Original URL: http://eii.p.wangjueju.cn/html/2006/12/16/gre.html

Once again: Your score on the GRE will be largely ignored by the top schools. At CMU we look
at the Verbal GRE score only when the applicant is not a native speaker of English. We look at the
Subject test score only when we have an application from a school whose CS department we’re not
familiar with.
At lesser-ranked schools, however, your GRE score can be the difference between your getting
in or not.
Note: If you are planning to work for a few years between completing your undergraduate
degree and applying to graduate school, I highly recommend taking the GRE exam before leaving
your undergraduate school. The material is fresh in your mind while you are an undergraduate, and
more importantly, your test-taking skills will diminish while you’re working