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This was long overdue. Many people have asked for lesson plans
and we finally got our act together. Here is the first one: a
one-month lesson plan.
Now, before you begin, let’s talk about what this lesson plan
assumes:
That you have 4-6 hours in your day for GRE study
That you are looking for a well-rounded exposure to the test
(Verbal and Quant)
That writing is important, but not nearly as important as Verbal
and Quant
That you realize a one-month plan cannot possibly cover
everything there is to know on the GRE
I know this study plan is robust and intense. It’s okay if you don’t get
to every little thing in it. Just take on what you can manage and do
your best to get that well-rounded exposure to the test.
Day 0 (Preparation)
Foundation
ETS Math Review Guide
Carefully work through the Arithmetic Chapter,
making sure you understand all concepts being
covered. (Take time with this if needed. It’s
important that you have a very solid foundation.)
Complete the Arithmetic Exercise Questions.
Watch my Arithmetic Exercise Walkthrough
Video if you’re having any difficulty.
Carefully work through the Algebra Chapter,
making sure you understand all concepts being
covered.
Complete the Algebra Exercise Questions.
Watch my Algebra Exercise Walkthrough
Videos if you’re having any difficulty:
Walkthrough Video 1
Walkthrough Video 2
Practice
GRE Big Book
In Test 1, Section 3, complete questions 1-10 (p.
42)
In Test 1, Section 3, complete questions 16-20
(p.44) (It’s okay if you don’t know how to solve all
of them as some of the concepts haven’t been
covered yet).
Review
Answer Explanation Video
Day 2 (Verbal)
Foundation
List of All Words We’ll Be Learning (Groups 1-18)
Group 1 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures)
Strategy
Dedicated Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Class
Watch Session 1
Practice
GRE Big Book
Untimed: In Test 1, Section 1 of the Big Book,
complete the 7 text completion questions (p. 29).
Timed (7-9 minutes): In Test 1, Section 4 of the
Big Book, complete the 7 text completion questions
(p. 48).
Review
Carefully go through the Answer Explanation Class and
compare your method of solving the questions to mine.
Congrats! You’ve just finished your second day of GRE study.
Day 3 (Quant)
Foundation
ETS Math Review Guide
Carefully work through the Geometry Chapter,
making sure you understand all concepts being
covered.
Complete the Geometry Exercise Questions.
Watch my Geometry Exercise Walkthrough Video if
you’re having any trouble.
Practice
GRE Big Book
In Test 1, Section 7, complete questions 1-10 (p.
61).
In Test 1, Section 7, complete questions 16-20 (p.
63).
In Test 2, Section 2, complete questions 1-11 (p.
76).
In Test 2, Section 2, complete questions 16-20 (p.
78).
Review
Compare your answers from the practice session to the
answer key at the end of each test. Carefully review any
mistakes and solve all incorrect problems again.
Congrats! You’ve just finished your third day of GRE study.
Day 4 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Group 1 Vocabulary Words.
Take Group 1 Vocabulary Quiz.
Study Group 2 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet List w/
pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Class
Complete any homework from session 1.
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework from session 2.
Watch Session 3.
Practice
GRE Big Book
Untimed: In Test 2, Section 1 of the Big Book,
complete the 7 text completion questions (p. 69).
Timed (7-9 minutes): In Test 2, Section 4 of the
Big Book, complete the 7 text completion questions
(p. 88).
Review
Carefully go through the Answer Explanation Class for
Test 2 and compare your method of solving the
questions to mine.
Congrats! You’ve just finished your fourth day of GRE study.
Day 5 (Quant)
Foundation
ETS Math Review Guide
Carefully work through the Data Analysis Chapter,
making sure you understand all concepts being
covered.
Complete the Data Analysis Exercise Questions.
Watch my Data Analysis Exercise Walkthrough
Videos if you’re having any difficulty:
Walkthrough Video 1
Walkthrough Video 2
Walkthrough Video 3
Walkthrough Video 4
Practice
GRE Big Book
In Test 1, Section 3, complete questions 21-25 (pp.
45-46).
In Test 1, Section 7, complete questions 21-25 (pp.
64-65).
In Test 2, Section 2, complete questions 21-25 (pp.
79-80).
In Test 2, Section 5, complete questions 21-25 (pp.
98-99)
Review
Compare your answers from the practice session to the
answer key at the end of each test. Carefully review any
mistakes and solve all incorrect problems again.
