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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 4 preview imageThePrincetonReviewPublishingTeamRobFranek,Editor-in-ChiefDavidSoto,SeniorDirector,DataOperationsStephenKoch,SeniorManager,DataOperationsDeborahWeber,DirectorofProductionJasonUllmeyer,ProductionDesignManagerJenniferChapman,SeniorProductionArtistSelenaCoppock,DirectorofEditorialAaronRiccio,SeniorEditorMeaveShelton,SeniorEditorChrisChimera,EditorOrionMcBean,EditorPatriciaMurphy,EditorLauraRose,EditorAlexaSchmittBugler,EditorialAssistantPenguinRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,VP,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,SeniorDirector,PublishingBrettWright,SeniorEditorEmilyHoffman,AssistantManagingEditorEllenReed,ProductionManagerSuzanneLee,DesignerEugeniaLo,PublishingAssistantThePrincetonReview110East42ndSt,7thFloorNewYork,NY10017Copyright©2022byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyPenguinRandomHouseLLC,NewYork,andinCanadabyRandomHouseofCanada,adivisionofPenguinRandomHouseLtd.,Toronto.TermsofService:ThePrincetonReviewOnlineCompanionTools(“StudentTools”)forretailbooksareavailableforonlythetwomostrecenteditionsofthatbook.StudentToolsmaybeactivatedonlyoncepereligiblebookpurchasedforatotalof24monthsofaccess.ActivationofStudentToolsmorethanonceperbookisindirectviolationoftheseTermsofServiceandmayresultindiscontinuationofaccesstoStudentToolsServices.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 5 preview imageISBN9780593450628EbookISBN9780593451021The$100discountisvalidonlyonnewenrollmentsinThePrincetonReview'sself-pacedGREcoursebetweenMay17,2022andMay17,2023.Discountcannotbecombinedwithanyotheroffer(exceptreferralprogram)andisavailabletoU.S.,PuertoRico,andCanadacustomersonly.Forspecificinformationonthecourse,visitPrincetonreview.com/grad/gre-selfguided-course.GREisaregisteredtrademarkoftheEducationalTestingService(ETS).ThisproductisnotendorsedorapprovedbyETS.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Thematerialinthisbookisup-to-dateatthetimeofpublication.However,changesmayhavebeeninstitutedbythetestingbodyinthetestafterthisbookwaspublished.Ifthereareanyimportantlate-breakingdevelopments,changes,orcorrectionstothematerialsinthisbook,wewillpostthatinformationonlineintheStudentTools.RegisteryourbookandcheckyourStudentToolstoseeifthereareanyupdatespostedthere.Editor:SelenaCoppockProductionEditors:NinaMozes,EmilyEpsteinWhiteProductionArtist:JasonUllmeyerCoverartbyMira/AlamyStockPhotoCoverdesignbySuzanneLeeForcustomerservice,pleasecontacteditorialsupport@review.com,andbesuretoinclude:ofulltitleofthebookeISBN*pagenumbera_prh_6.0_140551119_c0_r0StudyXY
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 6 preview imageAcknowledgmentsThefollowingpeopledeservethanksfortheirhelpwiththisbook:ManythankstoJohnFulmer,NationalContentDirectorfortheGREandKyleFox.ThePrincetonReviewwouldalsoliketogiveaspecialthank-youtothefollowingtop-notchcontributors:DougScripture,MartyCinke,KevinKelly,SaraKuperstein,andDerekSmith.SpecialthankstoAdamRobinson,whoconceivedofandperfectedtheJoeBloggsapproachtostandardizedtests,andmanyoftheothersuccessfultechniquesusedbyThePrincetonReview.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 7 preview imageContentsGetMore(Free)Content!PartI:Orientation1Introduction2GeneralStrategyPartll:PracticeTest1PracticeTest1PracticeTest1:DiagnosticAnswerKeyPracticeTest1:AnswersandExplanationsStudyGuidesPartlll:HowtoCracktheVerbalSection3TheGeographyoftheVerbalSection4TextCompletions5SentenceEquivalence6ReadingComprehension7CriticalReasoning8VocabularyBasics9VocabularyfortheGREPartIV:HowtoCracktheMathSection10TheGeographyoftheMathSection11WhatisMathFundamentals
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 8 preview image12MathFundamentalsontheGRE13AlgebraBasics14PluggingIn15Real-WorldMath16GeometryBasics17GREGeometry18MathEtCeteraPartV:HowtoCracktheAnalyticalWritingSection19TheGeographyoftheAnalyticalWritingSection20TheIssueEssay21TheArgumentEssayPartVI:AnswersandExplanationstoDrillsandPracticeSetsPartVII:MorePracticeTestsPracticeTest2PracticeTest2:AnswersandExplanationsAppendix:AccommodatedTesting
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 9 preview image1GotoPrincetonReview.com/preporscantheQRcodeandenterthefollowingISBNforyourbook:97805934510212AnswerafewsimplequestionstosetupanexclusivePrincetonReviewaccount.(Ifyoualreadyhaveone,youcanjustlogin.)
