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I took the test yesterday and scored a 525 (V78, Q78, DI72). My highest mock was 585 (V82 Q82 DI72). I’m planning to retake in 5 weeks, aiming for 645-675. What’s the best way to improve DI? I suck at it because of timing and don’t know when to cut a question lose. For QA I think I have most concepts nailed down but get stuck at a few questions and rush through the rest. VA was solid for me for mocks but can improve. Any tips/ resources? I’ve mostly used OG material and Mocks yet. Thinking of purchasing GMAT club sectional tests. Thoughts?

Hey everyone. Just wanted to share my journey from the last couple months for anyone that might be getting stuck. Massive thank you to GregMat for making the whole process so much more enjoyable, the guy is seriously endearing.

Favorite moment is Greg describing verbal choices as “high on drugs”

I just took my official GRE today and scored 163Q 159V, pretty much exactly what I was aiming for. Would have liked 165Q, but I’m not too angry about the 2 point differential. If that is what changes my admissions outcome then something else in my profile or essay needed to be much clearer

My journey was as follows:

Early May - PP2: 152V 152Q
June - PPP1: 154V 157Q
July - PPP2: 163Q 161V
A week ago - PPP3: 161Q 153V
A few days ago - PP1: 334 (GregMat calculator, but was wayyyyy easier of an exam than any of the others. Not very representative)

Tools used:

TTP for quant understanding and drilling, as well as official materials.
- TTP was really really helpful and really had a lot to offer with a super comprehensive and easily followed plan. The downside is the price point and a bit of information overload. I was able to dedicate around 6 hours per day to studying along with a full time job, so I was able to complete the full course. It really does touch on everything you need, but official material is where you are going to learn what you really need to continue honing down.

GregMat for Verbal RC/TC and general vocab
- Did all groups of the vocab mountain, memorizing nearly all 1060 something words. Wasn’t super important for my actual exam, but knowing the 10 words that you need to know on the test kinda makes it worth the time investment of around a month doing 30 new words a day. For TC/SE the practice question they have are really really solid, highly suggest them. For RC, which I struggled with a lot, I just used only official materials. The preswift and strategy videos for verbal from Greg are also golden, it’s a must. Once you have completed around 16 of the word ground, I’d start glancing at the SE and TC strategy prep swift videos. Super affordable and great quality, huge shout out to Greg.

Biggest Takeaways:

Test anxiety is a solvable and practicable issue. I focused really really hard on mindfulness and meditation leading up to my exam, and have never felt so calm despite it meaning so much to me for the programs that I am basing a lot of my future on. Please please please, take the time to sit quietly and meditate or something, just get your mind right. Even if it makes you feel silly or stupid, WHO CARES ITS ALL FOR THE BIGGER GOAL!

Quant on the test felt debatably easier that some of the official mocks, much much easier than the GregMat mocks. Time management is the most difficult thing once you have a solid foundation and can consistently enter the hard second section. Being able to let go of questions that you don’t have a high chance of getting right is a MUST. That was really hard for me, but on the actual test I think that was one of the reasons that I was able to achieve my goal score of 320+ on my first attempt. Remember that each section is completely done once you click next, forget about it and don’t worry about it, it’s over. Just try your best and if it doesn’t work out then go back to the drawing board.

Hope everyone gets the score that they are aiming for, just remember that this whole experience is teaching you more than you know, beyond what loquacious and quixotic means and the probability that Bob and Jon will sit next to each other.

Best of luck!

hi as the title says i gave the gre today for the first time and got this score. i would like to touch a 330 or atleast a 327 within the next 21 days with a higher quants score as i am planning to apply to masters in finance programmes and i think i haven’t reached my ceiling yet. as of now, I have given both the power prep tests and solved all the 600 questions on GregMat and two of their mocks. i found the difficult to extreme questions difficult (ha!) but I could solve more than 80% of the medium level and hard level questions. i think rc might be an issue in some places? i did 30 groups of vocab. i did the 2 month plan but thought it was too much after 4 weeks and instead switched to doing all the prep swift videos instead

i have not solved GM3 mock or any questions from manhattan prep 5lb. what could i do to improve my score? i think it was mostly based on practice and luck today so i am a bit confused on how i could push myself and if its even worth it with this score. any help would be appreciated

A little late to post but I gave my GRE on 31st July. This subreddit helped me a lot during my prep, so I am happy to give back to the community. Thanks Gregmat for this absolutely goated prep material at this price.

As the title says AMA regarding prep happy to help.

