Frequently Asked Questions
We list here several questions that have repeatedly been asked by students who have
used MyGRETutor. If there is a question that is not answered here, please feel free
to contact us by clicking on the Contact Us link at the bottom of this page.
User Accounts
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I created an account a week ago, and now I can't log in.
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When you create your account, you must log in for the first time within 3 days.
Accounts that are created but not accessed within this time are deleted. Once you
log in for the first time, you must log in at least once every month.
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I have an account, but I forgot my password, and I've requested that it be emailed
to me, but I haven't received it.
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First, check to make sure that the email from MyGRETutor has not been shuffled into
your spam or junk folder of your email account. The quickest solution is for you
to create a new account. If you absolutely want to get into your old account, please
contact us.
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GRE Practice Tests
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What is the question pool size for each practice test?
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The structure of the GRE revised test has two verbal and two math sections. The
first of each of those sections is standardized, meaning that everybody sees the
same 20 questions. The questions in the second of each of the math and verbal sections
are chosen based on your success on the first section. Among the four math and verbal
sections for a simulatin practice exam, there question pool size is approximately
200 questions. Questions that appear in the simulation exams are not offered in
the practice questions section.
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How accurate are the scores and percentile ranks for the practice tests?
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The raw scores are computed by simply adding the number of questions that you have
answered correctly. But it is not that simple, because the difficulty of the questions
in each of the second math and verbal sections are determined by your success on
the first of those sections. Two people, who score vastly differently on the first
of the math and verbal sections, will receive questions in the second section that
are quite different. We take that into account when we calculate a raw score. The
percentile rank is a comparison of your score against all other users who have taken
the same practice test and who have been given questions of comparable difficulty
in the second of the math and verbal sections.
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Do you provide detailed explanations for the practice tests?
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Yes. You can review ALL of the questions that you have seen in the practice tests.
Just as is the case with the practice questions, the questions in the practice tests
are accompanied with hints and explanations, which you can view AFTER you have completed
a section.
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I took a practice test and got several questions wrong, yet I still got a very high
score. How is this possible?
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Your score is based on your percentile rank. And especially if you did very well
on the first verbal or math section, and subsequently received very difficult questions
in the second math or verbal section, then even if you get several questions wrong,
but your percentile rank is still be high, then your score will be high, also.
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Is there a way to reset the GRE simulation practice tests so they can be taken again?
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The questions for each practice test are drawn from a question pool specific for
that test. If you were to retake a test, then you might see a question that you've
already seen, which would both invalidate your test and invalidate the question
because the statistics for that question would become inaccurate. Therefore, we
do not reset practice tests.
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I didn't complete a GRE practice test section, so I didn't get to see all of the
available questions. Can the questions that I did not see be revealed to me?
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No. We do not (and simply, cannot) show you those questions that you did not get
to on a GRE practice test. It is our policy.
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General GRE Questions
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In order to attend graduate school in the United States, what is the average GRE
score that is required?
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There is no single score that is required. Different schools have different standards.
For example, a GRE verbal score of 650 might be good enough to get a scholarship
at one school, but at another school, a score of 650 might not even be good enough
for being admitted. Be sure to check with your schools of choice to see what is
the mean GRE scores of the students who are admitted and who decide to come.
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Practice Questions
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Is there a way to reset the practice questions?
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You cannot reset the practice questions, but you can review all of the questions
that you have seen. From the Practice Questions page, click on the "Review" button
for the section that you want to review, and select from the numbered list the question
that you'd like to see.
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Why are your question so {hard, easy, short, long, difficult, outrageous, silly
nilly, ridiculously easy (insert your favorite adjective here)} ?
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We get this question several times each week. Frankly, it appears that many people
just don't know their own strengths and weaknesses. We keep track of how many times
a question has been seen, and how many times it has been answered correctly. Sometimes,
a person will tell us that a question is "too easy," even though fewer than 25% of
all students answered it correctly. At other times, people who are not familiar
with a specific concept that is required to answer a question will tell us that
the question was "impossible," even though the question might have a correct response
rate of 70%. We remove all questions that are TOO easy, or TOO hard, as determined
using the correct percentage answer rate. So, if you think that a question is too
easy, then don't blame us! Rather, congratulate yourself or thank your high school
or college instructors, who obviously taught you well!
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Vocabulary Tutor
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How do I find out which vocabulary words I have mastered?
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The vocabulary tutor keeps track of the words that you've seen. If you correctly
choose the definition to a vocabulary word, myGRETutor.com remembers that word.
If you select the "Show Me Words I've Seen But Haven't Mastered" option, you'll
be presented with words that you've gotten right at least 2 days ago or prior. If
you again correctly select the definition to the vocabulary word, that word will
be placed in your mastered list.
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