<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>GRE Practice Tests – GRE</title> <atom:link href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/tag/gre-practice-tests/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre</link> <description>GRE Prep | Best GRE Test Preparation | Manhattan Prep GRE</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:43:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2</generator> <item> <title>How Many Practice Tests Should I Take Before the GRE?</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/how-many-practice-tests-before-gre/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chelsey Cooley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:34:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learning Science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Testing Effect]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/?p=11078</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? Check out our upcoming courses here. Practice tests are like cupcakes. Having one or two is great, but if you go through the entire batch too quickly, you’ll end up regretting it. Before you decide how […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/how-many-practice-tests-before-gre/">How Many Practice Tests Should I Take Before the GRE?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11120" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/practice-tests-before-gre-chelsey-cooley.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - How Many Practice Tests Should I Take before the GRE? by Chelsey Cooley" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/practice-tests-before-gre-chelsey-cooley.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/practice-tests-before-gre-chelsey-cooley-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/practice-tests-before-gre-chelsey-cooley-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/practice-tests-before-gre-chelsey-cooley-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p><b><i>You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? </i></b><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><b><i></i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Practice tests are like cupcakes. Having one or two is great, but if you go through the entire batch too quickly, you’ll end up regretting it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before you decide how many GRE practice tests you’ll take, let’s talk about why we take practice tests. There are two good reasons to take a practice GRE:</span><span id="more-11078"></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Assessment: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">You want to know what score you’ll get.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Practice: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">You want to practice your test-taking skills. </span></li> </ul> <p><b>Assessment </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">will tell you whether you’re studying the right material in the right way. Score not moving upwards? You need to make some changes to how you’re studying, what you’re studying, or both. There’s also a phenomenon known as the </span><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/2017/02/08/lessons-from-learning-science-the-testing-effect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">testing effect</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">: regularly testing yourself on the material you’re learning makes you more likely to remember it later. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, too much assessment can be dangerous. Imagine that you take a practice GRE, and get a much lower score than you were hoping for. So, you decide to take another practice test the next day, hoping to learn that your low score was just a fluke.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, the next day, your practice GRE score is actually </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">lower</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> than the previous one. You start to panic. You had planned to take some time off over the weekend to relax and unwind, but you take a third practice test instead. You feel awful the entire way through the test—tired, anxious, and unfocused. And at the end of the test, your score is even worse than the previous two.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ve just spent almost ten hours taking GRE practice tests and gotten almost nothing out of it—plus, you’re feeling demoralized and worn out. You just fell victim to an </span><b>assessment spiral</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine failing a test in a college class, then being told to take the exact same test again immediately, without a chance to study and learn the material. That would be totally pointless. If you wouldn’t put up with that in a college class, why would you do it to yourself while studying for the GRE? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only assess yourself </span><b>when you think that things have changed.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Don’t take a practice GRE until you’ve completely analyzed the previous GRE and spent some time studying the weaknesses that appeared on the last test. That should take </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">at least</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a week, and ideally ten to fourteen days. Learning takes time and patience. Repeatedly assessing yourself, when you haven’t had time to make changes, will only wear you out. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s look at the second reason to take a practice GRE: </span><b>practicing your test-taking skills</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Here are some issues that taking full practice tests can help you with:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Test anxiety</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fatigue</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time management</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scratch paper management</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recognizing problem types</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strategy selection</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, here’s what taking practice tests </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">won’t </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">help you with:</span></p> <ul> <li><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Math</span></b></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vocabulary</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reading</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On each practice test, most of the problems will not be high-value for you. They’ll be too easy or too hard, or they’ll be in areas that you don’t need to study. Over the course of three hours, you may only see a dozen problems that are really valuable. If you spent the same three hours with the </span><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/store/strategy-guides/5-pound-book-gre-practice-problems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">5lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, you could finish </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and review</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> three times as many high-value problems. In short, taking a practice test is an inefficient way to learn content. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever reviewed a practice test a few days after taking it and realized that you didn’t even remember solving half of the problems? When you’re under stress, your brain doesn’t form new memories as effectively. You probably don’t learn as much from seeing a problem on a practice test as you do from seeing that same problem in a normal study session. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Regular practice tests will make you better at time management, managing your scratch work, and quickly choosing an approach for each problem. However, practice tests aren’t the only way or even the best way to practice those skills, and practice tests </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">won’t </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">help you with other crucial skills—addressing your weaknesses and learning new material. So, think of your full GRE study plan as a balanced diet: eating a cupcake once in a while is good for your mood, but eating nothing but cupcakes will make you sick. