Journey Into The GRE Quant Land: The Lessons Learned, Mistakes made, and the Strategies to Recalibrate

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Like any other competitive exam, a good strategy wins more than half the battle. The rest is perseverance!

During Prep:

• Keep a playbook for the concepts on each specific topic (e.g. algebra, geometry). Glean the concepts from the preparation materials you are following. I named mine “MATH HACKS”.
• Keep an ERROR LOG. This will contain the exact problems with the solutions and explanations written in your own words. Add the few lines of learnings at the end of each problem. Maintain it like a Journal. Revise it before every mock test and the big day.
• Solve some problems every day. Even if it’s for 1 hour.
• Internalize the topics at a granular level. You can easily recognize patterns during the exam.
• Visualization solidifies any concept.

During Exam:

• The first section is the CRUX. Go all in and NAIL it. Can’t underscore it enough. This will set the bar for the second quant section higher. You will be able to score much higher compared to someone who lost points in that very first section. (GRE is section adaptive)
• The section’s name is Quantitative Reasoning…