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Learn about Keith’s GRE prep strategy that got
him a 1560 Score and how it can benefit YOU!
him a 1560 Score and how it can benefit YOU!
What does it take to be a GRE Winner?
If you think it is only knowledge that will make you a GRE Winner, think again.
Knowledge can only take you so far!
There are scores of successful MBAs, Math graduates and even Doctorates who,
when they took the GRE, did not manage to get a 99 percentile.
You need the other ‘intangible’ qualities & smart Studying Strategies to make it
work.
Go through this 'Free' Website and :
Learn about the Common GRE pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Strategies & Practice for New GRE Math questions Types.
Worried about the New Verbal Question Types?
Get some free practice on the New GRE Verbal Question Types here
Nearly Hundred free practice questions with complete explanations for GRE Verbal
Top Tips for GRE Analogies
Learn how GRE Winners Improve their GRE Reading skills.
Get some practice solving typical 99 percentile tough GRE Math questions.
Of course, you cannot forget the all important 'GRE Vocabulary' section.
This section does NOT give you thousands of 'dry' words with meaning.
It provides you with the 1100 Most Important GRE Words, and clear illustrates their usage
in sentences.
Try a Free Full Length Online GRE MATH test
Try a Free Full Length Online GRE VERBAL test
Products for Sale on this site
Aiming at 700+ in GRE Math? Have a look at the Winners' Guide to 99 Percentile GRE
Math.
Feel uncomfortable with Reading Comprehension? Triple your Reading Speed with Better
Comprehension! Winners' Guide to GRE Reading Comprehension
And then there is the 'Ways of the GRE Winners', an invaluable guide for anyone
aiming at a 1500+ score.
and much more.......
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Keith, a GRE Winner, describes his preparation strategy
in his own words
GRE Math
I think most of the books available In the market today do not offer you enough
‘Tough’ problems In Quant, the kind you need to score In the high nineties.
Also, the GRE has more emphasis on Probability, a topic that most of the
standard books tend to ignore.
I focused on being familiar with the math tables, various formulae, especially in Geometry
& Mensuration and doing as many section tests as I could get hold of.
GRE Verbal- Reading Comprehension
If you find RC as your weak area, I would recommend reading ‘How to Read
Faster and Better’ by Norman Lewis. (This is available at Amazon.com)
The Reading Comprehension passages in the GRE are mostly on different
topics like Science, History, Arts, Society etc. Depending on you background
and interests, you will find at least 1 or 2 very easy.
It makes sense to get familiar with other topic that you do not normally come
across in your course work or recreational reading.
The strategy I used was to read the passage quickly to get a rough idea of what
the topic was about, and then to read bits required to answer each question
again.
You are likely to find at least one question about the ‘Central Idea’ of the
passage, so the first quick read helps here.
For the other questions, you are likely to know which bit of the passage to read
again, so this strategy usually works quite well.
The dreaded Word List
I focused on mostly the high frequency words from various Books, with Barrons being the
core focus.
The problem with Baron was that even though it has 3500 words, the Webster dictionary
has many times more!!
So I first looked at the high frequency lists and then drilled down deeper into other lists.
GRE Sentence Completion
My core strategy around this has been elimination.
What I studied for My GRE Prep
My first step was with the Big Book –This should really be the first step In
your GRE preparation. This contains the real ‘retired’ GRE questions from past
years.
In the first practice test I only got a 1100.
Did not lose heart though. Went through all the answers, right or wrong, with a
fine tooth comb to identify which areas I needed to focus on.
If you expect a score of 1400+, the questions here will seem to be easier than
the real GRE. The reason for that is this book has only a limited number of
‘Tough’ questions compared to the actual GRE.
GRE Course / Books that I followed
Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE: Graduate Record Examination
This is a book every GRE aspirant is undoubtedly aware of.
It is most famous for its word lists, containing arcane words the testers at ETS love to ask.
Read the book. You will totally believe that the people at ETS do not speak normal
English like the rest of us.
GRE Big Book, published by the Educational Testing Service.
