Introduction
GRE is for Graduate school aspirants in the arts, sciences and humanities. It is a test of verbal reasoning, analytical writing and quantitative reasoning. It is taken by thousands of Graduate school aspirants who want to take up an M.Sc., M.A., or M.E. course in the United States or elsewhere. With a good score in GRE it becomes easier to obtain admission, teaching assistantships and merit-based scholarships.
The GRE Quantitative section consists of High School math in which Nepali students usually score quite well. The GRE Verbal has 4 question types based on correlating between words and concepts, between different component parts of sentences and synthesizing information from the written text.
The GRE is changing and the first phase changes have already taken place. NIEC instructors are on the ball to incorporate all the changes as they occur and in our classes, we are already teaching Text Completions and Numerical Values.
GRE Test Details
The term ‘Computer Based’ is nothing to be scared of. The computer skills that you will need are minimal. The term ‘Computer Adaptive’ means that there are three types of questions in the software that administers the test. These types are ‘easy’, ‘medium’ and ‘difficult’. The test always starts of with an easy question and if you get that right it throws a medium level question at you. If you get the medium level question right it will give you a difficult question. For every wrong answer, you go down a rung in the hierarchy. The difficult questions that the software gives you have the highest scores while the easy questions having the lowest score. Thus, getting a lot of difficult questions right will definitely get you a high score.
GRE Test Structure
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Verbal
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Mathematical
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Analytical Writing
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Total no. of Questions
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28
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28
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2
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Sections
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1
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1
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2
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Time
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30 mins.
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30 mins.
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75 mins.
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Full Score
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800
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800
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6.0
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GRE Verbal Question Types
Questions on the GRE can appear quite baffling at first glance. They are, as a matter of fact, more difficult that question types on other tests but quality instruction at NIEC can help you overcome that obstacle. The following are the 4 verbal question types and the areas they test along with details about the analytical writing assessment.
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Analogies
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Sentence Correction
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Reading Comprehension
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Antonyms
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Analytical Writing
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Abilities tested
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To correlate between words and concepts.
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To correlate between different componential parts of sentences.
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The ability to synthesize information from text, make inferences and come to conclusions.
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The ability to correlate between different words and the connotations they present.
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The ability to evaluate an argument and the ability to construct a persuasive case in favor of or against an issue.
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GRE Scoring
The GRE has a cumulative score of 1600 for the quantitative and verbal section and a score from 0.0-. to 6.0 for the writing. So, to summarize it all the verbal GRE will have 28 questions with 800 marks and the Quantitative Gre will have 28 questions and 800 marks. The sum will be calculated for your cumulative score. Most larger and more reputed Graduate schools require a certain score in the GRE. Many small state universities and medium Liberal Arts colleges will require about 100 and above. There are also many large State Universities that will accept you if you have a score of 1200 and above. 1400 and above should be enough to squeeze into Ivy League schools and more than that will only strengthen your chances.
Course Duration
The GRE course lasts for eight weeks. Every week there are two hours of class daily, one for the verbal portion and one for the math portion, from Monday to Friday. Saturday is a holiday whereas Sunday is for full-length testing. Of Course, the Self Access Library and the Self Access Lab are open from morning to evening and you are most welcome to spend as much time as you want in them.
Course Start Date
Admissions are open every Single Monday all you have to do is just come over and register any day of the week for a class at your convenient time and start the class the following Monday.
Student Facilities
Whew! Now this is what makes our competitors break into a sweat! Facilities that are the best, the most, and for the most time in Nepal are at your disposal here. It’s always a happy bunch of students at NIEC!
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Hi Tech tools that make life easier in the classroom.
FREE & UNLIMITED INTERNET
Free Internet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a lightning fast lease line connection……no waiting!
SELF ACCESS LIBRARY
Access SAT Books, Take SAT tests everyday, practice learn, scan, print, study, surf educational sites, interact with teachers, log on to the NIEC education portal-‘Threshold’ or just relax with a good book in air conditioned comfort.
SELF ACCESS LAB
Surf at the speed of greased lightning or use SAT exam preparation software.
BORROWING
VCD, DVD, Novels (everything from Stephen King to Leo Tolstoy) etc. can be borrowed for a limited time by NIEC students.
SELF ACCESS MATERIALS
All these books are available to students throughout the day.
MATERIALS PROVIDED
One Book with 9 full length tests in them. What more could you ask for?
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