20 Step GRE Exam Study Plan

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Truth Not everyone can get score high in GRE, GMAT exams without hard work and
preparation.
II you are a mediocre student, then amount oI work you have to put will be more compared to
others. Everyone`s don`t have equal talent. But with exams like GRE, GMAT one can get high
score with practice and eIIort. We have published 10 Step GRE Study Plan, this article is an
expansion oI the same plan.
Don`t decide on your GRE Exam dates and start preparing Ior the exam. You will understand
why that is not the right way to prepare Ior GRE exam aIter reading the article below.
GRE Study Plan
1. irst, you need to know your current skill level and how much you can score with the
practice test.
2. To determine your current skill level, take a practice test using Power Prep Ior GRE. Lets
assume you got 900 in practice test.
3. Next determine how much you want to score in GRE (Be Realistic). It would be nice to
score 1600/1600, but you only certain amount oI time to study.
4. Your GRE Study plan will depend on the Iollowing
4 Type oI university you want to attend
4 Score you want to get Target Score.
5. So, lets assume you decided on a Target Score oI 1200. Next you have to plan your
course oI action to reach the target.
6. Make a detailed note oI your strengths and weakness Irom the practice test. To improve
your scores, you have to work on your weakness.
7. Determine your learning style.
4 Would you like to spend Iixed time every day
4 like to work with another Iriend preparing Ior exams
4 Spend Iixed time 2 days in a week, ..
8. To reach the target score oI 1200 in GRE Test, amount oI time you have to spend has to
be calculated based on
4 your learning style
4 time you plan to spend daily
4 &niversity deadlines
4 when you plan to write GRE | How to Register Ior GRE|
9. II you have only 2 months and I need to score 1200 and can spend only 1 hour per week,
then you can expect to score in GRE between 900 to 1000.
10.GRE Study Materials: Make sure you have enough and right test preparation materials. II
you plan to study Ior 3 months, then you need to have study materials Ior 3 months.
11.Have a notebook to track your perIormance.
12.Spend allocated according to the plan. Work on your weak areas ( Verbal Words, Maths
Algebra,..).
13.AIter completing the GRE practice test, make sure you spend more time analysis the
mistakes. II you spent 2 hours taking the test, spend atleast 3 hours to analyze the
mistakes. Instead iI you spend 30 mins to just see the right answers, you are not
improving your weak areas.
14.Make a note oI the mistakes you made and revise them weekly. So, you will not repeat
the same mistakes again.
15.Don`t Iorget to spend time to practice tests in strong areas oI GRE Test.
16.You need to have checkpoint to track your progress. II you have 4 months to study and
need to improve 200 points, then every month your score has to improve towards the
target score.
17.By end oI 2 months iI you are still scoring 900, then you have to blame yourselI. Go back
to the study plan and see iI you are really Iollowed the plan or just being ad-hoc and not
selI-disciplined enough to Iollow the plan.
18.II you learned new strategies Ior a section, during practice tests, you have to get the right
answers. II you spent 1 week to improve on a section and then end up getting many
incorrect answers, then you just wasted 1 week oI your preparation time.
19.or Example iI you are weak in GRE Reading Comprehension and you spent 1 week in
learning new strategies and iI you still get it wrong, then try new strategies. Solve 25
RC`s per day. Live and sleep RC`s, you will get it.
20.You M&ST stick to your study plan and Iollow it strictly. You need to have selI-
discipline to Iollow the plan and that what diIIerentiates Irom people who just have BIG
dreams and Achievers. You might get a tempting invite Irom Iriends to go to movie,
during your study time and you will decide 'I will go to movies and will make it up
next day. II you can really make it up, then you are good to enjoy the time. II not, you
can just yourselI as ust another loser, who is not going to be successful in getting
high GRE Score.
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