Is the GRE hard ?
Many find the GRE hard, but few really understand why! This article will educate you on what makes the GRE hard and how you can strategise your preparation to get better scores.
Here are some things that make the GRE hard.
- It is a 4 hour long test
- GRE requires you to be ‘zoned in’ through the entire test (can’t take a quick nap or zone out for a few minutes – you just don’t have the time).
- A time sensitive test: you have about a minute and a half for each question and getting as many correct is important – so time management and the ability to prioritise are essential skills.
- A Stressful experience – refer points 1 to 3, those by themselves will add to insane stress levels. Add to that performance anxiety, physiological stress etc.. You get the picture!
- The Verbal section tests insane vocabulary and it tests it in context: which means that “mugging up” words DOES NOT work and you’ll need to learn a large volume of complex words contextually to do well!
- Questions and Answers are created by psychometrists, which means they are designed to trap you into selecting answers that “sound right” but aren’t! Strategic thinking and following a very methodical approach is the ONLY way to avoid these cognitive traps! This unfortunates cannot be “prepared for” last minute. These need to be built into you as a habit – through consistent practice. Ideally over a 2 – 3 month period.
But there’s good news…
- Apart from Vocabulary, GRE is devoid of “theory”
- It is a predominantly strategy and critical reasoning based test. These skills are easy to learn when approached properly.
- It doesn’t take too much time to prepare for like the CAT or GATE. You’ll be able to reach peak scores in about 2–3 months of consistent, systematic prep because the GRE is a strategy based test.
- The GRE is a standardised test, which means that the “syllabus” is set! Even the WAY in which questions will be created and the WAY in which options will be RIGHT or WRONG is predictable!
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So if you can prepare keeping these in mind, focusing on Strategy and consistent vocabulary building, then you’re likely to see substantial score improvements in a reasonably short time! For example a lot of my students come in with a score of 290–295, with our prep program they quickly scale up to a 320+ score range in 2 months or less!
Vaishnavi’s GRE experience
The classes, the way they were structured and the level of individual attention was good. The teachers use novel method to help make learning interesting, I was able to remember everything and apply all I learned on test day. It was a very nice experience and I strongly recommend Plus Prep to anyone!
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2018-04-28T16:58:44+05:30
Vaishnavi
GRE 334
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Shivangi’s GRE and Admission experience
Thank you so much Plusprep for helping me to get an admission in my dream university - University of Cornell.
I have joined PlusPrep for my GRE coaching and admission assistance and got score of 326 .They have helped me through the end to end process of applications. Teachers and counsellors are very experienced.
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I have joined PlusPrep for my GRE coaching and admission assistance and got score of 326 .They have helped me through the end to end process of applications. Teachers and counsellors are very experienced.
These guys are really awesome! Once again Thanks PlusPrep 🙂
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2020-03-06T22:34:42+05:30
Shivangi,
GRE - 326;
University of Cornell
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Malavika Vinay’s experience with Plusprep
I searched for the perfect consultants who would help me with my GRE, IELTS and admissions. I had no idea what I wanted to do for my masters, but I found answers for all my questions with Plusprep who were the perfect match. They helped me identify which programs and colleges would best fit me, put me on an extensive GRE and IELTS training program.
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2020-03-13T14:07:41+05:30
Malvika Vinay,
Received admits from:
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Australian National University (ANU)
University of Sydney
University of Melbourne
Monash University (with scholarship)
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Samrita’s GRE & Admission Experience – Plusprep
Plusprep is real value for money. Absolutely amazing and helping faculty and administrative staff. I took GRE coaching from here and got unlimited doubt clearing sessions. Anybody who is looking for education aboard should really get themselves enrolled here. The admission counselling services have been extremely helpful and they skilfully guided me through the tricky process of masters admission.
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2020-01-17T16:15:55+05:30
Samrita Bakshi,
GRE 317
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Pranay Khattri’s GRE experience with Plusprep
Scored a 159 in Verbal and 169 in Quant, all thanks to Plusprep's timely guidance!
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2020-01-19T14:31:31+05:30
Pranay Khattri,
GRE 328,
Final decision: UCLA
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Amatya Agarwal’s GRE experience with Plusprep
Definitely, one of the best coaching institute for GRE prep. The pedagogy deployed by Ajeeth sir helped me achieve my target score in verbal. They offer personalised test prep advise and attention, highly recommended.
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2020-01-17T11:23:32+05:30
Amatya Agarwal, GRE 322
Verbal 161, Quant 161
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Yagneseni’s GRE experience
"The classes were very innovative; for example, the verbal trainer used very interesting puzzles and games to help teach vocabulary. Even difficult and "boring" topics seemed fun and interesting with the teachers. I owe my 98 percentile on the GRE to Plus Prep!"
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2018-05-27T12:03:57+05:30
Yagneseni
Masters in Mechanical Engineering - MIT
GRE 337
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Udesh’s GRE experience
Thank you Plusprep for helping me with my GRE prep. I am really happy with my score improvement, since i improved by twenty points from my initial test score (verbal-158, Quant-166). The teachers are really supportive and given me a lot personalised attention. I just started my application process with them; hoping will end up with a good university 🙂
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2020-03-06T22:26:48+05:30
Udesh U,
GRE 324
Verbal-158; Quant-166
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If you want a quick taste of the GRE – take these free assessment tests.
- Quantitative Reasoning Test Readiness Assessment – Plus Prep
- GRE Verbal Test Readiness Test – Plus Prep