User Accounts

Q: I created an account a week ago, and now I can't log in.
A: When you create your account, you must log in for the first time within 7 days. Accounts that are created but not accessed within seven days are deleted. Once you log in for the first time, you must log in at least once every 6 months.
Q: I have an account, but I forgot my passowrd, and I've requested that my password be emailed to me, but I haven't received a password email.
A: The quickest solution is for you to create a new account. If you absolutely want to get into your old account, please contact us.

Practice Tests

Q: What is the question pool size for each practice test?
A: There are approximately 300 questions available for each practice test. Depending on your progress, questions of appropriate difficulty are selected and displayed.
Q: How accurate are the scores and percentile ranks for the practice tests?
A: The score is computed according to a formula, while the percentile rank is a comparison of your score against all other users who have taken the practice test.
Q: Do you provide detailed explanations for the practice tests?
A: No, because we want the practice tests to be just like the real GRE test, where you don't receive a detailed explanation sheet after you are done. However, you can view which questions you got wrong and which you got right, and it is to your advantage to figure out exactly why you missed a question. If you ABSOLUTELY cannot figure out why you got a question wrong, contact us and we'll be glad to help.
Q: I took a practice test and got several questions wrong, yet I still got a very high score. How is this possible?
A: On the computer-adaptive GRE, it is possible to get several questions wrong and still attain a high score. If for example on the math section you get the first 25 question right and then the reamining questions wrong, you can still recevei a score of 800.
Q: Is there a way to reset the practice questions so they can be done again?
A: The questions for each practice test are drawn from a question pool specific for that test. There is a very small chance that 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 be invalid. Therefore, we do not reset practice tests.

General GRE Questions

Q: In order to attend graduate school in the United States, what is the average GRE score that is required?
A: 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 nother 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.

Practice Questions

Q: Is there a way to reset the practice questions?
A: 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.

Vocabulary Tutor

Q: How do I find out which vocabulary words I have mastered?
A: 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.

About Us

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