Hey guys,

I'm gonna be honest because there's no point in lying during a diagnosis to lie at any point. I studied for my last GRE for six months using Magoosh. While I think magoosh was excellent and had the closest questions to the actual GRE, it was still a lot simpler. Another thing I did was do repeat questions (i obviously know the answer the second time around) so it became rote learning instead of actual learning. Another thing I did was google the answer when i got tired during prep and fed up. I understand this was my undoing so I'm going to not do this again because it was a disservice to myself.

I got 308 in my last GRE 155 V and 153 Q. I'm aiming for a 320+ score. I know I can do it - I'm capable and once I'm honest with myself I know I can do the GRE.

The only issue i have is - where do I put my hard earned money? Magoosh is no longer an option, i'm thinking either the ETS USD249 package or the 5 lb manhattan book. My weaknesses are in probability questions in quant and sentence equivalence. I'm no good at questions that have more than one right answer.

Please help me out here - my path is laid out except for these things.

Planning to crack the GRE in 2 months . Let’s connect, study together, and crush our goals!

Hello Everyone, gave my first attempt today and bombed it. Got a 153V and 164 Q. I was getting a 325-330 in my mocks consistently and totally froze during the exam today. I found the exam easier than the mocks and quant especially very easy still did not manage a good score. What should be the next step forward. I’m planning a re-attempt in mid July

I must preface by saying that this is my personal opinion, and you should take it with a grain of salt considering i did not have the desired end result as well - which would obviously bias my perspective.

That out of the way, I feel that Reddit and Google are in love with this centre - only giving it good reviews for some odd reason, and I want to make sure it’s heard that there are people like me having terrible experiences as well. If i could go back in history, Id first and foremost change my exam centre.

First off the bat, the location is ridiculously far unless you live in Whitefield or nearby, and the traffic, even as early as 8 am is maddening, and will definitely dampen your spirits.

Secondly, ETS officially states a rule to come 30 mins before the test, but it’s only when you call these people that you realise you need to report 1 whole hour in advance.

I did reach at 9:10 for my 10:15 am exam, but they rushed me to start my exam by 9:25 am! The receptionist outside said - sir, just go in, you have 30-45 mins before the exam starts. So i was like - cool, okay, because i was a little scatter brain then due to the travel, and wanted to meditate. When I went in to keep my stuff as requested, they just rushed me in without any goddamn clarity, all of the staff being extremely cold and rude, and made me start my exam when i was really not ready.

And yes - every single person there was cold and rude, almost as if they were doing me a favour by talking. Anything i asked, they made a nasty face and then proceeded to answer in the most unhelpful manner - which was not good when you’re highly anxious as most are before an exam.

Then to top it off, the centre was FREEZING, i could hear people sneezing and i started getting a headache due to my sinusitis issues. The difficult-to-deal with invigilators were late in bringing me fresh sheets every single time i asked for it, and didn’t even allow me to drink water in between sections. What kind of jail was this?

Again, reminding, that this is just my experience. Most people do say good things - so possible that i had an anomalous unlucky experience. That being said, please weigh your pros and cons before selecting this one.

So basically in past few days my verbal score was around 155-157 in expert global gre mock, but in the powerprep 1 mock its 149, and simultaneously my quants score was around 162 in the global experts mock but 165 in the powerprep. what do i conclude from this?....i have my exam on 17th may.😭🙏

Hi everyone, I genuinely need some targeted help and I think my situation might resonate with others.

My score history (Verbal only):

Feb 2025: 153 | Nov 2025: 157 | Dec 2025: 152 | March 2026: 154

As you can see, my scores are inconsistent. I peaked at 157 in November but haven't been able to replicate that. My most recent attempt in March 2026 came in at 154. I'm now on a break and building a proper study plan for my retake.

