Could u give me an advice about GRE?

[graysky]

hello.i am a freshman so i don know well about GRE.
i heard that GRE consists of 3 parts.including verbal.qua- and analy-.and score of each of the part is 800.the total score is 2400.
but i just saw sb said his GRE score was:verbal *** and qua-***.
i don understand why he doesnt have analy- score.
So what is exactly about the GRE socre or accounting it? give me an advice .thanx a lot!

[classicist22]

Graysky, you're right about the three parts: Verbal (30 mins, 30 qus), Quantative (45 mins, 28 qus) and Analysis (issue essay, 45 mins; argument essay, 30 mins).

The Verbal and Quant. sections are each scored out of 800, and the computer tells you these scores immediately after you complete the tests. (The total score is 1600, not 2400 as you suggest.)

The Analysis (essay) sections are scored on a scale of 1 to 6 (with 1 being very poor, and 6 being outstanding). Each of the two essays gets a score out of 6, and then the average of these two becomes your final score. These are graded by human examiners rather than the computer, so it takes longer to receive the scores. ETS (the testing service) says that test-takers within the US should receive their essay scores within two weeks of the test; for anyone outside the US, the length of time depends on the country's postal service.

I'd guess that the person who told you his Verbal and Quant. scores had done the test only recently, and hadn't yet received the Analysis scores.

Hope that helps. If I've got something wrong, other GRE-takers feel free to correct me

[graysky]

classicist22.thanx a lot for thy reply.i've got a preliminary cognition about the GRE score-making.if i get any ques.i will ask u .hope that wont disturb u.thanx again.