GRE Testing Locations
Decided to take GRE exam? Now it is time to determine where to take the test. This site provides a full list of GRE testing centers in Sierra Leone, among which, you can choose one that is nearest to you. Good news is that the following GRE test locations in Sierra Leone offer both GRE general test and the GRE subject tests.
Paper-delivered Test Centers for General Test
| Code | Name |
| 10195 | Freetown, Fourah Bay College |
GRE Test Dates
There are two types of test format offered by the test maker – ETS: Computer-delivered and Paper-delivered GRE general tests. For computer based test format, the GRE General Test is offered year-round on a continuous basis, and available for registration on a first-come, first-served basis. For paper based general test, testing is available three times per year. The following test dates apply:
| Test Dates for Paper Based | Deadlines for Registration | Scores Available |
|---|---|---|
| November 09, 2019 | October 4, 2019 | December 20, 2019 |
| February 1, 2020 | December 27, 2019 | March 13, 2020 |
GRE Subject Tests in Sierra Leone
The GRE Subject Tests are available on paper based only. In all GRE test centers throughout the world (both inside and outside United States), the exam is available three times a year. The three test dates are:
- April
- September
- October
More about Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone borders Guinea to the north and northeast and Liberia to the east.
The western half of the country is a hull landscape (about 150 m above sea level) with perched island mountains, which is in front of a 40 km wide coastal plain (15 m above sea level). The coastal plain is dominated by the up to 888 m high mountains of the Sierra Leone peninsula, on which Freetown lies. The island of Sherbro is located in front of the central section of the coast. The plateau landscape in the east (300–600 m above sea level) belongs to the Guinea highlands; it is supported by the Loma Mountains (highest peak: Bintimani, 1,948 m above sea level) and others. Towering over mountain ranges.
The peace process that had been initiated came to a standstill when, in the spring of 2000, the RUF disarmed incoming UN soldiers who were supposed to replace the withdrawing ECOMOG contingents, and took 500 of them hostage. The temporary stationing of more than 1,000 British soldiers prevented the UN mission from failing. Several thousand people took part in a demonstration against the participation of the RUF in government on May 8, 2000. Sankoh’s bodyguards shot several participants and a few days later the RUF leader was arrested.
After numerous other peace talks, the RUF (under its new leader Issa Sesay) began to surrender its weapons to the UN troops stationed in Sierra Leone in the summer of 2001. At the same time, the gradual reintegration of former RUF and CDF fighters and the AFRC militias into civilian life began. After the official disarmament of all irregular fighters (around 72,500), the government finally announced the end of the civil war in January 2002, which has cost an estimated 50,000 lives since it broke out in 1991. At times more than 2 million people were on the run. In December 2005, the last UN troops still stationed in the country were withdrawn.
Kabbah was confirmed in office in the May 2002 presidential election. In March 2004, the parliament approved a law (“Local Government Act”) to the local district administrations greater decision-making powers; in May 2004 local elections were held in the districts from which the SLPP emerged as the overall winner. To solve the crimes during the civil war, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up based on the model of the Republic of South Africa and, after two years of work, presented its final report in October 2004. A special court also operated in 2004-09 to prosecute crimes against humanity during the civil war.
The former unity party APC won the parliamentary elections in August 2007; it was the first election since the withdrawal of the UN troops in 2005. In the presidential elections held at the same time, the former opposition politician E. B. Koroma from the APC prevailed after a runoff election in September 2007. He replaced A. T. Kabbah at the head of the state, who could no longer run. The heavy rains that hit all of West Africa in 2008 also led to severe crop failures in Sierra Leone.
On November 17, 2012, presidential and parliamentary elections were held. The population confirmed Ernest Bai Koroma in the first ballot in the presidential office. The ruling APC remained the strongest parliamentary force. In 2014 the government declared a state of emergency because of the advancing Ebola epidemic. The epidemic killed almost 4,000 people by 2016, and worsened the already precarious social and economic situation in the country. In the tense election campaign leading up to the parliamentary and presidential elections in March 2018, widespread corruption was the main focus. In the runoff election for the presidency, which had been postponed by 4 days due to fraud allegations, the former ruler Julius Maada Bio sat down on March 31, 2018 , Candidate of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), with around 51.8% of the votes against Samura Kamara (* 1951), the candidate of the ruling APC. According to the constitution, EB Koroma was not allowed to run for office after two terms. Julius Maada Bio was sworn in as President on April 4th, 2018.