Day 6 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Group 1 and Group 2 Vocabulary Words.
Take Group 2 Vocabulary Quiz.
Study Group 3 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet List w/
pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Class
Complete any homework from session 3.
Watch Session 4.
Complete any homework from session 4
Watch Session 5.
Practice
GRE Official Guide (should have arrived in the mail by
now)
Untimed: Complete Text Completion Questions
1-5 in Set 1. Discrete Questions: Easy
Untimed: Complete Sentence Equivalence
Questions 6-8 in Set 1. Discrete Questions: Easy
Timed (10 minutes): Complete Text Completion
Questions 1-5 in Set 3. Discrete Questions:
Medium
Timed (3 minutes): Complete Sentence
Equivalence Questions 6-8 in Set 3. Discrete
Questions: Medium
Review
Compare your answers from the practice session to the
answer key at the end of each exercise. Carefully review
any mistakes and solve all incorrect problems again.
Foundation
Go through ETS Math Review Guide and make sure
you’re reasonably comfortable with all concepts.
Review Groups 1-3 Vocabulary Words.
Take Group 3 Vocabulary Quiz.
Diagnostic Test
Go the ETS GRE website.
Create an account if you haven’t already done so.
Click on “Shop for Test Preparation.”
“Buy” the PowerPrep 1 Test for $0.
Take the test.
Skip the two essay sections.
Do both Verbal and both Quant sections (total time:
approximately 2 hours).
Review
Before looking at the PowerPrep 1 walkthroughs, try to
solve the questions you answered incorrectly again. See
if you can catch your mistakes.
Refer to the PowerPrep 1 walkthroughs to compare your
methods to mine:
First Verbal Section (Medium)
Second Verbal Section EASY (if you didn’t do so
hot on section 1 Verbal)
Second Verbal Section MEDIUM (if you did so-so
on section 1 Verbal)
Second Verbal Section HARD (if you killed section
1 Verbal)
First Quant Section (Medium)
Second Quant Section EASY (if it just wasn’t your
day on section 1 Quant)
Second Quant Section MEDIUM (if you did so-so
on section 1 Quant)
Second Quant Section HARD (if you dominated
section 1 Quant)
Reflection
Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses.
NOTE: This lesson plan assumes that you need help in
ALL areas of the test, but, if the PowerPrep 1 result
indicated otherwise, you can adjust the study plan
accordingly.
Congrats! You’ve just finished your seventh day of GRE study.
Day 8 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Arithmetic and Algebra Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework from session 1.
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework from session 2.
Watch Session 3.
Complete any homework from session 3.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Complete Questions 1-14 in Set 1. Discrete
Questions: Easy
GRE Big Book
Untimed: In Test 1, Section 3, complete questions
11-15 (p. 43).
Untimed: In Test 1, Section 3, complete questions
26-30 (p. 47).
Timed (7 minutes): In Test 1, Section 7, complete
questions 11-15 (p. 62).
Timed (7 minutes): In Test 1, Section 7, complete
questions 26-30 (p. 66).
Review
Carefully check your GRE Official Guide answers with
the answer key at the end of the chapter. Also review the
answer explanations carefully.
Review your GRE Big Book Practice in the Test 1
Walkthrough (harder questions). NOTE: Not all of the
questions are covered in this walkthrough, but most of
them are.
Day 9 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 Vocabulary
words.
Study Group 4 Vocabulary words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Study Group 5 Vocabulary words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Strategy
Complete any homework from session 5.
Watch Session 6.
Complete any homework from session 6.
Watch Session 7.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete Text Completion Questions
(5-8, 14-17) in GRE Practice Test 1, Section 3.
Untimed: Complete Sentence Equivalence
Practice Questions (21-25) in GRE Practice Test 1,
Section 3.
Timed (12 minutes): Complete Text Completion
Questions (10-13, 17-20) in GRE Practice Test 1,
Section 4.
Timed (4 minutes): Complete Sentence
Equivalence Questions (1-4) in GRE Practice Test
1, Section 4.
Review
Carefully check your GRE Official Guide answers with
the answer key at the end of the chapter. Also review the
answer explanations carefully.
Day 10 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Arithmetic and Algebra Class
Watch Session 4.
Complete any homework from session 4.
Watch Session 5.
Complete any homework from session 5.
Watch Session 6.
Complete any homework from session 6.