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you have about ten to fifteen hours to study each week, you should take a practice GRE every other weekend. Build time into your schedule to fully review every practice test you take—your review process should take at least as much time as you spent on the test. Between practice tests, you can evaluate yourself and work on strategy by doing sets of mixed problems, along with working on specific areas. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take your very last practice test a week before your test date, then resist the temptation to take another one, even if your score isn’t what you were hoping for. Practice tests are valuable, but only if you treat them realistically. They’re tools that will help you assess yourself and practice certain skills, but they aren’t the most important part of your plan. ?</span></p> <hr /> <p><b><i>See that “SUBSCRIBE” button in the top right corner? Click on it to receive all our GRE blog updates straight to your inbox!</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><b><i><em><strong><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/chelsey-cooley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chelsey Cooley</a><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/chelsey-cooley/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=CooleyBioGREBlog&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft" title="Chelsey Cooley Manhattan Prep GRE Instructor" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2015/11/chelsey-cooley-150x150.jpg" alt="Chelsey Cooley Manhattan Prep GRE Instructor" width="150" height="150" data-pin-nopin="true" /></a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Seattle, Washington.</strong> </em></i></b><i><em>Chelsey always followed her heart when it came to her education. Luckily, her heart led her straight to the perfect background for GMAT and GRE teaching: she has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and history, a master’s degree in linguistics, a 790 on the GMAT, and a perfect 170Q/170V on the GRE. </em></i><i><em><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/#instructor/48" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Chelsey’s upcoming GRE prep offerings here</a>.</em></i></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/how-many-practice-tests-before-gre/">How Many Practice Tests Should I Take Before the GRE?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>First-Time GRE Mistakes</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/first-time-gre-mistakes/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cat Powell]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:21:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taking the GRE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Mistakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/?p=11003</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Ready to take the plunge? Check out our upcoming courses here. Taking a practice test is one of the most important first steps that you can take as you embark on studying for the GRE—even (especially) if you […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/first-time-gre-mistakes/">First-Time GRE Mistakes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11022" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/first-time-gre-mistakes-cat-powell.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - First-Time GRE Mistakes by Cat Powell" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/first-time-gre-mistakes-cat-powell.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/first-time-gre-mistakes-cat-powell-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/first-time-gre-mistakes-cat-powell-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/11/first-time-gre-mistakes-cat-powell-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p><b><i>You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Ready to take the plunge? </i></b><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><b><i></i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taking a practice test is one of the most important first steps that you can take as you embark on studying for the GRE—even (especially) if you feel totally unprepared or anxious about doing so. Confronting this anxiety can be an important hurdle to overcome. You’ll also likely find some surprises in your results, both positive and negative, that will shape your study plan.</span><span id="more-11003"></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For these reasons, I’m adamant that all of my students take a practice test shortly after beginning a class. I then work with each of them to review this test and decide on key takeaways for their first weeks of studying. In reviewing these tests, I’ve noticed three common first-time GRE mistakes that students make. Fortunately, these three mistakes are relatively easy to begin correcting once you’re aware of them.</span></p> <h4><b>Doing Too Much in Your Head</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Doing work (particularly math) in one’s head can feel like the efficient strategy. When I first took the test, this was one of the many first-time GRE mistakes that I made. I felt like picking up the pencil and writing down my arithmetic and reading notes would waste precious seconds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It turns out that the opposite is true. Sure, doing algebra in your head might be more efficient for problem one. By problem twenty, though, fatigue has set in, and all that mental calculation starts to slow down. Writing down all your work helps improve overall efficiency and reduce fatigue. Writing out your work also helps you to avoid careless errors, and, if you do make an error, it’s easier to catch it if all your work is on the paper in front of you.</span></p> <h4><b>Being Stubborn</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being persistent can be an asset in many endeavors. When taking the GRE, however, it’s also important to know when to give up on a problem. Each problem on the test counts the same, regardless of its difficulty level, and questions don’t get harder within each section. For these reasons, it’s important to get all the way to the end of each Quant and each Verbal section. Most of us are used to taking tests where the goal is to get every problem right. For this reason, among others, most first-time GRE takers tend to dig in their heels when confronted with difficult problems early on in a section. They spend twice as much time as they should on these problems, and then run out the clock before they get to question twenty, often missing easier questions at the end of the section.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You don’t need to get every problem right in order to get a great score on the GRE; in fact, it can be more important to purposefully guess and skip on a problem here or there in order to maximize the number of questions correct within each section.</span></p> <h4><b>Making Decisions Too Quickly</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stubborn in some places, first-timers often rush in others, in part to make up for lost time. I most frequently see students rushing on Vocabulary questions and on Quantitative Comparison questions (the ones that give you two quantities and ask which is bigger). On these problems, there is often an “obvious” choice—an answer that, at first glance, looks correct. And, on both Vocabulary and Quant Comp problems, this “obvious” choice is usually a trap, designed by the test makers to catch students who are rushing and making easy assumptions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For these questions in particular, it’s important that you slow down enough to think through all of the information presented and make a logical, evidence-based decision about which answer choice is the best fit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In general, pacing on the test should feel consistent: efficient, but not rushed. Writing down your work will help with this and prevent you from making first-time GRE mistakes. Write down more if you rush, and pay attention to when the work on your paper is starting to pile up to no effect—this might be a sign it’s time to move on to the next problem. ?</span></p> <hr /> <p><b><i>Want more guidance from our GRE gurus? