--- title: Stop worrying about the GRE description: GRE no longer required for graduate programs at Fitchburg State. image: https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/GCE/LHBlogPic.png --- [![Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/FitchburgStateUniversity/logo.png)](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/) # [  ![gcebloglogo_temp](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/file-1019590826-png/GCE/gcebloglogo_temp.png?width=144&name=gcebloglogo_temp.png)](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce) ## [Stop worrying about the GRE](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/stop-worrying-about-the-gre) Posted by [Kimberly McCoy-Blauser](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/author/kimberly-mccoy-blauser) on February 23, 2017 at 2:44 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) A lot of people who are considering graduate school are held up by the idea of taking the GREs.  The Graduate Record Examination (GRE), is a standardized test that was, until recently, an admissions requirement for most graduate schools in the United States.  ![LHBlogPic.png](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/GCE/LHBlogPic.png?width=320&name=LHBlogPic.png) In recent years, a growing number of graduate schools in the United States no longer require GREs as part of the admission process. **As of January 2017, Fitchburg State is among the universities that waive the GRE requirement in graduate admissions.** The university realizes there are other ways to measure merit and performance.       You can find more information about our graduate programs [here](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/graduate-online-continuing-education/graduate-programs/). 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