GRE Snacks

Five simple principles for effective preparation for just about any test, including the GRE

What are the best practices for preparing for a standardized test, including the GRE? Travis Minor is the founder and CEO of Open Door Education, a tutoring and test prep firm with over a decade of tutoring experience across SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT. In this episode, Travis goes over his principles for preparing for any test that he shares with his clients, and we go over specific tips for the GRE at each step.

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Top GRE Quant question types you should practice

The GRE Quant has a lot of problem types, but which ones are important? Erfun Guela is the founder of GRE Compass, authored a GRE prep book with over 100,000 sales, has 15 years of GRE tutoring experience, and has a perfect score himself. In this episode, Erfun gives his advice on which GRE Quant question types are the most important for you to have down cold, and shares tips on how to maximize the impact of your practice.

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How PhD admissions works and how this should factor into your GRE preparation

If you're applying for a PhD program, your goals for the GRE exam may be very different than a normal graduate school applicant. In this podcast with Charles Bibilos, CEO and GMAT / GRE tutor at GMAT Ninja, Charles explains how the PhD application process works and how your GRE score will be factored into your application - the nuance of this can be the difference between being accepted and rejected.

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Tips for guessing on the GRE

Sometimes, you don't know the answer to a GRE problem. When that happens, how do you maximize the chances that you guess correctly? Matt Roy is the founder of GuideToGRE, a longtime dedicated GRE tutor, and author of Achievable's GRE course. In this episode, he shares his tips and tricks for guessing effectively on the GRE to have the best chance at choosing the right answer.

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Walkthrough of logic-based GRE reading comprehension questions

The GRE has some specifically logic-based reading comprehension questions that test a short passage with a single question. Clay Daniel, founder of Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, has been tutoring the GRE for decades. In this podcast, Clay goes through three GRE reading comprehension problems in a set from an ETS GRE POWERPREP practice test (you can access 2 tests for free, and buy three more on ETS' website). Follow along as Clay walks you through how to work through this unique reading comprehension question type.

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How to rethink the GRE

Vince Kotchian is the founder of Vince Kotchian Test Prep, author of a major GRE prep book, and creator of multiple GRE apps. When he says you should rethink the GRE, it's worth paying attention. He walks through the common ways that students often think about the GRE that are misguided, and how to rethink the GRE to make sure you're setting yourself up for success.

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You don’t need to answer every question on the GRE for a great score

Most of us are used to tests in school, where to get an A, you have to answer every question correctly. But on the GRE, you don't! In fact, you can get a 160+ score without answering every question, let alone correctly. Testcrackers founders Yuri Gottesman and Seth Capron have tutored thousands of both GRE and GMAT students. In this episode, Yuri and Seth explain what they've found taking hundreds of GRE exams in their career and how the way GRE scoring works should factor into your test taking strategy.

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What to look for in a GRE tutor

Most GRE tutors claim to be experts, have a 4.5 to 5 star rating, and tons of glowing reviews - so how do you pick the one that will actually be the best for you? Matt Roy is the founder of GuideToGRE, a longtime dedicated GRE tutor, and author of Achievable's GRE course. In this episode, he shares what to avoid when looking for a GRE tutor, what to look for, questions you should ask, red flags, and more.

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What to do when you find a GRE question you can’t answer

The GRE lets you skip questions and come back to them later, but what should you do if you still can't answer it? In this episode, Vince Kotchian, founder of Vince Kotchian Test Prep, author of a major GRE prep book, and creator of multiple GRE apps, shares his approach to determining which question to skip, approaching problems where you don't know the way to solve it, and how to triage these situations quickly.

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Reasoning and diagnosing problems on the GRE

Reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking are crucial skills for the GRE and the key thing that differentiates GRE questions from other tests you might have taken. In this episode, Brian Prestia, owner of Reason Test Prep with 20 years of GRE tutoring experience, walks you through how to attack GRE problems and separate the foundational skills from the tricky problem setups that the GRE throws at you.

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