GRE score recipients: how many?

[HopefulGrad2B]

Hey! I have a few pretty simple questions. I'll be taking the computer-based GRE for the first time soon. It's my understanding that I'll be prompted to select my score recipients on test day.

1. Could someone please enlighten me as to how many recipients I may select? That is, how many are included in the test fee?

2. Is there a choice to send scores to one's undergraduate institution?

3. And finally, if I'm applying to more schools and fellowships than that limit, do I get to designate additional recipients online on my own time? I realize additional reports carry an additional cost.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Edited November 19, 2010 by HopefulGrad2B

[cheshirey]

1. 4

2. I think so; I know they give you that option in the beginning.

3. Yes you can request them online, even before you get the scores back. They are $23 each. You have to register ont heir website: http://www.ets.org/gre

Hope that helps!

[HopefulGrad2B]

Thanks Cheshirey! That's all good to know.

[history_PhD]

If you haven't already taken the exam, I have a bit of advice regarding choosing schools. Send the free scores to the schools with the earliest deadlines. It is going to take about 2 weeks for those schools to get the scores, but it will take much longer for the other schools. You have to wait about 2 weeks to be able to order additional scores, so if you are getting close to some deadlines, this is something to be aware of.

[Bukharan]

This is an excellent piece of advice. The sooner the schools receive the scores, the sooner they will process them. Even after the scores are 'in', some departments take ages to 'find' them.