👋 Hello, my friends at GRE Prep Club!

One of the most overlooked approaches in GRE Quant preparation is mastering one topic at a time. Solving mixed question sets can feel productive, but if you are not spending focused time going deep into individual concepts, you are almost certainly missing easy points. GRE Quant success is not about recognizing a concept occasionally. It is about knowing a question type so well that even its trickiest versions do not throw you off.

Take Rate Time Distance questions as an example. You might solve a handful and think the topic is done. But until you have worked through a wide variety of problems including those with unit changes, multiple conditions, or subtle constraints, you have not truly built reliability. Real mastery shows up when those questions feel routine, not stressful.

That kind of confidence only comes from intentional practice. This means spending enough time within a single topic to spot recurring structures, refine efficient methods, and recognize common traps before falling into them. In algebra, for instance, knowing that x2 − y2 factors into (x + y)(x − y) is basic. What matters more is being able to apply that idea when it appears hidden inside a longer, more complex problem.

A common mistake students make is jumping from topic to topic too quickly, assuming surface level understanding is sufficient. On the GRE, familiar ideas are often presented in unfamiliar forms. Without deep practice, even well known concepts can become stumbling blocks when they are dressed up differently.

The takeaway is simple. Do not rush your prep just to say you covered every topic. Instead, move through Quant one category at a time with the goal of building complete confidence in each. Mastery is not just about getting questions right. It is about reaching a point where getting them wrong becomes unlikely. Commit to that process, and stronger Quant scores naturally follow.

If you have questions about your GRE prep, feel free to reach out. Happy studying.

Warmest regards,

Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep