The solution to many Text Completions lies in the following approach: identify the keywords, come up with your own word for the blank(s), and match with the answer choice. Yet this strategy won’t always be […]

You may have heard that the Revised GRE is adaptive. But what exactly does this mean? Now, if you’ve studied for the old GRE, you may already have some preconceived notions about “adaptiveness.” Of course, if you […]

General Mistake #1: Not reading the problem carefully

Under timed conditions, you may feel compelled to rush. But remember, by misreading a word (or not reading it entirely), you can make a relatively […]

You may have heard that there is no better way to practice for the GRE than by taking a mock exam, especially ones written by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the makers of the GRE.

The extent to which […]

Use Your Own Words The greatest weapons you have against the GRE are your own words. You are probably wondering how that could possibly be, or perhaps snidely thinking, “Yes, I have some choice words for the GRE.” But when you consistently phrase the passage and the questions in your own words, you engage yourself in [...]

The GRE math section is, ultimately, testing how you think. This tag applies even more aptly to a specific type of question that appears on the math section called quantitative comparison that gives you two quantities– anything from a simple number to an algebraic representation of a quantity in a given diagram. They always come [...]

If GRE math concepts were people, Least Common Multiple (LCM) would hardly be the most noticeable person in the room. After all, we have the really big personalities who always elbow for attention: Probability, Work Rates and Combinations (none of whom would win the popularity context). Then, there are Exponents standing together menacingly with…[Read more]

Artless vs. Artful vs. Artifice Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet…surely they relate to the second word, and definitely not the first, which would be reserved for people like me who reached their artistic apotheosis with the drawing of stick-figures. Well, as far as the GRE is concerned, neither word relates to art (both in the lower case [...]

I always tell my students that GRE vocabulary is all around us. A mean looking person is truculent. A friend who is running late is dilatory. And if they are habitually late, they are potentially feckless. But don’t become truculent! In some cases, GRE vocabulary is not only around us, but actually lurks within us. [...]

Magoosh GRE Prep

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So, why exactly did the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) decide to change? Well, if you take test owner Educational Testing Service’s word for it, it’s about more accurately assessing the candidate for skills that he or she will need in grad school. If you are more conspiracy-minded, you may like this theory better—the GRE wanted [...]