Receiving Your GRE Scores

Now that the GRE is available in a computer-based format, multiple-choice scores can be reported immediately after the test is complete. The Analytical Writing section, on the other hand, requires subjective evaluation, so essay scores are not available until a few weeks after the exam. The preliminary score report available on the day of the exam is unofficial and will not be sent to graduate school admissions departments. Once your scores have been double checked and the Analytical Writing assessment has been scored, an official score report will be mailed to you and to any relevant admission departments. This process usually takes between ten and fifteen days following completion of the exam. The scoring process for paper-based examinations takes a bit longer. These exams have to be sent off to a special scoring center and will not be fully graded until four to six weeks after the day of the exam, at which point an official score report will be sent to you and all relevant admission departments. If you are taking any of the GRE subject tests along with the General Test, you can elect to have your scores sent together or separately. It is not necessary to send the results from every examination to every school. For instance, if a certain school does not require a specific subject test, you may elect to send only your General Test scores there.