Episode 55: How much prep is too much prep (solving thousands of problems may not be helping)

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. Students have an average of a minute and forty-five seconds to answer each question in the quantitative sections of the GRE. To state the obvious: this is not a lot of time. Notwithstanding this awareness, many students inadvertently contribute to their inefficiency in a number of predictable ways. Orion calls these predictable inefficiencies "time bleed." In this episode, he will discuss the five most common sources of time bleed and their remedies. To learn more about GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #efficiency

24 Aug 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. Now that every top-ranked MBA program in the country accepts both scores in their application materials, all business school aspirants are forced to decide which of the two ordeals they will choose to undergo: the GMAT or the GRE. In this episode, Orion makes a convincing argument in favor of the GRE. Notwithstanding his obvious bias (he is a GRE master teacher, after all), this argument is based on the facts that the GRE is more portable, less logic-based (especially in the quantitative section), and associated with more favorable admissions rates at top-ranked business schools. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #MBA #GMAT

17 Aug 202211min

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 been fairly well-established that the GRE is a test that measures itself. That is, GRE scores do not strongly correlate with grad school success or attrition. And, during the age of COVID, many universities have moved away from requiring the GRE as part of their application processes. So why does the GRE requirement continue to exist (notably for top-ranked programs)? Why does the GRE exist at all? In this episode, Orion will reveal the real function of the GRE to graduate schools, and why abolishing the requirement might create more problems than it solves. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #gradschool

10 Aug 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 time limit is one of the most challenging aspects of the GRE, and too many students resist appropriately incorporating it into their prep. This sets them up for failure. It's a far better idea to begin working with the time limit as early in your prep as possible. In this episode, Orion discusses several generalizable methods for broadly improving your efficiency across multiple domains of the test, including: skipping and diagnosing. Both will allow you to answer more questions within the time limit, all other things being equal. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #efficiency

3 Aug 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. On the GRE, both accuracy and efficiency are essential to a top-percentile score. However, too much of one always affects the other. If students move too quickly, they end up making more careless mistakes. And if they focus on perfect attention to detail, they don't answer as many questions within the time limit. Top performance on the GRE depends on finding the "sweet spot" between these top extremes: which is dynamic and individual to each student. Davis and Orion discuss more in this episode. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #efficiency

27 Juli 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. The difference between the student scoring in the 80th percentile and the one scoring in the 90th isn't knowledge or even technique -- but rather the ability of the latter to systematically reduce her careless responding. Carelessness is the problem that never goes away; however, if you approach this reality strategically and conscientiously, you can mitigate its effect on your performance. This is essential and unavoidable for anyone hoping to achieve a top-percentile score on the GRE. In this episode, Orion will talk more on how to do just that. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #GRE #greprep #carelessness

20 Juli 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. Welcome to the inaugural episode of GRE Bites! The goal of the podcast is to bring you weekly, bite-sized, relevant discussions on all things pertaining to GRE prep and grad school admissions. In this episode, we'll introduce your cohosts: Davis Evans, an educator with over a decade of experience, and Orion Taraban, licensed psychologist and found of StellarGRE, the world's only empirically-validated GRE prep system. Orion has a perfect score on the GRE and has helped thousands of students ace the exam over the past nineteen years. For more information on GRE prep and grad school consulting, go to: www.stellargre.com. #grebites #gre #greprep

12 Juli 202211min