Know the GRE from the beginning perspective
1. Why you should take the general GRE test?
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is
a computer adaptive standardized test that considers as a university entrance
exam for Masters, MBA, or Ph.D. equivalent programs, especially in North
America. There is no score that guarantees admission but a minimum of 300
considers the pass mark for applying. You can balance low CGPA (below CGPA 3)
with a decent GRE score.
2. Exam format of GRE
2.1. There are three sections:
Analytical Writing: You will face two separate timed tasks. First, appear to analyze an issue task then analyze an arguments task. You will get 30 minutes for each written task & received a scale score of 0 to 6 out of 6.
Verbal
reasoning: You have to answer a total of 40 questions that come under two
sections. Each section contains 20 questions & gets a total of 30 minutes or
1.5 minutes per question or 90 seconds for each question to answer. You will
receive a scale score of 130 to 170 out of 170.
Quantitative
reasoning: You have to answer a total of 40 questions that come under two
sections. Each section contains 20 questions & gets a total of 35 minutes
or 1.75 minutes per question or 105 seconds for each question to answer. You
will receive a scale score of 130 to 170 out of 170.
During
the exam, if you face the verbal section first, then the exam sequence will be
Verbal reasoning Quantitative reasoning Verbal reasoning Quantitative reasoning Verbal reasoning
Cautions: One of the verbal reasoning sections will be the research or unscored section but not sure which one. Therefore, you have to equally perform better for all sections. If you found one section very difficult, do not consider it a research section, it is possible to get the next section more difficult than the previous one.
During the exam, if you face the quantitative section first, then the exam sequence will be
Quantitative reasoning Verbal reasoning Quantitative reasoning Verbal reasoning Quantitative reasoning
Repeat Cautions: One of the quantitative
reasoning sections will be the research or unscored section but not sure which
one. Therefore, you have to equally perform better for all sections. If you
found one section very difficult, do not consider it is a research section; it
is possible to get the next section more difficult than the previous one. 😱
3. Study materials
3.1 Analytical Writing: You will get the same prompt from ETS pools (Google search GRE ETS pool of issues/arguments, web www.ets.org). The best book for AWA is vibrant publishers (www.vibrantpublishers.com). Practice the entire book; it is probable to get common from the book on the real exam about 80%. You will find 30 issue tasks & 30 argument tasks.
3.2. Verbal reasoning: This is the tough
section & about 90% of students struggle to score verbal sections.
Therefore, you have to seriously prepare yourself with the right study
materials. Below are the breakdowns:
Sentence equivalence: You will face 4
questions per section, in total 8 questions at the end. This question appears
after a long RC & the number will be 16 to 20. ETS official books are the
best for practice but if you are suffering for basic, then first complete
Manhattan 7 to 8 or verbal grail books. Then, sequentially follow revised gre
cracked (www.revisedgrecracked.blogspot.com), pp-plus-tcse
(www.gre.kmf.com)
Text completion: You will face 6
questions per section, in total 12 questions. This question appears at first
& the number will be 1 to 6. GRE big book & ETS official books are the
best for practice but if you are suffering for basic, then first complete
Manhattan 7 to 8 or verbal grail books.
GMAT official guide: Only for critical
reasoning questions. You will face 2 CR (short-passage) per section with single
questions.
Power score LSAT Logical Reasoning
Bible: Only for selected critical reasoning questions. It will help you to
build up a strong basic not only for critical reasoning but also argument easy
of written section.
Power score LSAT Reading Comprehension
Bible: Only for long RC. It will help you to build up a strong basic.
American Super guide: Very good for RC
practice, same difficulty & concept even some RC is more difficult than
real GRE RC.
ETS big book: Golden book for RC
practice, same difficulty, pattern & concept.
Vocabulary: There are several ways to
learn words, some folk prefer image format, others found useful with context.
Checked which one applies to you, although there is no word limit, you can
practice the following resources:
Barron’s 1100 words: You find most of
the words in the real GRE exam but again not 100%. It is useful because focuses
more on context rather than dictionary meaning.
Magoosh 1000 words: This resource is for
those who love picture format but again 100% will be not common in the real GRE
exam.
Power score GRE vocabulary: In this
source, you will find 700 repeat words that mean appeared mostly in the real
exam.
Complement source: When practice any
verbal question, marked the unknown words & list it with words records.
Then, read newspapers from www.aldaily.com (ideas, criticism, debate), www.aeon.com with a vocabulary highlighter. It is 100% working to get common
words in the real exam & also effective to remember. 🙋
Word power made easy by Norman Lewis: To
build up basic through root, prefix, suffix & story, this book is very
useful to overcome vocabulary fear.
3.3 Quantitative reasoning: Day by day, The math section of GRE getting harder but right resources with practice, you can
get a target score. Below are the breakdowns:
Manhattan 1 to 6: Are you suffering for
basics? Can’t do math faster without a calculator? Very slow in mental math,
then this book is the right material to start at the root.
5LB: Do you have strong basic? Are you a
fresh student with a quantitative background? Can you solve math without a
calculator? Are you good at mental math? If the answer is yes, then this book
is the right one to start. Some folk may advise you to not practice 5LB by
saying that this book is now outdated & not meet current question standards;
this is 100% correct for the verbal section. For quant, it is an excellent book
for good scores. Its lacking side is, not good for data interpretation
questions.
Nova Math Bible: This book for those who
are looking for a perfect score or if you think, need more practice to clear
concepts & basics. It is very good for permutation-combination, Geometry,
probability & statistics portions.
ETS official books: It includes revised
official guide & quantitative reasoning-volume-1. You can practice it at last
or after Manhattan 1 to 6.
GMAT official guide: This will be a
perfect match if you practice after Manhattan 1 to 6 & ETS official books.
These combinations help you to build up strong basic & understanding of the
new test format.
GRE big book: This book is the best for
data interpretation questions; you will find some difficulty with the same
concept in the real exam. First, clear basic from Manhattan 1 to 6, then ETS
official book & finally GRE big book. Usually, you will find 3 questions
under two prompts.
GMAT 700 - 800 level- quant: These
prepare you well to tackle the new GRE & help to score closer to 170.
4.Preparation time & cost: Preparation
time varies from person to person but a minimum of 6 months with consistency
need for a better score. If you are suffering from basic or left university
more than 5 years ago, it can take 1 year even more time to score well. Its
registration fees are $205 (except Turkey, China, Australia, Nigeria, &
India) & you can pay with an international banking system such as a master
card. 🙆
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