Episode 19: How to get a real break during the GRE (taking advantage of the test)

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. It's impossible to do something over and over again, and get worse at it. The amazing thing about repetition is that it only works one way. However, this is a double-edged sword. While this principle functionally relieves us of some measure of anxiety about whether we will improve, it also suggests that we can inadvertently get better at the wrong thing. In this episode, Orion discusses the importance of developing the "right" practice through conscious rehearsal. #gre #testprep #improve

19 Okt 202212min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. More than anything else, the GRE is a test of sustained mindfulness. The only way to achieve a top-percentile score is to completely eliminate carelessness, which demands that a student consciously attend to every step of every problem over nearly four-and-a-half hours. This is not easy to do. In this episode, Orion will discuss the relationship between mindfulness and top performance on the GRE, including the results of his own doctoral dissertation study which examined the effect of a brief mindfulness task on reading comprehension. #mindfulness #gre #testprep

12 Okt 202214min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. There are many considerations that influence the decision of when exactly to sit for the GRE exam. In this episode, Orion discusses several of these considerations, including: the difference between "cool" and "strict" schools with respect to their application deadlines, the minimum buffer between test and re-test scheduling, the connection between time-of-day and peak mental functioning, and at-home administration variables. #gre #testpreparation #testprep

5 Okt 202213min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. If you're preparing for the GRE, it's quite likely that you've had the experience of feeling stuck on a certain problem. You don't know how to proceed and may feel the panic starting to set in. In an attempt to wrench yourself loose, you ask yourself: "what should I do?" We've all been there. Unfortunately, this question is the worst possible question you can ask yourself on the GRE, for the obvious reason that, if you could answer it, you wouldn't be asking it. In this episode, Orion offers a better alternative that will actually help to get things moving again in the event of a standstill. #gre #testpreparation #testprep

28 Sep 202210min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. In this episode, Orion discusses his conceptualization of the two types of graduate schools: those that award degrees that are legally required for certain professions, and everything else. This categorization holds important ramifications for aspiring applicants, who must leverage their limited time and money to their greatest advantage. Grad school is ultimately a means to an end. So be sure to choose the right tool for the job. #gre #gradschool #career

21 Sep 202213min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. The writing section is the least-discussed of the GRE's three sections, but -- fortunately -- it also happens to be the easiest to master. To do this, students simply need to understand more intimately the rubric by which their essays will be graded. If they can tailor their responses in such a way as to prioritize components worth more points -- over and above those worth less -- they will have an easy go of it. The trick is to realize that they're not really dealing with an essay-writing test at all. Orion breaks it down in this episode. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #writing

14 Sep 202213min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. Some degree of anxiety on the day of the test is probably unavoidable; however, if this anxiety is allowed to fluoresce into panic, then even the most well-prepared students will likely end up underperforming. In this episode, Orion puts on his psychologist hat to discuss the interplay between thoughts and emotions, and offers several simple and effective techniques to disrupt the cognitive chain of events that leads to panic. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. To learn more about GRE prep or grad school admissions, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #testanxiety

7 Sep 202212min

Check out StellarGRE: our top-rated self-study program and the world's only empirically-validated GRE test prep system. Use the code "BITES" for 10% off all membership plans. To learn more, go to: https://www.stellargre.com. Reading comprehension questions are some of the most difficult and time-consuming questions on the GRE. So any strategies that students can employ to eliminate bad answer choices quickly and reliably should be a welcome addition to their arsenal. In this episode, Orion will discuss three grounds for eliminating a reading comprehension answer choice, over and above being bad, stupid, or wrong. These should help to winnow the wheat from the chaff. For more information on GRE prep and grad school admissions, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #readingcomprehension

31 Aug 202212min