Practice
Quantitative Reasoning Practice Book
Untimed: Complete Questions (1-19) from
Arithmetic Chapter
GRE Big Book
Untimed: In Test 2, Section 2, complete questions
12-15 (p. 77).
Untimed: In Test 2, Section 2, complete questions
26-30 (p. 81).
Timed (7 minutes): In Test 2, Section 5, complete
questions 11-15 (p. 96).
Timed (7 minutes): In Test 2, Section 5, complete
questions 26-30 (pp. 99-100).
Review
Carefully check your Quantitative Reasoning Practice
Book answers with the answer key at the end of the
chapter. Also review the answer explanations carefully.
Review your GRE Big Book Practice in the Test 2
Walkthrough (harder questions). NOTE: Not all of the
questions are covered in this walkthrough, but most of
them are.
Congrats! You’ve finished your tenth day of GRE study - 1/3 done!
Day 11 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, and Group
5 Vocabulary words.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 4.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 5.
Study Group 6 Vocabulary words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Study Group 7 Vocabulary words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Class
Complete any homework from session 7.
Watch Session 8.
Complete homework from session 8.
You can review your Session 8 homework at the
beginning of Session 9.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Complete Text Completion Questions 1-6 in Set 5.
Discrete Questions: Hard
Complete Sentence Equivalence Questions 7-9) in
Set 5. Discrete Questions: Hard
2010 GRE Paper-based Practice Test
Untimed: Complete Text Completion Questions
(1-8) in Section 3 (pp. 50-53).
Untimed: Complete Sentence Equivalence
Questions (15-19) in Section 3 (p. 56).
Timed (12 minutes): Complete Text Completion
Questions (1-8) in Section 4 (pp. 60-62).
Timed (4 minutes): Complete Sentence
Equivalence Questions (16-19) in Section 4 (p. 66).
Review
Carefully review your GRE Official Guide answers with
key at the end of the chapter. Make sure you’re also
reading the book’s explanations for questions you got
wrong.
Carefully review the answers and approach for the
Section 3 untimed practice here.
Carefully review the answers and approach for the
Section 4 timed practice here.
Day 12 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Arithmetic and Algebra Class
Watch Session 9 (beginning of algebra).
Complete any homework from session 9.
Watch Session 10.
Complete any homework from session 10.
Strategy
Dedicated Quant Strategies Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework from session 1
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Complete Questions 1-14 in Set 2. Discrete
Questions: Medium
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete questions (1-30) in Test 3,
Section 2 (pp. 116-121)
Timed (35 minutes): Complete questions (1-30) in
Test 3, Section 6 (pp. 140-146)
Review
Carefully compare your GRE Official Guide practice
answers to the answer key at the end of the chapter. Go
through the book’s explanations for any questions you
got wrong.
Compare your Big Book answers with the answer key at
the end of the test.
For the harder quant questions from Big Book Test 3,
please refer to Old GRE Walkthrough Harder Quant
Questions Test 3.
Day 13 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, and Group 7
Vocabulary words.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 6.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 7.
Study Group 8 Vocabulary words (Quizlet w/
pictures).
Study Group 9 Vocabulary words (Quizlet w/
pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Reading Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework from session 1.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete reading questions (2-9) in Set
2. Reading Comprehension Questions: Easy
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Short Passage Questions
(24-27) in Test 1, Section 1 (p. 33).
Timed (8 minutes): Complete Short Passage
Questions (24-27) in Test 1, Section 4 (p. 52).
Review
Carefully compare your GRE Official Guide answers to
those in the answer key at the end of the chapter. Check
the book’s explanations for any answers you got wrong.
Check your Big Book answers in Old GRE Walkthrough
Short Passages Test 1.
Day 14 (Quant)
Foundation
GRE Dedicated Arithmetic and Algebra Class
Watch Session 11.
Complete any homework from session 11.
Watch Session 12.
Complete any homework from session 12.
Strategy
Dedicated Quant Strategies Class
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework from session 2.
Practice
2010 GRE Paper-based Practice Test
Untimed: Complete Quant Questions (1-25) in
Section 5 (pp. 71-80).
Timed (40 minutes): Complete Quant Questions
(1-25) in Section 6 (82-91).
Review
For untimed practice, Refer to Another GRE
Walkthrough: The Quantitative Comparison Questions
and Another GRE Walkthrough: The Problem Solving
Questions to compare your answers and methodology to
mine for the 2010 GRE Paper-based Practice Test
exercise.
