GRE Subject Tests: Overview and Content Material for all 8 Exams
The GRE Subject Exams test your knowledge on a specific subject area, which also assesses your comprehension and familiarity of that subject. In order to attain a good score on the GRE Subject Test, you should have a considerable amount of knowledge and a extensive background in that subject. Usually, students become familiar with a subject during their undergraduate years by either majoring in or taking a number of classes in that field. Therefore, students typically take the GRE Subject Test in their field of study. Students who have majored in a different subject area are also allowed to take a GRE Subject Test but must be knowledgeable in the subject they wish to take the exam in. The GRE Subject Test is not required by all schools or programs. Some programs or schools may value the exam more than others. Additionally, some programs don t even have GRE Subject Tests in their field.
