Two Week Plan

The two week study plan for the GRE revised General Test is very similar to the one week study plan. You should familiarize yourself with each of the quantitative, verbal, and analytical writing assessment sections of the GRE exam. Two weeks is not enough time to learn many new vocabulary words, but it is enough time for you to review hundreds of words and to become familiar with the type of words that you should expect to encounter on the GRE.

During the course of the two weeks, you should attempt many of the practice questions that are available on MyGRETutor. Your goal should be to get a sense of the format and structure of the exam. Use the results of your practice questions to hone in on those math topics and/or verbal question types that you have trouble with.

Expect to spend 2 hours each day, 5 days each week, for two whole weeks, for a total of 20 hours of study time.

Week One

During the first of the two weeks, become familiar with the three types of assessment measures on the GRE test. This includes not only going over all of the tutorials, but also involves the use of the practice questions that are offered by MyGRETutor. Consider using online resources to gain exposure to the type of words that you should expect to see on the GRE exam.

During week 1, we suggest that you spend at least 5 days preparing for the exam. If you spend 2 hours each day, you will accumulate 10 hours of total study time. Here is a sample plan:

Day 1: Become familiar with the format of the GRE revised General Test. This includes timing tactics, adaptive testing, scoring and section order. These and other relevant topics are all discussed in the tutorials available here at MyGRETutor. Spend approximately 1 hour in learning the format of the GRE. Next, go over each of the Arithmetic and Algebra sections of the tutorials, which should take you upwards of 1 hour. Finally, spend 10 minutes learning new vocabulary words.
Day 2: Read the Geometry, Data Analysis and Quantitative Comparison tutorials. At the same time, answer some of the practice questions, but do not attempt to answer all of them, because you will have time in the second week to answer more questions. Spend about 1 hour on this activity. Also, read the Reading Comprehension and Text Completion tutorials and attempt some of the accompanying practice questions. This, too, should take you about 1 hour.
Day 3: Complete the sentence equivalence tutorial, and attempt some of the sentence equivalence questions. At the same time, answer some of the practice math questions. Appropriate approximately 1 hour for this task. Finally, spend some time to review the issue and argument writing tasks, which are explained in the Essays and Writing Well section of MyGRETutor.
Day 4: More practice questions!
Day 5:Go over all of the verbal and math questions that you've completed so far. Based on how you did, review those tutorial pages that are most relevant.

Week Study Plan for Math Component of GRE

During the course of the week, you'll have ample time to read all of the tutorials sections that pertain to the math assessment sections of the GRE test. To do well on the math part of the exam, you will need to be familiar with the following:

Simple arithmetic such as addition, subtraction and multiplication, including
exponents and percentages.
Be able to compute simple probabilities and answer counting problems.
Be proficient with simple algebra, including equations, inequalities, slopes and intercepts of lines.
Be familiar with basic geometry concepts, such as squares, circles, and triangles, lines and angles, parallel lines, and volumes of objects.
Be able to read tables, plots and graphs.

More importantly, study and become familiar with the actual types of questions that appear on the GRE exam. These include single and multiple answer multiple choices questions, quantitative analysis questions, and numeric entry questions.

Week Study Plan for Verbal Component of GRE

Here are the three main question types for the verbal component of the GRE:

Text Completion: You will be presented with one or several sentences, with a single, two, or three blanks. If the sentence that you are shown has a single blank, then you will have five answer choices, but if the sentence has two or three blanks, you will see three answer choices for each blank. Your task is to select that choice(s) for each blank so that the sentence is coherent and correct.
Reading comprehension: The bulk of the questions that you will see on the verbal sections of the GRE revised General Test will be reading comprehension questions. There are three types: single answer, multiple answers, and select in passage. The passages range in length from a single paragraph, to three or more paragraphs. Most of the reading passages are short.
Sentence Equivalence: You will be presented with a short snippet of text with a single blank, along with six answer choices. Your task is to select TWO of the answer choices, so that when either of them is inserted into the blank, the sentence is grammatically, stylistically, and logically correct. Moreover, the two answer choices that you select should generate sentences that are similar in meaning.