For timed practice, compare your answers to the
answer key at the end of the test. Re-solve any
questions that you answered incorrectly.
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, and Groups 7-9.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 8.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 9.
Study Group 10 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Study Group 11 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Reading Class
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework from session 2.
Watch Session 3.
Complete any homework from session 3.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete reading questions (1-9) in Set
4. Reading Comprehension Questions: Medium
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Short Passage Questions
(17-20) in Test 2, Section 1 (p. 71).
Untimed: Complete Short Passage Questions
(17-20) in Test 2, Section 4 (p. 90).
Timed (7-8 minutes): Complete Short Passage
Questions (23-26) in Test 3, Section 3 (p. 126).
Timed (7-8 minutes): Complete Short Passage
Questions (24-27) in Test 3, Section 5 (p. 138).
Review
Carefully compare your GRE Official Guide answers to
the answer key at the end of the chapter. Review the
book’s explanations for any questions you got wrong.
Refer to Old GRE Walkthrough Short Reading Passages
Test 2 and Old GRE Walkthrough Short Reading
Passages Test 3 to compare your answers and
methodology to mine.
Day 16 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Arithmetic and Algebra Class
Watch Session 13.
Complete any homework from session 13.
Watch Session 14.
Complete any homework from session 14.
Watch Session 15.
Complete any homework from session 15.
Practice
GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice Book
Untimed: Complete Questions (1-17) from Algebra
Chapter.
GRE Big Book
Timed: Complete Questions (1-30) in Test 4,
Section 2 (pp. 156-161).
Review
Carefully review your GRE Quantitative Reasoning
Practice book answers with the answer key at the end of
the chapter. Review the book’s explanations for any
questions you got wrong.
Refer to Old GRE Walkthrough Quant Harder Questions
Test 4 to see solutions on the harder questions of Test 4.
Day 17 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, Groups 7-9, Group 10,
and Group 11 Vocabulary words.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 10.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 11.
Study Group 12 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures)
Study Group 13 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures)
Strategy
Dedicated Reading Class
Watch Session 4.
Complete any homework from session 4.
Watch Session 5.
Complete any homework from session 5.
Practice
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Long Passage Questions
(17-23) in Test 1, Section 1 (pp. 31-32).
Untimed: Complete Long Passage Questions
(17-23) in Test 1, Section 4 (pp. 50-51).
Timed (15 minutes): Complete Long Passage
Questions (21-27) in Test 2, Section 1 (pp. 72-73).
Timed (13 minutes): Complete Long Passage
Questions (21-27) in Test 2, Section 4 (pp. 91-92).
Review
Refer to Old GRE Walkthrough Long Passages Test 1
and Old GRE Walkthrough Long Passages Test 2 to
compare your answers and methodology to mine.
Day 18 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Geometry Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework for session 1.
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework for session 2.
Watch Session 3.
Practice
GRE Quantitative Reasoning Book
Untimed: Complete questions (1-25) in Mixed
Practice Set 1.
GRE Big Book
Timed (35 minutes): Complete questions (1-30) in
Test 4, Section 5 (pp. 175-180)
Review
For the GRE Quantitative Reasoning practice questions,
compare your answers to the answer key at the end of
the chapter. Also go through any explanations of
problems that you did not do correctly.
For the GRE Big Book practice, refer to Old GRE
Walkthrough Quant Harder Questions Test 4 to see
answer explanations of some of the harder questions.
Day 19 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, Groups 7-9, Groups
10-12, and Group 13 Vocabulary words.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 12.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 13.
Study Group 14 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Study Group 15 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Reading Class
Watch Session 6.
Complete any homework from session 6.
Watch Session 7.
Complete any homework from session 7.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete Reading Questions (3-8) in
Set 6. Reading Comprehension Questions: Hard
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Long Passage Questions
(16-22) in Test 3, Section 3 (pp. 124-125).
Timed (13 minutes): Complete Long Passage
Questions (17-23) in Test 3, Section 5 (pp.
136-137).
Review
For the GRE Official Guide practice questions, compare
your answers to the answer key at the end of the chapter
and go through any answer explanations for problems
that you got wrong.
For the Big Book practice questions, refer to Old GRE
Walkthrough Long Passages Test 3.
Day 20 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Geometry Class
Watch Session 4.
Complete any homework for session 4.
Watch Session 5.
Complete any homework for session 5.
Strategy
Dedicated Quant Strategies Class
Watch Session 3.
