7 New Year's Resolutions for your GRE

1. Plan your GRE prep Take a diagnostic test to decide which areas you need to focus on. Hammer out a plan with deadlines by which you will create improvements. You can sign up for a diagnostic GRE test
2. Take it one step at a time Small changes to your regular habits can add up to substantial gains. Let's say, you review ten GRE words for each hour you spend online. You will? Here's an easy way to work out your GRE vocabulary as you browse.
3. Talk about the GRE You don't have to bore friends with the intimate details of your GRE preparation. Take your anxieties and questions to a friendly forum
   
4. Find others taking the GRE You can find GRE friends and ask around for GRE resources within your favorite sites. Spend much time on Facebook? Here's a Facebook GRE resource :)
5. Talk to fellow GRE aspirants You will become frustrated faster if you think you're doing this alone. Join communities where you will find fellow aspirants
   
6. Tweet about the GRE Use networking time to brush up on your GRE prep. You can find several GRE resources on Twitter. You can follow GREedge here
   
7. Ask for GRE help Have a question? Want help with a specific topic? Leave a comment or request a blog post below. You'll get it.

GRE timetable

If you want to pursue higher studies in the US, start planning as early as you can. Ensure you take the GRE at least a month before the last day for application to the university.

Start preparing at least 3 or 4 months ahead of the GRE.

Begin early on areas that you are weak. The verbal section of the GRE calls for an excellent vocabulary. If your vocabulary is not strong, preferably start preparing in the first or second year of your undergraduate study. It takes time to develop a strong vocabulary. If you are weak in high school mathematics, start revising your fundamentals.

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How to report your GRE scores to universities

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GRE Vocabulary Toolbar from GREedge

Build your GRE vocabulary as you surf with the GREedge Vocabulary Building Toolbar. Effortless. Simple. Free.

No more cramming from barren books and unwieldy word lists! No more hunting up another site to find the meaning of a word!

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Access one-click GRE lessons and tests. Make your favorite lists of words.

The GREedge Vocabulary Building Toolbar. Learning that fits your life.

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GRE Verbal Word Roots: Excavating archeo

A word root, according to about.com, is a part from which other words grow.
"Understanding the meanings of the common word roots can help us deduce the meanings of new words that we encounter. But be careful: root words can have more than one meaning and various shades of meaning. In addition, words that look similar may derive from different roots," points out the author of this article.

The root word 'archeo' is associated with the meaning 'ancient'

archeology - study of historic or prehistoric times by analysis of remains, esp. that have been excavated.

archaic - has traits of earlier period, out-dated
archives - documents or place where public or historical records are maintained

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The 3 kinds of GRE Quant questions

GRE Quantitative questions are from Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Probability, Permutation-Combination and Applied Math. Questions are typically at the high-school level.
Math applied in day-to-day situations, like Profit and Loss, Venn Diagrams, Distance-Speed or Work/Effort estimation, is Applied Math.

There are three kinds of questions:

Worded Numeric: A problem is described in words and a certain solution is desired. You have to solve the problem by applying math concepts.

Data Interpretation: You are given graphs to interpret, and draw  conclusions from, to answer questions.

Data Comparison: You are given two statements to determine the numerical value of each statement and compare them.
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