Everyone wants a high [info:'gre-exam' GRE] score, but only a few manage to do it. Here are 5 tips that will help you score high on the GRE – and even help make studying easier.
- Get the first 10 questions right; even if it requires more time. The GRE questions become harder if you answer them correctly (and easier if you answer them incorrectly), so your performance on the first 10 questions matters significantly. According to Neill Seltzer, GRE content director for the Princeton Review, “If you keep getting the early questions right, eventually you’ll put yourself in such a high scoring bracket that no matter how well you do on the remainder of the test, your score can only go so low,”
- Stop trying to figure out if the questions are getting easier or harder. While this may seem contrary to the first tip, it’s important that you keep your focus on the test itself, and not allow yourself to panic or assume you’ve already failed the test since you’re getting a question you perceive as simple.
- Think back to high school. Many math skills needed for the GRE (like algebra or geometry) are considered background knowledge in most academic classes, but it’s probably been a number of years since you learnt Pythagoras’s theorem. If you kept any highschool texts, now would be the time to dust them off. If not, consider looking for the [subject:'sat' SAT prep tests] to help refresh your memory.
- Take advantage of your college classes. If you are currently in school, consider taking an elective credit in English. Strong writing skills are essential to success on the GRE, so why not kill two birds with one stone? Taking a hard English or literary class will polish your analytical and writings skills, help you to study for the GRE, and put you one credit closer to graduating.
- Take a practice test. To preform well on the GRE, you’ll need to get used to the test format, working on a computer, and dealing with a ticking clock. Take advance of many [test:'Online-GRE-Tests-Full-Length-Test-1' online full length practice tests] to not only see what sections of the GRE you need to study more for, but to familiarize yourself with the test format and head into the exam full prepared.
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