Perfect Practice Makes Perfect I don’t remember the first time I heard the saying “practice makes perfect.” However, I do remember my fourth-grade choir teacher. She had a habit of abruptly stopping us young songsters mid-verse and saying, “practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.” Halted mid-Michigan while singing the names of the fifty […]
The Foundations for Success on the GRE
When a builder wishes to construct a skyscraper, would they “wing it”? Not a chance! Likewise, when you’re preparing for the GRE, you should take a well-rounded, balanced approach. So, what are the foundations for success? We’ve put together 7 core components for mastering the GRE: Practice Tests Vocabulary Memorization and Use Math Fundamentals Test-Taking […]
When Should I Skip a Question on the GRE?
Taking the GRE is no small feat and it’s easy to get caught up in a difficult question when you’re taking the GRE. ETS, maker of the GRE, knows this! They don’t present questions in order of difficulty, but rather intersperse them throughout the test. Even if test makers did want to put questions in […]
GRE 101 Webinar Preview
You Have Questions? We Have Answers! Whether you’re thinking about applying to grad school or considering taking the GRE for business or law school admissions, you likely have questions about the GRE. What’s on this test? What kind of test is it? How should I prepare for the GRE? Does it make sense to take […]
Power Studying: The Podcast Method with Nevin Varghese
My name is Nevin Varghese and I have been tutor for about 5 years now. I initially started out as an SAT tutor and then more recently transitioned to teaching the GRE. PowerScore gave me an opportunity to not only teach one-on-one lessons, but to continue to develop my teaching in larger classroom groups. I […]
GRE Short Passage Questions and LSAT Logical Reasoning
Question Task Patterns Last week, in response to the news that the ABA approved a proposal that formally removes the requirement that the LSAT be used for admissions purposes we discussed overall structural similarities between GRE and LSAT Reading Comprehension. This week we will compare in more detail similar question tasks on the GRE and the LSAT, […]
The GRE English Subject Test
GRE Subject Test Overview In contrast to the GRE General Test, which is required for many if not the majority of grad school programs, GRE Subject Tests are intended specifically for graduate applicants to programs in many STEM fields, in Psychology, or in English Literature. In addition to the basic GRE score, many programs (especially […]
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 […]
Power Vocabulary Webinar Preview
Res, non verba Tonight at 8:00 pm Eastern, we continue our free GRE Webinar series with a discussion of the importance of vocabulary on the GRE and how to master both the content and approach necessary to ace GRE Verbal. Just as some students view math on GRE Quant as an insurmountable edifice of facts and formulas, […]
GRE vs. MAT: Which Test if for You?
Exam acronyms and grad school admissions go hand-in-hand. GRE comes up a lot, of course, but there’s also MAT. The GRE stands for the Graduate Record Examinations and MAT stands for Miller Analogies Test. The program you’re applying to may accept scores from either exam, so which test do you choose? Start by considering the […]