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Looking to return or restart after more than 10 years. Rec'd MA.

My GRE scores were from the paper test in early/mid 90s. I raised eyebrows and elicited "wows" back then from even the most elite schools and the most competitive fellowship/scholarship programs: A+Q+V= 2340. Respective percentiles of 99%, 97%, 99%.

GRE scores have drifted higher over time; I'm talking about the 800/800 scale that was recently abandoned. With the more recent score profiles I read about, my scaled scores don't stand out so much as they did back in the day.

In looking at the new test and scaling, etc. I'm wondering what people have to recommend as far as changes, prep sources/services, etc. I've read about some of the changes, e.g. less emphasis on vocabulary for Verbal. I should be able to get super-high scores with some effort, but haven't taken a standardized test in almost 20 years. I don't want to spend $ on professional resources coming from people who themselves don't have top-of-the-line scores.

Suggestions for resources, tactics, strategy, etc.? Are there any decent resources out there yet for the new form of the test? Taking a standardized test on a computer will be new for me, and I want some experience with practice tests taken on a computer.

Thanks.

s.u.e.

p.s. I’m also wondering, if anyone has the historical knowledge, about comparisons of scores from people who took the GRE back when I did, roughly, and then years later after scores had drifted higher in the 2000s.

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