... – ABOUT THE GRE GENERAL TEST – Why the GRE General Test? Before you went to college, you may have taken the SAT or another college admissions test Those exams are designed ... programs ask you to take the GRE When Is the GRE General Test Offered? In the United States and in most countries of the world, the GRE is now administered as a computer-based test (CBT), also called ... took the SAT, the basic format of the GRE will seem familiar Instead of testing college-level skills as the SAT does, the GRE assesses abilities required for success in graduate school the ability...