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Itsokaytoadmitit.
Yourpersonalwishthatyoudontwantanyonetoknow.
Thatthoughtwhichkeepsyouupnightafternight.
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Youwanttogetpastthe330barrierontheGRE!
YouwanttogetintothemostprestigiousUniversitiesintheworld
andbetheenvyofall.Youwanttogetfundingtooandmakeyour
parentsproud!
Youreafraidofwhatotherswillsaywhentheyhearaboutyour
dream.Youreafraiditwillseemimplausibletoobigandcrazy.
Youreafraidbecauseyoudontknowwheretobegin.Youdont
knowhowtogofromwhereyouaretowhereyouwanttobe.You
dontknowhowtogetfromheretothere.
Justlikeeatingalargesizedpizza,youdontdoitallinonebite.
DominatingtheGREisajourneyyoutakeonestepatatime.
Tohelpyouinyourquest,herearethe101majorthingsyoushould
dotoreachyourgoal.
Wevecreatedthisguidetoshowyoustepbystephowyoucanget
ahighscoreontheGRE.Ifyoucanunderstandandfollowwhatis
beingsaidinthisguide,youwillbeabletoscorea330+onthe
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GRE,nomatterhowgoodorbadyouareatMathorVerbal.
Many,manyhourshavegoneintocreatingthisguide.Butthatwas
justthewritingpart.Wevespentyearsactuallylearning,
implementing,andtestingthesestrategiesnowserveduptoyou
onasilverplatter!
Listedbelowareourtop101scoreboostingstrategies.
Orasweliketocallthemscoreboosters.
Justoneofthemcaninstantlyboostyourscore.
Masterallofthemandyoullbewellonyourwaytobecominga
GRENinja.
Disclaimer:
Thisguideisnotfortheaveragestudent.
Itisnotfortheweakhearted,orforthenotsodetermined.Ifyou
thinkyoucannotgeta330+scoreontheGRE,thisguideisnotfor
you.Youcannotexpectamereguidetohelpyougetatopscore,
withoutactuallybelievingthatyoucan.
Butifyouthinkyoucan,andyouneedsomeguidinglight,thenthis
isrightplaceforyou.Thisguideisnotamagicpill,orashortcutto
success.
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Itonlyshowsyouapathtosuccess.Youhavetodothewalkingby
yourself.Ifthissoundsabsurd,orunachievablebynormalpeople,
youaremorethanwelcometostopreading.
Butifyouareconfidentenoughtounleashyourpotentialandscore
thehighestscoreyourfriendshaveeverheard,thisguidewillbe
absolutelyusefultoyou.
Ifyouwantthisguidetobewithyouallthetime,youcan
downloaditandsaveit,soitllbeeasiertoglancethroughit.
Youcanalsotakeaprintoutofallthetipsthatwearegoingto
sharewithyouintheforthcomingsections.Butfornow,letsstart
withsomebasicquestionsthateveryonehasintheirmind.
CHAPTER 1
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Toanswerthat,youneedtounderstandthata330+scoreisusually
the98thpercentileofallGREscores,whichmeansonly2%ofall
GREtesttakersintheworldgetascoreof330+.Thatshow
difficultitis.
Nowtoreallyunderstandwhata330reallymeans,youneedto
understandthedifferencebetweena320anda330.
A320isgenerallyconsideredasagoodGREscore
(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/goodgrescore).Butthefactis,itis
asdifficulttogofrom320to330,asitistogetto320inthefirst
place.Thedifficultyofthequestionsyouseeontestdayincrease
exponentiallyfrom320to330,whichmeans,itisnotrighttosay
thatitisaseasytogofrom320to330asitistogofrom300to310.
So,whatthismeansis,ifyouhavescoreda330+ontheGRE,you
havedoneatremendousamountofworktogetthere,especially
sincescoringthathighisprettyrare.
Italsomeansyouarebetterthan98percentofthepeoplewhotook
thetestalongwithyou,andthisstatisticaloneisgoodenoughfor
manytopschoolstoconsiderwelcomingyoutotheirincoming
class.
Thatiswhy,itisrarethatapersonwitha330+scoredoesntget
intoauniversityhe/shewanted.
1. Knowledge
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Asyoumighthaveexpected,knowledgeisthemostimportant
aspectofyourGREprep.
Therearemanythingsthatyouneedtolearn,suchasbasic
grammarrules,mathformulae,basicandadvancedconceptsfor
eachtopicthattheGREtestsyouon,andlastbutnottheleast,the
seeminglydifficultvocabularythattheGREverymuchlikestotest
youon.
Knowledgeissomethingthatanyonecaneasilyattain,iftheyare
determinedtoworkhard.Itmightbeeasyforsometesttakersto
getahangofallthemathandverbalconcepts,butforthevast
majorityofthetesttakingmultitude,itmightseemalittledifficult
tocopewiththesyllabusandthewidevarietyofconceptsthatthey
needtomaster.
Buthavingsaidthat,itisnotasdifficultasitseemseither.Ifyou
canbuckledownforafewweeksandlearneachandeveryconcept
withproperunderstanding,itwillbeaneasyjourneyforyou.
2. Skills
TherearesomeveryspecificskillsthattheGRErequiredyouto
master,andifyouarelookingtoscore330+ontheGRE,you
shoulddefinitelylearnthemall.
Someoftheimportantskillsyouwillneedtopossessarereading
skills,logicalreasoning,abilitytoextractinformationdatafroma
mathquestions,datainterpretationskills,processofelimination,
etc.
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Learningtheseskillsisnotthatdifficult,andchancesareyouhave
alreadylearntmostofthembynow,throughcourseworkduring
undergradorhighschool.Allittakesistorememberallthose
strategiesandtechniquesyouhavelearntinthepast,andthen
implementthemwhensolvingtoughquestions.
