Attempt the question; then read the explanation below. GMAT Students, Look Familiar? Many GRE students preparing to apply to business school have also considered taking the GMAT. There is significant conceptual and structural overlap between the two tests, but one area in which the two tests differ is in Quantitative question types. While both […]
Reading Comprehension Strategy
The Goldilocks Passage Several weeks ago we analyzed the contents of the new PowerPrep Plus practice tests, their composition, question types, concepts tested, etc. This week, I’d like to focus on the Reading Comprehension portion of GRE Verbal, specifically, what kinds of questions to expect and how to shift your approach depending on whether you […]
Number Lines and Number Properties
Number Lines and Number Properties Attempt the question; then read the explanation below. Good Scratch Work is Essential Start by Recording What You Know™, drawing a picture, and getting your answer choices set up. This step is absolutely essential with many GRE problems, especially the more difficult ones. You need a chance to get your […]
Behind the Scenes: The Analytical Writing Essay Graders
The Ballad of the Raters Ever wonder who grades your GRE essays? Both the Issue and Argument essays receive two scores, one from a human grader (“rater”) and one from ETS’s computer algorithm e-rater. In the event of more than a 0.5 point discrepancy between the scores, a third rater comes in and assigns a final […]
GRE Score Correlation with 1L GPA at Law Schools
Results of ETS Large Scale National Validity Study During the ongoing expansion of the GRE into law school admissions, law schools frequently cite the predictive validity of GRE scores for law school performance. However, the statistics that back up these claims have not yet been publicly available. PowerScore has been fortunate to receive an advance […]
Master this Challenge to Succeed on GRE Verbal
Long Passage GRE Reading Comp Deconstructed Did you try the long passage challenge set? Ready for some explanations? Read on for a complete breakdown of how to tear through a difficult passage like this (note: images of the entire passage set are also appended at the end of this post for reference). Question 9 This […]
Mega Data Interpretation Challenge
Ready for a Challenge? According to many recent student reports, some of the most challenging GRE Quant problems have involved Data Interpretation. Essentially, now that the GRE permits use of an on-screen calculation, ETS is designing some questions to require effective, fast calculator use to determine the correct answers in the time allotted. Much existing […]
Verbal Challenge: Another Text Completion
More Problems, Please! One frequent student complaint about GRE preparation is the lack of available, current material to work with. Yes, there are big books of “GRE” problems, except that they’re not; they are problems developed by third parties to approximate GRE questions. Available, current ETS material is as follows: Practice Book for the PBT […]
Verbal Challenge: Text Completion
Beyond Vocabulary: Prelude to Difficult Text Completion You’ve mastered GRE vocabulary, done the flashcards, unlocked all the achievements on the apps, irritated your friends, won the Scripps spelling bee and are still wondering what mountains are left to climb to master GRE Verbal. We have some good news and some bad news. The good news […]
Quantitative Challenge: Circle Inscribed in a Right Triangle
Where’s the Radius? Occasionally on GRE Quant, we might encounter a geometry problem that confounds easy analysis. Our usual techniques of drawing our own image and labeling values might not seem to produce any useful information, and we end up feeling “stuck.” As we’ve discussed previously, one key to success on GRE Quant is to […]