Yes, no problem at all.
Hello, just sharing an update -
I am taking this opportunity to revise all my notes for quant and giving the tests one by one. That is why it is taking me so much time. I have given two tests out of the seven and will be giving the remaining soon (in a day or two). However, I will try to complete them as fast as I can since I plan on giving the GRE in two weeks.
Thank you for your patience.
Hello Team, sharing yet another update -
There was a medical emergency and it took me longer than expected to do the complete revision. I am sincerely grateful for your patience and will be sharing all the scores within a day. Only two tests remain.
Hello, thank you for your patience. Below are the marks received in all the tests -
Format for sharing the marks -
Name of the test - raw score - scaled score - result
Arithmetic - 42/49 - 80.92 - Very Good (I misread 4 questions and didnât recheck the answers, wouldâve scored 47 to 48 easily)
Algebra - 35/36 - 100 - Excellent
Coordinate Geometry - 36/38 - 88.88 - Very Good
Geometry - 40/44 - 86.2 - Very Good
D.A. 1 - 27/30 - 85.77 - Very Good
D.A. 2 - 35/41 - 86 - Very Good
D.A. 3 - 14/15 - 98.1 - Excellent
Vocab Mountain Test for 32 Groups - 28/30 (I remembered the remaining two words as well but didnât write them in verb form and thus the meaning was too vague)
Thank you for making me take these tests. They gave me an opportunity to revise the complete quant syllabus and also boosted morale.
Kindly let me know what I should do in the remaining one for the exam.
Please note - I struggle with time management on the passage. I am currently completing videos for passage reading on PrepSwift.
Kindly suggest a schedule or strategy for the remaining one week.
Thank you.
Foundation looks solid.
For quant, without looking anything up, please list out as many quant strategies as you can in a numbered list.
For verbal, please take this quiz and let me know how you do. Again, donât look anything up: GRE SE Quiz: Groups 01-32 #1 - OUTW - GregMat
Could you please elaborate on the quant strategies part? If you could give me an example even. I have just practiced quant for a decent amount of time and just remember how to do the problems because of that. I am pretty sure I must be following the strategies, but a very basic example will help.
I just gave the test. There were a few words out of the 32 groups, so I had issues with them. It was difficult.
Score - 19/37
Even if the words were all from the 32 groups, I would have scored about 22 points. Also, I almost went over the time limit at 1x. So time management also seems to be the issue.
Hi, just list out as many quant strategies as you can by name. No looking anything up.
This is not a terrible score by any means, but it does indicate that you probably need to focus more on SE and the pairing strategy given that these questions are so common on the test. You can use this resource to practice:
Okay. Let me give it a try.
Algebra -
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Using elimination when I am stuck in a question.
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Using random words for an equation, eg: -2,-1,0,1,2 just like Greg told us in the class to solve it faster.
Arithmetic -
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Deduce a question. I donât exactly remember this one.
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For a number series on which we have to find the sum, make pairs which have the same sum. Example : the first and the last number, the second and the second last number, so on and so forth.
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For a series of fractions, try splitting the fractions into two.
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For a series try to find a pattern by using 6 terms in the beginning so that it can be simplified.
Coordinate geometry -
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To find the distance between two points, treat the two points as a part of a right triangle and then use the pythagoras theorem to solve it.
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To find the slope, just remember - rise over run.
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To be sure of the equation, or solve it, or to plot it on the x-y coordinate, use numbers for verification.
Geometry -
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The 30-60-90 triangle
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The 45-45-90 triangle
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Largest side is opposite to the largest triangle
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Sum of exterior angle of all the polygons is equal, i.e. 360 degrees.
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The radius of the circle meets the tangent at 90 degrees.
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Angle substended by the chord at the center is double the angle substended by it on the circumference.
I think these one are more like formulae.Data Analysis -
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In an evenly spaced or uniformly spaced set - The Mean = The Median = average of the first and the last term.
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Median is a measure of both position and central tendency
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Eyeballing the standard deviation - higher for a group that is more spread out.
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Order matters in Permutatons and not in Combinations, thus, # of Perms. > # of Combs.
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In a circle, number of permutations = (n-1)!
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The âExclusion-Inclusion Principleâ (for 2 and 3 sets)
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To find a range for the possibility of events when their relationship isnât defined, eg : if they are mutually exclusive, independent or completely overlapping.
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Combining Probability with Combinatorics.
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The Probability of taking out a particular marble from a bag remains the same irrespective of the number it is taken out and of replacement.
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Skewness - âThe Mean Follows The Tail !â
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Effect of Mean and Standard Deviation on a graph.
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Solving the Standard Deviation of Normally Distributed graph like equations, eg: S.D. + 2M = 70.
These are the ones I could come up with. Some of these are straight up formulae, but I just thought I should include whatever comes to my mind as a strategy.
Thank you for your patience.
Kindly suggest any more pointers for the exam, I will be giving it in six days.
Sure, Iâll be giving an hour or so daily to these SE questions for the remaining days.
These are not strategies. These are foundational concepts. You can find quant strategies in this series: Course - GregMat
Because you donât have much time, you can also go through the strategy videos on PrepSwift:
Got it. Go through the techniques, practice SE questions, complete prepswift videos on passage reading, give 2 remaining mocks.
Anything other suggestions? Four days remaining. I would appreciate any pointers.
Because your test is so soon, itâs VERY important that you get a good time management strategy down. Managing our Time for the New GRE - GregMat
Sure, thank you so much. I will watch this video asap.
Is there anything you would recommend I study or learn at this point in time other than this?