Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

The GRE is Changing in 2006. Some highlights:

• The new test will be administered as a computer-based, linear exam. The current GRE is a computer-adaptive test (CAT).
  
• ETS will revise the content of each of the three sections of the test: Analytical Writing, Verbal, and Quantitative.
• ETS will offer the GRE on fixed testing dates rather than ongoing test dates throughout the year. It plans to offer the test on 30 dates per year.
• The GRE will be delivered via the Internet to testing centers, and everyone who takes the exam on a given day will receive the same questions.
• The new exam will be about four hours long, a significant increase over the 2½ hour length of the current exam.
• Scoring scales will change. AWA scores will retain the current 0-to-6 scale, but test takers will receive Quantitative and Verbal scores on a scale of about 120 to 170.
• ETS intends to increase the number of test centers to ensure that there will be enough spaces for all test takers.

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