled breaks between testing sections 10 while there is no limit on the number of times one can take the exam there must be a 21 day gap between any two consecutive test attempts the exam also cannot be taken more than five times in a calendar year 11a test taker might take the exam multiple times in order to improve their test scores and increase their chances of being accepted into the graduate schools they are interested in attending test takers choose which scores they send to graduate schools unlike other standardized tests that are reported without input from the applicant the cost of the exam in the u s is 220 that same fee applies to many other countries in the world although there are some exceptions in china and india the exam costs 231 30 and 213 respectively 4signing up and preparing for the greindividuals can sign up to take the gre on the ets website taking the computer test requires a free ets account then the test taker can sign up for a test date and center although they must register at least two calendar days prior to the planned test date payment for the test can be made via credit or debit card e check paper check or paypal in terms of preparing for the gre the ets website offers a range of resources most of which are free the ets offers free practice tests math skills reviews with definitions and examples and instructional videos the ets also offers paid materials which includes a number of additional practice tests section specific questions such as verbal reasoning can be purchased too in addition there are online writing practice features available through the service which allows you to write two essays and get scores and feedback 