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free! We’re not kidding. </i></b><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><em><strong><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-10560 size-thumbnail" src="https://d27gmszdzgfpo3.cloudfront.net/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/08/cat-powell-1-150x150.png" alt="cat-powell-1" width="150" height="150" /><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/cat-powell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cat Powell</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in New York, NY. </strong>She spent her undergraduate years at Harvard studying music and English and is now pursuing an MFA in fiction writing at Columbia University. Her affinity for standardized tests led her to a 169Q/170V score on the GRE. <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Cat’s upcoming GRE courses here</a>.</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/first-time-gre-mistakes/">First-Time GRE Mistakes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 4</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-4/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:55:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Quant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Hacks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Verbal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice tests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/?p=6428</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. Welcome to part 4 of the article series on analyzing your GRE practice tests. As we discussed in the first, second, and third parts of this […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-4/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 4</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><i>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! </i></b><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p>Welcome to part 4 of the article series on analyzing your GRE practice tests. As we discussed in the <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/28/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-1/#.UnFeYPmsidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first</a>, <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/28/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-2/#.UnFeW_msidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second</a>, and <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/30/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-3/#.UnFhWvmsidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">third</a> parts of this series, we’re basing the discussion on the metrics that are given in Manhattan Prep tests, but you can extrapolate to other tests that give you similar performance data. If you haven’t already read those, do so before you continue with this final part.<span id="more-6428"></span><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2000/iStock_000012533821XSmall.jpg" alt="gre weak link" width="357" height="174" align="right" /></p> <p>In the first part, we discussed how to assess the data provided in the “question list”—the list that shows the questions you received and how you performed on each one. In the second and third parts, we analyzed the data in our Assessment Reports.</p> <p>Today, we’ll do a final bit of analysis that will help us study all of these weaknesses that we’ve been uncovering.</p> <h4>Getting Started</h4> <p>You can do the following analysis on the one test that you just took, but I generally recommend running the Assessment Reports on your last 2 or 3 practice tests for this last step. Do this if you have other practice tests that you have taken in the past 6 weeks or so.</p> <p>Two notes before we begin:</p> <p>(1) When I refer to “percent correct” below, everything is relative to your own performance. If you answer 60% correctly but other categories are at 50%, then this category falls into “I get these right.” If you answer 60% correctly but other categories are at 70%, then this category falls into “I get these wrong.”</p> <p>(2) The “too fast” and “too slow” designations are based on the timing benchmarks I gave you in the first part of this article series.</p> <p>You generally want to place question types and topic areas into one of the following five groups.<ins cite="mailto:Emily%20Sledge" datetime="2013-10-27T18:49"></ins></p> <h4>Group 1: I get these right roughly within the expected timeframe.</h4> <p><i>These are your strengths.</i></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Definition</span>: Your percent correct is at the higher end of your range* and your average time is neither way too fast nor way too slow.</p> <p>Going forward, these areas are not high on your priority list, but there may still be things you can learn: faster ways to do the problem; ways to make educated guesses (so that you can use the thought process on harder problems of the same type); how to quickly recognize future problems of the same type.</p> <p>Make sure that you actually knew what you were doing for each problem and didn’t just get lucky! Finally, you may want to move on to more advanced material in these areas.</p> <h4>Group 2: I get these wrong roughly within the expected timeframe.</h4> <p><i>These are possible weaknesses.</i></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Definition</span>: Your percent correct is at the lower end of your range and your average time is neither way too fast nor way too slow.</p> <p>These areas indicate a possible weakness in content or methodology, but check the difficulty levels. Perhaps you just happened to get a couple of really hard ones in the same category.</p> <p>First, figure out why you got each question wrong. If it was 700+, you got another lower-ranked question of the same type right, and you were fine with these on your last test, then your fundamentals may be good, and it may be time to lift yourself into the toughest areas for this particular question type or content area.</p> <p>Alternatively, maybe you did know the material but you made careless mistakes. If so, start learning <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2012/05/07/how-to-learn-from-your-errors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how to minimize those kinds of mistakes</a>.</p> <p>Finally, something in this category may indicate a fundamental weakness. Is the material something you already studied or something you should know? Return to it. Have you not studied it yet? Time to start. Is the material commonly or rarely tested? Prioritize the commonly tested material first. As needed, return to the relevant sections of your books.</p> <h4>Group 3: I get these wrong way too quickly.</h4> <p><i>These are possible weaknesses.</i></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Definition</span>: Your percent correct is at the lower end of your range and your average time is too fast.</p> <p>Are these really weaknesses or were you just going too fast (and, naturally, making more careless mistakes)? <i>Why</i> were you going too fast on these?</p> <p>If you chose to rush because you knew you <i>didn’t</i> know what to do (in other words, you deliberately made a guess and moved on), that’s fine. Decide now whether you want to study this area further. You probably don’t have time to study everything and we all have certain weaknesses that probably won’t get a lot better. It’s okay to decide that you’re not going to study some particular area—as long as it’s not an entire question type or overall content area.</p> <p>If you chose to rush because you thought it was easy and then you made a careless mistake, see the previous section on minimizing errors. And remind yourself not to sacrifice a correct answer just to save 15 or 30 seconds!</p> <p>Alternatively, if you sped up because you were worried about time, then you may need to fix your timing problems elsewhere in the section.</p> <h4>Group 4: I get these right way too slowly.</h4> <p><i>These are weaknesses.</i></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Definition</span>: Your percent correct is at the higher end of your range and your average time is too slow.</p> <p>It doesn’t matter that you answered them correctly! They’re costing you points elsewhere in the section—possibly more points than you earned by getting the too-slow ones right.