The 8 Best Free GRE Practice Tests

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Practice tests are one of the most important tools to use for GRE prep, but, unfortunately, many of the practice GREs available online aren’t high quality. When you study with a low-quality GRE practice test, you can actually end up lowering your GRE skills by studying topics you don’t need to be and neglecting the actual skills you should be studying.

Fortunately, in this guide we’ve collected all the best free GRE practice tests for you to use. In addition to explaining the pros and cons of each practice test, we also explain what makes a great GRE practice test and give tips on how to use practice tests when studying for the GRE.

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What Does the GRE Consist Of?

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What does the GRE consist of? What subjects will you be tested on and what kinds of questions can you expect to see on the test? Knowing the GRE content, format, and question types is critical to doing well on the exam. Many people who don’t learn what they’ll be tested on end up studying the wrong skills and topics and, as a result, don’t get the GRE score they want.

Read this guide to learn the format of the GRE, what skills and subject areas you’ll be tested on, and every question type you’ll see on the test. We also include official sample questions so you can be as prepared as possible.

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Statement of Purpose vs Personal Statement: The 2 Big Differences

Author Hannah MunizPosted on Categories Grad SchoolTags ,

Applying to grad school means having to write a killer statement. This statement can be either a statement of purpose or a personal statement (or both, as we’ll explain later). But what exactly is the difference between these two types of essays?

In this guide to the statement of purpose vs personal statement, we take an in-depth look at the unique purposes of the grad school statement of purpose and personal statement, how the two essays are different and alike, and what you can do to ensure you produce an essay that’s guaranteed to get you into grad school.

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FAFSA for Graduate School: 5 Steps to Maximize Your Financial Aid

Author Christine SarikasPosted on Categories Grad SchoolTags , , ,

If you want to get a graduate degree, do you fill out a FAFSA to receive financial aid, or is that document only for undergraduates? Does FAFSA cover graduate school?

Yes, you can use the FAFSA for graduate school, but before you begin the process, it’s important to understand how completing the FAFSA as a graduate student differs from completing it as an undergrad.

In this guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about completing the FAFSA as a graduate student, including the key way the process differs from what you did as an undergrad, what financial aid you’re eligible for (and what aid you’re not), as well as how to complete the FAFSA and other steps you need to take to get your financial aid.

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The 14 Top GRE Reading Comprehension Tips

Author Hannah MunizPosted on Categories GRE VerbalTags , , ,

If getting a high GRE Verbal score is critical for your grad school applications, then you’ll need to know how to ace those tricky Reading Comprehension questions. Here, we explain what GRE Reading Comprehension questions look like and give you our top 14 GRE Reading Comprehension tips for both exam prep and test day.

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GRE ID Requirements: 3 Key Tips

Author Christine SarikasPosted on Categories GRE LogisticsTags , , , ,

Many people about to take the GRE get confused by the GRE ID requirements. What types of ID are allowed? What does your ID need to include? The rules can seem complicated, but it’s critical to understand them because, if you don’t have a proper ID, you won’t be able to take the exam.

In this guide we go over every type of ID the GRE accepts, what your ID must include, what can’t be used as a GRE ID, and what to do if you can’t meet these ID requirements.

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GRE Score Breakdown: Understanding Your Scores

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What’s the GRE score breakdown? What scores will you actually receive after taking the exam, and how are these scores calculated? In this guide, we explain the GRE scoring breakdown so you can understand what your GRE scores mean and how you can use this information to maximize your GRE score.

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The Best GRE Score Predictor

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What do the cards say about your GRE score? Before you begin studying for the GRE, you want to have a good idea of how well you know the material on the test. The best way to do this is to use a GRE score predictor. A score predictor will help you know how far you are from your goal score, how much you need to study, and which topics you should focus your GRE studying on.

Having a GRE score estimator is one of the best ways to increase the effectiveness of your studying, and in this guide we explain the best way to predict your GRE score, which methods should be avoided, and how you can get the most out of this score estimate to get the GRE score you’re aiming for.

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GRE Experimental Section: What to Expect

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The GRE is a long and important exam that most people spend weeks, if not months, preparing for. But did you know that one of the sections doesn’t actually count toward your final score?

In this article, we go over everything there is to know about the GRE experimental section, including what it is, how it differs from the GRE research section, and how it affects your test prep.

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What GRE Scores Do You Need for Yale? GRE Requirements

Author Christine SarikasPosted on Categories Grad School, GRE General InfoTags , ,

How high do your GRE scores need to be to get you accepted into Yale? Yale is one of the country’s most prestigious universities and, as you might imagine, competition is tough to get into its graduate programs. In this guide, we explain everything you need to know about Yale GRE scores, including the average GRE scores of accepted students for various Yale grad programs, which grad programs Yale is best known for, how you can figure out the GRE scores you need to get accepted, and what else Yale considers when it looks at your application.

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