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 12 preview image*ChecktoseeiftherehavebeenanycorrectionsorupdatestothiseditionLookForTheseIconsThroughoutThePROVENTECHNIQUESONLINEARTICLESONLINEPRACTICETESTSAPPLIEDSTRATEGIESWATCHOUTANOTHERAPPROACHGOINGDEEPERTIME-SAVINGTIP
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 14 preview imageDearTestTaker,ThereisalotofcontentthatcouldbetestedontheGRE.Virtuallyallthatcontentiscoveredinthisbook.Therefore,thisbookisverylong.Wesetouttocreateabookwithasimplegoalinmind:wewantyoutoachievetheGREscoreofyourdreams.We’veloadedthisbookwithenoughpracticequestions,tests,anddiscussionabouttheGREthatnothingyouseeontestdayisgoingtosurpriseyou.Beforeyouevenseeasinglequestion,youaregoingtobeprovidedwithinformationdetailstogiveyouconfidencethattheGREistherighttestforyoutotaketohelpachieveyourcareergoals.Overtheyears,ThePrincetonReviewhaslearnedalotofimportantlessonsaboutpreparingtotakestandardizedtests.ManyofthoselessonsthatpertaintotheGREareinthepagesofthisbook.Butwe’vealsolearnedalotoflessonsaboutstudentssuchasyourself.Andcentraltothoselessonsisthatnotwostudentsfollowthesamepathtosuccess.Someofyouaregoingtothoroughlycombthrougheverypage,takeeverypracticetest,sendquestionstooureditorialteam,andthinkaboutnearlynothingelseuntiltestday.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenyouareinluck.Thisbookiscrammedfullofpracticequestions,advice,andstrategiesforhowtobestapproachproblems.Youaregoingtolovethisbook.Youmightevengiveitapermanentspotonyourmantle.Butothersofyouonlyhavesomanyhoursadayorweektodevotetoyourstudies.You'regoingtoseeabookthatisthisbig,thatfeelsthisheavy,andknowyouareunlikelytoseeeverypageandworkthrougheveryquestion.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenwehavegoodnews.Youarealsogoingtolovethisbook.Theopeningpracticetestisadiagnosticwhichisgoingtogiveyouagoodsenseofwhereyouarewitheachsection.Thecustomized2-,4-and6-
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 15 preview imageweekstudyguidesaregoingtohelpyouevaluatethatfirstdiagnostictestandgiveyouaplanforhowtomovethroughthisbook.Theclosingpracticetesthereinthebookisgoingtoletyouknowjusthowfaryou’vecomeandwhatyoustillmayneedtobrushupontomaximizeyourscore.Then,thereareevenmorepracticetestsonlineinyourStudentTools.Inshort,wecreatedabookthatyoucanusetomaximizeyourtimeinordertomaximizeyourscore.Wethinkyou’llloveit.Butdon’ttakeourwordforit.Seeforyourself.Happystudying,ThePrincetonReview+Studyxy
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 16 preview imagePartIOrientation1Introduction2GeneralStrategy
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 17 preview imageChapter1IntroductionWhatistheGRE?Whomakesthetest?What’sagoodscore?Theanswertothesequestionsandmanyothersliewithinthischapter.Inthenextfewpages,we’llgiveyouthelowdownonthethingsyouneedtoknowabouttheGRE.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 18 preview imageCRACKINGTHEGREForalotofpeople,takingastandardizedtestsuchastheGREusuallyengendersanumberofemotions—noneofthempositive.Buthere’sthegoodnews:ThePrincetonReviewisgoingtomakethiswholeordealaloteasierforyou.We’llgiveyoutheinformationyouwillneedtodowellontheGRE,includingourtime-testedstrategiesandtechniques.StrategiesGaloreInthisbook,you'llfindThePrincetonReview'strustedtest-takingstrategiestohelpyoucracktheGRETheGREsupposedlyallowsgraduateschoolstogetabettersenseofanapplicant’sabilitytoworkinapost-graduatesetting—agoalthatisunrealisticindeed,consideringthatthepeoplewhotaketheGREareapplyingtoprogramsasdiverseasphysicsandanthropology.It’ssafetosaythattheGREisnotarealisticmeasureofhowwellyou’lldoingradschool,orevenhowintelligentyouare.Infact,theGREprovidesavalidassessmentofonlyonething:TheGREassesseshowwellyoutaketheGRE.Gotit?Evenso,youstillwanttodowellontheGRE,becauseyouwantgradschoolstotakeyouseriouslywhentheyconsideryourapplication.Withthisinmind,youshouldcultivateseveralveryimportantskillswhenyou’repreparingforthetest;eachofthemisattainablewiththerightguidance
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 19 preview image(whichwe’llgiveyou),astrongworkethic(whichyoumustprovide),andahealthydoseofoptimism.Whoknows?Maybeafterworkingthroughthisbookandlearninghowtocrackthetest,you'llactuallylookforwardtotakingtheGRE.Sowhatexactlyisthistestyou’veheardsomuchabout?Funfact:It'spossibleyourGREscorecouldcomeinhandyifyouareinterestedinlawschool.Checkaschool'sadmissionspageformoreinfo,assomeschoolsare(orareconsidering)acceptingGREscoresinlieuofLSATscores.Yourgradschooloptionsmayhaveopenedupevenfurther!WHATISTHEGRE?TheGraduateRecordExamination(GRE)isa3-hour,45-minuteexamthat’susedtorankapplicantsforgraduateschools.ThescoredportionoftheGREconsistsofthefollowingsections:eOne30-minuteAnalysisofanIssueEssayeOne30-minuteAnalysisofanArgumentEssay*Two30-minuteVerbalReasoningsectionseTwo35-minuteQuantitativeReasoningsectionsAccordingtotheofficialscoringfortheGRE,theVerbalReasoningsectionstestyourskillsonthreedifferenttypesofquestions:eTextCompletion*SentenceEquivalence*ReadingComprehensionStudyXY
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 20 preview imageHowever,inthisbookwebreakVerbalReasoninginto4sectionsbysplittingReadingComprehensionintotwocategories:ReadingComprehensionandCriticalReasoning.Thisdistinctionwillbecomemoreclearlateron.TheQuantitativeReasoningsectionsmeasureyourprowessinfourareas:oArithmeticandNumberPropertieseAlgebra*GeometryeDataAnalysisWHYDOSCHOOLSREQUIREIT?EventhoughyouwillpayETS$205totaketheGRE,itisimportanttonotethatyouarenottheirprimarycustomer.TheirprimarycustomersaretheadmissionsofficesatgraduateprogramsacrosstheUnitedStates.ETSprovidesadmissionsprofessionalswithtwoimportantservices.Thefirstisanumber,yourGREscore.Everyonewhotakesthetestgetsanumber.Itisdifficultforadmissionscommitteestomakeadecisionbetweenacandidatewitha3.0anda3.2GPAfromdrasticallydifferentschoolsandintwodifferentmajors.AGREscore,ontheotherhand,providesaquickandeasywayforbusyadmissionsofficestowhittlealargeapplicantpooldowntosize.asAustraliaandChina,chargeslightlymorethan$205fortheadministrationoftheGRE.Youcanfindthemostrecentpricingatwww.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/fees.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 21 preview imageApplicantscouldcomefromallovertheworldandwillcertainlyhaveanenormousrangeinacademicandprofessionalexperience.Howdoesonecompareaseniorincollegewitha32-year-oldprofessionalwhohasbeenoutofcollegeworkinginadifferentindustryforthepast10years?AGREscoreistheonlypartoftheapplicationthatallowsforanapples-to-applescomparisonamongallapplicants.ThesecondservicethatETSprovidesismailinglists.That’sright;theywillsellyourname.Youcanoptout,butwhenyousitdowntotakethetest,ETSwillaskyouawholebunchofquestionsaboutyoureducationalexperience,familybackground,race,andgender,aswellasotherbiographicaldata.Allofthisinformationgoesintotheirdatabase.Infact,ETSisoneofthemostimportantsourcesofpotentialapplicantsthatmanygraduateprogramshave.AnotherreasonschoolsrequiretheGREisthatitensuresthatmostgraduateschoolapplicantsarequalified.Ithelpstoweedoutthepeoplewhomightbeconsideringgradschool,butwhocan’tgettheiracttogetherenoughtofilloutapplications.WhenyouaskaprogramhowimportanttheGREscoreistotheapplication,theymaysay,“itdepends”or“notvery,”andthatmaybetrueaslongasyourscoreisinthetophalf.Ifyourscoreisinthebottomhalf,however,itmaymeanthatyourapplicationnevergetsseen.SotheGREmayhavelittlerelevancetoanyparticularfieldofstudyyoumightbepursuing,butaslongasithelpsgraduateprogramsuncoverpotentialcandidates,andaslongasitistheonlytoolavailabletocompareadiversecandidatepool,theGREisheretostay.WHOISETS?Likemoststandardizedtestsinthiscountry,theGREiscreatedandadministeredbyEducationalTestingService(ETS),aprivatecompanylocatedinNewJersey.ETSpublishestheGREunderthesponsorshipoftheGraduateRecordExaminationsBoard,whichisanorganizationaffiliated
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 22 preview imagewiththeAssociationofGraduateSchoolsandtheCouncilofGraduateSchoolsintheUnitedStates.ETSisalsotheorganizationthatbringsyoutheSAT,theTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL),thePraxis,andlicensingandcertificationexamsindozensoffields,includinghairstyling,plumbing,andgolf.TESTDAYTheGREisadministeredatPrometrictestingcenters.Thiscompanyspecializesinadministeringtestsoncomputer.Theyadministercitizenshipexams,professionalhealthcertifications,dentalexams,accountingexams,andhundredsofotherexamsoncomputer.Whenyouarriveatthecenter,theywillcheckyourID,giveyouaclipboardwithaformtofillout,andhandyoualockerkey.Despitethefactthattheyalreadyhaveyourinformation,youwillbeaskedtofilloutalongformonpaper.Thisformincludesanentireparagraphthatyouhavetocopyover—incursive(theyspecifythis)—thatstatesthatyouarewhoyousayyouareandthatyouaretakingthetestforadmissionspurposes.Thisprocesswilltakeyouabout10minutes,andyoucancompleteitwhileyouwaitforthemtocallyouintothetestingroom.Thelockerisforallofyourpersonalbelongings,includingbooks,bags,phones,bulkysweaters,andevenwatches.Youarenotallowedtotakeanythingwithyouintothetestingroom.Whentheycallyouintothetestingroom,theywillfirsttakeaphotoofyouand,insomecases,fingerprintyoubeforeyougoin.Theywillgiveyousixsheetsofscratchpaper,stapledtogethertoformabooklet,andtwosharpenedpencilswitherasers.Thentheywillleadyouintotheroomwheresomeonewillstartyourtestforyou.Theroomitselfwillholdthreeorfourrowsofstandardcorporatecubicles,eachwithamonitorandkeyboard.TherewillbeotherpeopleintheroomtakingtestsotherthantheGRE.Becausepeoplewillbeenteringandexitingtheroomatdifferenttimes,youwillbeprovidedwithoptionalheadphones.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 23 preview image1.Yourregistrationticket2.AphotoIDandoneotherformofID3.AsnackTestDayTips*Dressinlayers,sothatyou’llbecomfortableregardlessofwhethertheroomiscoolorwarm.*Don’tbothertotakeacalculator;you'renotallowedtouseyourown—justtheoneonthescreen.*Besuretohavebreakfast,orlunch,dependingonwhenyourtestisscheduled(butdon’teatanythingweird).Takeiteasyontheliquidsandthecaffeine.eDoafewGREpracticeproblemsbeforehandtowarmupyourbrain.Don’ttrytotackledifficultnewquestions,butgothroughafewquestionsthatyou’vedonebeforetohelpyoureviewtheproblem-solvingstrategiesforeachsectionoftheGRE.Thiswillalsohelpyouputonyour“gameface”andgetyouintotestmode.*Makesuretotakephotoidentificationtothetestcenter.Acceptableformsofidentificationincludeyourdriver’slicense,photo-bearingemployeeIDcards,andvalidpassports.oIfyouregisteredbymail,youmustalsotaketheauthorizationvouchersenttoyoubyETS.eStretch,drinksomewater,gotothebathroom,anddowhateveryouneedtodoinordertobepreparedtositforthisfour-hourtest.TESTSTRUCTURE
