<p>I heard it is a good idea to take the GRE right out of hs. Reason being the math is just the stuff you learned in hs (algebra and calc? or something). They're good for 5 years. </p>
<p>A. Is this true?
B. Do you advise taking it as an underclassman?
C. Do you or anyone you know done this?</p>
<p>yes<br>
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<p>GRE (general test, not subject test) Math is roughly the same as SAT math. Algebra, Geometry, maybe a little statistics. If you’re planning to take courses dealing with numbers and formulas, you probably won’t lose too much of the algebra, but the geometry is another story. From that standpoint, it might be beneficial to take it sooner.</p>
<p>However, the verbal is harder than the SAT. The expectation is that, regardless of the courses you take, your vocabulary will expand over time. Your writing should also improve.</p>
<p>I don’t know a single person who has taken the GRE as an underclassman, and I really can’t see a good reason for it. At this stage, you can’t be positive you’ll even go to grad school. If you’re going for a more quantitative area, you should be fine on the math whenever you take it (the geometry really isn’t that bad) and your verbals skills will improve. If you’re going for a less quantitative area, your math scores won’t matter much, and again, your other scores will improve.</p>
<p>I’d also avoid it right now because of the introduction of the new testing format - almost none of the current practice materials are relevant anymore, and no one seems to know what the new scores even mean yet. I’d give it some time so that they can figure out how the new scoring system will correspond to the old one.</p>