In October, 2002, the GRE exam dropped the “analytic” section. How is the new “analytical writing score”, which is scored on a scale of 1-6, treated in assessing my GRE score?
First, all GRE scores must be from within the past 5 years, so that no new applicants after the Fall of 2007 will have an “analytic” section score. GRE scores the writing scores on the 0-6 scale, but there is no direct conversion to the 800-maximum scale. We have not yet set a criterion level for the analytical writing score. We will probably use percentile data and choose a cutoff in the neighborhood of the average percentiles that would be equivalent to a 3-part score of 1200. We think the minimum writing score will probably be a 3, although we have yet to see a good correlation between GRE writing scores and student performance. Regarding the verbal and quantitative sections, we will be looking for a minimum of 900 points on the 2 sections. Please note that the class average for GRE scores is generally around 1100. This number may be adjusted in the future, and may be subject to “special circumstances” (e.g. see Admission Criteria). We agree with the GRE corporation that the writing