3. Strategy
TheGREisnotyourusualmidtermexam.Itisatestthatrequires
someverywelldevisedstrategiesandsolvingtechniques,whichyou
willdefinitelyhavetoincludeinyourarsenaleducatedguessing,
skippinghardandtimeconsumingquestions,learninghowto
perfectlymanagetime,andhowtobuildyourmentalstaminato
withstand4hoursofrigorouswork.
Now,donotexpecttogetawaywithonlyoneortwoofthesethree
strategies.AgreatscoreontheGREalwaysdemandsthatyou
masterallthethreeskills,sincenotwoskillscanseparatelygetyou
there.
Forexample,youcanneverdoverywellinRCunlesspurelybased
onskillandstrategy,sinceyouhavetohavetheknowledgegood
vocabularytounderstandthepassages.
Thesamethingappliesifyoudontknowtheformulatoaquestion
onarithmetic.Andifyouhavemasteredtheknowledgeand
conceptsfortheGREandhavethesufficientskills,itstilldoesnt
meanyoucandoreallywell,sinceyouneedtolearntomanageyour
pacethroughoutthetestandnotendupwithunfinishedquestions
attheendofasection.
So,youneedtomakesureyoureallymasterallthesethreeaspects.
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Iftheuniversityyouwantisinthetop10,thenno.
Butifitisinthetop100,thenitisaresoundingyes.
Remember,youshouldkeepinmindthattheGREisbutonepart
oftheentireadmissionprocess,anduniversitiesgiveagreat
amountofweightagetoyourentireapplication,andnotjustthe
GREscore.
Gettinga330ontheGREdoesnotguaranteeyouaseatinatop
schoolacrosstheworld,butitcanonlyimproveyourchancesby
severalfolds.Havingsaidthat,ifyouarestilllookingfor
universitiesthatyoucangetforaGREscoreof330+,wehave
madeaproverbiallist(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/universities
grescores320to340)foryou.
Butdoesthatmeanitissodifficult?
Doesrareequaltough?
Notnecessarily.
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Theonlyreasonwhywedontseemanytesttakerswithsuchhigh
scores,isbecausetheydontknowhowtogetthere.
Manytesttakersbelievethatitisnearlyimpossibleforthemto
scoresohighontheGREthattheyresorttoscoringaveragely,and
endupapplyingtonormaluniversities.Theybelievethatitis
enoughiftheycangeta300+score,andsomehowgetan
admissionfromadecentuniversity.
Thatstheproblemthebelief.
Ifyoudontbelieveyouwilleverscorea330ontheGRE,younever
will.
AfamoussayinggoeslikeWhetheryouthinkyoucan,orwhether
youthinkyoucant,youareright.
So,ifyouoneofthosewhothinktheycandoit,thisguideisfor
you.
TheGREisnotatestofyourintelligence,oratestofhowwellyou
rememberthethingsyouvereadafewdaysbeforethetest.Rather,
theGREtestshowwellyoucantaketheGRE.Itisassimpleasthat.
Ifyouknowhowtocrackthetest,beitthroughstrategies,or
uniqueprepmethods,youcanendupwithahighGREscore.
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Butthetrickis,tounderstandthetestcompletely,anddevise
properstudyplansandprepstrategies,soastoovercomeyour
weakareas,andbolstertheareasyouarealreadygoodat.Ifyoucan
dothat,youcaneasilyscorea330ontheGRE.
Thatiswhy,itisnotsoeasytosayhowlongoneshouldstudytoget
a330+scoreontheGRE.
But,justtogiveyouafairidea,itrequiresatleast100hoursof
dedicatedstudyandpracticeforanaveragestudenttoscoreashigh
as330.
Thismeans,itmaytakeyouanywherebetweenonetothree
months,dependingonhowmuchtimeyouarewillingtospend
everysingleday.
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CHAPTER 2
Hereisadetailedrecommendationonwhatyoushouldbe
studying,ifyouwantahighscoreontheGRE.
Keepinmindthatthisisjustarecommendationfromus,sofeel
freetomakechangesasyouseefit,basedonyourpersonal
experience.
TheOfficialGuideisabeginnersbiblefortheGRE,handsdown.
WrittenbythemakeroftheGREtest,thisofficialtestprepbook
coversallthebasicconceptsthatyoucomeacrossonthetest,and
alsoincludesafewexamplequestionsforeachofthetopics
discussed.IfyouarestartingyourGREpreparationnow,thisbook
isamustread.
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Inadditiontolessonsandtips,theOfficialGuidebookwhichcan
beboughtfromETSitself
(http://store.ets.org/store/ets/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductList
Page/categoryID.3551800/pgm.84203000)alsoincludesafree
copyofthePOWERPREPIIsoftwareistheformofaCD.
ContentsinthebookincludetwocompletefulllengthGREpractice
tests,authentictestquestionsthatappearedontheGREpreviously,
explanationstothosequestions,testtakingstrategies,sampleessay
responseswithreadercommentaryandmore.TheOfficialGuideis
availableinprintoreBookversions.
Thequestionsthatappearinthesetwotestsarecuratedfrom
previousGREtestsandthismakesthemsupervaluable.Theofficial
guideandthetwopracticeteststhatcomealongwithitaretheonly
materialouttherethatisascloseaspossibletotheactualGRE.
AlongwiththeOfficialGuide,justaboutacoupleofmonthsago,
ETShasreleasedtwonewdedicatedguidestobothMathand
VerbalsectionsontheGRE.
ItisawellknownfactthattheOfficialGuidedoesnothavetoo
manyproblemsforyoutoworkon,andthiscausesmanystudents
tosearchelsewhereforpracticeproblems.
