What is the test good for?

What is it like?

How is this test administered in Romania?

How much does the test cost?

How do I register for the test?

When do I get the official scores?

How do I request additional score reports?

How long are scores valid?

How can I prepare for the test?

What is the test good for?

The GRE-General test is one of the admission requirements to a graduate program in the U.S.

What is it like?

According to the information available on page 7 in the registration bulletin, the GRE-General includes the following sections:

• Analytical Writing : you need to solve 2 writing tasks: Present Your Perspective on an Issue in 45 minutes; Analyze an Argument in 30 minutes. The analytical writing section will always appear as the first section of the test.

• Verbal: a 30-minute section consisting of 30 questions;

• Quantitative: a 45-minute section consisting of 28 questions;

In addition, an unidentified Verbal or Quantitative section that does not count toward a score may be included. Be sure to do all sections presented, since you will not know which one will be counted as part of your score. An identified research section that is not scored may also be included in the computer-based General Test.

Each section of the GRE-General is scored on a scale of 200-800, with a writing subscore for the Analytical Writing section.

How is this test administered in Romania?

In Bucharest the GRE-General test is currently offered in the computer-based format by centrul de Formare in Informatica. The testing center is located at 1B, Expozitie Blvd., inside the Romanian-American University building. The test is administered as it follows Wednesdays, 12:00 – 17:30 and Thursdays, 9:30 – 17:00.For more information on the testing center and available test dates, please call 037-2120250, or send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The GRE-General is also administered in the paper-based format in Iasi and Arad. The paper-based test dates are mentioned on the website and in the GRE Information and Registration bulletin at page 46.

How much does the test cost?

According to the information available on page 12 in the registration bulletin, the GRE-General costs $180. This fee entitles you to one printed score report and up to four official score reports that ETS will send directly to the institutions you designate when you finish the test. If you do not select score recipients at the testing center, you will have to pay a $20 fee for each institution you want scores to be sent to.

How do I register for the test?

In what follows we will be referring to the registration procedure for the computer-based version of the test. First you pick a test date and decide on the payment type: by credit/debit card or by bank check.

Note: the card doesn't need to be in your name, so you can use the cards of family or friends.

If credit/debit card is available (Visa, Master Card, American Express), you can register:

• Online on the official GRE website. Go to the "Test Takers" section, click "Register for the Test" and follow the steps. You will get your confirmation by e-mail.

• By phone: call the telephone number for the Regional Registration Center for the country in which you plan to test (see page 21 for the phone number) at least two business days prior to the requested test date. You will be given an appointment confirmation number. Be sure to write it down. You will also get a test date, reporting time, and test center address when you call. Look at the International Test Scheduling form available right in the middle of the Bulletin, for the information you will be asked for when you call.

• By fax: complete the International Test Scheduling Form available in the middle of the bulletin and send it to the Regional Registration Center at least seven working days before the requested test date. See page 21 for the fax number of the RRC - Regional 12 for Romania. Follow the instructions given on the back of the form. Include credit card information. The RRC will schedule your appointment based on the information you provide. If none of the dates you requested is available, the RRC will try to schedule you for a test date as close as possible to your choices.

If credit cards are not available, you can pay by bank check and you register by mail.

• In order to be issued a bank check you need to pay the fee to any bank that conducts hard-currency transactions. The beneficiary of your bank check will be ETS-GRE, as mentioned on page 13 of the 2009-2010 GRE Information Bulletin.

• You fill out the GRE International Test Scheduling Form in the middle of the bulletin.

• The check and the scheduling form need to be mailed to the Regional Registration Center for Region 12 at least 3 weeks prior to the requested test date. The relevant address is available on page 21 in the bulletin.

Useful tips:

• Photocopy the scheduling form as well as the bank check and keep the copies for reference.

• Send your test registration by registered mail (scrisoare recomandata cu confirmare de primire).

• Usually, you will receive a confirmation letter - by e-mail or regular mail - which includes information on the test date as well as the coordinates of the testing center. The RRC will schedule your appointment based on the information you provide. If none of the dates you requested is available, the RRC will try to schedule you for a test date as close as possible to your choices.

• If you don't receive the confirmation letter, you must call the RRC at least three full business days before your first-choice test date. See page 21 in the bulletin for contact information of RRC.

In case you do not show up on your assigned day and hour for taking the test, the registration fee will not be refunded.

IMPORTANT:

The Fulbright Educational Advising Center is not involved in the administration of standardized tests. Therefore, please contact Thomson Prometric that administers the test throughout Europe for any problems you may experience concerning registration, receipt of the admission ticket, etc. The information bulletins include all the contact addresses and telephone numbers. They can be downloaded from the official GRE website.

If you do not have Internet access, you can pick up the GRE Information and Registration bulletin free of charge from the Fulbright Educational Advising Center during public hours.
If you live outside Bucharest you can send the Center a large, self-addressed stamped envelope (A4), with a note in which you mention the registration bulletin you need. You will receive it promptly.

When do I get the official scores?

According to the information available on page 17 in the bulletin, the official score reports will be mailed to you approx. 10 to 15 days after you take the test.

Note: at the end of the test, you will view unofficial scores for the Verbal and Quantitative sections. The test center doesn’t provide printed copies of score reports.

How do I request additional score reports?

You can order additional score reports by phone, fax or by mail. The fee is $20 fee for each report you order.

The additional score report request form is available in the middle of bulletin.

Further instructions on how to order such scores are on page 18 in the GRE bulletin.

How long are scores valid?

The GRE scores are valid for 5 years.

How can I prepare for the test?

To see what GRE-General prep materials – books and software - are available at our center please check the section Test preparation.