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Getting a Perfect Score on the GRE – 170 Q and 170 V

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

For most students in Pakistan, achieving a perfect or a near perfect score on the GRE is an impossible dream. In case most of you are new to the GRE, a perfect GRE score is

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How many Questions Do I Need to get Right for a Good GRE Score?

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

This post has been updated for the New Shorter GRE that was launched in September 2023. Summary: Achieving a Good GRE Score To achieve a good GRE score, it's important to understand how the adaptive test format influences the weight of correct answers in each section....

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How to Avoid Silly Mistakes on the GRE Test?

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

Well many of us make minute calculation errors on the GRE and sometimes even tend to forget what the question has asked while making tedious calculations.

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How to Self Grade your GRE Issue Essay?

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

Students ask me about how to get their GRE issue essays graded. In this post, I will discuss how one can self-grade their GRE Issue essays.

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The GRE is Not Hard, the GRE is Tricky

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

As a GRE instructor, I get asked a lot whether or not the GRE is hard. My answer is simply this: The GRE is not hard, the GRE is tricky.

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Should I Use a Book to Prepare for the GRE?

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

In a survey on GRE students, I found that more than 50% of students responded that books are their most preferred method of studying for the GRE.

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Quantitative Topics & Concepts Tested on GRE

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

On the GRE word problems, Statistics, Probability, and inequalities abound. In this post, I will layout the Quantitative Topics & Concepts Tested on GRE.

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Do Non-US Universities Require GRE?

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

Among students, there is a very common misconception that universities only require GRE in the U.S. This was true to some extent in the past, but now this trend is reversing.

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GRE General Test VS the GRE Subject Test

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

The GRE general test is required by almost all graduate programs in the US. On the contrary, the GRE subject test is required by research & Ph.D. programs.

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Which GRE Score Counts if I take it Multiple times

by Talha Omer, M.Eng., Cornell Grad | About the GRE

ScoreSelect provides GRE test takers with various possibilities to send their GRE scores to prospective universities. The process is simple.

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