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How do you study for it? Is it really important to get a good grade?
I did not take the GRE, so I can’t answer that. It is important to get a good grade if you want to get into graduate school; exactly how important it is depends on how competitive graduate school is in your field of choice.
I took it over 25 years ago when it was paper and pencil.
The math section is easy — junior high school level. The problem is that it requires speed — when I took it there were 60 math questions that you had to complete in 60 minutes.
The analytic section is also easy, but don’t get into pilpul. Simple propositional logic gets the job done. And again, speed is essential.
The verbal section is very hard. You need a large English vocabulary to do well.
I prepped using Princeton Review material.
How important a good score is depends on what your goals are. It is much easier to get into grad school than people think, especially if you are an English speaking American.
charliehall- don’t you think that the GRE may have changed just a little bit since you took it, especially given the fact that they have been changing all the standardized tests?
Also, it is not so easy to get into graduate school in certain fields. OT seems to be pretty competitive; pharmacy certainly is; med school and law school are extremely difficult. Also, keep in mind that in many fields, which school you attend makes a big difference.
For me, getting into graduate school wasn’t an issue, since I’m in a field that’s not so competitive. Also, the GRE wasn’t required last year (although it is now).
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