It contains question papers culled from the paper and pencil avatar of the GRE over
several years, and is published by the same people who set the tests, ETS.
This book is a must-have!
ETS was probably in a good mood when they released this book to the public--ETS rarely
releases so much official material at one time for such a low price.
Like all official materials, this book is unbeatable for quality of questions. None of the
other practice books can come close to the quality of questions you will find in this book.
Unsurpassed quantity: This book contains 27 actual, full tests that were administered in
the past. This number of tests is more than most people would ever need to practice.
However, this book contains NO explanations or strategies--it's pure practice. If you need
strategies or explanations, you will have to look elsewhere.
For whatever reason however, this book is now out of print. You will need to be creative in
finding a copy. You could try ebay.com:
iii. Kaplan Higher Score on the GRE CD
This CD contains a diagnostic test, three full-length Computer Adaptive Tests and six
sectional tests, in addition to a few nifty tools.
The Verbal Ability Section is much tougher than what one is likely to find elsewhere (and
in the actual exam as well). The Quantitative Reasoning section is tougher as well.
So I took these scores with a pinch of salt!!
The PowerPrep CD
When you book your date to write the GRE, you will receive this CD from ETS.
My GRE Exam
The D Day Experience
I did not study or take any tests on the penultimate day. Just went though some
quant formulae and Words that I had jotted down.
Do not know anyone who has not felt some pangs before the actual test.
Thankfully I was thoroughly familiar with the pattern of the test so was a little
more comfortable than I would have been otherwise!!
Remember, during those tense hours, any rest break is on your own time!!! So it
is best to take it if you finish one of your sections before time.
I was confident of getting 1400+ but did not exactly know how much I would get till
I got the score.
Most people who get In the 1400+ bracket would have had to take some
guesses, especially towards the end of a section. I did too and was quite nervous.
In Reality when I finished the test I was wondering whether to cancel it, a question
that crosses many a mind!!
Fortunately I did not do that and was quite shocked when I got a whopping score
of 1560!!!
GRE Tutoring
Is it worth the money?
Introductory Courses
I am a staunch believer In Self Study. Most (though not all, especially quant!!) of
the concepts tested In GRE are around the High School level.
However, if you have been out of touch with basic Quant and English for
sometime, it does make sense to go In for an introductory two day course.
The important thing is to do serious preparation on your own after you have done
such a course.
Private Tutoring
This does help!!
However, In order to get the best out of your money (you won’t get too much time
with your tutor!!), it is best to clearly identify you weak areas and inform your tutor
about them so that he/she is sufficiently prepared.
I think Private Tutoring should be treated more as an exception for things that
you find too difficult to understand rather than for covering the whole syllabus.
So, that was how Keith did it.
Keith was a student of my-GRE and employed the exclusive strategies to
increase his score dramatically.
You can find detailed strategies for each of the GRE sections, and tips for
scoring 1400+ in the ebook Ways of the GRE Winners.
This guide was originally prepared exclusively for students who take private
coaching from my-GRE.
Now it is being made available for anyone who is aiming at 1400+ score in the
GRE.
If you think it is only knowledge that will make you a GRE Winner, think again.
Knowledge can only take you so far!
There are scores of successful MBAs, Math graduates and even Doctorates who,
when they took the GRE, did not manage to get a 99 percentile.
You need the other ‘intangible’ qualities & smart Studying Strategies to make it
work.
Go through this 'Free' Website and :
Learn about the Common GRE pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Strategies & Practice for New GRE Math questions Types.
Worried about the New Verbal Question Types?
Get some free practice on the New GRE Verbal Question Types here
Nearly Hundred free practice questions with complete explanations for GRE Verbal
Top Tips for GRE Analogies
Learn how GRE Winners Improve their GRE Reading skills.
Get some practice solving typical 99 percentile tough GRE Math questions.
Of course, you cannot forget the all important 'GRE Vocabulary' section.
This section does NOT give you thousands of 'dry' words with meaning.
