I think I'll edit in other practice tests as I go along. Find ways to keep yourself engaged with the test! I actually got super bored/distracted after the 10 minute break, and had trouble getting back into the test (hence theВ verbal section I got at this point cost me a few points). I know this may sound super obvious, but I think this was the only thing I was thinking about as I was writing my exam.В IВ want to point out that I'm NOT a naturally gifted test-taker. The most important takeaway from my GRE experience is to BE FOCUSED for the entire duration of the test. The real test felt like there was a consistent internal logic on WHY a certain choice was the right answer as opposed to other tests I've done, in whichВ I sometimes questioned the validity of some answers' internal logic. The real thing is easier.ДЄs for the verbal.I felt that the real test was much easier than all the other verbal practice problems I've done. Those working on Manhattan practice tests - DON'T freak out.

I think, in general, it's good to practice with more difficult problems, but it does have the effect of freaking you out. I would say that Magoosh quantВ problems were slightly harder than the real thing, while theВ Manhattan quantВ problems were not only much harder BUT also not very representative of the real test. 167 was a nice surprise, but I felt that the quant sections in the real thingВ wereВ MUCH more manageable than any of Magoosh/Manhattan sections. Real - Q - 167 V - 165 Total: 332 (After 3 months of part-time prep with a full-time job and lots of international work travels)ДЄs you can see, I never did break a 165 barrier on quantВ in ANY of my full-length practice tests (even when I gave myself a bit more time).

Manhattan 2 Q - 164 V - 161 Total: 325 (Stopped twice on math) Manhattan 1 Q - 161 V - 162 Total: 323 (Stopped once on math) If I could do it over, I wouldn't have taken the second practice test so close to the real one. I didn't study for the verbal or writing sections. Plus, this gave me a total score that keeps me in the running for fellowships.

That's when IВ realized I'd forgotten almost all the math I'd once known!В I bought 'Cliffs Notes Math Review for Standardized Tests.' I studiedВ that book, off and on, for a couple of months and then took the ETS practice tests.В I didn't go through the whole book, didn't even bother with the geometry section, but it still helped me tremendously.В Even though my Q score doesn't matterВ for my program, I'm really glad I did that review! Without that review, I wouldn't have had a clue on the Q sections, and that frustration on test day might've hurt my performance on the verbal sections. I took a look at the Q sectionВ several months before the test. Practice Test (a few months before the real test): I don't recall the score, but I missed 3 questions total on the two verbal sections combined and didn't even attempt the quant!Д®TS Practice Test 1 (two weeks before the real test): 169 V, 151 QД®TS Practice Test 2 (two days before the real test): 169 V, 152 Q

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