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 24 preview imageWhileyourteststructuremayvary,youshouldexpecttoseesomethinglikethiswhenyousitdowntotaketheexam:Thefirstsectionofthetestcollectsallofyourbiographicalinformation.Ifyoufillthisout,youwillstartgettingmailfromprogramsthathaveboughtyournamefromETS.Ingeneral,thisisnotabadthing.Ifyoudon’twantthemtosellyourname,oryoudon’twanttospendthetimeansweringtheirquestions,youcanclickonaboxthattellsETSnottoshareyourinformation.FortonsofinformationabouttheGRE,checkoutPrincetonReview.com/grad/gre-informationOnceallofthatisdone,youwillbeginyourfirstscoredsection,theessays.Thetwoessayswillbebacktoback.Youhave30minutesforeachessay.Immediatelyafteryoursecondessay,youwillgetyourfirstmultiple-choicesection.Itmaybemathorverbal.Youwillhavea1-minutebreakbetweensections.Hereisthestructureofthetest:SectionTime4ofQuestionsBiographicalInformation+/—10minutes-ET=
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 25 preview imageSection430or35minutes20PossibleResearchSectionOptionalSelectSchools/ProgramsUpto4Reevescons[ime|Herearesomethingstokeepinmind:*Youwillseefivemultiple-choicesections,butonlyfourwillcount.Thefifthwilleitherbemixedinwiththeothersectionsasanunidentified“experimental”sectionorasafinal,identified“research”section.*Mathsectionsare35minutes.Thereare20mathquestionsineachsection.Ifyourexperimentalsectionismath,yourtestwillbefiveminuteslongerthansomeonewhoseexperimentalsectionisverbal.eVerbalsectionsare30minutes.Thereare20verbalquestionsineachsection.oForthecomputer-deliveredtest,theoptional10-minutebreakcomesafterthesecondmultiple-choicesection.Forthepaper-basedtest,the10-minutebreakcomesafterthesecondAnalyticalWritingsection.*Youmayormaynotgetaresearchsection.Ifyoudo,itwillcomelast;itdoesnotcounttowardyourscore,anditisoptional.*Youmustacceptyourscoresand,ifyouchoose,sendyourscorestoselectedprogramspriortoseeingyourscores.oIfyouchoosenottoacceptyourscores,neitheryounoranyprogramwilleverseethem.*Youmaychoosetosendyourscorestouptofourgraduateprogramsonthedayofthetest.Thisserviceisincludedinyourtestingfee.ANoteonthePaper-BasedGREThecomputer-deliveredGREisthestandardformatfortesttakers.Thepaper-basedGREisfarmorerareandoffereduptoonlythreetimesayear.Butif+Studyxy
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 26 preview imageyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthepaper-and-penciltest,visitETS.org.TheExperimentalSectionETSadministerstheexperimentalsectiontogatherdataonquestionsbeforetheyappearonrealGREs.BecausethereareonlytwoscoredMathsectionsandtwoscoredVerbalsections,you’llknowbythatlastsectionwhethertheexperimentalsectionismathorverbal.However,youwillhavenowayofknowinginadvancewhichmultiple-choicesectionisexperimental,soyouneedtodoyourbestonallofthem.Don’twastetimeworryingaboutwhichsectionscountandwhichsectiondoesnot.ResearchSectionInsteadofanexperimentalsection,youmayfindthatthelastsectionofyourtestismarkedasanunscoredresearchsection.ThissectionisusedonlytohelpdevelopandtestquestionsfortheGREandyouhavetheoptiontoskipitifyouwant.Youmaybeofferedsomesortofprizetopersuadeyoutotakeit,butbythatpointinthetestyouwillprobablybeexhausted.Ifyou'reofferedaresearchsection,youmustchooseyourownending:decline,getyourscores,andgohome,orforgeaheadwiththeresearchsectioninthenameofscience,orsomething.Whentacklingpracticetestsduringyourtestpreparation,besuretomimictherealGREandgiveyourselfthesetimedbreaks.The10-MinuteBreak