Butwiththereleaseofthesetwoguides,youdonotneedtoworry
aboutthelackofauthenticGREpracticeproblemanymore.
Now,eventhoughtherearesomegoodpracticequestionsand
booksoutthereinthemarket,rememberthatnoneofthemare
officialbuttheonespublishedbyETS.TheMathandVerbalguides
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notonlyhaveseveralpracticeproblems,butalsocontainlotsof
strategiesandtipsthatcancomeinhandyduringthetest.So,go
aheadandpurchasethesetwoguidesaswell,alongwiththeOfficial
Guide.
ThePowerPrep
(https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2)is
asetoftwofreepracticesetsprovidedbyETS,themakersofthe
GRE.
Sinceitisthecreatorsthemselveswhoareprovidingthesepractice
tests,thePowerPrepisbyfarthebestsourceofpracticeyoucanget
fortheGRE.ThequestionsonthePowerPreparethosethathave
previouslyappearedonrealGREtests,soyoucanexactlyknow
whatkindofquestionstoexpectontestday,andalsohowdifficult
therealdealisgoingtobe.
Theuserinterfaceisexactlythesameastherealtest,soifyoucan
getahangofthePowerPrep,thingswillbeeasyforyouontestday,
asyoudonthavetosweatthesmallstufflikethetutorialsection,or
howtomarkandskipaquestion,etc.
Also,itisawidelyacceptedtruththatyourfinalGREscorewont
differmuchfromwhatyougetonthePowerPrepitisthataccurate.
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WithgreatrespecttoETSanditsqualitystudymaterial,any
studentlookingtoscoresuperhighontheGREwouldnotbe
satisfiedwithgeneralstrategiesandafewpracticeproblems.Test
takerswhoarelookingtoscoreabovethe95thpercentile,would
wanttolearnsomeadvancedtacticsandstrategies,andalsowould
liketobeexposedtotoughproblems,bothinMathandVerbal.
Ifyoutooarelookingforsuchmaterial,belowaresomeofour
recommendedstudymaterialfortheGRE.
TheReadingComprehensionsectionisregardedasthetoughestof
allsectionsontheGREandmanystudentsfinditdifficulttoeither
understandthepassagesthoroughly,orfinishansweringall
questionswithinthetimelimit.Thisiswhy,youshouldpayutmost
attentiontothisseeminglydeadlysection.
ButthatdoesntmeanyouwillhavetostrugglewiththeRCs.Itjust
meansyouwillneedperfectstrategiesandtechniques,whichare
exactlywhatyouwillfindonourreadingcomprehensionguide
(//crunchprep.com/grereadingcomprehensionguide),whichhas
beenregardedbymanystudentsasthemostcomprehensiveguide
everonRCs.
Youshoulddefinitelyincludethisinyourarsenal,ifyouare
planningtoscoreanywherecloseto160ontheVerbalsection.
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EventhoughyourfinalGREscoreisinnowayrelatedtotheAWA
section,scoring330andthenscoringa3.0ontheAWAdoesnt
soundgreat.Ifyouarelookingtoscorea330+ontheGRE,youwill
alsoneedanequivalentscoreontheAWAsectionandtoachieve
that,youwillhavetobealotmoreplannedthanmostother
students.
JustaswiththeVerbalandQuantsections,masteringtheessay
sectionontheGRErequiresthesameamountofconfidence,
persistence,andpractice.Andinadditiontoallthat,youwillalso
needasolidguidethatcanhelpyouwithallthestrategiesandtips.
YouwillneedanAWABible,sotospeak.
So,ifthereisoneguidethatyoushouldreadtoscorea6.0onthe
AWA,itshouldbethis(//crunchprep.com/greanalyticalwriting
guide).
Ifyouhaveheardthatyouneedtolearn3000or4000wordsfor
theGRE,youmustunderstandthatitisjustplainwrong.
Nostudentcanlearn4000wordsinamatterofweeks,and
moreovertheGREisnotatestofmemorynotbyalongshot.So,
thebestthingyoucando,isfigureoutthemostfrequentlytested
wordsontheGREexam,andthentryandlearntheircontextual
usage,sothatyouwillnotonlyforgetthemontestday,butalsouse
theminyoureverydaylifeandsoundsmarter.
But,tosaveyouallthetimeandenergy,wehavedonetheresearch,
andfiguredoutthe101mostfrequentlytestedGREwords
(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/101highfrequencygrewords).Do
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yourbestinlearningthesewordsfirst,andthenyoucanmoveonto
othergreatlistsavailableontheinternet,suchasBarrons333
words,orManhattans500advancedwords.
TherearequiteafewfreeGREpracticetests
(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/freegrepracticetests)availableon
theinternet,andyoushoulddefinitelymakegreatuseofthemall.
Wehavesortedthemalloutaccordingtohowclosetheyaretothe
actualtest,andhavegivenratingstoeachpracticetest.
Ifyoucan,tryandmakesureyouincludeallofthemintoyour
studyplan,andtakeapracticetesteveryweekend,oreventwicea
week,ifneedbe.Thereisnoneedtopurchaseadditionalpractice
testseitheronlineoroffline,becausetakingthese33testswillmore
oftenthannotbeenoughtogetyouagreatscoreontherealdeal.
Ifyouthinktheofficialguideswontcutitforyou,orifyoufinda
lotoftimeevenafterfinishingalltheofficialguidesandthe
aforementionedstudymaterial,youcangoaheadandpurchase
somequalitythirdpartymaterial.
SomeofthepopularplayersinthemarketareManhattanPrep,
PrincetonReview,andBarrons.Youcanbuyanyoneofthese
books,butmakesuretomakefulluseofitwhenyoubuyone.
