How To Prepare For GRE

GRE exam requires a minimum of three months of focused preparation. Practice is the key to get a good score in GRE. There are many GRE test preparation centers where the candidate can register and take Mock GRE tests to get a feel of the exam.

A good score in GRE is not the ‘only criteria’ of getting admission in the graduate school. Different schools follow different formula in weighing GRE scores to admit the candidates in the schools. For example some schools give more weightage to writing skills of the candidate in specific topic in addition to good GRE score. Keeping this fact in your mind, you need to perform well in all the sections of GRE exam.

Almost all the schools give high weightage to ‘Analytical writing’ section of GRE exam. Hence, do not ignore the writing part of the test, though you may be good in Verbal and Quantitative Section.

Avoid guesswork in your answers. GRE-CAT is designed in such a way that a candidate cannot ‘revert’ or ‘return back’ to a question like paper-version exams. So when the candidate clicks on the ‘click-box’ that will be his or her final answer. So, avoiding guesswork will always put you on safer side.

Avoid wasting time on answering single question or getting stuck-up with specific question for more time. If you don’t know the answer of a particular question, move on to the next question.

Plan your preparation schedule and stick to the plan without any excuses. Consistency in preparation and regular practice is the key to success. Have faith in your ability and do not loose your cool at any moment.


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  • 4 comments ↓

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