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How should I study for the GRE?
Should I just wing it? I did that with the ACT and made a 21. I didn't study at all. I just showed up on test day and took the test. Could I do that with the GRE or should I really study for this?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
New page for GRE Vocabulary with daily update of word list
Source(s): http://www.facebook.com/gre.vocab - 8 years ago
Well it depends on what scores are important for you. GRE math for instance is high school math (well not quite, there's no trig for instance), so if you haven't used all the topics that you studied in high school regularly ever since, it's pretty likely that you've become rusty. In this case, it does make sense to brush up on your math skills.
As for the verbal, I didn't really study for that. If you're familiar with standard academic vocabulary, you can easily score 160+. I didn't study for AW either and got a surprisingly bad score even though I think my answers were logical and stuff. So I guess based on my personal experience, I would advise you to go through some sample solutions to see what they're really looking for.
Bottom line: if you care at least a little about your result, then take at least one full-length practice test (there are two of those available for free on the official website) and see how well you do. If you're not satisfied with your results, then obviously you should study.
Taking a practice test only takes about 2 hours and will anwer your question perfectly.
EDIT: here are the practice tests, computer-based, just like the real thang http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/pow...