</p> <p>Figure out <i>why</i> the timing is higher and <i>how</i> you can do these more efficiently. If the timing is just a little bit too high on one problem of that type, that may be okay—perhaps the problem is extra difficult and long. If you’re consistently going long, however, then perhaps you don’t know the best way to solve the problem, in which case figure out (a) the best solution, or (b) the best way to recognize that this problem requires a certain set of steps, or (c) both. Also realize that, sometimes, the “solution” is simply to guess more quickly and move on. Sometimes, it’s better to get something wrong in 2 minutes than right in 4 minutes (because of the consequences elsewhere in the section).</p> <p>Don’t forget to make sure that you really did know what you were doing on the ones you got right; if you guessed correctly, then move questions from this group to group 5.</p> <h4>Group 5: I get these wrong way too slowly.</h4> <p><i>These are weaknesses.</i></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Definition</span>: Your percent correct is at the lower end of your range and your average time is too slow.</p> <p>These are the biggest weaknesses, obviously. Get them wrong faster. Seriously—you’re getting them wrong anyway, so start by just taking less time to get them wrong! Use that time on questions from one of the first three groups, where additional time is more likely to make a difference.</p> <p>What is slowing you down? Figure that out and that will tell you what to do next. You may need to review the material from your books, or do more practice with problems of this type, or find more efficient ways to solve, or learn better how to recognize questions of this type, or be quicker to make an educated guess and move on.</p> <h4>One More Thing: Frequency</h4> <p>For all of the above, don’t forget to think about the frequency with which the material is tested. If something is a great weakness of yours but is not frequently tested, then make that a lower priority than something that is a medium weakness but is really tested a lot. (If you’re not sure what is more or less frequently tested, get onto the forums and ask.)</p> <h4>Take-Aways</h4> <p>(1) It’s critically important to evaluate your performance across all three main axes at once—percent correct, timing, and difficulty. It’s not enough to look only at percent correct. A timing weakness is as much of a problem as an accuracy problem—perhaps more. If your timing is bad enough, that can kill your accuracy.</p> <p>(2) Split out the data into the 5 major groups described above. Groups 2, 3, and 4 typically represent your biggest opportunities to improve (though that doesn’t mean you should ignore groups 1 and 5).</p> <p>(3) Use the forums! When you discover certain weaknesses, ask the forum teachers for their advice about how to remedy those weaknesses. Post specific problems, discuss what you did, and ask for advice about how to solve (or how to solve more efficiently), how to guess more effectively, or whatever is relevant for you. ?</p> <hr /> <div> <p><em><strong>Can’t get enough of Stacey’s GMAT mastery? Attend the first session of one of <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">her upcoming GMAT courses</a> absolutely free, no strings attached. Seriously.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a><em><strong><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests. <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Stacey’s upcoming GMAT courses here</a>.</em></p> </div> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-4/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 4</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 3</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-3/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:43:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Quant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Hacks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice tests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/?p=6405</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. Welcome to part 3 of the article series on analyzing your GRE practice tests. As we discussed in the first and second parts of this series, we’re […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-3/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 3</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2000/iStock_000018605892XSmall.jpg" alt="gre analysis" width="401" height="243" align="right" /><b><i>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! </i></b><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p>Welcome to part 3 of the article series on analyzing your GRE practice tests. As we discussed in the <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/28/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-1/#.UnFeYPmsidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first</a> and <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/28/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-2/#.UnFeW_msidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second</a> parts of this series, we’re basing the discussion on the metrics that are given in Manhattan Prep tests, but you can extrapolate to other tests that give you similar performance data. If you haven’t already read those, do so before you continue with this third part.<span id="more-6405"></span></p> <p>In the first part, we discussed how to assess the data provided in the “question list”—the list that shows the questions you received and how you performed on each one. In the second part, we began analyzing the data in our Assessment Reports. We’re going to continue with that task today.</p> <p>Last time, we covered the first of five Assessment Reports that you can generate in the testing system. Today, we’ll cover the final four reports.</p> <h4>Quantitative by Question Format and Difficulty</h4> <p>The second report shows your Quant performance by Question Format and Difficulty. You will already have some ideas about your performance from your initial analysis; now, you’re seeing whether this data confirms what you already suspect and whether you can pick up any additional nuance from this more detailed report.</p> <p>In general, performance drops as questions get harder, so you would expect to have the highest accuracy on the Easier problems, dropping to your lowest accuracy on the Devilish problems. Check to see whether this trend holds or whether the data is surprising.</p> <p><img decoding="async" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/stacey-pt-3-1.jpg" alt="gre practice test data 1" /></p> <p>Our pretend student generally followed this expected trend for Quant and QC questions: as the questions got harder, her average performance dropped. (We should really give her a name. Let’s call her… how about Cathy?) On the other hand, Cathy missed a couple of easier DI questions even though she answered harder DI questions correctly. Hmm! Maybe she made some careless mistakes on something she did know how to do, or maybe the questions tested something that she didn’t know but that she could learn without too much trouble. She’ll need to dig into the individual questions to find out, but it certainly looks like there’s a good opportunity here for her to pick up some points.</p> <p>Do you see the one data point that really jumps out here? Cathy spent 8.5 minutes on a single DI question! Except for that, her DI timing was right on target. She needs to make sure she’s got a mechanism in place to cut herself off so that she NEVER takes anywhere near that much time on a single question again!</p> <p>Other than that, this data tells us that what we already hypothesized earlier is likely on target.</p> <p>(Note: there is also a “medium-low” difficulty category, but Cathy happened not to get any math questions in that group.)</p> <h4>Verbal by Question Format and Difficulty</h4> <p>Now do the same thing for Verbal! (Note: some people prefer to do all of the Quant analysis and then do all of the Verbal analysis; feel free to do the analysis in whatever order makes the most sense to you.)</p> <p>The third report is identical to the second, except it shows your Verbal performance instead of Quant.</p> <p><img decoding="async" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/stacey-pt-3-2.jpg" alt="gre practice test data verbal" /></p> <p>As expected, Cathy’s performance generally drops as the questions get harder. There is one exception though: she answered 75% of devilish Sentence Equivalence questions correctly but only 33% of the medium-high questions. She was also working WAY too quickly—she spent less than 30 seconds per medium-high question, on average! She’ll need to check the individual questions to make sure, but she may have made careless mistakes due to working too quickly. She needs to slow down a bit!