I recently gave my gre and performed terribly. 140 in verbal and 150 in quants. I want to improve my score in 1 month since the application for mim started rolling. I will do anything in my power to improve the score as much as possible if someone who was once in my shoe can give me a roadmap maybe. And please no dm or message to buy something. If you really can help with genuine advice, more than welcome. But please don’t message me promoting your product or materials

My GRE exam is in 2 weeks, I have been preparing for the last 2 months. I recently took the practice 1 test in the OG GRE Book.
I got all the text completion questions wrong except 1. Moreover, in the PP2 test, I have gotten majority questions wrong in text completion too.

I followed the 2 months plan of GregMat.
I need some advice on to how to tackle my text completion questions, so that I at least get the 1 blankers correct and few 2 blankers on my test.

I have seen videos and followed the math strategy, time contrast etc. But, when I get a question I’m unable to apply it properly or guess a word that correctly fits in.

Would a private tutoring from GregMat help me in this? Or do you guys know of any more strategies or mentors who could help me with this situation.

I have been looking for GRE coupon codes for the Sept 2026 retake, but I do not want to use those portals that give vouchers, as I am a little skeptical of them. Can anyone give any good discount coupon codes that reduce the price, please? Thanks.

I took the GRE today and unfortunately scored 152 in Quant, which was much lower than I expected based on my practice.

For preparation, I completed GregMat’s I’m Overwhelmed Plan for Quant and worked through the entire ETS Official Guide, including all of the Quant questions.

My practice results were:
ETS Official Guide Practice Test 1: 160Q
ETS Official Guide Practice Test 2: 164Q
POWERPREP: 24/27 correct

Actual GRE today: 152Q

I felt like I understood the concepts while studying, so I’m pretty disappointed and confused by the gap between my practice performance and the real test.

I’m planning to retake it and would really appreciate advice from anyone who experienced something similar.
What should I do differently for my retake? Should I go through GregMat/PrepSwift again, focus on timed practice, use Manhattan 5 lb, GregMat’s question bank/mini exams, or another resource?

My goal is 162+ Quant.
Would especially love to hear from people who scored around 150–155 on their first attempt and managed to reach 160+ on a retake.

Thank you!

I recently retook the GRE and scored a 162V, 169Q. I'm retaking in early November because I am applying to top 10 CS, Statistics, Applied Math, and ORFE programs, which are extremely selective, and I need all the advantages I can get, especially because I lack publications. Here's what I did before the July test:

• I used Manhattan for verbal practice, as well as the Kaplan verbal workbook and prep book practice tests
• For extra reading practice, I did Big Book and Magoosh passages
• I completed most of the ETS verbal practice in the Official Guide and Verbal workbook
• To track my mistakes, I made an error log, but I don't think I took it seriously enough to learn from my mistakes
• I did 15+ practice tests from ETS, Kaplan, and PR

However, this only yielded a 1 pt gain from my 162V,168Q result in 2024 which I used for MS applications. Here’s my current plan. This time, I am "studying smarter, not harder." I plan to limit my 3rd party practice tests to 1 and will instead focus my plan on the 3 PowerPrep Tests which I did not purchase last go around. I am concurrently prepping for the GRE Math Subject Test in late October, so for now I am doing 3 hours a day. The schedule runs 10AM-2PM with a lunch hour:

Day	Section	Time	Blocks
Monday	Verbal	10:00AM-11:00AM	Big Book long passages
		11:00AM–12:00PM	GregMat One-Month Study Plan (Version 2.0)
		1:00PM-2:00PM	Vocabulary: vocab mountain, magoosh, quizlet
Tuesday	Verbal	10:00AM-11:00AM	2, 3-blank TC: gregmat bank, Kaplan, Magoosh, Manhattan
		11:00AM–12:00PM	SE, GregMat 1 mo V
		1:00PM-2:00PM	Vocab, 2-3 blank TC
Wednesday	Verbal	10:00AM-11:00AM	ETS RC: redoing a set of used questions
		11:00AM–12:00PM	ETS RC: looking at last week’s set and taking thorough notes on misses
		1:00PM-2:00PM	Vocab, SE or TC depending on weakness
Thursday	Verbal	10:00AM-11:00AM	Timed section + review
		11:00AM–12:00PM	GregMat 1mo V
		1:00PM-2:00PM	Vocab test, error log
Friday	Quant	10:00AM-11:00AM	Timed section + review the sec
		11:00AM–12:00PM	Review
		1:00PM-2:00PM	Drills based on section
Sunday	Quant	2 hrs anytime	Drills
			Drills + retrospective

This is based on me missing 4 RC (mostly long passage), 2 multi blank TC and 1 SE

1 week before the PowerPrep test, I plan to do an extra hour per day with an extra verbal set and review time. Let me know any suggestions or tips!

