== History of the GRE == 

 There should probably be something about how the test was before it became a computer-based test.  There should also be something about how the analytic section changed from logic problems to a writing section (less than two years ago).  After all, this is supposed to be an encyclopedia.   

 There's also a need for more info on the CBT era of Verbal / Math / Analytical (circa 2000). 

 

 Can you work out math problems with pen and paper if you are taking the test on computer? 

 == External links == 

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 Though I am not sure how external links that you have removed  relate to encyclopedic nature, but I thought they are quite informative for anyone looking for GRE prep. There are similar links on GMAT article as well, and I must say that they really helped in my GMAT preparation. If you don't have objection, I will put them again? 
 
 :I don't like leaving in links to prep sites because they are 1. not encyclopedic and 2. almost always commercial/spammy.    

 == Information on Standardization == 

 I'm curious if anyone knows of any source of information that could be referenced to talk about how the GRE is standardized.  I've been trying to find official information from ETS concerning the size of the normalization sample, any information about psychometric properties (reliability and validity in particular), or really anything relating to how the test is standardized.  Apparently ETS does not make this information public.  They have a lot of internal research that shows the tests are valid and reliable in given contexts but they don't speak at all about how the test was (and is) developed.  I think this would be useful information for anyone that wants to decide about the value of the tests. Any thoughts?  
    

 == Interpreting Scores == 
 Would it be OK to add what the scores mean (i.e., converting scores to percentiles), or does that go against wikipedia's policies? I found data on the quantitative and verbal sections on the following websites:  
 http://www.west.net/~stewart/gre/score_q.htm 
 http://www.west.net/~stewart/gre/score_v.htm 
  Curtis 

  
 :It should be noted that the percentiles listed change.  I got my scores for a May 1 administration of the test (computer-based, if that means anything), and my percentile rankings were higher than those listed on the chart in the article.  The differences were small (the greatest being by two percentile points), but they were there. 

 Actually for percentiles, take a look at http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/994994.pdf; these list the percentiles of June 1 2003 - June 30, 2006, which are much more recent than those listed in the article (pulled from PowerPrep, but are from 1999 - 2002). shawnlauzon   

 :I just updated the percentiles table from that document. The old data was out of date and reference wasn't even an official site.   

 == Comparing the GRE to the SAT == 

 Hello, 

 I am not sure if I would compare the GRE and SAT as is done in this article.  The exams may have some general areas that are tested that are the same however, the SAT is an exam taken by high school students to get into college; the GRE is a exam taken to get into graduate school... They are not on the same par, and I dont think they should be compared as such. —The preceding   

 == Computer Based Only? == 

 Hello, 

 If I am not mistaken the GRE is also offered as a paper exam, as such the following sentence is inaccurate: "Unlike the SAT, the GRE is a computer-based test".  Furthermore, the scoring chart is only accurate for the computer based exam, not the paper.    

 == General Test Only? == 

 Is it necessary for a student,having done engineering in India,to appear for a subject test also along with the general test,for admission to U.S.universities? 

 :I think this varies from university to university. Some recommend it, a few require it.