Retaking GRE

GRE policy states you may take the computer-based GRE exam once per calendar month. If you test more than once per month, your new scores will not be reported and your test fee will be forfeited. All your scores will be written in the report as long as they are valid ( less than 5 years.) thus, if you take the GRE for the 10 times in 3 years ( not more than 5 times in a year and one time in a month) all your scores will be reported. If you even cancel you score, then they will indicate that this person on this date and in this place ( Place of exam- code of it) took the GRE and canceled his/her exam.

Its a varying policy, but the Universities may choose to look at the best score, the average or a combination of both depending upon the strength of the other parts of your application. So you really cannot choose to send "Any Particular" scores. The University will know all your GRE scores in the last 5yrs I believe, for which they keep the record of your examination valid.

However if you do cancel your score, of course you wont be able to see your score, but the record of that exam will not appear in the report as well.


Can I take GRE twice?
Yes. But you could not take it more than once a month. The GRE score is valid for five years. If you take GRE more than once, the ETS will forward the most recent three scores to the schools you apply to.






I am writing this to u from HYDERABAD. I have done with my GRE and got 1350+2.5, as I got very less points in AWA must I retake GRE ?  ....Pendyala Rohini
In general universities ask for minimum 3.5 in your AWA. But some universities ignore it. Please check respective university then decide yourself.





I gave my GRE long time back, I got 1270 (510 in verbal and 760 in quant). Do u think I should retake GRE for a better score? .... blackdot
1270 is decent score. If you not aspiring for any particular university, I think this is a above average GRE score.

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