Practiceasmanyproblemsasyoucanfromanyoneofthesaid
books,andgetyourselfexposedtonumeroustypesofquestionsand
concepts.
WordPowerMadeEasybyNormanLewisiseasilyoneofthemost
popularbooksonvocabularyintheworld.Eventhoughthebook
consistsofawiderangeofEnglishwordsincludingtheircontextual
usageandmeanings,therearentquitealotofwordsthattheGRE
testsyouon.
So,ifyoudonothavealotoftime,itisrecommendedthatyou
dontusethisbook,sinceitnotonlytakesalotoftimetocomplete
alltheexercisesandunderstandthewords,butalsoisnt
particularlyusefultoimproveuponyourGREvocabulary.So,itis
uptoyoutodecideifyouwouldwanttolearnwordsthroughWord
Power.
Likewediscussedearlier,youwouldneedtocompletelymasterthe
highfrequencywordsbeforeyoumoveontotheothers,sincethese
fewhundredhighfrequencywords,asthenamesuggests,havea
muchhigherprobabilityofappearingonyourtestthanthe
remainingthousandsofwords.
Barrons333wordlistisonepopularlistofhighfrequencywords,
andonceyouhavemasteredCrunchPreps101,thisshouldbeyour
nextstop,ifyouhavethetime.Onlyonceyouhavecompletedall
the333wordsfromthislist,youcanmoveontotheotherword
lists.
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CHAPTER 3
Sinceitisanextremelytoughordealtokeeptrackofso
manytipsatatime,wehaveincludedalinkwhichwill
giveyouadownloadableversionofthisentire
guide.Downloadandtakeaprintoutofthis,andstickit
whereveryouneed.
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So,ifyouarelookingtoscoreveryhighonatimedtestlikethe
GRE,youneedtoknoweverythingaboutit,inandout.Youneedto
knowwhatsortofquestionsyouwillfaceontestday,whatandhow
manytopicsyouwillhavetolearn.Learnmoreaboutthetest
format(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/gretestformat),and
understandwhatyouwillhavetodealwith,duringthenextfew
weeksofstudy.
Somestudentsalsoarguethattheymayscorelowonthediagnostic
testanditmayhittheirconfidencelevels.
Nottrue.
Thediagnostictestshouldnotbetakenasabenchmark.Itisnota
representationofyourfinalscore.Itisonlytheretotellyouwhere
youneedtofocusyourattentionduringyourpreparationforthe
GRE.So,dontworryaboutseeinglowscores,orwastingapractice
test.Therearesomanyfreepracticetests
(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/freegrepracticetests)available
online,thatyoushoulddefinitelymakeproperuseof.
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Onceyoutakeadiagnostictest,youwillclearlyunderstandwhere
youarescoringreallywell,andalsowhereyouarelaggingbehind.
YoumighthavethoughtAlgebrawasapieceofcakeforyou,but
onceyoutakethetest,youmayrealizethatyouactuallyforgot
someofthebasicsinAlgebra.
So,thediagnostictestreallyplaysaroleinhelpingyourealizeyour
strengthsandweaknesses,therebyhelpingyoudeviseaperfect
studyplan.
Keepcomparingyourpracticetestscoreswithyourtargetscoreand
measurehowfaryouhavecomealong,andhowfaryouhavetogo.
Ifithelps,writeyourtargetscoreonastickynotesorchartpapers
andstickthemalloveryourroom.
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So,itisbetterifyoucantryandcreateyourownstudyplan,based
onseveralfactorsthataffectyouandyourschedule.Ofcourse,you
canusethestandardstudyplansyoufindonline,asframeworks,
andthenmakenecessarychangesasyouseefit.
Again,thisalsodependsonhowmuchpreptimeyoucanaffordto
spend,andhowmuchtimeyouhavebeforeyourtestday.Our
suggestionisthat,ifyouhavealotoftimesayatleastsixtoeight
weeksbeforeyousitforthetest,youshouldstartreviewingthe
basicsbeforeyoutaketheplunge.
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WhilestudyingfortheGRE,youmustconsciouslybalancethetime
youarespendingoneachchapterorconceptthatyoulearn.
Sometimes,itiseasytogoadrift,andspendmoretimethan
necessaryonaparticulartopic,orevenaquestion.
Sometimesyoumaygetstuckwithatoughquestionoracomplex
topic,andspendseveralhoursonit,notrealizingthatthereare
manyothertopicswaitingtobecovered.Donotmakethatmistake.
Alwayslearntobalanceyourtime,byallottingsufficienttimeslots
foreachandeverytopicinyourstudyplan.
Butthefactis,ifyouwantascoreanywherecloseto330,your
strengthsalonecannottakeyouthere.Youcannotaffordtoignore
yourweaknessesifyouareaimingtoscoreskyhighontheGRE.
Alwaysmakeastudyplanaroundyourweaknesses,andkeep
workingonthemperiodically.
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So,makeitapointtonotprocrastinatenomatterwhat,because
ultimately,youaredreamingforatopscore.Andatopscorealways
demandshardwork,anddetermination.Rememberthatwhenthe
goinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing.
Buildyourselfmentally,bystudyingatregularintervals,testing
yourselfwhenyouaredonestudyingaconcept,andtakingfrequent
fulllengthGREpracticetests.Thiswillhelpyourmindgetusedto
thefastpacedtestenvironment,andyouwillbeabletositthrough
theactualdealcomfortably.
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StartyourGREprepasearlyasyoucan.Doesntmatterifyouare
stillasophomorestudent,oraworkingprofessionalthreeyearsout
ofcollege.StartstudyingfortheGREassoonasyoudecidetostudy
abroad.
Thiswillreallyhelpyoubecauseyouwillhavelotsoftimetostudy,
andyoucangoatarelaxedpace,ratherthanhurryatthelast
moment.IfyouhavenotdecidedwhentotaketheGRE
(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/whentotakethegre),
maybeitistimeyougaveitathought.
