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jmm87 · 2008 August 6th, 02:16 AM

I'm taking the GREs in roughly a week and just took my first PowerPrep test. Considering my amount of studying, I didn't do as well as expected and scored a 730Q, 580V. I have the sense that the only way my verbal score will go up is through intense vocab study, which I don't have the time or energy to do. That's okay, as quantitative is my main concern. In the ETS 10th edition book I've been scoring much closer to 800 (if not 800) recently. I also found those questions to be substantially easier relative to the PowerPrep ones. So, has the test gotten harder in recent years, and is there anything specific I can do to improve my score? I plan to finish with the tests in the 10th edition book and hopefully do some questions from Barrons before taking the second PowerPrep test a day or two before the real thing. 800Q is my goal, and if you have any ideas, I'd really appreciate them.

2008 August 6th, 02:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmm87 Aspiring economist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 9	GRE in a week, advice needed I'm taking the GREs in roughly a week and just took my first PowerPrep test. Considering my amount of studying, I didn't do as well as expected and scored a 730Q, 580V. I have the sense that the only way my verbal score will go up is through intense vocab study, which I don't have the time or energy to do. That's okay, as quantitative is my main concern. In the ETS 10th edition book I've been scoring much closer to 800 (if not 800) recently. I also found those questions to be substantially easier relative to the PowerPrep ones. So, has the test gotten harder in recent years, and is there anything specific I can do to improve my score? I plan to finish with the tests in the 10th edition book and hopefully do some questions from Barrons before taking the second PowerPrep test a day or two before the real thing. 800Q is my goal, and if you have any ideas, I'd really appreciate them.