Crim2019 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Recently took the gre and my verbal score was terrible (below 50%). The programs I plan to apply to are going to want at least a 155 on verbal. Do you all have any specific tips for the verbal section that helped you? To prepare I used Magoosh, memorized over 200 common gre words, and took the powerprep ETS tests (which had me pegged at 153-155 for a verbal score which obviously didn't happen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan4208 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 It's natural for your score to fluctuate. Your practice test should really give you a range instead of a precise score. As for how to improve, it really depends on what your weakness is. Did you come across a lot of words you didn't recognize? Were you having challenges reading the articles? Did you feel like you got all the questions right but it turns out you didn't (in which case you've fallen into GRE's traps)? Or did you just not get used to the real test environment? Follow the 80/20 rule and focus on your greatest weakness and tackle that as hard as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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