Thebigdifferencebetweena310anda330istargetingweakness
andimprovingconstantly,everysingleday.
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Whichmeans,sittingdowntostudy,andworkingonthose
weaknesses.Alwaysbeonthelookoutforweaknesses.Youneedto
behonestwithyourselfandkeeptrackofyourweaknessesina
notebook.Thenwhenitcomestopractice,focusonimproving
thoseskills.
Justmakesureyoudonthavealotofgapsinthemiddle,asthese
canturnouttobehiccupsinyourprep,andyouwillforgetsomeof
theconceptyouhavelearntpreviously.
Whichiswhy,westronglyrecommendthatyoutakeaprepcourse
ifyoucanafford,sinceyoucanleaveallthathassletothepeople
whodoitbest,soyoucanconcentrateonwhatyoucandobest
studying.
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Ifyouthinkconventionalinclassroomcoachingclassesaretoo
expensiveforyourliking,considertakinganonlineprepcourse,
whichhasmanyadvantages(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/why
onlinegreprep).
Also,yougetachancetohelpyourfriendlearningsomethingyou
know,soyouhaveachancetostudysomethingforthesecondtime.
ButtherealreasonwhyyoushouldhaveaGREstudybuddy,is
becauseyouandyourfriendcanhelpeachotherlearntheGRE
vocabulary.
Makeapactwithyourfriendthatwheneveryoutwotalktoeach
other,ortexteachother,youwilluse5or10GREwordsperday.
Thisconversationallearningwillhelpyouunderstandthemeaning
ofthewords,andtheircontextualusage,therebyhelpyoulearn
vocabfasterthanotherwise.Plus,youcanalwayscreateahealthy
competitiveenvironmentbetweenthetwoofyou,astowhoscores
higherinthenextpracticetest.
onlinesourcesveryfrequently.
Thiswillseriouslyaffectyourscheduleandlearningprocess,since
eachmaterialhasitsownwayofexplainingtheconcepts,andsome
booksmightusedifferentnotationsandterms,forexample.This
willonlyhamperyourchancesoflearningfasterandbetter,soitis
bettertostickaparticularsetofmaterialthroughoutyourstudy
plan.
Ifyouareunderprepared,betterpostponethetestratherthangoin
fulloffearanddoubt.
But,ifyouarefullypreparedforthetestandareconfidentof
gettingthescoreyoudreamedof,thentheresnopointinbeing
afraidoranxiousofthetest.Learnhowtocopewithtestanxiety
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(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/gretestanxiety)andgetoverall
yourinhibitions.
Forthis,youmustmakeitapointtotakeasmanypracticetestsas
youcan,infrontofthecomputer.Nopapertests,people.Usethe
computers,sincethatshowyouaregoingtowritetheactualtest.
Whenmakingastudyplan,makesuretotakeintoconsideration
thefactthatyouneedtotakeaGREpracticetesteveryweekend.
Doingthiswillhelpyoustayabreastwiththetestformat,andtest
strategies,andatthesametimehelpyougaugeyourperformance
onaweeklybasis.
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Alwaysrememberthetwominuterule,whichsaysthatyoushould
neverspendmorethan2minutesonasinglequestionontheGRE.
After2minutes,ifyoustillcantfigureoutasolution,findoutan
alternativeapproach,orstartaguessingstrategy.But,besuretobe
doneby2minutes,orelseitwillhurtyourchancesofscoringhigh
ontheGRE.
InsteadoftryingtosolveallthequestionsfromtheOGduring
crunchtime,youshouldfocusyourenergyinthelast100orso
questionsfromeachsection,astheyarethemostrecentlyretired
GREquestionsandalsotendtobethehardestquestionsofeach
section.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandtheexactkindofquestions
youwillfaceontestday.
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Youcanonlygetahigherscorewhenyouknowifyouare
improvingconstantlyornot.Itisquiteeasytocreateanerrorlogit
canbeanything,butanexcelfilewouldbethemostpreferred
option,sinceitiseasiertonotonlyuse,butalsomakechangesin
thefuture.
Makeanexcelsheetwiththeentirelistoftopicsyouaregoingto
studyinthenextfewmonths:Algebra,Geometry,TextCompletion,
etc.Andwritedownyourconfidencelevelsinthenextcolumn,ona
scaleof1to5with5beingveryconfidentand1beingclueless.
So,wheneveryougetaquestionwronginthepracticetests,take
timetorevieweachandeveryquestion,andmakesureyoureview
itproperly,includingfindingoutthereasonwhyyoucouldntgetit
right.Youmustunderstandwhythecorrectanswerchoiceisright
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andwhythewrongchoicesarewrong.Thisexercisemayseem
boringorrepetitive,butitwillhelpyouavoidmistakesinthe
future.
Makeitahabittoreadsomedailiesormagazinesonscience,
politics,environment,socialissues,etc.Theywillnotonlyhelpyou
acetheGREtest,butwillalsomakeyouasmarterpersonin
general.
ReadingComprehensionforexample,isconsideredasthetoughest
ofallsectionsontheGRE,andmanystudentsfalterinthissection,
makinguscreateanentirestrategyguideforthereading
comprehensionsection(crunchprep.com/grereading
comprehensionguide).Similarly,youshouldtryandlearnefficient
strategiestoeasilysolvesuchsectionsontestday.
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Therearescoresofwordlistsavailableoutthereontheinternet,
askingtolearneverysinglewordfromthelist.Thelistshaveas
manyas3500+wordsforyoutolearn,ifyouwantagoodscorein
theverbalsection.Butthepointis,youdontneed3500wordsto
scorehighontheverbalsection.Plus,itisverydifficulttolearnand
remember3500wordsinaveryshortperiodoftime.
