As a foreigner, do I have to take the GRE?

[justzero]

I'm a foreign student, but I got my undergraduate degree here in the US.

Now I want to apply for a PhD program. Do I have to take the GRE?

I would think that I do, but isn't it unfair that my scores will be compared with students whose English is their first language?

Does anybody know anything about this kind of situation?

[frankdux]

In my experience in applying to schools, If the GRE is a requirement for a program, then it's almost certainly going to be a requirement for everybody regardless of nationality. Plus, If you look at the GRE website you can see that it is offered all over the world. So lots of international students must have to take it.

As an international student you'll probably also be asked to take the TOEFL.

[fuzzylogician]

I'm a foreign student, but I got my undergraduate degree here in the US.

Now I want to apply for a PhD program. Do I have to take the GRE?

I would think that I do, but isn't it unfair that my scores will be compared with students whose English is their first language?

Does anybody know anything about this kind of situation?

Yes, if it's an application requirement then it's required of everyone, foreign or not. However, I've heard that schools treat foreign students' verbal scores differently (more leniently) than those of native speakers'. Since you studied UG in the states, you might be exempt from the TOEFL. Ask the schools you're applying to about that.

[BrandNewName]

It's so expensive to take the GRE in Europe - 180 bucks!! Insane. Not only that, but I have to travel to Frankfurt to do it - tag on another 60 Euros for round-trip train fare.