</p> <p>Alternatively, perhaps she knew she didn’t know some vocab words. She needs to make flashcards for them right now and start studying!</p> <p>Note: the timing averages for Reading Comprehension vary a great deal because the first question for each long passage includes the time to read the passage itself. For Reading Comp, you may need to dive back into the problem list to look at each problem individually in order to get a true picture of what happened.</p> <p>As with the Quant, this data reinforces what we hypothesized when looking at the first report.</p> <h4>Quantitative by Content Area & Topic</h4> <p>The fourth report shows your Quant performance by the specific content area covered. The report contains 5 sub-reports, one for each Quant content area, corresponding to the Manhattan Prep GRE Quant <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/store/strategy-guides/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Strategy Guides</a> (Algebra, Fractions Decimals & Percents, Geometry, Number Properties, and Word Problems). I’ll show you just one of these (Fractions, Decimals, & Percents) for our fictional student, Cathy; all five sub-reports work in the same way. To see the others, you would click on the underlined Text at the top of the page (Algebra, Geometry, etc.).</p> <p><img decoding="async" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/stacey-pt-3-3.jpg" alt="gre practice test data verbal" /></p> <p>Take a crack at it yourself first. What do you think this data tells you?</p> <p>The initial report indicated that Cathy generally performs well on these topics but sometimes takes too much time. When we dig into the details, we can see that there’s quite a performance split depending on topic area.</p> <p>She’s fast with Fractions and with Digits & Decimals. In fact, maybe she’s too fast and her speed cost her the three incorrect questions in this area. She should check the three problems to be sure.</p> <p>See how the word <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fractions</span> is underlined in the report? It’s actually a link. Click on it and another window will pop up with the three problems that fall into this category. Cathy can go and review them immediately!</p> <p>What else? Cathy’s too slow with FDP Connections problems (these problems combine aspects of Fractions, Decimals, and Percents). She answered 5 out of 6 correctly, but some were slow enough that her overall average for that group was almost 3 minutes. She’s going to need to figure out how to do the work a bit more efficiently. (As before, she can click on the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">FDP Connections</span> link to view those problems immediately.)</p> <p>Finally, she took more than 3 minutes to answer one of the Percents problems incorrectly. If she’s going to get it wrong anyway, she wants to get it wrong faster next time. She’ll need to examine the problem to figure out what clues should signal to her next time that this problem is just too hard and she should let go much faster.</p> <p>I need to give you one major caveat here. You’ll notice that a lot of these categories contain only 1 or 2 questions. A “0% right” label, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re terrible at this topic. For example, perhaps the 1 or 2 questions were harder questions. For this reason, you might also run the assessment reports using your last <i>two or three</i> exams so that the fourth and fifth reports contain more questions.</p> <p>At this stage, your goal is really to dive into the problems and figure out <i>why</i> things played out they way that they did. If you discover that you answered something incorrectly and quickly because you knew that you didn’t know how to do it, that’s a great reason to get something wrong fast. In that case, you did exactly what you should have done.</p> <h4>Verbal by Type & Topic</h4> <p>The fifth report shows your Verbal performance by question type. The report covers only Reading Comprehension questions because only RC has different question types. The data for the other two question types, Sentence Completion and Text Equivalence, is the same data you saw in the first report, the Assessment Summary.</p> <p>Here’s Cathy’s report:</p> <p><img decoding="async" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/stacey-pt-3-4.jpg" alt="gre practice tests 4" /></p> <p>What do you think? Remember that the average timing here may or may not be indicative of a problem, because the first question of a long passage includes the time to read the passage.</p> <p>Cathy’s good at RC in general. Relatively speaking, her lowest area is Strengthen/Weaken—but she still answered 50% of the problems correctly. This category typically reflects short passage questions, so Cathy’s moving much faster than she should on these. Perhaps her lower relative performance is due to careless mistakes caused by speed. She’ll need to examine the individual questions to see.</p> <p>Join us for the<a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/30/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-4/#.UnFkXPmsidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> fourth and final part of this series</a>, where we’ll summarize all of this information so that you can start to tackle your weaknesses!</p> <hr /> <div> <p><em><strong>Can’t get enough of Stacey’s GMAT mastery? Attend the first session of one of <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">her upcoming GMAT courses</a> absolutely free, no strings attached. Seriously.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a><em><strong><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests. <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Stacey’s upcoming GMAT courses here</a>.</em></p> </div> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-3/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 3</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 2</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-2/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:27:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Quant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Hacks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Verbal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice tests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/?p=6396</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. Welcome to part 2 of the process for analyzing your GRE practice tests. As we discussed in the first part of this series, we’re basing the […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-2/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 2</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2000/iStock_000011309047XSmall.jpg" alt="gre practice" width="383" height="254" align="right" /></p> <p><b><i>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! </i></b><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p>Welcome to part 2 of the process for analyzing your GRE practice tests. <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/28/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-1/#.Um6qgfmsidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As we discussed in the first part of this series</a>, we’re basing the discussion on the metrics that are given in Manhattan Prep tests, but you can extrapolate to other tests that give you similar performance data.</p> <p>Last time, we discussed how to assess the data provided in the “question list”—the list that shows the questions you received and how you performed on each one. This week, we’re going to interpret the analysis given in the Assessment Reports.<span id="more-6396"></span></p> <p>When you log into your Manhattan Prep student center, you’ll be on the Exam Page. Click the link titled “Generate Assessment Reports.” Make sure all of the reports are checked and then choose your most recent (single) test. Finally, click “Generate.”</p> <h4>Assessment Summary</h4> <p>The first report produced is the Assessment Summary; this report summarizes your performance across accuracy, timing, and difficulty level.</p> <p>The top half of the report shows the six main question types on the GRE. Take a look at this fictional example (you may need to zoom in to see the details below):</p> <p><img decoding="async" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/stacey-gre-pt-2.jpg" alt="gre practice tests diagram 1" /></p> <p>First, examine the three Quant types (the first three rows). It’s important to look at the three categories of data (accuracy, timing, difficulty) collectively.