So,whatyoucandois,makeitcompulsorytolearnatleast20word
aday,ifnotmore.But,itismoreimportanttolearnthesewordsin
contextthansimplemeaningsandsynonyms.Startwiththehigh
frequencywords(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/101high
frequencygrewords),andonlywhenyouhavetotallymastered
them,moveontotheotherlists.
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challengeyou,insteadofdoingquestionsthatyoucaneasilysolve
withinafewseconds.Challengeyourselfeverysingleday,andone
dayyouwillreachalevelthatsbeyond330.
ETSlikestotestthesamepatternsoverandoveragainintheir
tests,andifyouareperfectlypreparedtothepatternspreviously
tested,itwilldefinitelyhelpyouontestday.Infact,youwillbe
surprisedtoknowhowmanyofthequantproblemsyouwillseeon
testday,wouldbereplicasofproblemsyousolvedintheOG.
Togetthere,youneedtokeeptheballintheballpark.Many
studentsthinkthat,togetthatmagicalscoreof330,theyneedto
mastereveryarcanequestiontheyfindontheinternet,do
thousandsofquestions,andmemorizelonglistsoftoughwords.
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Thatsnottrue.Instead,youshouldgetyourselfascloseaspossible
inthelimitedtimethatyouhave.Everytimeyoutrytobea
perfectionist,youtendtomakecarelessmistakes,orsimple
calculationerrorsthatyouotherwisewouldhavedoneright.So,try
togetbettereveryday,insteadoftryingtobeperfect.
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Sometesttakers,withanaimtoscorereallyhighonthetest,devise
studyplansspreadover4or6months.Rememberthefactthatif
youcanstudyinaperfectanddisciplinedmanner,andfollowthe
schedulewithoutdeviating,itiseasytogetagoodscoreontheGRE
withinafewweeks.Contrarytowhatmanystudentsthink,mostof
themdonotneedmorethan6weekstogetahighscore.The
problemis,ifyoustudyformonthstogether,youwillstartlosing
theexcitementandinterestafterthefirstcoupleofmonths,andit
canleadtoburnoutaswellasforgetfulness.
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trapsforeachquestiontype,andthestrategyforeachtypeof
question.Thisknowledgedefinitelysavesyouatonoftimeontest
day.
Studentsscoringinthe330+rangealsohaveastrongpacing
strategy,knowhowtosavetime,andusetimeefficiently.Not
feelingrushedwhenyoudonthavemuchtimeonhand,isakeyto
success,whichcomeswithpracticeforsure.So,ifyoulackapacing
strategy,itistimetostartcomingupwithone,rightnow,during
practice.
Thebesttesttakers,ontheotherhand,notonlypracticealotof
problems,butoutsideGREprep,theyalsoreadalot,andalso
choosereallytougharticlestoread.Thesestudentsmakeahabitto
improvetheirskillsoutsideofpracticeproblemsandgrammar
points.
Youtoo,shouldhencestartbelievingthefactthatpracticingforthe
GREmeansmorethanjustopeningatestprepbookorlogginginto
yourtestprepsoftware.
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IntheGREverbalsection,youneedtomakesureyoucanread
passagesandcompletequestionsintheallottedtimewithout
sacrificingcomprehension.Forthat,youneedtolearnthebasics,
suchasgeneralgrammarrulesthatdeterminethecorrectanswer.
Similarly,inthemathsection,ifyoucanspendthetimetogo
througheachandeverychapter,doingtheexercisesandpractice
problemsalongtheway,youwillknowallofthemathcontentyou
needtoscorea330+.
So,makesurethatyouneverpracticewithoutastopwatchbyyour
side.Ifittakesyouthreeorfourminutestodoaproblem,makeita
pointtodoitagainandagain,untilyoucancompleteitconfidently,
correctly,andwithinthetimeconstraints.
Doesthatmeanyoullhavetoanswereveryquestionright?
Ofcoursenot,sinceifthatwerethecase,thisguidewouldbecalled
Guideto340ontheGRE.Butweretalkingabout330,which
meansyouneedtostudysmart,andexecutesmarter,without
havingtobeperfectatall.
Thisisbecause,ifyoudonotfocusmuchonconcepts,whenyou
faceaquestionthatreliesonyouknowingthatspecificpieceof
formulaorconcept,youlleitherbeforcedtoguessoryoullhaveto
leaveit.
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Nomatterhowtemptingitistopeekattheanswereverytimeyou
solveaquestion,dontdoit.Youcanreviewalltheanswersonce
youfinishtheentireset,ortheentiretest,forthatmatter.Also,
evenifyouaresolvingquestionsforfun,orjustforpractice,donot
lookattheanswers,unlessyouarereallycluelessorstumped.
Followingthispracticewillhelpyouinthelongrun.
Youstepyourgameupanotchinanefforttonotlookbadinfront
ofyourfamilyandfriends.Butthen,makesureyouwillnotbe
undonebythepressure,andthatyouhavefriendswhosupported
andencouragedyoutoreachyourgoal.
tosolveit.Youmightsayitissuchawasteoftime,butyouwill
realizeyourtheorywaswrong,especiallywhenyoustartgetting
answerstotoughquestions.
Forexample,knowthesquaresofallthenumbersupto25,the
multiplicationtableofnumbersupto20,thesquarerootsofallthe
numbersupto10,andallprimenumbersupto100.
Thesearereallyinstrumentalingettingahighscoreonthemath
section.Numericalfluencywillallowyoutofigureoutcertain
questionsinamatterofsecondsasopposedtowastingcrucial
minutesincalculations.