What I've already done:

- Completed Greg Mat's 1-month verbal plan (twice)

- Finished Vocab Mountain

- Supplemented with Vince's vocab app

- Worked through Big Book TC/SE questions (not all sets)

The problem:

My biggest weakness is TC and SE. When I worked through the Greg Mat strategies (math strategy, block of 4 etc.), I got reasonably comfortable with Big Book questions and could score 4–6 consistently. But these strategies don't seem to translate well to **recent GRE questions**, which feel noticeably harder and more nuanced.

I can follow the logic of a sentence well enough (I think) but I feel my issue is a combination of:

1. Getting tripped up when two answer choices both *seem* plausible.
2. 2 and 3 blankers. I usually quickly select and skip the 3 blanker question on the first section.

What I'm looking for:

- Are there specific resources (beyond Greg Mat) that helped you with harder TC/SE on the current test?

- Do I re-do the Greg Mat's 1-month verbal plan or work on some other plan?

- Has anyone else found that Big Book practice doesn't transfer well to the current GRE format? How did you bridge that gap?

- Any advice on error log strategies or review habits that actually moved the needle?

My target is ideally 160+ verbal. Any advice would be genuinely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

Looking for some advice on note taking while going through GregMat’s I’m Overwhelmed plan.

I’m trying to figure out a better system for reviewing everything in one place. Ideally, I want Quant Mountain to function as my main “catch-all” review tool, but I’m finding that the built-in notes section is somewhat limited because it is text-only.

Here’s the issue I keep running into:

I’ll watch a lesson video and read the related Quant Mountain explanation. I might then add a small note if I think the entry missed an important nuance. But then when I do the follow-up exercises I often notice a trick, caveat, or harder version of the concept that wasn’t fully covered in the video or Quant Mountain entry. Then the same thing happens again with the progress quizzes. I may see a question that exposes a gap in my understanding, and I want to attach that insight back to the original Quant Mountain topic.

Right now, I’ve tried using a running OneNote document where I screenshot problems that confused me or seemed outside the scope of the original lesson. Sometimes I’ll use Claude or ChatGPT to solve the problem, then ask it to summarize the explanation in plain text so I can paste it into the notes section of the relevant Quant Mountain entry. I also played around with NotebookLM, but I didn’t find it especially useful.

My concern is that I’m doing a lot of extra work, but because my notes are spread across Quant Mountain, OneNote, screenshots, and AI summaries, I’m not fully confident that I’m reviewing everything effectively.

Has any super savvy individual found a good system for making Quant Mountain more personalized? Basically, I’m looking for a way to turn it into a true review hub where I can add the extra nuances, traps, and caveats I pick up from exercises and quizzes, so that when I review Quant Mountain later, I’m not just reviewing the surface-level concept but also the harder edge cases I missed along the way.

Would appreciate any advice from people who have found a clean workflow for this.

TLDR: I am hoping to make quant mountain my main source of review but I am struggling because the useful insights I pick up from videos, exercises, quizzes, and chatgpt explanations end up scattered across multiple places. Do you have a great note taking strategy in one place? Please share!

Hi everyone, I’m preparing for the GRE and planning to take the exam by the end of June. I’m looking for a study partner so we can stay accountable, share strategies, and exchange useful techniques/resources along the way.

I am using gregmat

I am from india(if time zone matters).

On my diagnostic (April 3) I scored 158V / 147Q and yesterday I scored 165V / 154Q on the Power Prep Plus 1.

Right now my timing is really a concern on the Quant & I’d like to practice more — I’ve also purchased PPP2, so I’m doing that this afternoon (around the same time of day I’ll be taking the test tomorrow, so I have the same level of energy, etc.).

I’ve had limited test prep time due to being preoccupied with my best friend getting cancer — I posted about that recently — and I’m concerned I’ll get the news today or even tomorrow morning that he’s passed, as on Friday we were told it would only be a few more days.

My question is really what kind of an indicator these PPP tests are. Knowing that would be helpful — if they are closely correlated with actual scores then maybe my anxiety levels would go down. (My goal has always been 165V and 150-155 for Q.)

