u/Open_Negotiation_809

Hi everyone, for context. I studied for the GMAT for 5 months and I wasn't able to crack a good score there. After speaking with an educational counselor, I switched to GRE and gave a free test from ETS. I got 155 on verbal and 157 on quant. I am now seeking online coaching if possible because I honestly feel I need interaction sessions for the same. I am good with the group (not a very large size batch, say like 10-12 max.) as well as one on one session as well. Is there any coaching available that is reasonable?

I spoke to some of the coaches. They are charging 70k only for either quant or verbal, not together. For context, I can pay that much for both together, not individually. I know there are some coaching institutes but I didn't hear that good reviews. So, I am a little confused about what to do? I know, I would need online interaction classes.

Hey everyone,

I took an official ETS GRE cold diagnostic practice test yesterday with very little prep, like a week or so and scored:

Quant: 157

Verbal: 155

I’m trying to understand realistically how good/bad this is as a starting point.

On one hand, I feel much pretty decent since it is already in the 150s without much prep. While on the other hand, percentile-wise it seems lower.

My target is ideally 325+ (maybe 330+ if things go really well). For people who started around this range:

How is this as a cold score?

Did you find verbal or quant harder to improve from this level?

For context, I’m not naturally a “test prep” person, but I can study consistently if I have a structured plan for let's say 3 months.

Would really appreciate honest opinions and realistic timelines rather than motivational answers.

Thanks!