Career planning plays a very important role in
the lives of students. It is essential to set a goal and work hard towards it.
But what is of foremost priority is the place where the student wants and gets
to study. There has been an upsurge in the desire of students to pursue higher
studies in abroad. Various exams open the gateway to their dreams, such as –
GRE, SAT, TOEFL, GMAT, and IELTS. Among them, GRE is one such test that is
favored by many of the graduate schools abroad to test the academic aptitude of
the student for the program. The GRE
quant practice,
analytical writing, and verbal reasoning form the three main components of this
test. GRE stands for Graduate Record Examination and is supervised by Education
Testing Services. It is a standardized computer-based admission test which
judges the potential of the student for advanced studies. The score of this
exam remains valid for five years.
The cost of the entire exam is expensive to an
extent but the results can be more than compensatory. With the score being
valid for five years the chance of the student to get into any of the graduate
schools abroad rises. Some more advantages and details about the exam are as
follows:
1. The module of the Exam: The test is
entirely based on the computer. There are two parts – quantitative reasoning
and verbal reasoning which are based on multiple choices. The other part that
is analytical writing is subjective and requires the assessment of an issue and
argument. After this comes one un-scored section. A student needs to perform
equally well in all the sections to get a decent score.
2. Exam score: The total score of the test is
340. A student needs to score at least above 200 to get into his or her desired
graduate school. The test score is valid for five years which allows the
student to choose if he or she wants to start right away or take some time to
improve the score.
3. Procuring a seat: Though the score of this
exam alone is not responsible for deciding the student’s seat its contribution
to the decision is major. The exam helps in judging the capabilities of the
student and ensuring a seat in foreign universities. The wide spectrum of the
universities abroad allows the students to discover the best of their abilities
and thus obtaining a seat becomes crucial for the aspiring students.
4. Expanding career opportunities: one of the
major benefits that this exam provides is that it opens a door to the vast and
expanding career opportunities for a student in a greater and wider platform
that is abroad. It helps the student to choose from a plethora of options in a
career.
5. Availing a Scholarship: This entrance exam
aids students to get a chance to avail a scholarship. Because the exam itself
is a bit expensive to enroll, one must also look at the benefitting side of it.
Once a student gets through with flying colors, the scholarship is availed to
the student and hence the cost of further studies is reduced to half.
Thus, it is wise to take this exam and plan for further studies abroad.
