u/artemis87654

To give a little context

I gave my last GRE on the 27th of June - I scored 315 (160Q, 155 V)

My goal by the end of July (planning to rewrite on the 8th of August) is 325-330. So I am trying a 5-7 point increase in quant and 5 in verbal.

In my previous mocks - I did score between 323-326 , but I panicked before the exam. Haven't yet received my diagnostics.

I have subscribed for Gregmat and everyday this is what I'm doing

1. Vocab groups - 30 words everyday - except Sundays where I review the words I have done. In this way , I would hopefully cover at least 2800 words.

2. RC - 3 RCs on the weekdays (I work a 9-5 job) and as much as I can on the weekends.

3. TC, SE - 5 on the weekdays , as much as I can on the weekends

For Quant

1. Geometry is my weak point so conceptually get that cleared and hence keep practicing

I want to give at least 4 mocks before the exam as well.

Any suggestions to make this better? I really have to get this score for my desired college. What is the best way to keep momentum? And while practicing how do I stop thinking about the result? How do I consciously tell myself that - yes you are weak here - focus here or you are strong here, focus later? I understand these are basic questions but the mistake I made last time was just blindly solving questions..

I attempted the GRE yesterday, and I'm planning to retake it next month. A bit of background: I'm targeting ISB and have an 8/8/8 academic profile from a Tier 1 engineering college (female), along with three years of experience in Operations Excellence.

In the weeks leading up to the exam, I consistently scored between 324 and 326 on mock tests from GregMat, Magoosh, and ETS. My preparation mainly involved solving Official GRE questions, Manhattan Prep online quizzes, Magoosh, and GregMat practice problems.

Despite that, I ended up scoring 315 (163Q, 152V) on the actual test. It was disappointing, especially because I've been balancing a full-time job with GRE preparation and was hoping to put the exam behind me so I could focus on my ISB essays and resume.

Should I give a retest again in the first week of August so that I can focus on the other aspects from Aug-Sep? Or should I give the GRE later and apply in R2?

I attempted the GRE yesterday. To give a little background - I'm trying for ISB. My profile is 8/8/8 - Tier 1 collage, Engineering background (F), 3 years of work experience in operations excellence.

I used to get between 324-326 in my mocks (Gregmart, Magoosh and even the ETS mock).

Yesterday I ended up getting 315 (163Q,152V). I feel devastated because I am working and studying - haven't gotten a break in so long.

I'll be giving it another shot next month but - any tips on what I should be doing differently? I do think it happened a bit due to anxiety (for example - while solving the second section, I was trying to figure out whether it was difficult or easy due to my performance in the first question)

I'm genuinely not able to get out of bed - because I just wanted to get done with this so that I can focus on my essays and resume.