The GRE skills you develop can play a significant role in your life. For example, you can become a better writer, a more confident decision-maker, and a more decisive thinker from your GRE knowledge.

Practicing Critical Reasoning questions will make you well-versed in logic and decision-making. With these skills honed, you can become “the smartest person in the room.”

The vocabulary words that you grudgingly memorize for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions will provide you with a rich source of words that will allow you to be a better communicator. As a result, you’ll write better, and you’ll converse better. People’s vocabulary use is an indication of their versatility, of their communication ability, and of their intelligence.

And what about Reading Comprehension? You’re going to have to read for the rest of your life. The ability to read complex material will hold you in good stead in your graduate studies. In fact, it’s considered a predictor of your success in both grad school and in virtually any career you pursue.

Getting proficient in GRE quant provides numerous advantages. Quant mastery increases your data-driven decision-making abilities, which are essential in both your professional and everyday life. A universe of opportunities can open up for you when your math and quantitative reasoning skills are sound.

So, instead of looking at GRE prep as a chore, stay positive! Look at your prep as an opportunity to better your skills and yourself. You can harness the opportunity to improve your GRE quant and GRE verbal skills, and thus improve many aspects of your life.