It provides you with the 1100 Most Important GRE Words, and clear illustrates their usage
in sentences.
Try a Free Full Length Online GRE MATH test
Try a Free Full Length Online GRE VERBAL test
Products for Sale on this site
Aiming at 700+ in GRE Math? Have a look at the Winners' Guide to 99 Percentile GRE
Math.
Feel uncomfortable with Reading Comprehension? Triple your Reading Speed with Better
Comprehension! Winners' Guide to GRE Reading Comprehension
And then there is the 'Ways of the GRE Winners', an invaluable guide for anyone
aiming at a 1500+ score.
and much more.......
Click here for our Complete Product range & Special Discounts
Sign up for Free Winning Tips to ace the GRE !!
Enter your name & Email and hit GO!!
Keith, a GRE Winner, describes his preparation strategy
in his own words
GRE Math
I think most of the books available In the market today do not offer you enough
‘Tough’ problems In Quant, the kind you need to score In the high nineties.
Also, the GRE has more emphasis on Probability, a topic that most of the
standard books tend to ignore.
I focused on being familiar with the math tables, various formulae, especially in Geometry
& Mensuration and doing as many section tests as I could get hold of.
GRE Verbal- Reading Comprehension
If you find RC as your weak area, I would recommend reading ‘How to Read
Faster and Better’ by Norman Lewis. (This is available at Amazon.com)
The Reading Comprehension passages in the GRE are mostly on different
topics like Science, History, Arts, Society etc. Depending on you background
and interests, you will find at least 1 or 2 very easy.
It makes sense to get familiar with other topic that you do not normally come
across in your course work or recreational reading.
The strategy I used was to read the passage quickly to get a rough idea of what
the topic was about, and then to read bits required to answer each question
again.
You are likely to find at least one question about the ‘Central Idea’ of the
passage, so the first quick read helps here.
For the other questions, you are likely to know which bit of the passage to read
again, so this strategy usually works quite well.
The dreaded Word List
I focused on mostly the high frequency words from various Books, with Barrons being the
core focus.
The problem with Baron was that even though it has 3500 words, the Webster dictionary
has many times more!!
So I first looked at the high frequency lists and then drilled down deeper into other lists.
GRE Sentence Completion
My core strategy around this has been elimination.
What I studied for My GRE Prep
My first step was with the Big Book –This should really be the first step In
your GRE preparation. This contains the real ‘retired’ GRE questions from past
years.
In the first practice test I only got a 1100.
Did not lose heart though. Went through all the answers, right or wrong, with a
fine tooth comb to identify which areas I needed to focus on.
If you expect a score of 1400+, the questions here will seem to be easier than
the real GRE. The reason for that is this book has only a limited number of
‘Tough’ questions compared to the actual GRE.
GRE Course / Books that I followed
Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE: Graduate Record Examination
This is a book every GRE aspirant is undoubtedly aware of.
It is most famous for its word lists, containing arcane words the testers at ETS love to ask.
Read the book. You will totally believe that the people at ETS do not speak normal
English like the rest of us.
GRE Big Book, published by the Educational Testing Service.
It contains question papers culled from the paper and pencil avatar of the GRE over
several years, and is published by the same people who set the tests, ETS.
This book is a must-have!
ETS was probably in a good mood when they released this book to the public--ETS rarely
releases so much official material at one time for such a low price.
Like all official materials, this book is unbeatable for quality of questions. None of the
other practice books can come close to the quality of questions you will find in this book.
Unsurpassed quantity: This book contains 27 actual, full tests that were administered in
the past. This number of tests is more than most people would ever need to practice.
However, this book contains NO explanations or strategies--it's pure practice. If you need
strategies or explanations, you will have to look elsewhere.
For whatever reason however, this book is now out of print. You will need to be creative in
finding a copy. You could try ebay.com:
iii. Kaplan Higher Score on the GRE CD
This CD contains a diagnostic test, three full-length Computer Adaptive Tests and six
sectional tests, in addition to a few nifty tools.
