Need some advice on GRE preparation

[samratgn]

Hi All,
I am new to this forum.I have just started preparing for GRE and have a 4 month time with me to prepare for it.I am also working full time.Is the 4 month period sufficient to get a good score and get into a good university? I have given some diagnostic tests and my verbal score is really very poor,its in and around 300,and quant is around 650-700. Any suggestion what needs to be done to improve the verbal section. I have a genuine problem that I cannot mug up words very easily,so I am badly searching for strategies/mechanisms to learn new words.
Can you suggest me something on this?
Any idea how much time per day do I need to spare for this in hours apart from reading books,articles,journals and newspapers.

[lk50df]

It can be done in 4 months...just make sure you spend a little time each night, like an hour at least, to stay sharp.

I read some really good advice that you should work on practice questions on weeknights, one question type at a time, reviewing your answers every 5-10 questions (depending on how easy/hard it is for you...review more often if you're having a hard time). That way, you can look for what kinds of errors you make and fix them faster. Then do a practice test each weekend and review your answers carefully. Compare to how you did on untimed questions. If you get the questions right on paper but not on the test, work harder at timing and mastering the test.

I have a really good vocab book called Word Smart. It has good tips for learning and remembering new words. Don't try to do more than 10 words at a time.

Make sure you get the official practice materials (Powerprep tests are free from www.gre.org, and you can buy the official guide for practice questions), and get Cracking the GRE. It is a very good GRE prep book, and the tests are really good too.

Hope this helps. Good luck my friend!!!!!

[samratgn]

Thanks for the suggestions,I will really look into those points."Word Smart" are you talking about the book by princeton review???

[gq5974]

hello~samratgn

you study for 4 month? maybe all 4 month?? that is, you only study GRE-test??
I don' think that you do not only prepare GRE-test.

Do you not use English? surely, I do not use English. I use Korean. But I first tested "power prep', I scored verbal 310 - quant 800
I think that you had better study GRE-test style. Always the probelm is that test style.

[lk50df]

Yes, the Word Smart book is from Princeton Review. I really liked the methods they use.

[samratgn]

hey lk50df,
thanks for the info.

[ivelina91]

Hi,
I've just registered in this forum. I'd be grateful if any one would be give any tip how to make the best of three months to prepare well for GRE.
Thank you in advance.

[lk50df]

Scroll up to see my first post in this discussion. That might help you.