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November 18, 2019

How to Easily Keep Track of Your Grad Schools Applications

How to Easily Keep Track of Your Grad Schools Applications

When you’re applying to grad school, one school just isn’t enough. Somewhere between five and ten is a more sensible number to apply to. It’s also a more difficult number to keep track of. Grad school applications tend to have several parts and different grad schools can have different requirements. But, there’s an easy way […]

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November 4, 2019

How to Read Long GRE Passages

How to Read Long GRE Passages

Repeat after me. There’s no quick and easy shortcut. As you begin each Verbal section, you will see approximately ten Reading Comprehension passages. One or two of which will be longer than a single paragraph. These long passages can be both overwhelming and time-consuming. So, let’s take a moment to consider the proper approach for […]

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October 21, 2019

What Does Your College Transcript Say About You?

What Does Your College Transcript Say About You?

One of the most important parts of your graduate school application is your GPA. Combined with your GRE score, they hold the greatest weight when it comes to how likely you are to get into a particular school. Unlike your GRE score, though, your GPA has another facet to it: your transcript. Whether your transcript […]

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October 7, 2019

3 Reasons Not to Take the GRE Cold

3 Reasons Not to Take the GRE Cold

If you’re reading this, then you’re thinking about taking the GRE without studying. In fact, you’re thinking twice about it. As you should be. Going in cold could make you less likely to earn your best score. Thus, limiting the schools that will accept you meaning you’re more likely to actually study, retake the exam, […]

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September 23, 2019

What Should You Do the Day Before the GRE?

What Should You Do the Day Before the GRE?

After weeks, maybe months of hard work, it’s finally here. Test day. You might be feverishly cramming some last-minute algebra questions, or reviewing sets of reading passages even though we encourage you not to! However, don’t forget that there are many things you can do outside of test prep to increase your chances of doing […]

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August 12, 2019

How to Prep for the GRE on a Tight Schedule

How to Prep for the GRE on a Tight Schedule

GRE students are a diverse group. “Non-traditional” students are the tradition in GRE preparation. Whether you’re a working parent, a recent college graduate, a professional seeking an advanced degree, someone seeking a career change, an academic, or any combination of the above, you will fit right in with other GRE students. One of the greatest […]

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July 29, 2019

What is the Difference Between an MA, an MS, and a PhD?

What is the Difference Between an MA, an MS, and a PhD?

Prospective graduate schools students come across a wide array of potential degrees: MA, MS, PhD, MEd, MHA, MFA, MPP… the list goes on and on. What do they all mean? Here are the basic differences between the three most common types of graduate degrees in the United States—the MA, the MS, and the PhD. MA […]

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July 15, 2019

Everything Counts on the GRE: Permutation and Combination Formulas

Everything Counts on the GRE: Permutation and Combination Formulas

Have you ever seen this formula? What about this one? These are combinatorial formulas, used to solve counting problems. If you’ve been preparing for the GRE, you might be familiar with them as the formulas for permutations and combinations, two of the most misunderstood and fun concepts tested in the Quantitative Reasoning section. Is There […]

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July 1, 2019

…But What Score Do I Need?

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Why is it So Hard to Get a Straight Answer? When you begin to prepare for the GRE, you’re probably asking yourself. What score do I need? The answer you are likely to encounter is: “it depends,” “call the school,” “there is not required score”. These do very letter so assuage doubts or help you […]

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June 18, 2019

The Essential Steps of Standardized Test Preparation

The Essential Steps of Standardized Test Preparation

In the Beginning Was Stanford-Binet Why do some people seem to excel at all manners of standardized tests while others don’t? Is success on standardized tests the result of innate ability? Or it it achieved through practice and preparation? Are there common skills or strategies that can prepare you for different standardized tests? These questions […]

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