This is gonna be a very detailed explanation of my experience with this exam so bear with me. Also, the program I wanted did not care about verbal, so this is all quant focused.

To start, I studied engineering and applied unexpectedly early for a PhD program that required the GRE, so I barely had 2 months to prepare. I tutor Calc 1 and 2 and I’m naturally good at math, so when I looked at the included topics I thought they were so easy (which they are, that’s not the issue).

To put it simply: I underestimated the exam and the time factor.

My prep was all over the place. For the first month I was solving from the Manhattan 5lb book with zero structure, very randomly, and I thought all the questions were easy. I was solving them fairly fast too… except I wasn’t doing timed practice at all.

A few weeks in I took my first practice test (PP1) and scored pretty bad. I had huge time issues, thought the questions felt very different from what I had practiced, and I ran out of time in both sections. At this point my exam was a little over a month away and I started panicking a little because even though I only needed a minimum of 156 I realized it is not guaranteed.

Then I discovered GregMat. I subscribed and realized I needed to work more on foundations specifically altered to GRE-style questions. My main issue was that I always resorted to algebra (typical calculus and differential equations style lol). And yes, algebra solves most questions, but it was taking me SO much time on questions that could be solved with other strategies in like 15 seconds.

But in my head I kept thinking:
the more I solve, the faster I’ll become even with the methods I’m used to. Oh boy I was wrong.

Exam day came and by then I had taken PP2 and all of GregMat’s exams and was scoring in the 155-159 range. I knew there was a real possibility I wouldn’t get the minimum, and honestly I had already accepted defeat and planned to retake it. I ended up with a 154Q.

I spent too much unnecessary time on a lot of questions that I still ended up getting wrong, missed easy questions that could’ve boosted my score, and overall it was just a mess. It really affected my confidence.

I got back home and immediately booked a retake for 21 days later because I had a submission deadline for the program and couldn’t afford to delay it any further.
I wasn’t aiming for 165+ Anything 160+ would’ve been good for me considering I only needed 156 for a program I was already conditionally accepted to.

Here’s the golden tip:

WATCH GREGMAT’S STRATEGY VIDEOS.

Seriously. I was so stubborn about solving everything algebraically. I had basically never:
- backsolved
- chosen numbers
- logically eliminated answers
- picked the “smart” approach over the “technical” one

So I had to completely change the way I approached questions to get out of that loophole.

In those 21 days I:
- solved 800+ questions
- watched all of Greg’s strategy videos
- did all of his timed quizzes
- repeated some quizzes multiple times
- kept an error log

Okay “error log” is generous because what I actually did was keep all the quiz tabs open lol and go back every few days to review mistakes.

I retook PP1 and PP2 and scored 166 and 164 on both.

Then I purchased PPP3 two days before the exam and got a 164.

By that point I was finally confident that I would do better than my first attempt, and I think that confidence mattered a LOT. Since I had already experienced the exam once, I wasn’t stressed during the retake at all.

Honestly, during the verbal sections I was mentally relaxing half the time (which I know is not possible for everyone lol), and I think that helped too. Ended up with a 163Q.

Honestly if I had a few more weeks I probably could’ve gotten even higher because I was JUST starting to fully get the hang of the exam and most of my remaining mistakes were very fixable.

But would I go back and do it again? Absolutely not lol.

I’m just glad IT’S DONE.

BYE GRE AND THANKS GregMat

I’m following the I’m Overwhelmed plan for quant of gregmat but have not so bad math skills. Are there specific topics where the 1-month long videos are significantly better than PrepSwift, and should I supplement with them? Or is the Overwhelmed plan sufficient on its own?

Hey folks! Had a terrible day today with the GRE exam. These opinions below are, of course, subjective and based on my prep using Gregmat so far. I like his style of teaching and love his course.

