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leaveusacommentontheMagooshGREBlog30DayGREStudyGuidepost.

Forthosewhoarefocusedandambitious,the30DayStudyGuideplanisgreat,aslongasyou
havethetimetoputin.Ifyoufeelthatlifewillintrudeinoneformoranother,orifyouneedto
improveyourscorebyhundredsofpoints,thenthisguidefortheRevisedGREmaynotbefor
you.Remember,thisisanaggressiveplan,andyouwillneedtobeabletodedicate,onaverage,
23hoursaday.Also,ifyouareageometrywhizorareadingcomprehensionguru,feelfreeto
skipthesectionsyouknowyoudontneedtoreview:thisguidecanbecustomizedtoyour
strengthsandweaknesses.

Note:Thisisageneral,weeklyversionofthe30daystudyguideifyoudlikeamoredetailed,
stepbystepdailybreakdownwithmoreofafocusonmathbasics,youshouldusethedaily
version:1MonthGREStudySchedule.

EssentialMaterials:

MagooshGREPrep
ETSsPowerPrep2.0Software(Test1andTest2)
Ifyouwouldprefertotakethepracticetestonpaper,youcanprintoutETSs
practicetestPDF.TakenotethatthePowerprepsoftwareandthepaperbased
testhaveoverlappingmaterial,soitwontbeofmuchhelptodoboth,unlessyou
spacethemoutfarenoughsothatyouwontrecognizethequestionsand
answers!IrecommendusingthePowerprepsoftwareifyoucan,sincetakingthe
testonacomputerisabettersimulationoftestdayconditions.Also,PowerPrep
2.0comeswithtwotests.ThePDFisonlyonetest,whichoverlapswithTest2
fromthePowerPrep2.0Software.
MagooshsonlineGREFlashcards.Theyrefreeandyoucanusethemontheweb,on
youriPhone/iPadorAndroid!
Vocabulary.com
IndexCards(Quizlet.com)
StopwatchorTimer
ETSOfficialGuide2nd.edition

Supplemental/OptionalMaterials:

AnyOneoftheManhattanGREGuides(givesaccesstoonlinepracticetests)

PrimaryGoals:
Brushuponmathfundamentals
Learnbasicsforapproachingverbalquestions
Readtwoarticlesfromrecommendedresources
Learn150newwords(Remembertheimportanceofcontext)
BeginwatchingMagooshlessonvideos

SecondaryGoals
Math
WatchalloftheArithmetic,Percents,andRatiosLessons,andPowersand
RootsLessons
PracticeconceptsseeninlessonvideosbyusingtheMagooshQuizfeature.
GothrougheveryeasyandmediumquestionrelatingtoArithmetic,Percents,
RatiosandPowersandRoots.Watchvideoswhenevernecessary.Beableto
answereachmissedquestionaccurately
AdditionalquestionsrelatingtothedifferentconceptscanbefoundintheGRE
guide.
Verbal
WatchTextCompletionsOverviewLessonVideosallthewayuptoText
CompletionSentenceShifts(Practicewitheasyquestionsintheproduct)
Practice30+TextCompletionQuestionsatEasytoMediumDifficulty
WatchReadingCompLessonsuptoWrongAnswersII.
Practiceapproximately30+questionsfromReadingComppracticequestions,
watchingvideowhennecessary
Makeflashcardsoutofwordsyoudidnotknow,andreferencevocabulary.com

Supplemental/Optional:
ReadtwoarticlesfromtheNewYorker/AtlanticMonthly/Economist.Findfiftywordsyou
donotknow.Referenceinvocabulary.comandmakeflashcardsonQuizlet.com(articles
shouldbe415pages).
Writeaquicksummary/reviewofoneofthetwoarticlesyouwrote,threadingGRE
wordsyoulearntthatweek(cancomefromanyofthesources,e.g.lesson,questions,
etc)andapplythemwhereappropriate.(Exercisingyourwritingmusclewillalsohope
withAWA).

PrimaryGoals:
Learn150newvocabularywordswhilereviewingwordsfrompreviousweek.