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DontexpendallyourenergyontheAWAsection,sinceitisthe
firstsectionyouwillfaceontestday.Ifyoudonttakeiteasy,you
willenduptotallyworkeduponehoursintothetest,anditwill
definitelyhaveanimpactontherestofthesections.
Now,sinceitisauniversalfactthatyouneedtobringyourAgame
forthequantandverbalsections,youmustnotsweattheessaysat
thebeginningofthetest.Forthat,youneedtoprepareforaneasy
AWAride,whichyoucan,ifyoutakealookatourcompleteAWA
guide(//crunchprep.com/greanalyticalwritingguide).
Agoodguidewillleadyouverycarefullythrougheachandevery
stepandalsoshowyouvariousansweringstrategies,andwhereyou
cangowrong.Agoodguidewillexplainconceptsandtechniquesin
awaythatiseasytounderstandandremember.So,inaway,a
goodguideshouldmakeyoufeellikeyouhaveaccesstoabrilliant
privatecoach,whoisalwaysatyoubeckandcall.
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Nevergettooanxiousaboutthetest.Learntomanageyour
composure,andpracticethecorrectbreathingtechniquesthatcan
helprelaxyou.Takeverydeepbreathswheneveryouarestressed
ontestday,anduseothertechniqueslikerollrelaxingyourneck
muscles,orsmilingforafewseconds,orshakingyourlegs.Also,
usetheinstructiontimetotakeafewdeepbreathes,andtogetinto
theexammood.
Ifyouarenewtothisanddontknowwhattheprocessof
eliminationis,itisasimpleprocesswhereyoueliminateoptions
basedonhowirrelevantorwrongtheysoundinthecontextofthe
givequestion,andthenendupwiththatoneoptionthatsoundsthe
leastincorrecttoyou.Thenyouchoosethatoptionandproceed
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Neverhavethecellphonewithyouwhilestudying.Itcanbeabad
influenceonyourprep,becauseyouwillthenbeeasilydistracted.If
youareusingthephonetokeeptrackoftime,ortousethe
stopwatch,thenbyallmeansputitintheairplanemode.Thiswill
preventyoufromtexting,surfing,orreceivingcallsfrompeople,
andtherebywillkeepyoufromgettingdivertedwhileyouare
studying.
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Researchsaysthatwearealwaysmoreenergeticinthemorning,
andourmindsarefairlyfresh.Hence,itisbettertoschedulethe
actualGREtestinthemorning,andgiveyourbestwhenyoufeel
thebest.But,ifyouarenotatallamorningperson,andyourdaily
schedulemeansyouwakeupat12intheafternoonandsleepat5in
themorning,thenbyallmeans,scheduleatestintheevening.
Otherwise,morningisthebesttimetotakeatest.
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UnlessyoureSherlockHolmesoftheGREworld,youarenotgoing
togeteveryquestionright.Youneedtoacceptthat,andprepareto
gowrongontestday.Ofcourse,scoring330+ontheGREmeans
youaregoingtoloseabout10pointssomehow,anditiscompletely
okay.Donttrytobeaperfectionist,andpunishyourselfforgoing
wrongononeortwoquestions.Evenifyoureincrediblywell
prepared,chancesaretherewillbeoneortwoquestionsthatwill
throwyouforaloop.Thatsokay.Preparethebestyoucan,anda
goodscorewillfollow.
Ifyouneverpracticesittingfortheentiredurationofthetest,the
lasthouroftheactualtestwillbeatortureforyou.Plus,yourscore
onthattestwillnotberepresentativeofyouractualscore.Youjust
cheated,andskippedtheAWA,whichyouarenotgoingtodoon
testday.So,neverskipanysectionduringpractice.
Studyinginthisfashionwillhelpmoldyourworkintoatestday
environment.RememberthateverysectionontheGREisfor30or
35minutes,whichmeansyouwillbeaccustomedtotakingthetest
easier,ifyoustudythisway.
Thatiswhy,youwillbeprovidedwithearplugsonthetestday.But
sometimeswearingearplugsforhourstogethercanseem
uncomfortable,whichiswhyyoushouldbuysomeearplugsand
wearthemduringyourpracticetestsandstudysessions.Getused
towhatitfeelslike,soundslike,andtohavethemin.
Youshouldneverthinkabouttheprevioussections,whetherornot
youdidwellonthem.Seriously,forgetaboutit.Everybodytriesto
guesshowtheydid,orthinkaboutthatonequestiontheycouldnt
solve,orhowmanyincorrectanswerstheymighthaveansweredin
theprevioussection.Dontdothat.
Rememberthatitdoesntmatteranymore.Youshouldtrytobe
mentallystronginstead.Whenyouarementallystrong,youforce
thosethoughtsoutofyourhead,andmoveontothenextquestion,
andthenextsection,whichisyournextopportunitytotakeyour
scoretothenextlevel.
Throughoutyourprepcourse,orstudyplan,sticktoaveryhealthy
diet,andalwayslooktosleepeighthourseverysingleday.Eating
andsleepinghealthywillhelpyoumaintaingoodhealth,andyou
willeventuallybeabletoperformmuchbetternotonlyinyour
practicetests,butalsoonthetestday.
Youshouldknowexactlywhatyouaregoingtoeat,howmuchyou
aregoingtodrink,andhowlongitwilltakeyouthroughthetest.
Decidewhatyouaregoingtohaveforbreakfastandhowmuch
waterorjuiceyouwoulddrinkwiththatmealandhowlongbefore
youwillhavetousetherestroom.Thereisntastatisticonthis,but
observeyourbody,andpracticedrinkingwaterandeatingdifferent
typesoffoodsduringpracticetests.Youreallyneedtoknowyour
body,sothatnoneofthesefactorsdistractyouontestday
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Imagineyourselfgettingeveryproblemright,seeingquestionsyou
know,pumpingyourfistwhenyouseeyourdreamscore,walking
outofthetestcenterandtellingallyourfriendsandfamilyyour
success.
