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Gre Home Test Experience. Quant-168 and Verbal-159
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12 May 2020, 01:13
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Hi.
I have already made a comprehensive reddit post.
As I cannot post links, Google this: "Just gave my GRE at home. Got 327! Quant-168"
Click on the reddit link dated 11th May, 2020
Will summarize the test day experience!
1. Everything went smooth and my test started.
2. Issue question was very weird and I got struck and feel didn't do well (Time will tell) I nailed the argument essay
3. First section was verbal which was really really tough. I was tripping like crazy but kind of reminded myself that it might be the experimental one so was becalmed.
4. Second section was quant and felt really weird and tough and very different to any of the PowerPreps i did before. This made me trip even more, as now I was not sure which section was experimental anymore and felt I was doomed but I carried on!
5. The third section was verbal which felt very easy which made me trip again as that left only 2 possibilities. Either the first verbal section was experimental or it was not and I screwed it up. I soldiered on anyways! My strategy of finishing TC and SE under 10 mins worked like a charm and I never ran short of time in verbal.
6. The fourth section which was Quant was again very tough. Again, I have never seen such weird Quant questions and believe me, I practiced many! QCs were too tough.
7. Last section was verbal which was tough but not as tough as the first section. Now I was sure that my first verbal section would surely have been an experimental one
8. Now it was time to see the results. I was feeling bummed thinking that I have surely screwed up Quant but to my surprise I didn't. I was kind of bummed with my verbal as I felt I should have gotten around 164 but good Quant marks made me forget it!
-----------Tips-----------------
1. Once you are comfortable with all the topics in Quant and Verbal, do lots and lots of timed mocks. You will realize you will definitely make mistakes under time constraints
2. Go back to tip one!
That's all folks!
I have already made a comprehensive reddit post.
As I cannot post links, Google this: "Just gave my GRE at home. Got 327! Quant-168"
Click on the reddit link dated 11th May, 2020
Will summarize the test day experience!
1. Everything went smooth and my test started.
2. Issue question was very weird and I got struck and feel didn't do well (Time will tell) I nailed the argument essay
3. First section was verbal which was really really tough. I was tripping like crazy but kind of reminded myself that it might be the experimental one so was becalmed.
4. Second section was quant and felt really weird and tough and very different to any of the PowerPreps i did before. This made me trip even more, as now I was not sure which section was experimental anymore and felt I was doomed but I carried on!
5. The third section was verbal which felt very easy which made me trip again as that left only 2 possibilities. Either the first verbal section was experimental or it was not and I screwed it up. I soldiered on anyways! My strategy of finishing TC and SE under 10 mins worked like a charm and I never ran short of time in verbal.
6. The fourth section which was Quant was again very tough. Again, I have never seen such weird Quant questions and believe me, I practiced many! QCs were too tough.
7. Last section was verbal which was tough but not as tough as the first section. Now I was sure that my first verbal section would surely have been an experimental one
8. Now it was time to see the results. I was feeling bummed thinking that I have surely screwed up Quant but to my surprise I didn't. I was kind of bummed with my verbal as I felt I should have gotten around 164 but good Quant marks made me forget it!
-----------Tips-----------------
1. Once you are comfortable with all the topics in Quant and Verbal, do lots and lots of timed mocks. You will realize you will definitely make mistakes under time constraints
2. Go back to tip one!
That's all folks!
Re: Gre Home Test Experience. Quant-168 and Verbal-159
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12 May 2020, 02:34
12 May 2020, 02:34
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Re: Gre Home Test Experience. Quant-168 and Verbal-159
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12 May 2020, 06:18
12 May 2020, 06:18
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yolopolo wrote:
Hi.
I have already made a comprehensive reddit post.
As I cannot post links, Google this: "Just gave my GRE at home. Got 327! Quant-168"
Click on the reddit link dated 11th May, 2020
Will summarize the test day experience!
1. Everything went smooth and my test started.
2. Issue question was very weird and I got struck and feel didn't do well (Time will tell) I nailed the argument essay
3. First section was verbal which was really really tough. I was tripping like crazy but kind of reminded myself that it might be the experimental one so was becalmed.
4. Second section was quant and felt really weird and tough and very different to any of the PowerPreps i did before. This made me trip even more, as now I was not sure which section was experimental anymore and felt I was doomed but I carried on!
5. The third section was verbal which felt very easy which made me trip again as that left only 2 possibilities. Either the first verbal section was experimental or it was not and I screwed it up. I soldiered on anyways! My strategy of finishing TC and SE under 10 mins worked like a charm and I never ran short of time in verbal.
6. The fourth section which was Quant was again very tough. Again, I have never seen such weird Quant questions and believe me, I practiced many! QCs were too tough.
7. Last section was verbal which was tough but not as tough as the first section. Now I was sure that my first verbal section would surely have been an experimental one
8. Now it was time to see the results. I was feeling bummed thinking that I have surely screwed up Quant but to my surprise I didn't. I was kind of bummed with my verbal as I felt I should have gotten around 164 but good Quant marks made me forget it!
-----------Tips-----------------
1. Once you are comfortable with all the topics in Quant and Verbal, do lots and lots of timed mocks. You will realize you will definitely make mistakes under time constraints
2. Go back to tip one!
That's all folks!
I have already made a comprehensive reddit post.
As I cannot post links, Google this: "Just gave my GRE at home. Got 327! Quant-168"
Click on the reddit link dated 11th May, 2020
Will summarize the test day experience!
1. Everything went smooth and my test started.
2. Issue question was very weird and I got struck and feel didn't do well (Time will tell) I nailed the argument essay
3. First section was verbal which was really really tough. I was tripping like crazy but kind of reminded myself that it might be the experimental one so was becalmed.
4. Second section was quant and felt really weird and tough and very different to any of the PowerPreps i did before. This made me trip even more, as now I was not sure which section was experimental anymore and felt I was doomed but I carried on!
5. The third section was verbal which felt very easy which made me trip again as that left only 2 possibilities. Either the first verbal section was experimental or it was not and I screwed it up. I soldiered on anyways! My strategy of finishing TC and SE under 10 mins worked like a charm and I never ran short of time in verbal.
6. The fourth section which was Quant was again very tough. Again, I have never seen such weird Quant questions and believe me, I practiced many! QCs were too tough.
7. Last section was verbal which was tough but not as tough as the first section. Now I was sure that my first verbal section would surely have been an experimental one
8. Now it was time to see the results. I was feeling bummed thinking that I have surely screwed up Quant but to my surprise I didn't. I was kind of bummed with my verbal as I felt I should have gotten around 164 but good Quant marks made me forget it!
-----------Tips-----------------
1. Once you are comfortable with all the topics in Quant and Verbal, do lots and lots of timed mocks. You will realize you will definitely make mistakes under time constraints
2. Go back to tip one!
That's all folks!
Great score @yolopolo!
A few follow up questions:
Which mocks did you take? How did you score in them?
Have you taken the GMAT? Were the quant questions on the GRE harder than typical GMAT level questions?
Thanks
PratU27
