GRE Snacks

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GRE Snacks episodes

October 12, 2022 Strategies for skipping GRE problems for the GRE quant and verbal sections
The GRE is one of the only standardized graduate school admissions exams where you can skip questions - a key allowance that you should do your best to take advantage of. In this episode with Clay Daniel, founder of Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, he shares his strategies for skipping, and how they differ on the GRE quant and the GRE verbal.
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14 min
October 06, 2022 On the GRE Verbal, vocab is not your problem - your process is
Many think that main thing between them and a higher GRE Verbal score is the vocab. In this podcast with Charles Bibilos, CEO and GMAT / GRE tutor at GMAT Ninja, Charles explains how vocab isn't the problem, it's your process when approaching the questions. He then shares how to attack GRE Verbal questions with a consistent process that not only will help you get a better score, but also minimizes the importance of the vocab.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
15 min
September 29, 2022 Walkthrough of three GRE quantitative comparison problems
Clay Daniel, founder of Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, shares his best practices for handling GRE quantitative comparison questions. In this podcast, Clay goes through three GRE quantitative comparison problems in a set from the ETS practice PDF here: https://www.ets.org/pdfs/gre/paper-delivered-test-practice-book.pdf . Follow along as Clay walks you through how to work through this unique question type.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
23 min
September 21, 2022 GRE vs. GMAT - What to consider, from expert GRE & GMAT tutors
Testcrackers founders Yuri Gottesman and Seth Capron have tutored thousands of both GRE and GMAT students, with an average teaching experience of 18+ years across their entire staff. In this episode, Yuri and Seth deep dive into the differences between the GRE verbal and GMAT verbal, the GRE quant and the GMAT quant, and how each exam is perceived by graduate programs and MBA programs. Don't miss this expert deep dive on a critical topic.
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29 min
September 14, 2022 GMAT vs. GRE for MBA admissions - Don’t play their game
In this podcast with Charles Bibilos, CEO and GMAT / GRE tutor at GMAT Ninja, he explains that the universities are rewarded for being more selective with GMAT scores because it improves their rankings in things like the US News list. Don't play their game - the GRE is not part of MBA rankings, which means that you can get into the same schools with less competitive scores. Charles and Tyler discuss this and other aspects of GRE vs. GMAT for MBA admissions in this podcast.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
16 min
July 13, 2022 How to approach and solve GRE reading comprehension questions
We brought back Clay Daniel, founder of Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, to share his best practices for the GRE verbal section. In this podcast, Clay goes through a GRE reading comprehension problem set from the ETS practice PDF here: https://www.ets.org/pdfs/gre/paper-delivered-test-practice-book.pdf . Follow along as Clay walks you through how to use the "journey" method to easily keep track of and solve different reading comprehension problem types involving the same passage.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
20 min
July 13, 2022 The ”window” concept for solving GRE quant questions
Clay Daniel, founder of Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, has been in test prep for nearly 20 years and achieved a perfect score on both sections of the GRE. He loves helping students unlock the puzzle of the test. In this podcast, Clay goes through two GRE quant problems from the ETS practice PDF here: https://www.ets.org/pdfs/gre/paper-delivered-test-practice-book.pdf . Follow along as Clay walks you through how to diagnose each problem using his "window" concept.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
18 min
July 13, 2022 Why don’t GRE practice test scores match the score you get on the real GRE exam?
Charles Bibilos has worked as a GRE and GMAT instructor since 2001, and he has earned perfect scores on both exams. He is the founder of GMAT Ninja, a tutoring company that focuses on the psychological aspects of test performance. In this podcast, Charles digs into one of the most common questions he gets - Why don't GRE practice test scores match the score you get on the real GRE exam? - along with the conventional and unconventional tactics that he prescribes his students to overcome their test day difficulties.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
22 min
February 24, 2022 59 - The two types of graduate schools
The decision to go to graduate school will change your life no matter what. The median graduate school debt is $250,000 - so your reasoning for going to graduate school needs to include a plan to get more ROI than that. So what are the two types of grad schools, and how should that impact your decision on both whether to go and where to go? Find out in this episode.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
15 min
February 16, 2022 58 - Panic causes regression
Orion calls panic the 'mortal enemy' of a good GRE score because you get into survival mode and regress. Avoiding panic is the name of the game for standardized tests like the GRE - you can't let it happen. Orion shares the system of behaviors that he teaches to help students nip panic in the bud and keep a level head on test day.
Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE exam - visit https://achievable.me
13 min

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