year: 2020
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gre geometry formulas
perhaps you recall with more than a little dread your high school geometry class: fifteen-step proofs and the law of cosines were two things you were certain you’d never see again. well, if you are taking the gre, you were by no means mistaken—proofs and indeed all of trig are nowhere to be found on…
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6 month gre study schedule
need a gre study plan (6 months), but concerned about math? this gre study plan: 6 months will help math beginners master all gre sections!
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commonly confused words on the gre
sometimes, i think that ets once walked around and took a survey of the most commonly confused words in the english language, and then put those words on the test. in truth, ets actually did something very similar to that. over the years, it gave experimental sections to figure out which words people tended to…
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gre vocabulary list: words with multiple meanings
gre vocabulary can be tricky because many words on the exam have double meanings. when the gre tests double meanings, it’s usually the secondary definition of common words. some words even have multiple meanings (we’re talking triple, or even quadruple meanings here). sounds intimidating? not to worry. i’m here to go over some of the…
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gre root words and prefixes
learning the meaning of root words, prefixes, and suffixes can sometimes help you deduce the definition of an unfamiliar gre vocabulary word. however, this strategy isn’t always reliable, and it can take you down the wrong path on test day. that’s why we’ve compiled this word list with commonly confused gre root words and prefixes…
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ets online gre: a good experience with unexpected surprises
was your gre test date recently canceled due to covid-19? if so, you can now take the gre at home! magoosh ceo bhavin parikh recently sat down with ellen kenny, who took the ets online gre. they discuss the logistics, the surprise benefits of taking the gre at home, and how magoosh’s gre test prep…
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a student’s guide to taking the gre online with proctoru
if your plans for taking the gre have become completely derailed due to gre cancelations, and you’re wondering if it’s worth it to take the gre online, then this post is for you! we interviewed corina, a magoosh student and aspiring phd candidate who took the at-home gre recently, and have put together the subsequent…
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gre accommodations: what to know for test day
as of april 14, 2020, gre accommodations will be available to students taking the gre at home. the maker of the gre, educational testing services (ets), provides a number of gre testing accommodations for students with learning disabilities or test-taking limitations. these include things such as additional time and braille tests. however, in order…
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was your gre canceled? you can take it at home
due to covid-19, educational testing services (ets), the makers of the test, announced that they are allowing students take the gre general test at home, permanently. learn all about the at home gre and hear from students who took successfully took their tests online. note: gre test centers around the world began to reopen late…
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about gre’s quantitative comparison question type
the two quantitative sections will include quantitative comparison problems. quantitative comparison questions are integrated with the problem solving questions in two, 30-minute gre math sections. to learn more about this question type, we recommend reading the descriptions and strategies outlined by the ets (the makers of the gre). from our perspective, they also want to…