 Makesureyouareconfidentinthelessonscoveredfromweek1.Revisitwheneveryou
feelyoullneedarefresher.Manyconceptsfromthisweekwillbuildoffoflastweek.
WorkyourwaythroughtheMagooshlessonvideos,makingsureyoudothefollowup
quizzesaftereachlessongroup

SecondaryGoals:
WorkthroughAlgebra,CoordinateGeometry,andGeometrylessonvideos.
Try100+practicequestionsdealingwiththeseconcepts(yep,thats100.Itoldyouthis
studyplanisnotforthemeek!).
FinishwatchingallVerballessonsinMagoosh.
Complete75+questionsfromTextCompletions,SentenceEquivalence,andReading
Comprehension.
TakePowerPrep2.0Test1(gradeandwatchvideoexplanationsforthesequestionsfor
thosequestionsyoumissedorthatyouwerenot100%confidenton.)

Supplemental/Optional:
Readtwoarticles.Thistime,makesurecontentisdifferent.Ifyoureadsomethingfrom
sciencelastweek,focusonbusiness.Orhistory,orsocialcommentary.Writetwo
reviewsforthisweek.RemembertothreadinanyGREvocabularywordsyouhave
learntsincebeginningofthisstudyguide.
TakePracticeTest1fromtheGREOfficialGuide2nd.edition.Reviewyourmistakesby
watchingmyvideos.Forthosewhoareveryambitious,orlookingtoscoreabove80%,
alsotakeaManhattanGREonlinepracticetest(thesetendtobesightlymoredifficult
thantheactualGREtest).

PrimaryGoals:
Completeallmathmodulesexceptprobability
Customizesessionstofocusonareaswhereyouneedthemostwork
Learn200hundrednewwordsforthisweek
Revisitlessonsinwhichyoustruggledorinwhichyoucontinuetomissquestions,e.g.if
youstrugglewithDataInterpretationandParagraphArgument,makesuretorewatch
lessonsandthendofollowupquestions

SecondaryGoals:
Quizyourselfonvocabularyfromthefirsttwoweeks.Total300words.Try50wordsat
random.Apassingrateis80%.
Complete150+mathproblemsbasedonthoseareasinwhichyouneedthemost
practice
Completeanother75+Verbalquestions
ETSOfficialGuide2nd.edition/ManhattanGREforextrapractice


Supplemental/Optional:
Readthreearticlesthemorechallengingthebetter.Makesureyouaregettingyour
vocabularyfromhere,aswellasfrompracticequestions.Attempttouse25GRE
vocabularywordsina3pagereviewandsummaryofallthreearticles.
TakeafulllengthPowerPrepTest(Test1).Forhighscorers,takeanotherManhattan
GREpracticetest(twoifyouareverymotivated).

Youareinthehomestretchyouhavedoneagoodjobgettingthisfar,butnowyouneedto
reallypushfullsteamahead.

PrimaryGoals:
Feelconfidentinyourapproachtothedifferenttypesofquestions
Prepareyourself,asmuchaspossible,forthehighpressureenvironmentoftheactual
test
Startdoingthehardquestions(andveryhard,ifyouveansweredmorethan70%of
Magooshquestionscorrectly)

SecondaryGoals
CreatemocktestsfromMagoosh,doing20questionsatatimeforamockverbal
section.Getyourtimerandgiveyourself35minutes.Evenifyouveseenquestions
beforeitdoesntmatter.Dothemagain.
Takeatotalof4mockverbalsections.Trytodoatleasttwoofthembacktobackwith
alternatingmathsections.
Formathyouwillwanttodo25questions,givingyourselfatotalof40minutesper
section.Youwillwanttodoatleastfourtimedsections.Ifpossibleseeifyoucandosix
Attheendofeachsectiontabulateyourscoretoseehowyouaredoing
Learn150newwords.AlsomakesureyourevieweveryMagooshvocabularyblogpost,
andmakesureyouknowallthewords
Takeafinalvocabularyquiz,testingyourselfon600wordsyouvelearnt
TakePowerPrep2.0Test2

Supplemental/Optional:
Forthehighachievers,takeanotherManhattanGREtest

Recommendations:
Getagoodnightssleepbeforethetest.

Takeaways:
Doyourbesttofollowthislist,andyouwillimprovedramaticallyinaveryshorttime.Again,if
youcantcommitthehourstothisstudyplan,youmaywanttoconsiderpostponingyourtest.
Goodluckandremember,Imalwaysjustaclickaway.Letmeknowwheneveryouhavea
question!

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