G R E

[Sudeep]

Is anyone planning to appear for it, or has already appeared for it?

I started my preparations for it today, hopefully to be ready by the time appear for it in the latter half of August.

I got 790 in Math, and 600 in Verbal, in the diagnostic test I took.

 

[shaka]

What is G R E?

 

[Sudeep]

It's a pre-requisite for applying in American universities for graduate/post-graduate courses.

http://www.gre.org/gentest.html

 

[masterblaster]

GRE - Graduate Record Examinations....

Mainly for people overseas (in India and other places) so that they can qualify and go to an Overseas (USA) University and do a Postgraduate Degree (Masters, PhD) over there.

Sudeep's almost finished his Bachelors of Chemical Engineering, and I think is planning to go overseas.

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

 

[masterblaster]

It's a pre-requisite for applying in American universities for graduate/post-graduate courses.

http://www.gre.org/gentest.html

You beat me to it....

 

[Sudeep]

GRE - Graduate Record Examinations....

Mainly for people overseas (in India and other places) so that they can qualify and go to an Overseas (USA) University and do a Postgraduate Degree (Masters, PhD) over there.

Sudeep's almost finished his Bachelors of Chemical Engineering, and I think is planning to go overseas.

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

It's widely recognised by American universities.

Universities elsewhere may or may not ask for it as a pre-requisite.

 

[masterblaster]

Is anyone planning to appear for it, or has already appeared for it?

I started my preparations for it today, hopefully to be ready by the time appear for it in the latter half of August.

I got 790 in Math, and 600 in Verbal, in the diagnostic test I took.

I'm telling you mate, Australia is the place to be!!!

 

[Sudeep]

More information:

GRE is composed of three sections:
1) Verbal
2) Quantitative
3) Analytical

Both Verbal and Quantitative sections are scored from a total of 800 points, each having 30 and 28 questions respectively.

The Analytical section consists of writing two essays, both scored on a scale of 0-6, 6 being the maximum.

The Verbal and Quantitative sections usually test whatever skills you've acquired over your schooling, not your undergraduate degree.

 

[Sudeep]

I'm telling you mate, Australia is the place to be!!!

Mayte... I'm thinking about it.

 

[masterblaster]

Mayte... I'm thinking about it.

It'd be pretty cool if you do your Masters at Monash or something....we'd catch up pretty often.

 

[Sudeep]

A couple of sample Quantitative questions, if someone wants to have a go:

The questions below contain two quantities. You're to compare the two quantities, and choose:
A if quantity in column 1 is greater
B if quantity in column 2 is greater
C if both quantities are equal
D if a relationship between the two cannot be determined.

1) ds is not equal to 0.
Quantity 1: The time required to travel d miles at s miles per hour.
Quantity 2: The time required to travel d/2 miles at 2s miles per hour.

2) Triangle RTS is isoceles, and angle RTS = 40 deg.
Quantity 1: The sum of measures of the two angles of triangle RTS that have equal measure.
Quantity 2: 120 deg

 

[Agent TBY]

1) ds is not equal to 0.
Quantity 1: The time required to travel d miles at s miles per hour.
Quantity 2: The time required to travel d/2 miles at 2s miles per hour.

That was a tricky one...but the answer is A.

2) Triangle RTS is isoceles, and angle RTS = 40 deg.
Quantity 1: The sum of measures of the two angles of triangle RTS that have equal measure.
Quantity 2: 120 deg

I'd say D.

 

[Sudeep]

That was a tricky one...but the answer is A.



I'd say D.

 

[Agent TBY]

Yeah...