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Crash Course for the GRE is a quick but thorough guide to the fundamentals of the GRE. It includes helpful techniques for nailing as many questions as possible, even if you dont have a lot of time to prepare. Crash Course for the GRE will give you an overview of the test, exposure to all question types, and loads of helpful advice, including 10 specific tips on how to improve your score. But remember that this book is not intended to be a comprehensive study guide for the GRE. If you need significant score improvements or a more intensive review of any of the subject matter you encounter, try our other helpful GRE books, Cracking the GRE,1,007 GRE Practice Questions, Math Workout for the GRE, or Verbal Workout for the GRE. You can also register to take a free full-length GRE practice test online at PrincetonReview.com/grad/gre-practice-test.

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is a 3-hour and 45-minute exam intended to rank applicants for graduate schools. It does not measure your intelligence, nor is it a realistic measure of how well youll do in graduate school. It is safe to say the GRE provides a valid assessment of only one thing: how well you take the GRE. Luckily, this is a skill you can improve with practice.

After you take the GRE, you will receive a Analytical Writing score, a Verbal Reasoning score, and a Quantitative Reasoning score. These correspond to the three types of sections you will see on the test.

Section by section, heres how the test breaks down:

The Analytical Writing, or essay section, always comes first. It consists of two back-to-back essays, with 30 minutes each to write. After the essays, you will have two of your five multiple-choice sections, and then you will get your one and only proper break after the third section. Most students see five multi-question sections, either two Verbal and three Quantitative (Math), or three Verbal and two Math. Two Verbal sections and two Math sections always count. The extra section is an experimental one. It may be Math or Verbal. It will look just like the other sections, but it will not count. These five sections, including the experimental, could occur in any order. There is no way to know which section is experimental. You will have a one-minute break between each of these sections.

You might also get a research section in place of the experimental section. If so, the research section will come last, and it will be identified as a research section. The test will specifically say that the section does not count toward your score. If you see one of these, your test is over, and your first four multi-question sections counted.