Based on my attempt today, I would definitely say his medium questions are indeed medium on GRE too, and not tougher than those of GRE, as claimed by people on this sub. For me, the first section bent towards 4/5 difficulty in a stark contrast to PP2.

I scored as much as I did on my diagnostic today, after 2.5 months of prep. I am too demotivated and pretty much thrown off, as I did not expect this. I am not sure if I was just unlucky or if the GRE has gotten enormously difficult. Of course, exam anxiety plays a role, and I was nervous.

I had seen improvement in my score using Gregmat from my diagnostic two months back (144 V and 152Q) to last month's attempt of PP2 (152V and 159Q). However, in my official GRE attempt today, I felt the first sections of Verbal and Quant were considerably tougher than PP2 or equivalent to at least Greg's mock difficulties.

Sharing my experience below:

In the first verbal section, the first few TC questions threw me off so badly. They were wordy with fancy vocabulary and jargon, and I couldn't comprehend a single sentence. I could tell these are of 4/5 difficulty easily. I didn't falter, but next up, RC made sure today wasn't my day. I felt it was at least 5 in difficulty. Only the SE questions felt at a 2/3 medium level, and Greg's vocab came in handy.

The quant went even worse with the 2nd or 3rd question being a big, heavy probability and P&C mix question, and even after spending 2 minutes on it, I couldn't understand jack sh*t. I moved on only to find tougher questions with (again) probability and a set topic mix-up in Data Analysis. I did not see any coordinate geometry, compound interest, ratios, remainders, volume/area questions in this section. These came up in my easier second section.

I felt the universe was having breakfast with the devil and relished looking at me struggling 😄

I knew by that time that I had bombed the GRE. I got easy second sections for V and Q. I completed both of these before time (verbal 4 minutes remaining lol and quant 3 minutes) and walked out with almost a crying face :3

To be honest, when I went for the test, I expected my score to be more than that of my PP2 attempt OR AT LEAST AT PAR WITH IT, considering I took it almost a month ago with less prep. I will, of course, now start from scratch and see where I am going wrong (I know it is more to do with strategies and trickery than the concepts).

Overall, hate it 😞

I'm here to write about Yocket and its unethical services.

So in the month of November, a consultant from Yocket called me for study abroad consulting. I was looking for a Master's option at that point in time, so i agreed to register with them and paid them the initial 5000 Rupees as token money, and the rest money I was supposed to give after the counseling and shortlisting of colleges. For that, the POC told me that she would arrange a call with the concerned person. I shared my resume and other relevant details on 17th November, it's the same day when I made the initial payment. On 18th Nov, they said they'll arrange a call today and i tried to contact the person but she didn't pick up, after that she never contacted me and lately i came to know that she left the Yocket and i was like wtf bhai, why didn't they assign me to somebody else and I was so pissed and despite that i tried calling them on their number mentioned on website and boom, that number is either not working or unreachable, how the fu*k can they do that to anyone.

Once they secured my 5K, they just started ignoring me. After months, Someone else called me from Yocket for marketing, i told them everything and asked for a refund as they failed to provide the services promised. At least they should've conducted the session for B-school selection.

I tried to take this matter to the consumer court, they registered my complaint, and still they mentioned that they're not responsible for anything. attaching their reply below.. (I just want to say them Fu*k off, you guys would never be able to digest that 5k, and you better buy a lock and key out of that 5k, and put that on the company, you Mfs.