Complete any homework for session 3.
Practice
GRE Quantitative Reasoning Book
Untimed: Complete Questions (1-13) from
Geometry Chapter.
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete Questions (1-25) in GRE
Practice Test 1, Section 5.
Timed (40 minutes): Complete Questions (1-25) in
GRE Practice Test 1, Section 6.
Review
For all practice questions, compare your answers to the
answer keys at the end of the chapters. Go through any
answer explanations for questions that you got wrong.
Day 21 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, Groups 7-9, Groups
10-12, and Groups 13-15 Vocabulary words.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 14.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 15.
Study Group 16 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Study Group 17 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures).
Strategy
Dedicated Reading Class
Watch Session 8.
Complete any homework for session 8.
Watch Session 9.
Complete any homework for session 9.
Practice
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Short Passage Questions
(17-20) and Long Passage Questions (21-27) in
Test 4, Section 1 (pp. 151-153).
Timed (7 minutes, 12 minutes): Complete Short
Passage Questions (17-20) and Long Passage
Questions (21-27) in Test 4, Section 4 (pp.
170-172).
Review
For Short Passage Questions (untimed and timed),
refer to Old GRE Walkthrough Short Passages Test 4.
For Long Passage Questions (untimed and timed),
refer to Old GRE Walkthrough Long Passages Test 4.
Congrats! You’ve finished your twenty-first day of GRE study.
Day 22 (AWA)
Foundation
Issue Essay
Watch Greg Mat’s Issue Essay Step-By-Step Guide
Walkthrough.
Watch an additional video on How to Organize
Issue Essays.
Watch Greg write an Issue Essay Live.
Practice
Organizing Issue Essays
Randomly generate three Issue Prompts using the
Random Essay Generator Tool and organize each
essay (Thesis, Supporting Ideas, Concession).
Timed (30 minutes): Write an essay “live” using
the GRE Essay Writer Tool.
Review
Post your essay to the Discord Server and see if a kind
soul will help you out with feedback.
Alternatively, use the GRE Score-it-Now service to get
an actual grade.
Day 23 (AWA)
Foundation
Argument Essay
Watch Greg Mat’s Argument Essay Step-By-Step
Guide Walkthrough.
Watch an additional video on Finding Holes in GRE
Argument Prompts.
Watch Greg write an Argument Essay Live.
Practice
Organizing Issue Essays
Randomly generate three Argument Prompts using
the Random Essay Generator Tool and organize
each essay (Thesis, Supporting Ideas,
Concession).
Timed (30 minutes): Write an essay “live” using
the GRE Essay Writer Tool.
Review
Post your essay to the Discord Server and see if a kind
soul will help you out with feedback.
Alternatively, use the GRE Score-it-Now service to get
an actual grade.
Day 24 (Quant)
Foundation
Coordinate Geometry Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework from session 1.
Dedicated Data Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework from session 1.
Watch Session 2.Complete any homework from
session 2.
Practice
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete Questions 1-15 in Set 3.
Discrete Questions: Hard
GRE Big Book
Timed (35 minutes): Complete questions (1-30) in
Test 4, Section 5 (pp. 175-180)
Review
For GRE Official Guide practice questions, compare your
answers to the answer key at the end of the chapter. For
any incorrect problems, thoroughly review the book’s
explanation.
For GRE Big Book questions, refer to Old GRE
Walkthrough Harder Questions Test 4 to see answer
explanations for some of the harder questions.
Day 25 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, Groups 7-9, Groups
10-12, Groups 13-15, Group 16, and Group 17.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 16.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 17.
Study Group 18 Vocabulary Words (Quizlet w/ pictures)
— last group!
Strategy
Dedicated Critical Reasoning Class
Watch Session 1.
Complete any homework from session 1.
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework from session 2.
Watch Session 3.
Complete any homework from session 3.
Practice
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Critical Reasoning Questions
(8-10) in Test 1, Section 2 (p. 36).
Untimed: Complete Critical Reasoning Questions
(23-25) in Test 1, Section 2 (pp. 39-40).
Timed: Complete Critical Reasoning Questions
(5-7) in Test 1, Section 6 (p. 55).
Timed: Complete Critical Reasoning Questions
(23-25) in Test 1, Section 6 (p. 59).
GRE Official Guide
Untimed: Complete Critical Reasoning Question
#1 in Set 2. Reading Comprehension Questions:
Easy.
