Starting to have text anxiety - GRE

[Liza_Ann_92]

My test date is near the end of the month and I'm starting to get anxious. I've been reviewing consistently since January but I'm nervous about I still won't be prepared and my score won't improve. This will be my second attempt. First time was not good at all. My grandmother passed away 2 years and I wasn't mentally ready to go back into studying until a month closer to the day I took it. Studying the first time was not consistent. Had a lot of personal things going on, but I'm in a better place.

Encouragement and positive words are much appreciated ?

[futurespeechie96]

Hey there!

You're going to do great! I also did not do well on my first attempt but the second time I took it I felt better prepared because I knew what to expect. The best peace of advice I can give you is to not over stress about it just because you know you have to do better.  Looking up short cut tricks for the quantitative section & doing practice essays so I could figure out the best way to organize/get the format down was also very helpful! You got this :)

[lifeispeachy]

Hey! 

I'm sure you are going to do great on the GRE! I just wanted to drop in and recommend using gregmat.com as a studying resource. I really only used his material (plus the practice tests from ETS) and did very well. If you only have time for a few of his videos, I 100% recommend his writing videos. He breaks down exactly how to process the prompt and outline a response that gets you a high score. I scored a 5.0 on the writing with no preparation but his videos. 

My only other advice is to do what you know. I am much better at verbal than quant, so I really worked to optimize my verbal score. This helped pull my overall score well above 300, and I didn't spend time worrying about or studying for quantitative. 

Hope this helps. I believe in you!