</p> <p>On Quant questions, the student has a decent percent correct but she’s rushing and the average difficulty level on correct answers is the lowest of the three categories. She might be able to improve her time by slowing down a little on these kinds of questions (and making fewer mistakes).</p> <p>The student seems to be struggling a bit more on Quantitative Comparison (QC). This type is her lowest percent correct but she’s spending about the right amount of time (so that lower percent correct is not due to rushing). The difficulty levels are a little higher, so it’s logical that the percent correct would be a little lower—but she’s still struggling a bit more with QC.</p> <p>It’s a bit surprising that incorrect QCs are slightly faster than correct QCs, given that the average difficulty level of incorrect QCs is so much higher than the average difficulty level of correct QCs. In general, harder questions should take longer. Either this student did a great job of recognizing that a question was too hard and appropriately cut herself off, or she rushed a bit too much and possibly cost herself some points. She would have to look at the individual questions to figure out why.</p> <p>The student has great accuracy on Data Interpretation (DI), particularly given the difficulty levels, but she’s spending too much time. Perhaps this is why she had to rush on the other question types. On average, she spent an extra 1 minute and 40 seconds per correct DI question; that’s a <i>lot</i> of time that could have been spread over multiple other questions in the section. The student is going to need to decide whether DI is really the best use of her time; perhaps she could get more questions right overall by letting these go and spending that time elsewhere.</p> <p>In general, look for the warning signs below. Note that when I say “lower” or “higher,” I’m referring to your own relative results. The student above had a higher percentage correct on DI and a lower percentage correct on QC.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">– Lower percentage correct coupled with too-slow timing or lower difficulty levels (or both)! These areas are your bigger weaknesses.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">– Lower percentage correct coupled with too-fast timing. Here, you’ll need to figure out why you were going so quickly. If you knew you didn’t know how to do the problems, that’s okay. If you thought you were answering lots of these problems correctly, then this area is a weakness.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">– A big discrepancy (more than 30 seconds) in average time for correct vs. incorrect questions of the same type. It’s normal to spend a little extra time on incorrect questions, but not more than about 30 seconds on average. That just means you’re being stubborn and refusing to let go!</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">– A lower average difficulty for wrong answers than for right answers of the same type. In general, wrong answers should have a higher average difficulty level because you should be missing more of the harder questions. If you are missing more of the easier questions, then you may have holes in your foundational skills, you may be rushing, or both.</p> <p>All right, your turn. Go back up and analyze this student’s performance on the Verbal question types. Remember: analysis doesn’t just mean “What does the data look like?” Analysis also includes “What strengths and weaknesses might have led to those results and what should I do to deal with them?”</p> <p>When you’re done, read below to see what I think.</p> <p>The student had better accuracy on Verbal overall, compared to Quant (in fact, the overall score for this test is about the 90<sup>th</sup> percentile in Verbal and about the 60<sup>th</sup> percentile in Quant).</p> <p>The student was working <i>very</i> quickly; her average timing is fast for all three types. She can probably get better by learning to slow down and work more systematically.</p> <p>Her highest accuracy question type, Text Completion, also had a higher average difficulty, so she’s <i>really</i> good at this question type. The other two categories reflect about the same level of skill even though one has higher accuracy, because that one also has a lower average difficulty on correct answers.</p> <p>Okay, all of that was just the top half of this report. We still have to examine the bottom half!</p> <p><img decoding="async" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/stacey-gre-pt-3.jpg" alt="gre practice test diagram 2" /></p> <p>As you can see above, the bottom half summarizes performance across the five main math categories. Use this to determine your overall strengths and weaknesses in terms of both accuracy and timing. Again, try to analyze the data yourself before you read my analysis.</p> <p>This student did really well with geometry but she’s seriously struggling with algebra. Looks like it’s time to do an algebra review! She’s also got some timing issues with fractions, decimals, & percents (FDPs) and word problems.</p> <p>Word problems are a quicker fix, because she’s spending far too much time on just a few questions that she ultimately answers incorrectly. In this case, she wants to make a mental note that, when she starts getting all caught up in a really tough word problem, she should cut herself off, make a guess, and move on. If she’s going to get it wrong anyway, she might as well get it wrong more quickly!</p> <p>FDPs are a bit more problematic because her time is too high on the questions she’s answering correctly. Here, she’s likely rusty on some math skills, such as manipulating numbers, translating stories into math, or converting among fractions, decimals, and percents. She’ll need to review the individual questions to see what the specific weaknesses are and then she’ll turn to her books to drill those skills.</p> <p>All right, one assessment report down, four more to go! The next four will go faster, I promise. We’ll tackle those in the <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/30/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-3/#.UnFqxvmsidm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">third part of this series</a>. ?</p> <hr /> <p><em><strong>Can’t get enough of Stacey’s GMAT mastery? Attend the first session of one of <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">her upcoming GMAT courses</a> absolutely free, no strings attached. Seriously.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a><em><strong><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests. <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Stacey’s upcoming GMAT courses here</a>.</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-2/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 2</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 1</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-1/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:44:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Hacks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice tests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/?p=6386</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? Check out our upcoming courses here. The purpose of taking practice tests is two-fold: (1) You’re testing yourself to see whether you’ve learned what you have been trying to learn. (2) You’re diagnosing your strengths and weaknesses […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-1/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 1</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><i>You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? </i></b><a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>Check out our upcoming courses here</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0; border: 0;" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/10/brainmeasure.jpg" alt="measure your brain" width="270" height="385" align="left" /></p> <p>The purpose of taking practice tests is two-fold:</p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;">(1) You’re testing yourself to see whether you’ve learned what you have been trying to learn.</p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;">(2) You’re diagnosing your strengths and weaknesses so that you can build a study plan going forward.<span id="more-6386"></span></p> <p>These articles are based on the Manhattan Prep practice tests, but you can extrapolate to other tests that give you similar performance data.