The perfect GRE question is one that seems very straightforward. One of the answer choices screams out to you, “Pick me, I make perfect sense.” You choose this answer, and a feeling of relief washes over you. Blithely, you continue on, totally oblivious to the fact that you walked straight into a trap. Questions on [...]
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Five Mantras to Fight Test Day Doubts
Recently, I wrote an article about the powerful link between meditation and concentration. The article revealed how several weeks worth of meditation can lead to an increase in one’s test scores. The takeaway: learn to focus and your test score will go up. It got me thinking how often our focus can be derailed—especially when [...]
The Secret Weapon to Success on the GRE
Over the years, I’ve expatiated on a number of techniques to help you improve your GRE score—from the most granular (three-blank, one sentence Text Completions) to the general (improve your reading brain). But there may be a very effective means to boost your GRE score that I’ve yet to mention: meditation. At the mere mention [...]
Best Way to Crack the New GRE
Doing well on the GRE is tough, even for those fresh from the halls of academia. Compounding the difficulty of GRE prep is the fact that the test is probably very unlike others tests you’ve taken. Below are five important points to keep in mind on how to crack the GRE. 1. Use multiple [...]
How to Study for GRE Math
So you’ve bought a few of the major test prep books, and you’re ready to rip into the quantitative part. You’ll read through each book, page by page, and by the end, GRE math mastery will be yours. If only! Studying for the GRE math is actually much more complicated than the above. Indeed many [...]
How to Stay Motivated/Positive for the GRE
There are many reasons students lose motivation while studying for the GRE. For some, studying for three months, hours each day, is a draining experience, especially when their scores are not going up. For others, they are taking the test a second, or even a third, time. If any of these scenarios describe you, here [...]
How to Study for the GRE
So you’ve picked up a couple of the latest GRE books. You’ve rolled up your sleeves, grabbed your cup of Americano and are ready to tackle the GRE. Almost daintily, you open the first page, the pulpy whiff of paper hitting you. Slowly, you read through each page. After an hour, you’re at page 15. [...]
How Hard is the GRE?
How hard is the GRE? Simply put, the GRE can be a very difficult test, especially if you’ve been out of school for a while. Typically this tends to hold true more for the math section than for the verbal or the AWA. So let’s break it down by section. How hard is GRE [...]
I’ve Hit a Plateau and I Don’t Know What to Do
No matter the skill you are trying to hone there will come a moment when you feel you’ve hit a plateau. By no means should you give up. Your brain could very well telling you that you need to take a break, or that you at least have to mix it up a little. The [...]
Is the GRE important?
This is a very interesting question, and one with diametrically opposed answers, depending how one interprets the question. One common answer is that the GRE is not important at all, and it is an arbitrary test that purports to measure some elusive concept known as intelligence, or, more pejoratively, IQ. It is at best a [...]
