Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
The GRE is a multiple choice admission test for applicants to most graduate schools, except business, law and medical schools.   The test is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and given several times a year in the year in many locations around the world.  The GRE is a three-section (verbal, analytical and quantitative) test and takes two hours and fifteen minutes to complete.  The test also has an experimental section, which can be verbal, quantitative or analytical, but it does not count towards your final score.  It is used by ETS for its own research, primarily to develop new test questions. You won’t know which of the tests is experimental, so you have to take them like they all would count towards your final score.  Each section is scored on a scale of 200 to 800, for a total score between 600 and 2400.

Most schools require a combined score of at least 1100 in the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE for an applicant to be considered for admission.  Nevertheless, schools also vary in the weights they place on the different parts of your application material, so you should check with your school how important the GRE is in their consideration of applicants.  RSee products to help you prepare for the GRE here.

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
The GMAT is a multiple choice admission test for applicants to business schools.   The test is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) for the Graduate Management Admission Council and given several times a year in many locations around the world.  The GMAT is a three-section (verbal, essay writing and quantitative) test and takes three hours to complete.  The test also has an experimental section, which does not count towards your final score.  It is used by ETS for its own research, primarily to develop new test questions. You won’t know which of the sections is experimental, so you have to take them like they all would count towards your final score.  You will receive a composite score on a scale of 200 to 800, in addition to scores for each section of the test.  This individual section scores help business schools to determine the level of preparation you have in the required skill areas.  See products to help you prepare for the GMAT here.

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
The LSAT is the admission test for applicants to law schools.  The test is administered by the Law School Admission Council and is conducted just four times a year.  The LSAT is a six-section test consisting of five 35-minute multiple-choice exam and one 30-minute essay section.  Many law schools require that the LSAT be taken by December for admission the following fall. However, taking the test earlier—in June or October—is often advised.  The LSAT is scored on a scale of 120 to 180, with most testers getting scores between 145 and 159.  You will receive a percentile ranking with your score, which Law schools use determine where you are in comparison to other applicants.  See products to help you prepare for LSAT here .

Medical School Admission Test (MCAT)
The MCAT is a multiple-choice examination designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, and writing skills in addition to the examinee's knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine.  It is administered twice a year by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).  The test has four sections: verbal reasoning, physical sciences, writing sample, and biological sciences.  Each of these sections are scored on a scale of 1 to 15.  See products to help you prepare for the MCAT here.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
The TOEFL is used to evaluate the English proficiency of people whose native language is not English. Most U.S. schools will require you to submit a TOEFL score if you are an international student and did not receive your college education in a U.S. school. This may be true even if you have lived in an English-speaking country, and English was the language of instruction at your school. The TOEFL is administered by ETS and is offered many times a year in the U.S. and international locations. The test used to be offered in both paper and computer-based formats, but it is now offered strictly in the computer-based format. The test has four sections: listening, structure, reading and writing. The listening and structure sections are computer-adaptive, meaning that you will receive test questions targeted to your performance level, while the reading and writing sections are not. You will receive three section scaled scores: Listening (0 to 30), Structure/Writing (0 to 30), Reading (0 to 30), and a total score (0 to 300). Many schools will set a cut-off score for the TOEFL. This is a score that they determine to be the minimum score of acceptable candidates. This score is usually between 173 and 213, depending on how much English preparation they want you to have and the competitiveness of the school. If you score at or above the cut-off, your application will be considered. If, you do not attain this score, your application may be rejected without been considered. If, however, you are not too far below the cut-off and the admissions committee feels you’ve met the other admission requirements, you may be offered a conditional admission. This means that you must take an English as a Second Language (ESL) course at the school before you can start your actual program. You should check with the schools you’ll be applying to find out what their policy is.  See products to help you prepare for the TOEFL here.