u/Intrepid_Author7140

Hello all,

I recently took my GRE on 24th June, 2026 and ended up with the score: 167Q, 158V, 4.5 AWA (total: 325). This was my second attempt, improving upon an earlier score of 314 about 3 years ago (classic edition).

While I'm more or less satisfied with how I fared at Quant (maybe sustained practice of some hard-level questions should be enough), I believe that my Verbal still has some room for improvement.

Given that the programs I'm presently targeting seem to favour applicants of my background with a score of 330-335, I'm now seeking your advice on an effective strategy to ameliorate my weaknesses in Verbal.

For context, I used GregMat's vocab list - went through all groups once, managed to revise a few in the run-up to the actual examination. While I excel at easy-to-medium-level TC, SE & RC, I've been struggling a bit when the adaptive nature of the test kicks in and throws questions, especially those requiring a heavier logical bent of mind - such as assumption, inference (can be dubbed as "critical reasoning") in RC or the 3/2-blankers in TC. Or when you get a very abstract, dense passage in RC that makes one lose focus a bit momentarily. SE is something that I feel I'm generally decent at, since I've had plenty of practise with vocab exposure.

How should I tackle practising under such scenarios? And also keeping in mind that such sections crop up in the latter half of the exam when the mind is fatigued a tad bit.

Most importantly, how much more time should I devote to this endeavour? Mentally, I want to set a deadline of the first week of August, considering that I'm already primed on my fundamentals and don't want to lose the vigour and momentum built over the past several months.

Hey everyone, I'm targeting ISB's PGP program this year. Now, the primary question that I have is - whether I should do it in R1 or R2, depends on constructive feedback that I'm seeking from this community. So here are a few details about me:

• I've taken both the GMAT & GRE multiple times. My best score so far is in GRE: 325 (167Q, 158V, 4.5 AWA).
• I did my engineering from a tier 2 college (commonly ranked ~15-20 in NIRF and other frameworks) in CSE.
• I've a 9/9/8 profile (10th, 12th & uni respectively) in terms of academics.
• Presently completed 3 YOE in a Fortune 100 agri-tech MNC.
• My role in my present company has primarily been as a data engineer working in the robotics domain, but I've led initiatives proactively to build data & AI products and enterprise platform tooling. Have quantifiable work impact to back this up. So, a bit of PM-adjacent work experience.
• Have been part of NGOs in my uni and various CSR initiatives in my present company.
• Core team member of a creative community and was responsible for scaling its presence on social media and hosting live events (can't cover all details here).
• I'm an avid writer and have had an online presence writing creative and technical blogs for a long time now.
• Won awards at the national and state levels (back in school & uni) and in my present company as well for some innovation measures.
• Held PoRs (positions of responsibility) back at school & uni at some clubs I've been a part of.

Keeping all these in mind, I want one piece of feedback: should I reattempt my GRE and take a shot at trying to get my score to 330+ (would this increase meaningfully bolster my chances based on my profile)?

If this is the recommendation, then I would have to apply in R2. If not, I can go for R1. I'm also open to other observations and recommendations on my profile other than just the test score aspect.

I want to pivot to a career in PM (reason for MBA).

(PS: I'm kind of tired having taken multiple exams over the past 1.5 years, and am not very inclined to take one more attempt - unless absolutely essential. If need be, I can take a shot at GRE again, because I find GMAT to be too stressful. Also, I'd applied for 2025 PGP-YL with a score of GRE: 314 and had gotten rejected for obvious reasons).