Book Summary of 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE Every year more than 350,000 people take part in the Graduate Record Examinations, more commonly known as the GRE®. Approximately 60 percent of graduate programs require applicants to take the GRE, making it necessary to get a good score to get into a good program. An average score on the GRE is around 500 (out of 800) on both the verbal and quantitative sections and a 4 (out of 6) on the analytical writing section. How can you boost your score and ensure acceptance into the graduate program of your choice? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE® and using the techniques it details is one way to do so.