Applying to Graduate or Professional School? Learn more about the entrance exams required.  At the bottom of this information sheet you will also find links to test information and preparation services that may help you maximize your standardized test scores.

GRE-Graduate Record Examination:
Length of time: Test day can last up to 4 hours, with 2.5 hours on the test itself.  Subject Tests can last up to 3.5 hours, with 2 hours and 50 minutes for the test itself.

Registration fee: $140 for General Test, $130 for Subject Test

When to take the test: The test can be taken only once a month and no more than five times per year. Scores will be sent to you and the institutions of your choice 10-15 days after the test date. If going to graduate school right after college, it is recommended that the test be taken during the senior year of college.

Scores:

• General Test
  1. Verbal: 200 - 800 score scale, in 10-point increments
  2. Quantitative: 200 - 800 score scale, in 10-point increments
  3. Analytical Writing: 0 - 6 score scale, in half-point increments
• Subject Test
  1. Total score on a 200 - 990 score scale, in 10-point increments
  2. Subscores for Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biology; and Psychology tests are on a 20-99 score scale in 1-point increments

Test Components:

• General Test
  1. Analytical Writing
  2. Verbal
  3. Quantitative
• Subject Test
  1. Different number of multiple choice questions depending on the subject
  2. Subjects include: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Literature in English; Mathematics; Physics; Psychology

Additional Information: http://www.gre.org/ttindex.html

LSAT-Law School Admissions Test:
Length of time: half-day
Registration fee: $127

When to take the test: Can be taken in December for admission the next fall, but recommended to take it earlier (June or October)

Scores:

• scored on a scale from 120-180
• average score is 150

Test Components: 5 multiple choice sections with a total of about 101 questions

1. Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
2. Logical Reasoning/Arguments (2 sections, each 35 minutes)
3. Analytical Reasoning/Logic Games (35 minutes)
4. Experimental (35 minutes)
5. Writing Sample (30 minutes)

Additional Information: http://www.lsac.org or http://www.lsat-center.com

MCAT-Medical College Admission Test:
Length of time: Full day testing (8:00 am - 5:30 pm): 5.75 hour test, two sections in the morning, lunch break, two sections

Registration fee: Regular Exam fee is $225

When to take the test: The test is administered every April and August. It is generally recommended that the test be taken in the year before applying to medical school. The April test date is suggested because applications can then be completed in summer and early fall. If a student is unhappy with his or her previous score, he or she can retake the test in August and those scores can be submitted as well with the earlier scores.

Scores: Four scores are generated, one for each section of the test. The raw score for each section is based on the number of multiple choice questions answered correctly. There is no penalty for incorrect or unanswered questions. The raw scores are then put on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 15 (highest). For the writing sample, two readers score each of the two samples, all four of which combine to produce your raw score on this section. This is then converted to a letter system, with scores graded J (lowest) to T (highest).

Test Components: 4 sections: 3 multiple choice and 1 Writing Sample

1. Verbal Reasoning (85 minutes)
2. Physical Sciences (100 minutes)
3. Writing Sample (60 minutes)
4. Biological Sciences (100 minutes)

Additional Information: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm

GMAT-Graduate Management Admission Test (for Business School):
Length of time: 3.5 hours of actual testing, two optional five minute breaks
Registration fee: $250

When to take the test: The test is offered several times throughout the year at different locations. Check the website for the location and seat availability of testing near you.

Scores: Four scores are given:

• Total (Ranges from 200 to 800)
• Quantitative (Scores range from 0 to 60)
• Verbal (Scores range from 0 to 60)
• Analytical Writing Assessment (Scores can range from 0 to 6 in half-point intervals)

Test Components: 3 sections: 2 multiple choice and 1 Writing Assessment

1. Analytical Writing Assessment (1 hour)
2. Quantitative Section (75 minutes)
3. Verbal Section (75 minutes)

Additional Information: http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT

Test Information and Preparation Services:
Educational Testing Service (ETS): http://www.ets.org
Kaplan:  http://www.kaplan.com/
Princeton Review: http://www.princetonreview.com/