The Educational Testing Service has announced that in 2011 it will unveil a modified version of the GRE, the standardized test required to gain admission into many graduate programs.  The test will increase in length by 45 minutes, but overall the test will be friendlier to applicants, according to ETS.  Some of the other changes include:

• the option to skip questions within sections, rather than needing to answer all questions sequentially
• computer adaptive changes in difficulty occurring between sections rather than between questions
• a new scoring system of 130-180, replacing the old scale of 200-800
• the elimination of antonym and analogy questions, to be replaced by additional questions on reading comprehension
• the availability of a computerized calculator for use on the math sections

For more information on anticipated changes, see these articles from the New York Times and Inside Higher Ed.

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