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 27 preview imageYouaregiven1minutebetweensectionsexceptforthesecondmultiple-choicesection,whenyougeta10-minutebreak.Gotothebathroom,splashwateronyourface,waveyourarmsaround.Youwanttore-oxygenateyourbrain.Thegoal,asmuchasitispossible,istohityourbrain’sresetbutton.Whenyousitbackdownforthethirdmultiple-choicesection,youwanttofeelasifyouarejustsittingdownatthatcomputerforthefirsttimethatday.YourGREtestdayisgoingtobealongandintenseday,sobesuretotakefulladvantageofbreaktime.AcceptingYourScoresBeforeyouseeyourscores,youwillbegiventheopportunitytocancelthem.Thereareveryfewreasonstodoso.First,ifyoucancelyourscores,youwillneverseethemandyouwillhavetogothroughthewholeexperienceagain,includingpayinganadditional$205totakethetestagain.Second,GREscoresarecurved.Mostpeoplebelievethattheyaredoingworsewhiletakingthetestthantheyactuallyare.Third,youcanmakeuseoftheGREScoreSelect®service.ScoreSelect®ScoreSelect®allowsyoutoselectwhichscoresgetsenttowhichschools.Optionsforsendingscoresdependonwhetheryouaresendingscoresonthedayofyourtestorafteryourtestday.Ontestday,youhavethefollowingoptionsforsendingscores:*Mostrecent.Thisoptionsendstheresultsofthetestyoujusttook.oAlLThisoptionsendsallyourscoresfromthelastfiveyears.Ifyousendyourscorestoschoolsaftertestday,youhaveevenmoreoptions.Aftertestday,youroptionsare:*Mostrecent.Thisoptionsendsthescoresfromthetestyoutookmostrecently.eAll.Asabove,thisoptionsendsallyourGREscoresfromthelastfiveyears.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 28 preview image*Any.Sendjustthescoresyouwanttosend.Youcansendonescoreormultiplescores.Forexample,ifyouhavetakentheGREthreetimesandyoursecondscoreisyourbest,youcansendjustthatscore.WhenyouuseScoreSelect®afteryourtestday,thescorereportthatissenttoschoolsshowsonlythescoresthatyouchoosetosend.ThereportdoesnotindicatehowmanytimesyouhavetakentheGRE,nordoesitindicatethatyouhavesent,forexample,yourscoresfromthesecondtimeyoutookthetestandyoutookthetestatotalofthreetimes.ScoreSelect®isanotherreasontothinktwicebeforecancelingyourscores.Providedthatyousendyourscoresafteryourtestdate,yourschoolswillneverknowthatyoudidn’tdoaswellasyouwouldhavelikedoreventhatyoutookthetestmorethanonceifyoudon’twantthemtoknow.SendingAdditionalScoreReportsIfyouwishtosendreportstoadditionalschools,you’llneedtorequestthattheseadditionalreportsbesentafteryourtestday.Eachadditionalreportcosts$27.ThefastestwaytosendadditionalscorereportsistoorderthemonlineusingtheMyGRE®accountthatyoucreatewhenyouregistertotakethetest.WHATDOESAGRESCORELOOKLIKE?EveryGREscorehastwocomponents:ascaledscoreandapercentilerank.GREscoresfallona130-170pointscale.However,yourpercentilerankismoreimportantthanyourscaledscore.YourpercentilerankindicateshowyourGREscorescomparetothoseofothertesttakers.Forexample,ascaledscoreof150ontheGREtranslatestoroughlythe43rdpercentile,meaningthatyouscoredbetterthan43outofevery100testtakers—andworsethantheother57percentoftesttakers.Ascoreof152isaboutaverage,whilescoresof163andaboveareverycompetitive.GetthelatestreportedscoresandpercentilesatPrincetonReview.comandatwww.ets.org/gre,theofficialETSwebsitefortheGRE.
