In case you took the GRE last year, and you're wondering what the new GRE looks like, here's a comparison between the old (prior to August 1, 2011) and the new (post August 1, 2011) GRE exams.
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Here are the GRE exam changes:
Old GRE Exam vs. Revised GRE Exam
| GRE Exam | Old GRE Exam | Revised GRE Exam |
| Design | Test questions change based on answers (Computer-Based Test) | Ability to change answers Ability to mark answers and come back(Multi-Stage Test) Ability to use a calculator |
| Structure | Old Structure | Revised Structure |
| Time | Approx. 3 hours | Approx. 3 hours 45 min. |
| Scoring | Scores range from 200-800 in 10-point increments | Scores range from 130-170 in 1-point increments |
| Verbal | Old Verbal Reasoning Details Question Types: Analogies Antonyms Sentence Completions Reading Comprehension |
Revised Verbal Reasoning Details Question Types: Reading Comprehension Text Completion Sentence Equivalence |
| Quantitative | Old Quantitative Reasoning Details Question Types: Multiple Choice Quantitative Comparison Multiple Choice Problem Solving |
Revised Quantitative Reasoning Details Question Types: Multiple-choice Questions - One Answer Multiple-choice Questions - One or More Answers Numeric Entry Questions Quantitative Comparison Questions |
| Writing | Old Analytical Writing Details One Issue Essay One Argument Essay |
Revised Analytical Writing Details One Issue Essay One Argument Essay |
