GRE full form is Graduate Record Examination, and it’s taken in more than 180 countries. The time and structure of the test are almost the same globally. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) of the United States has appointed the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) to hold the GRE test in Hong Kong.
The test is delivered via the internet, and it has three main sections which are further divided into tasks. Total GRE has six sections to solve within four and a half hours. All sections are designed to measure the students’ argumentative writing, problem-solving, analyzing, critical or logical thinking and analytical writing skills and their ability to analyze, evaluate, and support complicated ideas effectively and clearly.
GRE in Hong Kong is composed of the following sections:
It has two separate tasks: one task analyzes an issue, and the second analyzes an argument.
It is the second part of the test, and it has two sections to solve, and each section has 20 questions.
It also has two sections with 20 questions each, and the time allowed to solve each section is the same.
All sections come in order in the test. Analytical Writing is the first one, and then Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. To attain a good score, you have to prepare for each section as all questions’ score counts. Therefore, we recommend you to take the help of professional online or private tutors of Hong Kong to perform well in all 82 questions of GRE.
The Analytical Writing section of the GRE test requires you to provide essay responses that are well-focused, examine, claim, and support ideas clearly with relevant reasons and examples. However, the other two sections of the test are in multiple-choice questions form.
The features of the test are advanced and freely let you move forward or backward through pages. You can skip a question for later and easily change or edit the answers to each section. Some features also let you review and preview capabilities, and an on-screen calculator is also allowed for the quantitative Reasoning section.
You can easily register online at the GRE official website. You can take the test at home or a test center. The student mostly prefers taking the test at centers because you have to meet certain environment and equipment requirements for home.
Make sure to keep yourself updated with the test dates and list of test centers via the GRE website. They post the most up-to-date information. The online registration system of GRE asks you to make an online account or profile with usernames and passwords so you can easily print out registration confirmation documents. Make sure to give the GRE Information Bulletin a read before you register yourself.
Log in to your GRE account to reconfirm your registration and test center details a day before the test. Make sure to bring along your valid identification document like a passport for entry purposes. Also, helping with materials, calculators and contacting or meeting your relatives or friends is not allowed during the test.
Following are the three test centers of GRE in Hong Kong:
HKEAA Lai King Assessment Centre
| Address | Estate No 1, Lai King Estate, Kwai Chung, New Territories |
| Transportation | Lai King MTR Station (Tsuen Wan Line) – Exit C |
HKEAA San Po Kong Office
| Address | 17 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon |
| Transportation | Wong Tai Sin MTR Station (Kwun Tong Line) – Exit D2 |
HKEAA Lai King Assessment Centre
| Address | 7 Shing Mun Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories |
| Transportation | Tai Wo Hau MTR Station (Tsuen Wan Line) – Exit B |
One can prepare for GRE on their own, but it’s better to take the help of an expert. Many private and online tutors in Hong Kong teach and polish students’ skills required for the GRE. Choose any professional tutor, either private or online, to excel your skills because the expert one knows how to study and attain a good score.
GRE is a flexible exam as you can take it five times a year with a gap of 21 days so, don’t worry if your first-time attempt doesn’t meet your score expectation or desired school requirement. Also, the test score GRE is valid for five years.