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 29 preview imagePlentyo’PracticeTestsHeadovertoyourStudentToolstogainaccesstoonlinepracticeteststhatincludedetailedscorereports.ThesescorereportscanhelpguideandfocusyourtestpreparationtimeTheVerbalReasoningandQuantitativeReasoningsectionsareeachreportedonascaleof130-170in1-pointincrements.Foreachsection,arawscoreiscomputed;thisrawscoreisthenumberofquestionsyouansweredcorrectly.Eachrawscoreisthenconvertedtoascaledscorethroughaprocessknownasequating,whichaccountsforminorvariationsindifficultybetweendifferenttestadministrationsaswellasfordifferencesindifficultythatoccurasaresultoftheadaptivityofthetest.Thesescaledscoresarewhatarelistedonyourscorereportandleadtothepercentileranksreferredtoabove.TheessaysarescoredalittledifferentlyfromtheVerbalandQuantitativesections.Eachessayreceivesascaledscoreof0-6,inhalf-pointincrements,whichistheaverageoftwoscoresforthatessay.ThescoresofthetwoessaysarethenaveragedtoproduceasinglescorethatisreportedfortheAnalyticalWritingsection.Thecorrespondingpercentilesforthissectionareasfollows:AnalyticalWritingPercentile6.0994.054Study!
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 30 preview imagees|eInotherwords,ascoreof5ontheessayportionoftheGREmeansyouperformedbetterthan93percentoftesttakers.DoYourResearchGREscoresareusedinanumberofdifferentways.ThefirststepinfiguringouthowtopreparefortheGREisfiguringouthowyourscoreswillbeused.Theonlywaytodothatistocontacttheprogramstowhichyouplantoapply.Largerprogramsmayhavemanyofthesequestionsalreadyspelledoutontheirwebsites.Smallerprograms,ontheotherhand,maynotwanttobepinneddowntospecificanswers,andtheanswersmaychangefromyeartoyear.Ifyouareapplyingtoasmallerprogram,youwillhavetodigabitdeepertogetanswerstosomeofthesequestions.Herearesomethingsyoushouldbeasking.1.WhatscoresdoIneedtobeaccepted?Theanswertothisquestionisalways“Itdepends.”TheGREisnottheonlypartoftheapplication,andthequalityoftheapplicantpoolvariesfromyeartoyear.Nevertheless,youneedtohaveatargetscoresoyoucanfigureouthowmuchworkyouneedtoputinbetweennowandtestday.Iftheschooldoesn’thaveorwon’tquoteyouacutoffscore,seeifyoucanatleastfindouttheaveragescoresforlastyear’sincomingclass.2.Willyoulookatallpartsofmyscore?SomeprogramsmaycareaboutyourMathscore,butnotyourverbalscore,andviceversa.Manyprogramsdon’tusetheessayscoresatall.Ifaprogramdoesn’tcare
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Princeton Review GRE Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022) - Page 31 preview imageaboutyourMathoryourEssayscore,thenyouknowexactlywheretoputyourpreptime.3.Arescoresusedforanythingelse?Ifyourscoresaretobeusedforplacementorforscholarship,itwouldbegoodtoknowthatnow,whileyoustillhavetimetoprepare.4.Howimportantaremyscores?Inmanyways,theimportanceofscoresisafunctionofhowcompetitivetheprogramis.Thescoresmaynotmattermuch,butifitisacompetitiveprogram,everynumberwillcount.Youmightbeconfidentthatamaster’sprograminEnglishliteraturewon’tevaluatetheGREthesamewayasaPhDprograminphysics.ButinasituationwheremostapplicantsmayhavehighVerbalscores,astrongMathscoremighthelpyoustandout.5.Whatdoyoudowithmultiplescores?Dependinguponyourfirstscores,youmayhavetotakethetestasecondtime.Itwouldbegoodtoknow,however,theimportanceofthatfirstscore.Ifaschoolisgoingtotakethehighestscore,thenyoucanrelaxabitontestone,knowingthatyoucantakeitagainifyouneedto.OurPrincetonReviewhomepagehastonsofinformationalarticlesaboutgraduateschool.HeadovertoPrincetonReview.com/grad-school-adviceandcheckthemout!AlsocheckouttheGREInsiderattheendofthisbookforevenmoreadmissionsguidanceandneed-to-knowinfo.Ifyouplanyourtestingschedulewell,youcansendonlyyourhighestscorestotheschoolusingScoreSelect®.Remember,however,thatyoumustsend
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