Untimed: Complete Critical Reasoning Question
#3 in Set 4. Reading Comprehension Questions:
Medium.
Untimed: Complete Critical Reasoning Questions
#1 and #2 in Set 6. Reading Comprehension
Questions: Hard.
Review
For GRE Big Book exercises, compare your answers
with the answer key at the end of the test.
For GRE Official Guide questions, compare your
answers with the answer keys at the end of each
chapter. Thoroughly read the book’s explanations for any
questions you answered incorrectly.
Day 26 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Coordinate Geometry Class
Watch Session 2.
Complete any homework from session 2.
Dedicated Data Class
Watch Session 3.
Complete any homework from session 3.
Watch Session 4.
Complete any homework from session 4.
Strategy
Dedicated Quant Strategies Class
Watch Session 5.
Complete any homework from session 5.
Practice
GRE Quantitative Reasoning Book
Untimed: Complete Questions (1-25) from Data
Analysis chapter.
Review
Compare your answers from the GRE Quantitative
Reasoning exercise with the answer key at the end of
the chapter. Refer to the book’s explanations for any
problems you answered incorrectly.
Day 27 (Verbal)
Foundation
Review Groups 1-3, Groups 4-6, Groups 7-9, Groups
10-12, Groups 13-15, and Groups 16-18.
Take Vocabulary Quiz 18.
Practice
GRE Big Book
Untimed: Complete Text Completion Questions
(1-7) in Test 5, Section 2 (p. 195).
Untimed: Complete Long Reading Passage
Questions (17-23) in Test 5, Section 2 (pp.
197-198).
Untimed: Complete Short Reading Passage
Questions (24-27) in Test 5, Section 2 (p. 199).
GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Book
Timed (35 minutes): Complete the Verbal
Questions (1-25) in Mixed Practice Set 1.
Review
For the GRE Big Book exercises, refer to the following:
Old GRE Walkthrough Text Completion Test 5
Old GRE Walkthrough Long Reading Passages
Test 5
Old GRE Walkthrough Short Reading Passages
Test 5
For the Verbal Reasoning Practice Book exercise,
compare your answers to the answer key at the end of
the chapter. Thoroughly review your wrong answers and
check the explanations for the questions you answered
incorrectly.
Day 28 (Quant)
Foundation
Dedicated Data Class
Watch Session 5.
Complete any homework from session 5.
Watch Session 6.
Complete any homework from session 6.
Strategy
Dedicated Quant Strategies Class
Watch Session 6.
Complete any homework from session 6.
Practice
GRE Quantitative Reasoning Book
Timed (40 minutes): Complete questions (1-25) in
Mixed Practice Set 2.
Review
For the Mixed Practice Set exercise, compare your
answers to the answer key at the end of the chapter.
Thoroughly check your answers, re-solve any incorrect
ones, and review the explanations in the book for the
questions you got wrong.
Practice Test
GRE Official Guide
Complete the GRE Practice Set 2 in ONE SITTING
under TIMED conditions.
30 minutes for the Issue Essay
30 minutes for the Argument Essay
35 minutes for Section 3 Verbal
10 minutes for a break
35 minutes for Section 4 Verbal
40 minutes for Section 5 Quant
40 minutes for Section 6 Quant
Use the table at the end of the test to convert your
raw score to your scaled score.
Take the rest of the day off.
NOTE: You might wonder why we’re not using PowerPrep
Test II. That’s because that test exhibits a lot of variance in
scores compared to PowerPrep Test I. I also want you to save
it in case you need to take the real GRE test again.
Day 30 (Review)
Reflection
You’ve been on quite a journey. Even if you didn’t finish
every exercise or every video in the plan, you powered
through an extremely intensive GRE crash course. Well
done!
If your score on the practice test yesterday was not ideal,
don’t panic. Variance in scores is normal. It doesn’t
mean you learned nothing.
What you need to do now is go through that test very
carefully and do a thorough review. We can learn from
our mistakes. Never forget that.
Review
Make a list of every question you answered incorrectly.
Try to solve it again WITHOUT looking at any
explanations.
Put into words what mistake you made. Was it
vocabulary? Logic? Lack of a math concept? Silly
mistake? Got tricked?
Finally, go through the book’s answer explanations if
you’re still struggling with a problem.
Emotions
Keep your emotions in check. The GRE does not define
you. It’s just a stupid game — a game you can always
play again.
Good luck on your test!