Reach your target score with an expert GRE tutor, in London and online
Book a Complimentary ConsultationWorking with a GRE tutor from Guidewell Global means preparation built around you: the maths you have not touched since school, the vocabulary and dense reading the verbal sections demand, and a test date that fits your application deadlines. Sessions are one-to-one, in London and online, with the same tutor from your first session to test day.
Below you will find how the current GRE works, how to register and sit it in the UK, and how our tutoring runs. If you would rather talk it through, book a complimentary consultation and we will map out a plan together.
A trusted partner for your GRE preparation
We know where the marks are lost, how to rebuild quantitative foundations efficiently, and how to turn a realistic plan into a score that supports your applications.
The GRE feels harder than it should
Three questions test-takers ask:
- How much maths do I really need to relearn?
- When should I sit it, and what score do my programmes actually need?
- GRE or GMAT?
The content is not advanced, but the format is unforgiving: timed, section-adaptive and full of question types you will not have met before. Self-study tends to stall at the same point, when general revision stops moving the score.
One-to-one tutoring gets you past it by targeting the specific questions and habits costing you marks.
What is the GRE and who needs to take it?
The GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) General Test is a standardised admissions test accepted by thousands of graduate and professional schools, above all in the United States and increasingly worldwide. It is used for master's, doctoral and other postgraduate applications, and most business schools accept it alongside the GMAT.
In the UK, London Business School accepts GRE scores for its MBA and Masters in Management programmes.
Full details are on ETS's GRE test structure page. Every programme sets its own policy on the GRE, so check the admissions page of each course on your list before you decide whether and when to test. If you are unsure how the GRE fits your plans, bring the question to a consultation.
The GRE General Test at a glance
Length: about 1 hour 58 minutes, computer-delivered.
Sections: one Analytical Writing task, two Verbal Reasoning sections and two Quantitative Reasoning sections.
Scores: Verbal and Quantitative are each scored from 130 to 170; Analytical Writing from 0 to 6.
Adaptive: Verbal and Quantitative are section-level adaptive, so your performance in the first section of each decides the difficulty of the second.
Where and when: year-round at test centres across the UK or at home, first come first served.
Validity: scores are reportable for five years from the test date.
One-to-one GRE tutoring, personalised to your goals
Your preparation begins with understanding you: your academic background, your target score and how many weeks you have.
Consultation and diagnostic
We discuss your programmes, deadlines and starting point, and a diagnostic practice test shows exactly where the marks are going.
Right-fit tutor
You are matched with a GRE specialist suited to your goals and availability, and work with the same tutor throughout.
A plan built around you
Preparation usually pulls in three directions: Verbal Reasoning (vocabulary in context and dense academic reading), Quantitative Reasoning (rebuilding maths from school) and the test itself (pacing, question selection and staying composed inside the adaptive format). Your plan weights each according to where you stand.
Practice, review, adjust
Between sessions you work through exam-style questions; in sessions you review the reasoning, the traps and the timing, and the plan moves with your progress.
Test-day readiness
Full-length timed practice in the run-up builds the stamina and rhythm the real test demands.
A typical rhythm is one session a week, intensifying as test day approaches. Be honest with your tutor about the hours you can give: a modest plan you can sustain beats an ambitious one you cannot.
Taking the GRE in the UK
Test centres, at-home testing and registration
The GRE General Test is offered year-round at computer-delivered test centres across the UK and at home. Use the official ETS scheduler to see live centre locations and dates near you. The at-home GRE is the same test, taken on your own computer with a human proctor, and has specific equipment and room requirements.
You register and pay through your ETS account; the GRE fees page shows the amount in force when you book. Scores are reportable for five years from your test date, although individual programmes can set their own rules on how recent a score must be.
That leaves the judgement calls: which date, how much preparation, and what score your list really needs. Those are exactly what we help you decide.
GRE test dates
Choosing the right exam date for your applications
Because the GRE runs year-round, the right test date is the one that fits your deadlines. Work backwards from each programme's published deadline, allowing time for ETS to report the score and for the institution to process it, and register early once your plan is set if you want a particular date or centre.
If a second attempt might be part of the plan, check ETS's current retesting policy before you choose the first date, so that a retake remains possible before the deadline. In your consultation we will map a preparation timeline against each of your deadlines.
GRE or GMAT: which admissions test do you need?
If you are applying to business school, you may be able to choose: most business schools now accept the GRE alongside the GMAT, and London Business School states no preference between them. The GRE is also accepted across a much wider range of postgraduate programmes, which matters if a non-business master's is on your list; the GMAT is designed specifically for management admissions.
Where both are accepted, choose on format rather than degree background. The GRE includes Analytical Writing and leans on vocabulary in context and academic reading; the GMAT includes Data Insights and leans on quantitative and data reasoning in a business context. In our experience, Quantitative Reasoning is the area that most often needs rebuilding whichever test you choose.
We tutor both. If the GMAT is on your shortlist, read about our GMAT tutoring, or bring the decision to a consultation.
Your GRE questions, answered
Yes. Our GRE tutoring is one-to-one, in London and online. Online sessions are live and interactive, so you can prepare from anywhere in the UK or internationally with the same tutor, materials and practice as in-person lessons.
It depends on your starting point, target score, weekly hours and deadline. Candidates whose maths and reading are still sharp can prepare in a matter of weeks; rebuilding from scratch, or chasing a large score increase, takes longer. As a rule of thumb, allow two to four months of structured preparation alongside work or study. A consultation will give you a realistic timeline for your own situation.
ETS sets the fee and it is subject to change, so check the live GRE fees page and the amount shown when you register.
At an approved computer-delivered test centre shown in the live ETS scheduler, or at home if you meet ETS's equipment and room requirements. Availability changes, so search by city or postcode for the dates you need.
Some do. London Business School accepts GRE scores for its MBA and Masters in Management programmes. Requirements differ by programme and can change, so confirm them on each school's admissions pages.
Most business schools accept either. Choose on the format that suits you and on whether you might also use the score for non-business programmes, where the GRE is more widely accepted. We tutor both tests and can help you decide; see our GMAT tutoring page for the GMAT side.
No. Your tutor uses the first session and a diagnostic to understand where you are. Come with your programme list, your deadlines and an idea of the hours you can commit.
