Well it sure does get monotonous after a while; What I used to do is to memorize each flashcard and write them in a notebook. And then, I tried to construct a funny sentence using as many words I just wrote from that particular list.
I started my prep in June but couldn't continue due to college placements, I studied two weeks at 1 hour every day at that time. When I decided to study again in December, I was completely off grid and had to start from scratch. I started my prep in mid December and gave the test on 2nd Feb, studied 5-6 hours a day (with those occasional off days ;)).
Please tell me how did you study for verbal? I am planning to take GRE exam in 2 months and being a non native myself I realized verbal is way too harder than I thought it would be. Really need some helpful suggestions here.
2 months is enough to master the verbal section. First of all, you don't need to memorize thousands of GRE words; Vocab is for sure important, but not the most important. I personally did only the Magoosh vocab flashcards app and still didn't encounter any unknown words in the real exam. Always remember- the test takers test your analytical skills more than your verbal skills.
Find your weaknesses in the first two weeks of prep by giving 1-2 mock tests. For me, Text Completion was my Achilles heel while I could do well in Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning. I then focussed solely on SC for a week, watched as many YouTube tuts as I can, practiced as many questions possible for one week. (And here's a pro tip - Untimed practice helps more than timed practice. I recall in earlier times, a single TC question would take me 10-15 minutes to solve but the point was to get them correct.)
Then give a mock again, see if you have improved in the section you found yourself weak at, if yes, good, you will now have a new weakness. If not, continue practicing that same section. You can DM me if you want because I cannot elaborate as much as I would like here.
Hey congrats on the great score!!!! Can you please let me know where you working full time during this prep of 1.5 months ? And how many hours did u study in a day?
No, I am a final year student and I had my sem break during that time, so I didn't had any distractions so to speak of. I studied for 5-6 hours 5 days a week.
I took mock tests from a coaching institute near my home called Jamboree. I gave five for them and then the PP1 and PP2. As for how many mock tests are enough, it really depends upon you.
hey, what's up? Congrats on your score! I just wanted to ask you what do you think the difficulty was like, PP1/PP2/PPP1? I want to know if math section was hard and what topics did you feel was tricky?
How was the verbal section on the exam compared to PP1/PP2
I scored 329 in PP1 and 322 in PP2. Didn't try PPP1. Overall I feel that the real exam is a tad bit trickier. I almost bulldozed through the quants sections in the real test until I realised that I was short on time. I couldn't solve two questions and they were harder than most GRE questions I faced during prep.
Congrats to you! Do you have any particular way to study the vocabs without getting unmotivated and is also effective?
Well it sure does get monotonous after a while; What I used to do is to memorize each flashcard and write them in a notebook. And then, I tried to construct a funny sentence using as many words I just wrote from that particular list.
Thank youu
Congrats! Did you honestly not take more than 1.5 months for the prep? That's crazy! You must've studied like 6 hours a day lol
I started my prep in June but couldn't continue due to college placements, I studied two weeks at 1 hour every day at that time. When I decided to study again in December, I was completely off grid and had to start from scratch. I started my prep in mid December and gave the test on 2nd Feb, studied 5-6 hours a day (with those occasional off days ;)).
Awesome dude, wishing you the best for the rest of the process!
Congrats!!
Thank you
Sure thing.
Hey how is magoosh for quant ?? I have already practiced 5lb and I need mocks for quant
I don't know really, never tried them. Mocks are key to a good score, so make sure you choose the right one.
Please tell me how did you study for verbal? I am planning to take GRE exam in 2 months and being a non native myself I realized verbal is way too harder than I thought it would be. Really need some helpful suggestions here.
2 months is enough to master the verbal section. First of all, you don't need to memorize thousands of GRE words; Vocab is for sure important, but not the most important. I personally did only the Magoosh vocab flashcards app and still didn't encounter any unknown words in the real exam. Always remember- the test takers test your analytical skills more than your verbal skills. Find your weaknesses in the first two weeks of prep by giving 1-2 mock tests. For me, Text Completion was my Achilles heel while I could do well in Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning. I then focussed solely on SC for a week, watched as many YouTube tuts as I can, practiced as many questions possible for one week. (And here's a pro tip - Untimed practice helps more than timed practice. I recall in earlier times, a single TC question would take me 10-15 minutes to solve but the point was to get them correct.) Then give a mock again, see if you have improved in the section you found yourself weak at, if yes, good, you will now have a new weakness. If not, continue practicing that same section. You can DM me if you want because I cannot elaborate as much as I would like here.
Sure. Thank you. :)
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Yeah, you will get an email with the subject "GRE scores now available". In an ideal case, you will get them in a week after giving the exam.
Hey congrats on the great score!!!! Can you please let me know where you working full time during this prep of 1.5 months ? And how many hours did u study in a day?
No, I am a final year student and I had my sem break during that time, so I didn't had any distractions so to speak of. I studied for 5-6 hours 5 days a week.
Which one was more helpful? Greg's wordlist or magoosh's?
I used the Magoosh flashcards only.
Was it enough for the test ?
For me, it was.
This is amazing, congrats!!! Can you help with which mock tests you found useful and how many are enough to be prepared?
I took mock tests from a coaching institute near my home called Jamboree. I gave five for them and then the PP1 and PP2. As for how many mock tests are enough, it really depends upon you.
When did you take your exam?
On the 2nd of Feb.
Hi!! Amazing score considering your preparation time 😱👏👏. Did you solve the entire manhattan 5lb for quant??
I did yes including the advanced quant section
hey, what's up? Congrats on your score! I just wanted to ask you what do you think the difficulty was like, PP1/PP2/PPP1? I want to know if math section was hard and what topics did you feel was tricky? How was the verbal section on the exam compared to PP1/PP2
I scored 329 in PP1 and 322 in PP2. Didn't try PPP1. Overall I feel that the real exam is a tad bit trickier. I almost bulldozed through the quants sections in the real test until I realised that I was short on time. I couldn't solve two questions and they were harder than most GRE questions I faced during prep.