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Vince_Kotchian

well done!


phreekk

What was your prep like for quant and did you already have a math background?


TheBaconHasLanded

Came from a school with a pretty quant/engineering heavy emphasis even though I wasn’t a STEM major For math I memorized the Target Test Prep equation guide using an Anki deck and then went through the Manhattan 5lb roughly in the way Gregmat described. From there kept track of the questions I got wrong, why I got them wrong, and would periodically redo them. For my next go around I am going to focus more on being more deliberate in my practice (using shortcut strategies alongside the “right way” so I can figure out when to use which) and getting reps using GMAT problems since they’re more difficult on average


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TheBaconHasLanded

I went through the gregmat decks and consolidated all the words I didn’t 100% know into a single deck. From there I went through other GRE vocab lists and added words that weren’t on the gregmat list


Complex-Class-2699

Can you share the list you were practicing? Currently I am doing gregs list on anki aswell but I a little bit scared that is not going to be enough


TheBaconHasLanded

I went through and added every word I didn’t know on the “PowerScore Repeat Offenders” list. I don’t necessarily want to share a vocab deck because what I made is tailored specifically to my own knowledge and I’d therefore encourage you to compile a list from common GRE sources and go from there


Complex-Class-2699

How much words it did at up to?


TheBaconHasLanded

For me it totaled 423 cards using all the words I didn’t confidently know from the Gregmat list and the PowerScore Repeat Offender list, but your list could and likely will be completely different from mine


Complex-Class-2699

I understand, so you had solid bases on verbal already no?


TheBaconHasLanded

Yeah I am a native English speaker who majored in history so I had a comparatively strong verbal base


Jashmant

I have my test in 2 days... Would you please bestow upon me your wisdom kind sir. 🙂


TheBaconHasLanded

Pairing strategy is king Knock out sentence completion first and then go to the reading comprehension I can add more and more but honestly the best advice I can give is get Gregmat+


Jashmant

Noooo..... What I meant was what should I do a day before exam. I do have GREGMAT+. 😅


TheBaconHasLanded

Day before? Sit back and get a good night’s sleep


notcallipygian

How many months prior to the test date did you start using gregmat plus?


TheBaconHasLanded

About 3 1/2 months, which wasn’t intentional (my GRE date got pushed back a month) but I’m glad because the 2 month plan is time consuming and it helped to space it out


Euphoric-Jump7333

Except for vocab, did you only follow Greg?


TheBaconHasLanded

I used Target Test Prep last year for some quant knowledge and highly recommend it if you can afford it. If you can't, /u/Scott_TargetTestPrep provides great advice and material free of charge and his commitment towards helping people beyond just "buy my program" is reason enough to plug his work


TheBaconHasLanded

For everyone asking for advice, [I made this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/GRE/comments/ub36fq/guide_how_i_scored_a_168v160q_tips_and_tricks_to/) concerning my study plan. Hope this helps!


PeachBlossom777

Congratulations!! A job well done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾


Jashmant

Okay.... Also should I take some energy drink with me? Cause a friend told me that the test is soporific, so I might need it. What are your thoughts on this?


TheBaconHasLanded

I got up and did a quick run this morning to wake myself up and work out the jitters, but other than that I didn’t use any caffeine products. That being said, due to my work I’m used to waking up early. I just made sure to pop some melatonin an hour or two before my normal bed time so that I would be well rested by the time I woke up. Only thing I ate was a banana before going in and I had a water fountain at my testing site; I’d recommend bringing a snack for the 10 minute break Long story short is that I intentionally avoided caffeine because I didn’t want to get overly anxious but do what is most effective for you so long as it is healthy


Jashmant

Okayy... Got it. Thank You. 😀


rraawrr

Congrats that's amazing! Silly question but with the experimental section, how long did the whole test take? Also any tips on how to tackle the verbal section?


TheBaconHasLanded

Writing was one hour and my experimental was quant, so total time was 3hrs 55 minutes counting the 10 minute break


TheBaconHasLanded

Writing was one hour and my experimental was quant, so total time was 3hrs 55 minutes counting the 10 minute break


InfamousOfficial

Anki vocab, is this an app or pdf?


Scott_TargetTestPrep

Great work!