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Hey everyone,

I took my first GRE attempt two days ago and got an unofficial 293, which honestly crushed me because I had been consistently scoring around 315–320 on my mocks.

I think the biggest issues were exam anxiety, losing focus, and poor time management. I know I’m capable of doing better based on my practice scores, but I clearly couldn’t replicate that performance on test day.

I have 20 days until my second attempt, and I really need to get to at least 315 for the master’s programs I’m targeting.

So far, I’ve completed:

• ETS Official Guide
• Official Guide for Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
• Manhattan Prep 5 lb.
• Kaplan
• PowerPrep 1 & 2

Vocab is not really an issue for me. At this point, I think I need to focus heavily on timing, test-taking strategy, and performing under pressure.

My current plan for these 20 days is to focus primarily on timed practice, review my previous mistakes, take regular full-length mocks, and work specifically on maintaining timing and focus under test conditions. I don’t want to simply do more untimed questions, I want to replicate the pressure of the actual exam as much as possible.

My main questions are:

1. How would you recommend I structure these next 20 days?
2. Where can I find good timed question sets that are reasonably similar to the actual GRE?
3. Are there any full-length mocks you would recommend apart from the ETS PowerPrep tests?
4. How do you deal with the huge difference between your mock performance and your actual test-day performance?

I’m trying not to spend a lot of money on another prep course, so I’d really like to make the most of the resources I already have.

Would really appreciate any advice, especially from people who have managed to make a similar jump between attempts. 🙏

While interning full time, and within 2 months!!!

How were you doing in practice tests, and practice questions, close to the exam? Did you get full in mocks? How many questions did you get wrong when practicing?

I scored 318 on ETS PowerPrep 2. I then studied for another week and took GregMat’s second practice test, where I scored 308. I’m pretty confused by the 10-point drop, especially since I actually studied during that week.

For those who have taken both:
Are GregMat practice tests generally harder than the official ETS tests? How did your GregMat scores compare with your actual GRE score?Should I consider the 318 on PP2 a better indicator of my actual level?

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I get the second and the third blank, but I don't get how the first one is reinventing? I thought she is original so she is making new shit. "Canonizing" literary language, and introducing rich and diverse structure. I do see that the second blank could not be anything other than undoing, and that threw me off too, but yeah help.

Hi,
I was enrolled in a course from tope one percent and just gave my first official attempt after just completing the course with minimal practice as I wanted to get acquainted with the test centre environment. Got 77 percentile in quants, 14 in verbal and 34 in DI. Verbal was a shocker because I believed it was my strongest section. Anyways have a sabbatical till 10th September from my office and looking for personalised trainer to help me reach to 695+ by then.

Gave the GRE once got a 155V and 162Q , I’m pretty strong at Quant coming from a stem background but i desperately want to get a 168/170Q , conceptually I’m sound but I’m repeatedly falling for the traps which someone are bound to fall for , need some help on a strategy to increase my accuracy when it comes to that.

Last time I solved all the Gregmat practise tests and the timed quant sections was averaging an accuracy of 100% on the easy ones , 85% on the medium ones and 72% on the hard ones.
Have gotten the 1 month Magoosh plan this time to access the official ETS questions. I am being able to get a 95% accuracy when it’s coming to the official ETS quizzes , but on the Magoosh adaptive practise tests I’m repeatedly getting a bank of only hard or very hard questions , lowering my accuracy to around ~70%, it feels impossible to solve a pool of hard/very hard questions in 21-26 mins.

Genuinely need some advice to improve my quant score to a higher range.

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This is my official score for Attempt #2 (Aug 2026) - I really don't know what happened. Attempt #1 was in Jan 2026 - 475 (Q71, V79, DI 70). Both self prepared with reliance on OGs, GMAT Ninja and GMAT Club.

Context: I am from non-maths background, and generally quite far from corporate career as well. Lit major in Undergrad with an unconventional yet unique career trajectory.

Aiming for ISB (at least 665+) in the next three months. I want to ideally self prepare because my self esteem and finances have taken a toll with this, and a consultant has recommended me to take coaching. Not sure how much I can afford to do this.

P.S I was the kind of kid that always scored exceptionally well in all subjects right until college, don't have exam anxiety and in fact, get paid to speak for a living (quite literally!). So the two attempts have been nothing but major setbacks to who I am and what I feel I am capable of. This exam is the one thing that can help me turn my career over and pivot.

Pls suggest next steps- target 675 (ideally!) in Nov 2026! Any help will be appreciated!

TIA!