We would like to submit our response in relation to the complaint raised by the consumer bearing Student ID YYYYYYY against Yocket (support@yocket.in ). 1. Background of the Case The consumer made a payment of ₹5,000 on 17th November 2025 as a booking amount for Yocket’s Premium Counseling Service. This amount is collected solely to: Reserve the service at a discounted price discussed during the initial consultation, and Secure the pricing against any future revisions in service cost. 2. Nature of the Booking Amount We would like to clarify that: The ₹5,000 paid by the consumer is not the full service fee, but only a partial booking amount. The complete counseling service is initiated only after full payment of the program fee. At the time of payment, it is clearly communicated and explicitly displayed on-screen that: “The booking amount is non-refundable.” We have attached a sample screenshot for reference, which demonstrates that this condition is transparently disclosed to all users prior to payment. 3. Service Status and Communication Post payment, the assigned Sales Advisor informed the consumer that: The service would commence only upon completion of full payment. As a goodwill gesture, the advisor offered one counseling call to address any doubts prior to full enrollment. Our internal records indicate that: There were ongoing discussions regarding scheduling this call. However, no further communication was received from the consumer after 17th November 2025. There was no refusal of service from our side at any point. Additionally: The concerned Sales Advisor is no longer employed with the company. Despite this, the consumer did not reach out to our support team for assistance or escalation. Instead, the complaint was directly filed with the Hon’ble Consumer Forum. 4. Company Position We respectfully submit that: No deficiency in service has occurred, as the service was never denied. The consumer did not complete the payment required to initiate the service. The consumer was informed of the non-refundable nature of the booking amount prior to payment. The company remains willing to provide the agreed services upon receipt of the full payment. 5. Refund Policy As per Yocket’s policy: The booking amount is strictly non-refundable, as it secures discounted pricing and blocks service capacity. This policy is clearly disclosed and consented to by the consumer at the time of transaction. 6. Conclusion In view of the above facts, we respectfully submit that: The complaint is misplaced, as there has been no deficiency or denial of service. The consumer’s request for a refund is not aligned with the agreed terms and conditions. However, in good faith and with intent to resolve the matter amicably, we remain open to: Initiating the counseling services upon full payment.

Just took the GRE and got a 325 (170Q, 155V) after 3 months of preparation (started with a 306 baseline score). I am honestly disappointed by the verbal score because my mocks were consistently a little higher in verbal. I am elated with the math score because I have ADHD, and I have always lost points in mock tests because I missed reading details in the question or did not answer what the question asked for. So, 170 was a surprise.

My practice test scores were (all were taken in the last two weeks before the test):

• GregMat Practice Test 1: 328 (169Q, 159V)
• ETS PP2: 325 (166Q, 159V)
• ETS PP1: 334 (168Q, 166V)
• ETS PPP3: 328 (167Q, 161V)

Official GRE: 325 (170Q, 155V)

I am planning to retake in about a month and push my verbal into the 162–165 range. I have a really bad GPA, so hoping that the GRE can help my profile a bit for MBA admission and secure a scholarship.

I have already learned 100% of the GregMat vocab mountain, so I don’t think vocabulary itself is the issue anymore. I completed the 2-month GregMat verbal plan as well. At this point, I feel like strategy might be where I am struggling rather than word knowledge.

Patterns from Error log:

• I struggle with the “math strategy” for TC/SE.
• I struggle with phrases like "all but...", "anything but.." etc
• In RC, inference questions are a major weakness for me.
• I struggle with multiple select questions in verbal

So my current plan is:

• Redo the GregMat 1-month plan quickly over the next 15 days (2 weeks). I work part-time, so I will be dedicating the other half of the day fully to GRE prep.
• For TC/SE, I will mainly focus on practising the math strategy.
• For RC, I will focus heavily on inference questions and Greg’s RC strategies.
• During the third week, I will mostly do strategy-focused practice using the Big Book and other ETS verbal material.
• In the final week, I will start taking full-length mocks again: GregMat Practice Tests 2 and 3, PPP1 and PPP2

Would appreciate any advice from people who improved verbal significantly after already having vocab knowledge but struggling more with execution/strategy on the real exam.

I’ve been doing the I’m Overwhelmed Plan for quant and 2 month plan for Verbal.

I’ve just completed all modules for quant (including the ones I had to redo because didn’t score well) and I scored lower than my goal in Algebra foundation quiz at the end. Now I’ll have to redo the algebra modules.