Become familiar with all of these verbal question types. As with the math section, attempt a fair share of verbal practice questions. These questions should help to solidify the concepts that you learned in the tutorials.

Week Study Plan for Essay Component of GRE

There is very little that you can do to prepare for the essay section if you only have only two weeks of time before you take the GRE exam. If you are a good writer, then you should do okay. If you haven't written in a long time, then we recommend that you read the Essay tutorials. Learn how to brainstorm, and get a sense of what the essay graders are looking for. As is often the case with learning how to write well, it is practice, practice, practice that makes perfect. There are two essays that you'll be asked to write:

Issue Essay: You are given a single essay topic, and you are allotted 30 minutes to analyze the topic and to present your stance on the issue.
Argument Essay: You are presented with an argument (often in the format of an editorial), and you are allotted 30 minutes to critique the effectiveness of the provided statement..

Be sure to read the tutorials section that discusses the essays. There you will find suggestions on how you can structure, analyze, plan, and execute your essays, concepts which should help you to improve your score.

Week Two

The best thing that you can do in the one week that you have left is to do as many practice questions as possible. By now you should be familiar with the format of the exam.

You'll need to spend at least 5 days in preparing for the GRE, spending 2 hours each day, for a total of 10 hours. Here is a sample plan:

Days 1-3: Continue to do practice questions in all of the sections, and refer to any of the tutorials pages if you have any questions. Don't rush through the practice questions, nor should you try to memorize them! Just as in the first week, take your time in doing the practice questions, and be sure to understand the concept that the GRE is trying to assess your understanding of. Spend approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes each day doing practice questions.
Day 4: Continue with the practice questions. Be sure that you complete at least one of each type of questions.
Day 5: Quickly brush up on some of the topics that you had trouble with during the course of the two weeks. Get a good night's rest before the exam!

Week Study Plan for Math Component of GRE

When doing the math practice questions, be sure to notice the format of the questions. After having read the tutorials section, and while you are doing the practice questions, keep these ideas in mind:

If at any time you find that you are doing a lengthy calculation, then STOP! On the GRE you'll never be required to perform lengthy calculations. Instead, look for a shortcut. Can you simply the problem?
Often-times, you can estimate the answer to eliminate several of the possible choices. This is an especially good tactic when you are running out of time. View the tutorials section on more information on how to estimate and, if necessary, how to guess.
Learn how to use the provided paper that you'll get during the exam. Don't scribble, and write legibly. Practice using only one or two pieces of paper when doing the math problems, and this should mimic real test conditions.
For the Quantitative Analysis questions, learn how to spot tricks or how to know when NOT to choose choice E: The relationship cannot be determined. Review the tutorials section on quantitative analysis if you need to.

Week Study Plan for Verbal Component of GRE

Again, as is the case with the math section, do as many practice problems as you possible can. Don't try to memorize the problems, but just try to get a sense for the type of problems that you should expect on the verbal section of the GRE. Here are two additional tips:

Two weeks is not enough time to dramatically improve your skills at answering reading comprehension questions, but in two weeks you can do many practice questions and learn how to be an active reader. Don't just read the reading passages, but think about them and ask questions as you are reading. Doing this will help you focus your thoughts.
Don't expect to learn many vocabulary words in two weeks; instead just try to get a sense of the caliber of words that you should expect to see on the exam.

Week Study Plan for Essay Component of GRE

Did you know that all of the possible essay topics that are given on the GRE are actually available for you to view? Of course you can't memorize them, because there are too many, but you should take a look at these topics and try to come up with a few ideas for some of them. This should provide you with practice on how to quickly get ideas for an efficient issue or argument essay. Most importantly, remember that because you only have a short time during which you can compose your essays, try to write using simple, straight-forward sentences. Simple is better, especially if you are stressed and under a time limit!