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If you score close to 340, you know you did well. If you score near 260, you know you bombed. But wait — your score is right in between! Did you pass? Did you fail? What does it mean? Well, you can’t really tell much about your score out of context. What does 320 mean? It all goes by a percentile ranking. To download the complete percentile table, visit www.ets.org, click GRE Tests, and search for “percentile ranking.” As of this writing, here are some highlights:

 A raw score of 165 is typically a 96th percentile ranking in the Verbal and an 85th percentile ranking in the Math.

 A raw score of 160 is typically an 85th percentile ranking in the Verbal and a 72nd percentile ranking in the Math.

Basically, with a range of only 40 points per section among almost 600,000 GRE-takers per year, each point counts for a lot. How well you do is based on how well the other test-takers did. What you need to ask is the score needed for acceptance into your program, or even better, the score needed for a scholarship! Once you’re in your program (or you’ve landed your scholarship), your GRE score doesn’t matter.

Also, your exam score is only one part of the total application package. If you have a good GPA, a strong résumé, and relevant work experience, you may not need as high of a GRE score. On the other hand, a stellar GRE score can compensate for your weak areas.