Hi I’ve been studying for GRE for about 2 months now. I’ve finished the gregmat course + prepswift. And also all of their quant practice ques. I have also finished the official ETS quant guide book.

My math is a little wobbly. I’m sure I need more practice. Can anybody advise, what’s the best possible resource to follow next?

I’m on a 2 month timeline.

Short Answer: Gregmat + that free manhattan 500 quant question pdf + good sleep + wholesome foods. It was a hard grind and I am glad to be done. Mostly making this post for myself (and Greg, see section 3) as no one takes the advice on here to heart.

Long Answer:

1. Find some perspective. I read Autobiography of Geronimo & The Fire Next Time. Working 8hrs then studying for 4 on weekdays + 9hrs weekend studying is tiring, but it's heaven compared to cruelty and misery of the American Southwest in the 19th century. You can laugh at the comparison, but perspective is important. Reading is important.

2. Effective studying is about systems that drive improvement. I am a slow and mistake prone math solver (didn't finish the last question on my quant section :( ). Watching videos on math topics would not have helped me score higher. Instead, I focused on practice. Every single practice question I did, I did timed. Anything that takes > 2 minutes was wrong in my system. I would go back and solve it again and again until I could do it < 2 minutes. If I couldn't do it quickly, then I couldn't do it at all. That was my system. Your system will probably be different. Thank you Gregmat for providing so many practice quant sections as well. I did them before work each day.

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3. This part isn't advice I just want to show off a little: I am a software guy. I vibecoded my own platform to quiz myself on math and vocab. This is what let me track the time I spent of every single question. I love progress graphs. Greg, if you read this, I have attached some progress graphs as an example, highly recommend you add these into Gregmat they are awesome motivation lol. Also please add tracking and filtering by how long a given question takes.

4. Reading comprehension: I strongly dislike reading comprehension because I am a bit pigheaded. Even when I got a passage wrong in my practice, instead of learning, my instinct is to say 'I am not wrong. Greg/ETS is wrong! their reasoning is flawed and mine is correct' While I stand by that, it is not a useful attitude to score well. So for each one I got wrong, I forced myself to argue as to why their answer was better than mine. I dislike it but the results speak for themselves.

5. Sleep and food: No one performs well on low sleep and junk food. It might seem basic but trust me: hydration, exercise, and sleep are worth at least half of my test points improvement.

Im new to the GRE, having studied for the GMAT on and off for the past year and a half without breaking 615 on GMAT focus. I recently took the ETS diagnostic exam and got 308 (156 verbal, 152 quant), which is 17+ points away from my target score of 325+.

I plan to take the official GRE exam in 3.5 months around late July/early August and just started looking at recommended resources for a structured/self-study.

For those who struggle with standardized tests and saw a 17-20 score increase in 3 months, what resources worked for you?

After browsing on this subreddit I’ve found that people recommend getting the ETS books (3rd edition), GregMat, and Magoosh vocab. Is this a good combination to stick with? Do I need Manhattan Prep or the 5 lb Quant book? (I’ve tried TTP for GMAT and felt it was too long/detailed for my study, so most likely will not be using this resource for the GRE)

I’m a 28F working professional, planning on taking my exam in July / August. I’m stating the brief and would love someone in a similar situation as me:

Daily Commitment: 2-3 hours weekday / 5-6 hours weekday

Target: 320+

Weak Section: Quant

If interested, please DM me and we can figure out our study partner compatibility.

Hey I am 20 M, (ik it sounds like dating app type intro😭😭) okay but main part: I have started my gre journey, from india and will give my exam in mid of june and started preparing for it!

GregMat course I am using!!

Quant- I am overwhelmed

Verbal- 1 month plan

Looking for someone with whom I can do question practise and also discussion! Also having a study partner helps in maintaining continuity! So yeah

TARGET SCORE ~ 330+

What I want or looking for:-

Everyday we can revise words and kind take quiz n all

Practise questions and take classes and discuss it everyday

Maintain a healthy competition haha and also helping each other!!

I am also kind of bit lazy sometimes so need who can scold me 😭😭 or add some kind of deadline over-me (obviously not every time but yeah sometimes I do feel lazy) !!!!!

Thats all

Kind regards

YOYO MAN😂

I already used the ETS PP and GregMat exams for GRE prep. I have been using Magoosh exams as practice but they seem harder than the actual ETS exams. Has anyone experienced this? Sorry if this has already been answered, I just joined this thread

my exam is tomorrow and i’m really second guessing myself. my Quant skills could be better though i’ve made some improvement. i was wondering if the GRE questions are easier than the GREGmat questions on average? as i’ve seen people say this. sorry if not allowed but i want some support. i have the chance to retake it for math if needed (i need a 155Q and 150V, which, i know, are low scores) but i absolutely need the scores for verbal tomorrow. wish me luck.

Aiming to take the GRE by second week of June.

Having trouble staying accountable and working on a daily schedule with a full time job.

Looking for a study partner where we can help push each other strongly rather than just casual checkups or tips.

I can spend 2-3hrs per day and 4-5 on weekends.

Aiming for a score of 325+

Prep Tools : Gregmat 1 month course + Prepswift

Hiii, I’m 28M and having a full time remote work, I’m planning to take GRE by the end of June, I’m based in Lahore, Pakistan.

I have tried starting prepping a few times but cannot keep up, plus it’s been years I have touched studies after my Bachelor’s back in 2020. If someone is kind enough to take me onboard with their prep journey, I’d really appreciate it.

Hello! I’m hoping yall can point me the right direction as I’ve been having a hard time with absorbing the information when studying.

I have been using the Gregmat I’m overwhelmed course for a while now, any where from 1-3 hours a day for the last month now along with Magoosh from 30mins-1hour for vocab. But I’ve noticed that I no longer have a baseline to be able to use the concepts I am relearning. The last time I took a math class was 8years ago and I haven’t written an essay in 3/4 years.

I’ve tried the tutor classes/streams in Gregmat for more help but it seems that most people there already have some background in STEM or Math, even a most folks that I’ve seen in this subreddit seem to have that background as well and therefore are starting at much different level than I am.

I was wondering if anybody has any tips for someone like me? Someone who’s not only studying how to take this exam but completely relearning these concepts/skills too.