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1 GRE Search Service USER MANUAL July 2018 Reach prospects around the world who have demonstrated graduate level readiness through their GRE test performance. Customer Assistance If you have questions about the GRE Search Service , or you would like a complimentary tour of the Service , please contact us. Phone: 1 609 524 8080 (Monday Friday 8:00 5:00 Eastern Time) Email : Mail: GRE Search Service Educational Testing Service Rosedale Road Princeton, New Jersey 08541 USA Copyright 2018 by Educational Testing Service .

2 All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, MEASURING THE POWER OF LEARNING, GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS, GRE and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 2 Table of Contents Customer Assistance.

3 Inside front cover Overview .. 4 Minimum Browser Requirements .. 4 Eligibility to Participate .. 4 Terms of Participation .. 5 What s New in July 2018 .. 6 Fees, Payment, and Billing Policies .. 7 Fees, in 7 Payment/Billing Policies .. 7 Inside the ETS Institution 8 New Account Holders .. 8 Administrative Features .. 8 GRE Search Service 10 Personal 11 Geographic Information .. 11 Education/Employment 12 UGPA with GRE Score Bands .. 13 Educational Objective/Intent .. 14 Exclusion Options .. 15 GRE Test Date Range .. 15 Inside the GRE Search .. 16 Create a New 17 Steps to Create a New Search .. 17 Helpful Tips for Creating Searches .. 18 Saved 19 Review Search Details.

4 19 Edit an Existing Search .. 19 Create a New Search from an Existing Search .. 19 Place an Order .. 19 Schedule a Recurring Order .. 19 Place an 20 Steps to Place an 20 Pick Up Your Order .. 21 Recurring Orders .. 22 Schedule a Recurring Order .. 22 Edit a Recurring Order .. 23 Delete a Recurring 25 My Orders .. 26 APPENDICES A: Student 27 B: GRE Broad Major Field Code/Major Field Code List .. 28 C: Default Comma Delimited Record Layout .. 32 3

5 Overview The GRE Search Service is a powerful, one of kind database that provides graduate and professional schools a cost efficient way to reach individuals from around the world who have taken a decisive step toward pursuing an advanced degree and who personally opted in to hear specifically from graduate, business and fellowship programs like yours. Depending on your recruitment and admissions goals, you can use the GRE Search Service to reach a broad diverse group of prospective applicants or refine your Search to identify the specific characteristics that you are seeking ranging from detailed geography selections, gender, ethnicity, academic performance and more.

6 The Search Service database, containing 18 months of prospective student data, is updated twice a week and will provide you with the most current prospects. TIP! For a look at the characteristics of students who participated in the GRE Search Service in a recent 18 month period, view the data in Appendix A. The Search Service system is available 24/7, and you can perform unlimited searches or place an order anytime. Orders are typically available within two hours of submission and no later than the next business day. Minimum Browser Requirements Internet Explorer 10+ Firefox 43+ Chrome 52+ Eligibility to Participate Institutions eligible to participate in the GRE Search Service include (1) institutions and departments within institutions that award graduate degrees and (2) non degree granting organizations that award graduate fellowships or scholarships.

7 Participation is currently available for eligible institutions and organizations within the United States and Territories, Canada, the European Union and many other countries*. Because of international privacy laws, participation may not be available to institutions in certain locations. For further details, contact a GRE Search Service specialist at *Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, St. Kitts, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. 4

8 Overview (continued) Terms of Participation Institutions Participating institutions must agree to the following: The information provided by the GRE Search Service will be used only by the institution and its agents and will not be released to other agencies or to individuals not acting directly for the institution. GRE Search Service information will be used only and exclusively to identify potential applicants and to bring to their attention the educational and financial opportunities available to them through the institution.

9 The institution will not use names provided by the GRE Search Service to discriminate against potential applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. To maintain the confidential nature of student information, the institution will not copy, release, use, lend, sell, rent, or otherwise make available student information to any other institution, organization, or individual without the written consent of Educational Testing Service . The privacy of applicants information is the sole responsibility of the institution. Any inappropriate or secondary use of the GRE Search Service is prohibited. Violations of this agreement will lead to a cancellation of future Service and will be subject to penalty.

10 Note that you do not have permission to send text messages to Search Service registrants unless you have sent them an email that has allowed them to opt in to receive text messages from your institution/program. Prospective Students Prospective graduate and business school students are given the option to be included in the Search Service when they register for the GRE General Test or a GRE Subject Test. In addition, anyone considering graduate study, whether or not they are registered for a GRE test, can sign up for the GRE Search Service . Email Marketing When contacting a list of Search Service registrants via email, your emails should be sent using email software or sent individually to each prospective student.