The Verbal Ability Section is much tougher than what one is likely to find elsewhere (and
in the actual exam as well). The Quantitative Reasoning section is tougher as well.
So I took these scores with a pinch of salt!!
The PowerPrep CD
When you book your date to write the GRE, you will receive this CD from ETS.
My GRE Exam
The D Day Experience
I did not study or take any tests on the penultimate day. Just went though some
quant formulae and Words that I had jotted down.
Do not know anyone who has not felt some pangs before the actual test.
Thankfully I was thoroughly familiar with the pattern of the test so was a little
more comfortable than I would have been otherwise!!
Remember, during those tense hours, any rest break is on your own time!!! So it
is best to take it if you finish one of your sections before time.
I was confident of getting 1400+ but did not exactly know how much I would get till
I got the score.
Most people who get In the 1400+ bracket would have had to take some
guesses, especially towards the end of a section. I did too and was quite nervous.
In Reality when I finished the test I was wondering whether to cancel it, a question
that crosses many a mind!!
Fortunately I did not do that and was quite shocked when I got a whopping score
of 1560!!!
GRE Tutoring
Is it worth the money?
Introductory Courses
I am a staunch believer In Self Study. Most (though not all, especially quant!!) of
the concepts tested In GRE are around the High School level.
However, if you have been out of touch with basic Quant and English for
sometime, it does make sense to go In for an introductory two day course.
The important thing is to do serious preparation on your own after you have done
such a course.
Private Tutoring
This does help!!
However, In order to get the best out of your money (you won’t get too much time
with your tutor!!), it is best to clearly identify you weak areas and inform your tutor
about them so that he/she is sufficiently prepared.
I think Private Tutoring should be treated more as an exception for things that
you find too difficult to understand rather than for covering the whole syllabus.
So, that was how Keith did it.
Keith was a student of my-GRE and employed the exclusive strategies to
increase his score dramatically.
You can find detailed strategies for each of the GRE sections, and tips for
scoring 1400+ in the ebook Ways of the GRE Winners.
This guide was originally prepared exclusively for students who take private
coaching from my-GRE.
Now it is being made available for anyone who is aiming at 1400+ score in the
GRE.
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After my first two attempts at the GRE, I was
really desperate!!! I was consistently scoring
above 1400 in the Practice tests, but
somehow never got beyond 1200 during the
actual exam.
And then I heard of the 'Ways of the GRE
Winners' through a friend.
That I must say was the end of my misery!!
Applying the strategies and the mental
training in this book, I came out with flying
colors and got into the college of my choice.
Tim R. (GRE 1520)
really desperate!!! I was consistently scoring
above 1400 in the Practice tests, but
somehow never got beyond 1200 during the
actual exam.
And then I heard of the 'Ways of the GRE
Winners' through a friend.
That I must say was the end of my misery!!
Applying the strategies and the mental
training in this book, I came out with flying
colors and got into the college of my choice.
Tim R. (GRE 1520)
For a long time, I had set my eyes on
Cal-Tech. I knew that I really needed to
shine on the GRE, more so since my
grades were just about average.
Leaving nothing to chance I took an
extensive round of private tutoring, but still
ended up with a dismal 1100.
After reading the 'Ways' I finally realized
where my weaknesses lay. It was not the
lack of knowledge, you can find that in the
scores of commonly available books, it was
the approach to this unique exam, the
mental prep bits and the key strategies to
tackle each section. Glad to say I finally
make it with a score of 1580.
Roger M. (GRE 1580)
Cal-Tech. I knew that I really needed to
shine on the GRE, more so since my
grades were just about average.
Leaving nothing to chance I took an
extensive round of private tutoring, but still
ended up with a dismal 1100.
After reading the 'Ways' I finally realized
where my weaknesses lay. It was not the
lack of knowledge, you can find that in the
scores of commonly available books, it was
the approach to this unique exam, the
mental prep bits and the key strategies to
tackle each section. Glad to say I finally
make it with a score of 1580.
Roger M. (GRE 1580)
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