Submitting GRE Scores Question

[AlexJ06]

Hey everyone, I've taking the "super fun" GRE on Thursday and had a few questions about sending scores.

1. My first question is do colleges see all the scores that you send them or just the individual test.
A. IE: Bill does bad on the GRE the first time, but improves the second time. He only sent the scores of the second exam. Is there any way the schools he sends his second exam scores to will have access to his first scores?

2. If I am uncertain of how I will do on the GRE, should I hold off using my four "free" codes for sending the scores to wait and see if my scores are worth sending?

Thanks everyone.

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[WisNeuro]

http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/send/

 

[haRtwin]

Hey everyone, I've taking the "super fun" GRE on Thursday and had a few questions about sending scores.

1. My first question is do colleges see all the scores that you send them or just the individual test.
A. IE: Bill does bad on the GRE the first time, but improves the second time. He only sent the scores of the second exam. Is there any way the schools he sends his second exam scores to will have access to his first scores?

2. If I am uncertain of how I will do on the GRE, should I hold off using my four "free" codes for sending the scores to wait and see if my scores are worth sending?

Thanks everyone.

1. Schools will see ALL scores. Edit: apparently that's not the case anymore...

2. That's up to you, but I'd go to the testing center prepared with a few school codes anyway.

 

[WisNeuro]

1. Schools will see ALL scores.

I believe they changed this back in 2012, see my link up top and this one

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/...lect-which-scores-report#sthash.tbTqsJai.dpbs

 

[haRtwin]

I believe they changed this back in 2012, see my link up top and this one

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/...lect-which-scores-report#sthash.tbTqsJai.dpbs

That's crazy... Do sending scores at least report how many times you took the GRE? People might be encouraged to keep taking the test over and over. Very profitable for ETS

 

[AlexJ06]

I believe they changed this back in 2012, see my link up top and this one

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/...lect-which-scores-report#sthash.tbTqsJai.dpbs

Thanks for the response. So when does the computer prompt for school codes? At the beginning? After you've seen your scores?

 

[WisNeuro]

That's crazy... Do sending scores at least report how many times you took the GRE? People might be encouraged to keep taking the test over and over. Very profitable for ETS

Yes, very profitable. Although, theoretically, a school can require an applicant to send all scores.

 

[WisNeuro]

Thanks for the response. So when does the computer prompt for school codes? At the beginning? After you've seen your scores?

No offense man, but all of your questions are clearly answered in ETS' faq. Follow the link.