what is GRE Score Reporting

GRE Scores have to be reported for universities to consider the application for Graduate School Admission. GRE Scores can be reported to 4 universities for free at end of GRE Exam, if you decide to accept the scores. I have written in previous post about reporting GRE Scores to 4 universities. But, many students find it hard to forward GRE Scores to additional universities. You can spend $12 more and get fasterGRE Score Reporting.

Use the universities list to find schools to apply or find schools based on average GRE Scores.

GRE Score Reporting

ETS has very good guide that will help you to report GRE Scores with less effort, but if you don’t have an international credit card, then its difficult to send GRE Score report to universities and colleges. It costs $20 for each additional school to forward GRE Scores. GRE Exam fees include the Score reporting to 4 schools. So, best way to save $80 is to make use of that GRE Score reporting at end of GRE Exam. [ How to Register for GRE Exam ]

GRE General Test Scores Reporting Options

There are different ways to report GRE Scores to Universities. Time it takes for the universities to receive the score depend on Computer Based or Paper based tests.

Computer-based General Test

Official Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical Writing scores will be sent to you and the universities within 10 to 15 days after you take the test. If you take GRE Exam on Jan 10th, scores will be sent between Jan 25 to Jan 30th.

Paper Based GRE General Test

If you take GRE Exam on October 25, 2008, scores will be reported approximately  December 5, 2008.

Additional GRE Score Reports by Phone

Usually students have to forward scores to more universities, in that case, students can use phone service to forward GRE Scores upto 8 universities per phone call. But, there is additional fee of $12 per phone call, plus $20 to each university scores will be forwarded. GRE Score reports from computer-based tests will be mailed within 10-15 days after the test date. [ How much does GRE Cost? ]

• Reporting to 4 schools by phone, you will have to pay $12 + ($20 x 4).
• Forwarding GRE Scores to 10 schools, then 2 separate phone calls have to be made. First Phone Call will cost $12 + (8×20), second phone call will cost $12 + $(2×20) and of course you will have to pay international phone connection fee.

Additional GRE Score Report by Mail

If you want to save $12 for phone call, then you use the snail mail for GRE Score Reporting. But it will take additional time for the universities to receive the scores. You can use credit card or money order or demand draft to pay for scores reported through snail mail.

It will take 10 days to send the scores to universities. Some schools get scores in CD twice a month and some schools through SCORELINK used by ETS. But, your check or demand draft has to clear before they can forward the GRE Scores.