A How To for the GRE (by flounder)

[cheesenchocolate]

Gr8 Post. thanks

[kriznaz]

thanks...that s enlightening..

[kriznaz]

thats truly enlightening...thanks

[Bayern]

Most probably flounder is not around in this forum anymore, but even after 4 years this thread is so much useful. Many thanks to you flounder. Hopefully you are excelling in your endeavour in life.

[erusty]

thanks for the helpful howto, I'm starting to study for my gre, as well, do you think it's useful to listen to those audio word lists ??

[sundevil87]

What do you think about The Princeton Review Word Smart for the GRE vocab book? What are the possibility that these words will actually show up on the GRE?

[cooldude41]

How to improve your GRE Score

++ There are lots of free online GRE practice Tests available. Take one of the test without any distractions and see how you score in Verbal and Quantitative.

++ For the questions you have answered wrong, make sure you find out why you selected the wrong answer and find how to solve it right. If you happen to learn a new formula or words, make a note of it. you could use a separate notebook, one for Verbal and one for Maths.

++ Also, spend at least 1 hour per day for GRE Vocabulary from Barron’s GRE book. It has 50 Word Lists. Try to remember atleast 1 word list per week. So, every week you can read 50 to 100 new words.

++ Week 1 read the first word list, Week 2 revise the first word list and then start learning the Second Word List. So, that you will not forget the words.

++ Best way to remember new words is to form a sentence for each word. ( Other technique I used is Flash Cards )

++ Next, take an GRE Practice Test again and see how much you score, and for mistakes you make, again evaluate what went wrong. In this way, you will learn new maths formulas and at same time your score will increase month by month.

++ No need to worry that you are scoring less in GRE tests now, every student initially has the same problem. Spending atleast 1-2 hours per day for first 3 months from now will get you going. In 4-5 months time you will see huge difference in the score.

++ So, the key to improve your GRE Scores and skills is to practice daily and if you select a wrong answer in your practice test, make sure you find the right answer and how to find the right answer.

++ Majority of the students make the mistake of not finding out the right answers for the questions they go it wrong in GRE Practice test. This is the most proven way to improve your scores in GRE. In your GRE exams (practice) and lets say you score 1000 and 2 months later in your GRE Practice test if you score around 1000 again, then I can say, 2 months of time spent studying GRE is of no use, unless the score improves.

++ If your score dosen’t improve, try following different approach for preparation. I will write about other ways to study for GRE.

Did your Score Improve?
Having tried above steps your scores will have to improve, but if thats not happening, then you are not really trying hard to improve your score.

GRE Score Curve

When preparing for GRE exam assume you have 2 months to exam. Taking exam during first 2 weeks will give you score based on your initial knowledge you have about math, verbal.

As you start learning lots of techniques and strategies, you will see your scores drop. That's normal.

then again in 2-3 weeks time your score will start increasing in practice test.

Thats reverse of bell curve

[divya.yadav]

Hi

I am planning for GRE in 2nd week of October, Is this very late for the Fall 2009.