The ETS is now adding more testing times in response to the high number of registrations this year, according to the press release. To get more information on the GRE, ISU students should go to the testing center on the third floor of the Student Services building, said Maureen Deisinger, an academic adviser in the department of journalism. The 1997-1998 Information and Registration Bulletin can be found at the testing center. The general test covers verbal, quantitative and analytical reasoning skills, while the subject test focuses on an individual's undergraduate major. One ISU senior who is preparing to take the GRE said she has spent only three or four hours studying for the subject test.
Students have the option of taking the general test by computer or with paper and pencil.
The computer-based version takes less time and returns scores faster than the paper and pencil tests. Deisinger said students should take the GRE before they graduate, so their study skills are up to date. She also advised preparing for the test. The first, a study booklet especially designed for the GRE, can be purchased at Campus or University Book Stores, or any other major book store. Copyright 1998 by the Iowa State Daily Publications Board.