Taking or considering the GRE Exam or graduate school? You’ll love our short, approachable, and insightful episodes about the GRE Exam and graduate school admissions. This podcast is hosted by Tyler York, co-founder and CEO of Achievable, a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam. You can try it for free at https://achievable.me/ , and the course is only $199 to purchase.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
The GRE scoring is adaptive and features questions with five difficulty levels, and that should change how you prepare for the exam. In this episode, Erfun Guela, founder of GRE Compass and author of a GRE prep book with over 100,000 sales, shares the ranking system for GRE questions, how the rank of these questions impact your scaled (final official) score, and how that should change how you both study for and approach the GRE exam.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
GRE Compass is an elite GRE tutor in NYC and online - https://grecompass.com/
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
The best way to set yourself up for success the week before the GRE exam probably isn't what you'd expect. In this episode, Vince Kotchian, founder of Vince Kotchian Test Prep, author of a major GRE prep book, and creator of multiple GRE apps, walks you through his week-of and day-of recommendations to his clients and why an unconventional approach can lead to better GRE scores on test day.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
In this episode, Yuri and Seth, partners at TestCrackers with thousands of students tutored, share why you should structure your entire GRE practice test plan around the five official ETS PowerPrep GRE practice exams, and how to weave in your test prep vendor's practice tests as a part of that plan.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
TestCrackers is a renowned GRE & GMAT prep firm based in San Francisco - visit https://www.testcrackers.org/
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Vince Kotchian is the founder of Vince Kotchian Test Prep, author of a major GRE prep book, and creator of multiple GRE apps. In this episode, we discuss the importance of making an error log for when you get problems wrong while preparing for the GRE, how to structure said error log, and how to use the error log to improve your scores on practice exams over time and finally the real GRE exam.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
The GRE calculator is a clunky but important tool that you will need to use on the GRE Quant section. But how should you use it? Matt Roy, founder of GuideToGRE, longtime dedicated GRE tutor, and author of Achievable's GRE course walks you through everything you need to know: what it can and cannot do, what it's limitations are when printing answers, and tricks for overcoming these limitations.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
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 challenges multiple common misconceptions about the GRE that he sees most test takers go into preparing the exam with. By avoiding these misconceptions, you can dramatically improve your approach and your score.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
GRE Compass is an elite GRE tutor in NYC and online - https://grecompass.com/
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
In this episode, Vince Kotchian, founder of Vince Kotchian Test Prep, author of a major GRE prep book, and creator of multiple GRE apps, draws from his wealth of experience to share how he advises students build a GRE study plan. He shares how he breaks it into three layers, explains how to create your study plan according to your own knowledge and weaknesses, and how long you should expect to need to study for. We go in depth with a lot of detail, giving actionable advice at each step.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
You look at the clock. You're behind. You panic a little and put your head down - it's time to go faster. This is a common behavior with GRE test takers, but it's actually counterproductive. In this podcast with Charles Bibilos, CEO and GMAT / GRE tutor at GMAT Ninja, Charles explains why speeding up on the GRE actually slows you down, and provides tips for not falling into this trap.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
You've got to take the GRE anyway, but which one is actually more useful after the exam is over? In this fun and lighthearted episode, Testcrackers founders Yuri Gottesman and Seth Capron share stories about how the GRE has helped stop them from getting beaten up, and debate about the merits of what you need to learn when mastering each section.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
TestCrackers is a renowned GRE & GMAT prep firm based in San Francisco - visit https://www.testcrackers.org/
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
On the GRE quant, a common trap to fall into is to try to solve the problem. Wait, what? In fact, solving a quant problem directly isn't always the fastest way to a solution, and can waste precious minutes when you're taking the exam. In this podcast with Charles Bibilos, CEO and GMAT / GRE tutor at GMAT Ninja, Charles shares how "engineer's disease" can get in the way of even the best mathematicians - and how to avoid it.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me