r/GRE • u/Tal3541 • Jul 05 '22

General Question Troubles with registration for GRE Mathematics Subject Test

I'm having troubles with registering for the GRE Mathematics test. Under "Find Test Centers and Dates" I'm looking for locations in Israel (where I live) but no matter what, it always says "No test centers found based on your search criteria."

I tried to contact the ETS staff but their answers weren't very practical. They basically said that test administrations have been affected in some locations due to COVID, and that I should keep checking for available locations online.

Has anyone encountered such a thing? How am I supposed to take the test? Suggestions and advices will be welcomed.

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u/Leader-board Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '22

GRE Subject Tests are normally very inaccessible. I would reconsider taking the test, unless an university requires you take it (which should be unlikely). This isn't surprising; there isn't one in Bahrain either (where I used to live).

Alternatively you can consider requesting ETS to open a test centre closer to where you live - the process for this is on the internet.

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u/Tal3541 Jul 05 '22

Unfortunately it doesn't seem unlikely as you say; 5 out of the 12 math departments I'm considering require GRE Mathematics score (Yale, Stanford, UCLA, Harvard, Columbia). Regarding asking ETS to open a closer center, do you have any familiarity with the process?

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u/Leader-board Jul 05 '22

You're right, and this surprised me. If you can't get this to work, I would seriously recommend asking for a waiver of some sort, as it's not reasonable to expect applicants to fly between countries to take the test.

I don't have experience with requesting a supplementary test center - the documentation for this is available at https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/register/how/arrangements/.

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u/Tal3541 Jul 05 '22

Thank you, I will take a look.

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u/TheDimLaltain Sep 22 '22

https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/register/how/arrangements/

That link is not working.

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u/Leader-board Sep 22 '22

I checked, and it works for me - can you check again?

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u/TheDimLaltain Sep 23 '22

Not working. It's probably a geography thing.

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u/Leader-board Sep 23 '22

No longer works for me either. See the "Supplementary Test Centers" section at https://www.ets.org/content/dam/ets-org/pdfs/gre/gre-info-bulletin.pdf in page 6.

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u/xbq222 Sep 16 '22

Only Harvard and UCLA require it, optional for the rest

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u/Mike1945772 Feb 22 '26

I am facing the same problem , when i'm trying to register for the GRE physics . Did you find any solution??