Thepsychologicaleffectsofvisualizationcanbeprofoundin
buildingconfidenceandkeepingaclearmind.Itscalledtheself
fulfillingprophecy.Usingthistechniquecouldhelpgiveyouthat
confidenceboosttopushyoutothenextlevelontestday!
Therearesomanyunknownsthatyoucantcontrolontestday,
includingthetest,butallofthesefactorswillbewithinyourcontrol
ifyoutakecareofthelittlethingsliketestdaytipsandstrategies.
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questionwithin2minutes,yousimplymoveon.Bydoingthis,you
cansimplyguessonallquestionsafter2minutes,andthenyoucan
easilymeasurethetimeyouhaveleftforhardquestions.
Conceptmapsarediagramsthatrelateddifferentelementsofa
concepttoeachotherand/ortothemainidea.Thesediagramscan
besimpleorcomplexdependingonyourownstyleoflearningand
whathelpsyouunderstandtheconcept.Youcaneasilyuseconcept
mapstounderstandandremembersimilarconceptsinMath,which
wouldreallyhelpyouacetheentirequantsectionatabriskpace.
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Dontstudyortrytomemorizeanythingonthetestday.Leaveyour
booksathome.Dontbringthemalongtothetestcenter.Ifyousee
someoneelsestudyingatthetestcenter,whichyouwill,dontstart
topanic.Maybetheyarentasconfidentasyouare,ormaybethey
didntreadthisarticle
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stopwatchwithyou,especiallyduringthebeginningofyourGRE
prep.Thiswillhelpyoukeeptrackoftimewhilesolvingquestions.
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Learnhowtoreadfast,asthisreallyhelpsyousolvereading
comprehensionpassagesatlightningspeed.Readingislike
exercisingamuscle.Whatthegymistoyourmuscles,readingisto
yourmind.Andjustlikeyouexerciseyourmuscleseverydayinthe
gym,youshouldexerciseyourmindeverydaybyreading.Ifyou
wouldliketoreadfaster,youshouldunderstandthatspeedreading
cannotbeachievedovernight.Itcomeswithalotofpractice,and
youshouldstartdoingitrightnow.Ifyouwanttolearnmore
techniquestoreadfaster,wehavediscusseditingreatdetailinour
readingcomprehensionguide(//crunchprep.com/grereading
comprehensionguide#six).
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Firstofall,noteveryoneisatthesamelevel,andsecondofall,
forumsdonthavejustthecurrentstudents.Therearetonsof
studentswhohavealreadywrittentheGREandscoredhighand
therearelotsoftrainerswhohelpoutstudentswithfree
suggestionsandstrategies.
Nevergivewaytoanysortoflastminuteprep.Itwillonlyfurther
youranxiety,andyouwilloftenforgetwhateveryouhavelearnt
previously.Also,thereisnopointinmuggingthingsupforatest
liketheGRE,sinceittestsalotmorethanjustyourabilityto
memorizeformulaeorvocab.So,trytopracticeproblemsinsteadof
learningthingsbyheart.
Areyouamorningperson?
HowisyourtesttakingabilityonSaturday?
WhatdoyounormallydoonaWednesdayevening?
Canyourbrainfunctionat8:00inthemorning?
Youshouldnotonlybetryingtofigureoutwhattimefitsbestin
yourschedule,butalsowhattimeworksbestforyoumentally.
ThegeneraladvicefortheBESTtimefortheMOSTamountof
peopletotakethetestisonMondaymorning.Thisisbecauseyou
havethewholeweekendtorelax,andthenyourbrainisusually
preparedforthetestonMonday.
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Unlessyouliveinanothercity,youshoulddefinitelycheckoutthe
testcenterbeforethetestday.Youhavenoreasonnotto.Thismay
beoneofthemostoverlookedopportunitiestofamiliarizeyourself
withyourtestingenvironment.Peoplegotogreatlengthstohave
greatpracticetests.
Whywouldnttheycheckoutthecenter,andgetahangofthe
environment?Plus,youllknowhowtogetthere,youllknowwhere
thebathroomsare,andtherewillbesomanyintangibleadvantages
youcangainbygoingonthissimpletrip.
Thisispreciselywhywehavecomeupwithalonglistoftestday
strategies(//crunchprep.com/gre/2014/27proventestdaytips
toacegre)thatyoucanbankuponwhenevertheroadgetssteep.
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So,thepointis,itissafeforthemajorityofyoureaderstonot
expecta330thefirsttimeitself.Ifyoucangetit,wellandgood.But
ifyoudont,youshouldnotbedisappointedall,since330isnta
smallnumber.
Youllneedtolearnthequestiontypes,thecommonwronganswer
traps,andrefiningyourpacingstrategy.Youllprobablyneedto
perfectyourmathskillsbymemorizingpercent,fraction,and
decimalconversions.Youllneedtohaveformulaseasilyaccessible
inyourmindandyoullneedtodoitallwithoutacalculator.Know
thecommonargumentflawsandknowhowtostrengthenthem.Its
timetogettowork!
Conclusion
So,thatsaboutit.Wehavecometotheendofthisguide,whichwe
believewouldhelpyouscoreastaggering330+ontheGRE.We
havediscussedmorethanahundredinvaluablestrategiesthatyou
couldusetoimproveyouroverallGREscore,inadditiontoyour
individualquantandverbalscores.
Thisisbyfarthemostcomprehensiveguideintheworld,tohelp
youacetheGRE,andgeta330+scoreonthistrickytest.Ifyou
thinkthisisveryhelpful,orifyoureallylovedit,shareitwithyour
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