I have my full-time remote job starting from June so I’m really worried that it’ll become difficult for me to manage so I was planning to finish all my prep by May or at least 1st week of June. (I plan on giving GRE on June 22)

What should I do?

I guess what I’m asking is how big of a disadvantage would it be if I don’t redo the modules and start the 1 month plan from week 4 for quant?

Timeline

• Initial Test (21 March): 307 (152V / 155Q)
• Second Test (18 April): 316 (156V / 160Q)
• Final Test (16 May): 323 (161V / 162Q)

Materials Used:

• All Official ETS GRE Material (OG, Verbal, Quant)
• ETS Big Book (RC/TC)
• Manhattan Prep 5lb Book (Quant)
• GregMat (Foundation/Strategy)

Biggest Help During My Prep

Quant

1. GregMat PrepSwift Foundation Section: I completed all foundation sections and then took the comprehensive foundation quizzes to ensure I knew the basics for arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis.
2. Reviewing Flashcards: I reviewed all 16 GregMat quant flashcard groups once or twice a week intermittently during breaks at work, like during lunch or irrelevant meetings.
3. Targeted Practice: After my first GRE test, I took quant more seriously and practiced mostly out of the 5lb book, specifically focusing on the sections I struggled with, such as word problems, permutations/combinations, sequences, and functions. This helped close gaps in my foundation. However, while the 5lb book is great for logic and foundational mechanics, it was actually way too easy compared to real GRE questions.
4. Official Material: I did all the official ETS GRE quant material and timed all of my practice sets. I gave myself 26 minutes for 15 questions, usually scoring around 12–14 out of 15. Afterward, I focused heavily on Level 5 questions and diagnosing my logic failures on the harder problems.
5. Strategies: The quant strategies that helped the most were: 1) choosing a number, 2) "no math needed" (which requires a strong foundation), 3) equal/not equal, and 4) manipulating and simplifying Quantitative Comparison (QC) questions. The GregMat Strategy Class (2025) explained these concepts incredibly well.

Verbal

1. Vocab Retention:
   • The Nick's, Knack for Neologism (Spotify) podcast helped reinforce around 250 common GRE words. Listen daily during my commute to work.
   • Vince’s Vocab Podcast (all 38 groups). After a month, I just reviewed all 38 groups once a week. I usually reviewed them between my lifting sets at the gym, covering 10–14 groups three times a week intermittently until I finished. I really focused on words I didn't recognize right away or those with secondary meanings.
2. Big Book RC/TC:
   • After the first test, I noticed that I struggled with Reading Comprehension (RC) the most, so I focused on doing the short and long passages in the Big Book. The biggest game-changer was using Gemini or Claude to audit my logic and answers so I could truly understand what I missed and what to look for next time.
   • Skimming the passages helped immensely compared to reading every single word for detail. Just reading the first sentence, tracking signpost words (however, yet), and asking what the author was trying to achieve helped me grasp the main idea and purpose. The GRE really tricks you if you read for minor details because those exact details will appear in the wrong answer choices. You will gravitate toward them because they look familiar, even though they are actually: 1) out of scope, 2) unsupported by evidence, or 3) contradictory.

Prior to Testing

1. Sleep: Get 7–8 hours of sleep for the entire week leading up to the test, or more if you are already dealing with a sleep deficit.
2. Exercise: Go for a short run on the morning of your test to gain mental clarity and energy.
3. Rest: Don’t study the day before. Just chill out and do a very light review.

Good luck to all future test-takers, and a huge shout-out to "Greg" and Vince. I can't even fathom what your voices sound like at normal speed lol!

Are any of the following still working? CCGRE6, GREBOOST25K, BB25, DREAMBIG25?

External sites such as college pond and eduvouchers also have discounts but are they legit?

I want to know what good resources i can solve besides gregmat, official sources and big book as i have exhausted it . Please help gregmat and vince .