</p> <p>It takes about 60 minutes to do this analysis, <i>not</i> counting any time spent analyzing individual problems! Feel free to do this in stages spread out over an entire day or even several days. If your brain starts feeling tired and you realize that you’re just reading and not actually analyzing any longer, take a break. I’ve already split this article into four separate parts for you, so you can use those as your natural break points.</p> <h4>Getting Started</h4> <p>Here’s what I do when I review a student’s test (or tests)!</p> <p>First, naturally, I look at the score. I also check whether the student did the essays (if she didn’t, I assume the score is a little inflated) and I ask the student whether she used the pause button, took extra time or longer breaks, or did anything else that wouldn’t be allowed under official testing guidelines. All of this gives me an idea of whether the student’s score might be a bit inflated.</p> <p>Ask yourself these same questions!</p> <h4>Problem Lists</h4> <p>Next, take a look at the problem lists for the Quant and Verbal sections; the problem lists show each question, in order as it was given during the test, as well as various data about those questions, including whether you answered correctly or incorrectly, how hard the question was, and how much time you spent.</p> <h4>(1) Accuracy</h4> <p>Scan down the “correct/incorrect” column to get a sense of your overall accuracy in that section, and also to see whether there are any broad trends in terms of where you answered things incorrectly.</p> <p>For example, if you see a string of 4 or more questions wrong at the end, check whether you had any timing issues; perhaps you were running out of time towards the end of the section. In that case, maybe you did know how to do some or all of these individual questions but didn’t have enough time.</p> <h4>(2) Timing</h4> <p>Also look at the time spent on each question, again looking for broad trends. In particular, check whether there are any “too fast” or “too slow” questions. You can do this quickly by clicking on the word Time in the Time column; this will sort all questions by time spent, from fastest to slowest. (You can click a second time to sort from slowest to fastest and a third time to return to the original list sorted by question number.)</p> <p>The tables below show the average time we have to spend on each question type, as well as the time ranges that are generally considered too fast or too slow.</p> <h4>Quant</h4> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="141"> <p align="center"><b>Problem Type</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center"><b>Average</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center"><b>Too Fast</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center"><b>Too Slow</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="141"><b>Quant Comp</b></td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">1m 15s</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">< 45s</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">> 2m</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="141"><b>All Others</b></td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">2m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">< 1m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">>2m45s</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h4> Verbal</h4> <table border="1" width="586" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="156"> <p align="center"><b>Problem Type</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center"><b>Average</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center"><b>Too Fast</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center"><b>Too Slow</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="156"><b>Text Completions, Sentence Equiv</b></td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">1m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">< 30s</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">> 1.5m</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="156"><b>Short Passages</b></td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">2m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">< 1m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">> 2m45s</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="156"><b>Long Passages: Read</b></td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">2-3m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">< 1m 30s</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">> 4m</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="156"><b>Long Passages: Question</b></td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">1m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">< 30s</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="143"> <p align="center">>2m</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>For any questions in the “too fast” category, take a look at the questions themselves. While working on the question, were you aware that you did NOT know how to do that question? That’s a great reason to get something wrong fast. If, on the other hand, you thought you were getting the question right, or you were forced to guess because you were running out of time—well, those obviously aren’t great reasons to answer something quickly.</p> <p>Count up the “too slow” questions as well as how much time, on average, you lost on those questions. Also count the number of “too <i>fast</i>” incorrect questions. This provides a more accurate picture of the full cost of spending that extra time: that time also cost you “too fast” points elsewhere on the test.</p> <p>If you have <i>any</i> timing problems at all (it is incredibly rare <i>not</i> to have timing problems), then <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2012/05/31/everything-you-need-to-know-about-time-management-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read this article on Time Management</a> and start doing what it says. (Note: that article is a 2-parter; make sure to follow the link at the end of the first half to read the second half!)</p> <h4>Summary</h4> <p>For each section, get a sense of whether any timing problems are more mild or more severe. A severe problem might include spending too much time on 5 or more problems in a single section, or spending a total of 5 or more <i>extra</i> minutes on the “too slow” problems, regardless of how many individual problems there are. Another metric might be answering 2+ questions in a section too quickly <i>and</i> incorrectly even though you did actually know how to do them correctly.</p> <p>All of the above allows you to quantify just how bad any timing problems are. Seeing the data can help you start to get over that mental hurdle (“I can get this right if I just spend some more time!”) and start balancing your time better. Plus, the stats on question type and content area will help you to be more aware of where you tend to get sucked in – half the battle is being aware of when and where you tend to spend too much time.</p> <p>But wait! You’re only half done. <a id="bloglink" href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2013/10/28/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-2/#.Um6sfvmsidk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In the second part of this article</a>, we’ll analyze the data given in the assessment reports. ?</p> <hr /> <div> <p><strong><em>Want more guidance from our GRE gurus? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free! We’re not kidding. <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>. </em></strong></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests.</em></p> </div> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/analyzing-your-practice-tests-part-1/">Analyzing Your GRE Practice Tests, Part 1</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Stop Taking So Many Practice Tests!</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/stop-taking-so-many-practice-tests/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Study Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Practice Tests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice tests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/?p=5636</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. Let’s talk about the Do’s and Don’ts to get the most out of your practice tests. Know WHY You Take Practice Tests Practice tests are very […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/stop-taking-so-many-practice-tests/">Stop Taking So Many Practice Tests!