which is better : general or subjective GRE?

Question

i want to do MS in Comp SC from a reputed US university. Should i go for GRE general test or subjective test in comp sc.?

Answer 1

The general and subject GRE are different animals altogether - they are not equal substitutes for each other. Most schools require the general exam for admission to grad school, some in your field will require both.

The MAT has less utility for admissions but given the choice between the two, I'd send my MAT scores over my GRE scores. Math brained people may well decide the opposite.

And then there's the GMAT - very challenging indeed.
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Find out exactly what the schools you want to apply for will require of you and then take that exam. Don't try to send them things they didn't ask for. They will assume that if you can't figure out what admission exam to send them, you can't do graduate level work.

It can do you no harm to take all four exams just in case you want to have different options. GRE general and the comp sci subject, MAT, and the GMAT. If you have any desire to teach, check out the PRAXIS too.

Answer 2

Hi, it depends on the program that you are applying for, If you have taken Subjective GRE then if it matches the Program that you will be applying for, its good for you to do it else take the general GRE. Every University accept Good scores irrespective of General or Subjective GRE.

Answer 3

Subjective. I heard horror stories about the general GRE and was lucky to opt and pass the MATs (another headache).

Answer 4

General test! Reason, supposedly, you have already done a few years of indepth study of the subject, so to take a general test though challenging should be welcome!
By the way, do you mean to say 'subject' (subjective?) test?