kicius Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 So happy that's out of the way. Thanks to everyone on the forum - I haven't been on it for very long but I feel like it really made a positive difference. Didn't use a lot of prep materials - just powerprep and kaplan; and didn't use word lists at all so probably am not the best person to talk about test prep. But as far as the actual test is concerned, the most useful advice i can think of is: 'don't panic'. The fact that I was constantly worried and thinking waaay to much (e.g. 'omg, this question is easy. did i get the last one wrong? omg i'm screwed...') had such an adverse impact on my speed and concentration. So yeah. Don't worry too much - just focus on the question in front of you, and be confident and trust in your judgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p001 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Good score, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learner85 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Congrats! Great score. Any tips for your followers? Cheers, learner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p001 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyla31 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 really congrat any tips for future exam takers pls.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raza5680 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Great score. Good luck with your applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowdary88 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 great score..hi friends i want to know whether the colleges take the best out of the two gre scores or the average..i heard from my friends that some schools take the average and some take the best....can u provide me the stuff regarding the evaluation of gre scores by different universities..if there is any link plz forward.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicius Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks guys. Chowdary, the way colleges use your GRE scores depends more on which degree you apply for than the university. For some degrees (like PhD in econ), you need a really high quant score but they don't really care much about verbal (as long as your score's high enough to prove that you're literate...my boyfriend got 800 for quant but a pretty low score for verbal and still managed to get into PhD Econ at Princeton). For others, verbal and AW scores are more important. For stuff like Public Policy, they are looking for a balance of both quant and verbal skills, in which case they might look at the average or the combined score. As for tips...well, more practice is always better than less. Also, it's v. important to not be nervous. I was pretty nervous at the start of mine and almost screwed up my quant section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowdary88 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 thanks kicis, for your generous reply...I am from INDIA and basically we are in little touch with the verbal.I has plenty of time(4 months) to prepare for the gre.quant is not a problem with and i completed almost up to 2000 barrons words please suggest me the way i have to further proceed so that i will get above 600 in verbal.i have to get it.please suggest me the steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learner85 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hi Kicius, Would you please give any suggestions for scoring above 4.5 in AWA? My exam is on next week. So, please send your tips ASAP. Thanks, learner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicius Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 If you have the time , try writing at least one practice response (most GRE books have a selection of topics) under the test time constraint everyday. If there isn't, try writing an outline with the main points rather than a whole response (e.g. look at a topic, give yourself 5 minutes to come up with a framework for a response including your position, the main arguments and examples, then review it to see how it can be improved) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learner85 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Thanks kicius. I will try to do accordingly. Regards, learner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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