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-8990 size-full" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/8-5-2013.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - Stop Taking So Many Practice Tests! By Stacey Koprince " width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/8-5-2013.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/8-5-2013-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /><em><strong>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p>Let’s talk about the Do’s and Don’ts to get the most out of your practice tests.</p> <h4>Know WHY You Take Practice Tests</h4> <p>Practice tests are very useful for three things:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">(1) Figuring out your current scoring level (assuming you took the test under official conditions)</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">(2) Practicing stamina and/or timing</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">(3) Analyzing your strengths and weaknesses</p> <p>The third one on the list is the MOST important—that’s how we actually get better at this test!</p> <p>Practice tests do not help us to improve <i>while</i> taking the test. If you have been training to run a marathon, you don’t learn how to get better while you’re running the marathon itself; you’re just trying to survive. ? Rather, you learn how to improve in between races while doing all kinds of training activities and analyzing your performance.<span id="more-5636"></span></p> <h4>DO Take a Test at the Beginning of Your Study</h4> <p>Many people put off taking their first test, often because they say that they haven’t studied yet so they know they won’t do well. Believe it or not, your goal in taking your first test is NOT to “do well.” Your goal is simply to get a handle on your strengths and weaknesses. Whatever they are, you want to know that right away so that you can prioritize your study.</p> <p>It’s important to familiarize yourself with the various question types before that first exam (particularly Quantitative Comparisons and the formatting for the Vocab answers) but don’t worry about learning all of the formulas, idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary. Your first test performance will tell you what you do and don’t know.</p> <p>One caution in particular here: a decent percentage of the people who put off their first test do so because they’re feeling significant anxiety about taking the test. These are exactly the same people who do need to take that first test early—pushing off the practice tests will just exacerbate your anxiety.</p> <h4>DON’T Take a Test More than Once a Week</h4> <p>Have you ever had this happen? You take a practice test and you get a score that you don’t like. Maybe you even really mess things up—run out of time or finish 10 minutes early—and your score plummets. So, a couple of days later, you take another test to “prove” to yourself that the bad test was just a fluke.</p> <p>If you’ve ever done that, you wasted your time and a practice test, both of which are very valuable.</p> <p>Unfortunately, that bad test was <i>not</i> a fluke. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Something</span> happened to cause that performance. Figure out what it is and fix it before you spend another few hours taking a second test.</p> <p>In fact, whether you like the score or not, whenever you take a test, don’t bother to take another until you’ve addressed whatever issues popped up during your analysis of the first test.</p> <h4>Most of the Time, DON’T Take a Test More Frequently than Every 3 Weeks</h4> <p>There are two broad modes of study: the “trying to improve” phase and the “final review” phase. Most of our study is the first phase; the final review phase kicks in for just the last couple of weeks.</p> <p>During the “trying to improve” phase, <i>it is a complete waste of time to take a test more frequently than about every 3 weeks</i>. Really! The whole point of taking practice tests is to figure out what needs to get better. Once you do that, go get better! Until you’ve made substantial progress towards whatever issues were uncovered, taking another practice test is just going to tell you that you still have those same issues.</p> <p>That even applies when you are trying to improve timing or stamina issues; there are other ways to address these issues besides taking a test. If you’re struggling with timing, set up longer sets of questions for yourself (starting in the 5-question range and building your way up). Read this <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2012/05/31/everything-you-need-to-know-about-time-management-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Time Management article</a> for more.</p> <p>You can practice building stamina every time you study. Figure out everything that you’re going to do for the next hour or two hours (I try to set up what I think will be three hours’ worth of work, just in case I finish faster than I think; if I don’t finish, I save the rest for the next day.) Then, GO for 1 hour without stopping—no email, no smart phone, no food, nothing. If you want to do a second hour, then take a 15-minute break and GO again for a second hour without stopping.</p> <p>After that second hour, do take a substantial break (at least one hour, ideally two) before you study any more that day. Making new memories is more mentally fatiguing than recalling memories (you only need to recall memories during a test), so don’t do this exercise for more than about 2 hours in a row or your study will suffer.</p> <p>Once you hit the “final review” phase, you can take a test once a week for the last couple of weeks; at this point, you want to do a general review of all of the question types and content areas. You’re no longer trying to improve your score. (You may have just thought, “Well, wait a second, what if my score isn’t where I want it?” If that’s the case, then you’re not ready to take the test in a week or two. Postpone it.)</p> <h4>DON’T Take a Practice Test within 5 Days of the Real Test</h4> <p>You wouldn’t run a practice marathon a few days before a real marathon, would you? You risk tiring yourself out or (mentally) injuring yourself (by reducing your confidence) just before the real test.</p> <p>If your score isn’t where you want it to be, postpone the test; you’re not going to change it substantially by taking a practice test at the last minute (or doing anything else, for that matter!).</p> <h4>DON’T Go Months without Taking a Test</h4> <p>When someone does this, the impetus is usually anxiety. You’re nervous that you won’t get the results that you want, so you avoid getting any results at all. Alternatively, maybe you think that you’ll study everything and <i>then</i> when you take the test, you’ll get the score that you want… but practicing without any CAT data is going to cause you to build bad habits (such as spending too much time on a question) and fail to build good ones (such as learning how and when to cut yourself off and guess).</p> <p>If your last test was so long ago that you’re no longer sure what your strengths and weaknesses are <i>under testing conditions</i>, it’s time for another test.</p> <h4>Takeaways</h4> <p>In short, do take a test pretty early on in your study process. Then analyze the results and use that analysis to inform your study plan. When you have addressed a substantial proportion of the major issues identified via that analysis, it’s time to take another test. Most of the time, you should be able to find at least two to three weeks’ worth of issues to address after every test.</p> <p>Once you’ve got your score where you want it to be, you’re going to start your final review. During this phase (which typically lasts a couple of weeks), plan to take one test two weeks before and another test one week before your real test date. In between, review everything: the question types, the content areas, and your major strategies (including timing and educated guessing strategies).</p> <p>Good luck and happy studying! <strong><em>?</em></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><em>Want more guidance from our GRE gurus? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free! We’re not kidding. <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>. </em></strong></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests.</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/stop-taking-so-many-practice-tests/">Stop Taking So Many Practice Tests!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>