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Tips for GRE

The Graduate record examination is a standardized test that must be given by the Pakistani student in order to seek admission in various universities for graduate level course abroad. The ownership of GRE lies in the hands of the English testing services, they maintain and administer the test.

The Pakistani students who are planning to study bachelors, masters at any of the universities abroad must apply for GRE examination.

The skills that are test by the GRE examination are –

  1. Analytical writing

  2. Verbal reasoning

  3. Quantitative reasoning

The GRE exam preparation each sections require definite strategies –

 

  1. GRE verbal reasoning preparation –

The verbal reasoning is the test of understanding of text and its summarization. All aspects of the content must be thoroughly understood and conclusions must be drawn from them.

 

GRE Verbal Reasoning Preparation tips –

 

Expand the vocabulary – The Pakistani student while appearing for the GRE examination must learn new words. This is one of the most important GRE preparation tip.

Only memorizing new words does not come to any help unless and until the student applies and knows the usage of the learnt words. Formations of the words must also be known as this would prove to be a great exercise for the memory boosting and introducing newer words to the vocabulary.

The internet is filled with various websites and apps that can help the student on the go and help them expand their vocabulary. Play scrabble in the free time will be of little help too.

 

Going through comprehension thoroughly - Interpretation of the text and reading comprehension is one of the most important part of the GRE examination. The level of difficulty must be considered to be at par with the Mathematics. The Pakistani students must practice reading at least three comprehensions each day.

 

Improving Grammar - Practicing grammar extensively can be a boon for the Pakistani student. Knowing the basic usages and simple applications first then moving on by practicing more advanced grammatical rules of grammar can only help the Pakistani students.

 

Other adjoining requirements – The students must enhance the vast expanse of their vocabulary in the domains of knowing and using of the synonyms, antonyms and etymology of the word.

 

On the go tips –

  • The learning path should be well guided.

  • Bookmarking and often practicing difficult words.

  • Searching the learnt words and putting them to use on a daily basis.

 

  1. GRE Analytical writing Tips –

The GRE Analytical writing first comprises of analyzing a task, its counterpart arguments and developing opinions etc.

 

GRE analytical writing tips –

 

Reading extensively – the only tip for success in this section is reading, the student should be able to make well improved opinions and provide reasons for the formation of the opinion. Every opinion should be supported with truth. The students should be able to form convincing opinions about any situation and this could only be brought to practice by means of gathering all possible knowledge of the topic and this lies within the capacities of the vivid readers so become one.

 

Practicing GRE Analytical Writing – The student should mater their ability to master writing on any of the topics. This is the platform where they can display their knowledge of vocabulary. The student must attend the brainstorming with the groups discussing the topics online and offline on various social media platforms.

The Pakistani student must practice the citing relevant examples. The student must maintain consistency of their opinions with or against any argument. Not mentioning irrelevant information and filtering all the information before pen them down. Dividing the whole topic into well framed sections.

The student must check – GRE Analytical writing sample topics.

 

  1. GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice -

? This is the test of the basic mathematical skills of the Pakistani student. Gaining the knowledge of the standard concept of math and their application is beneficial.  

 

GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice Tips –

 

Hold over elementary - The examiner doesn’t not frame questions as to help practice the student a particular topic but a mixture of all the basic concepts of mathematics. The topics that must be practiced often Algebra, Arithmetic, and Geometry. The questions are formed so as to cover more than one concept therefore complete knowledge of the subject is very important.

Solving the sample Papers – The student must solve as many as sample papers possible not for the sake of doing it but for speeding their application of the math concepts.

The GRE Quantitative reasoning is the most uncertain section of GRE. The student must expect any kind of questions.

 

Practice with planning – Mid less practice is not of nay use anywhere therefore proper planning is required. The practice will make the student handy in avoiding mistakes like unnecessary computations, simplification of the comparison and reductions by avoiding complex and lengthy calculations.

 

The student must try - GRE Quantitative reasoning Practice Questions.

 

General GRE Preparation Tips –

  1. Practice Tests - The practice tests helps the students to stay updated about the present status of their verbal and Quantitative scores. The GRE practice test scores will provide the students the better idea of the areas that they need to work on. The tentative score will help the student in formulating the further studying strategies.

The best advantage of the training test is that it makes the student comfortable with the test pattern and channelize their speed according to the test requirement timings.

  1. Having a study schedule – Delays creep in as the GRE exam nears, there are a lot of things that a the student needs to go through and thus cannot waste even as peck of this vital time, hence organizing the effort comes to rescue. Schedule all the studies as such so that the whole studying part is covered in 5 to 6 hours each day, so that the student does not give up on the studying quickly. Focusing on territories as vocabulary and quant first in particular.
  2. Strategize the study plan – The GRE study plan should be developed keeping in view all the methodologies, take encompass most of the GRE books, GRE preparation classes and all other study materials.

Developing strategies that would help answering at the time of test. Addressing all the issues multiple times before entering the test can be exceptionally beneficial.

Work every day consistently so as to reap the best possible results.

The most important thing that the Pakistani students must keep in mind is that they must endorse the GRE test with passion and enjoy the preparation journey and must at all cost avoid the stress at all costs. This test determines the scholarship as well as admission status later on.

 

Best GRE Preparation Books

  1. ETS: GRE The Official Guide to the Revised General Test (Third Edition)

  2. 5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems (Manhattan Prep GRE Strategy Guides)

  3. The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test -Book by Educational Testing Service

  4. Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions Book by Educational Testing Service

  5. Cracking the GRE Math Subject Test Book by Steve Leduc

  6. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation

These are the GRE Preparation books in Pakistan.

 

General GRE Preparation Tips –

  1. When scheduling your testing appointment, be sure to allow sufficient time to receive your scores and meet the admissions deadlines for the schools to which you are applying.

  2. If you have health-related needs that require you to bring equipment, beverages or snacks into the testing room or to take extra or extended breaks, you need to follow the accommodations request procedures described in the Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related.

  3. The student must choose the appropriate study material.

  4. The student should have made the list of all the universities they are considering for admission.

  5. The Pakistani student must put to use the GRE vocabulary Flashcards and the other techniques for the preparation of various sections of GRE.

Without GRE examination seeking admission abroad in the universities can be quiet tricky.

 

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