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The GRE is 800 possible, right? I would take it again, although unless you had testing anxiety, your score may not go up much with only 2 weeks to prepare. You can always call the school and ask what they recommend. Good luck~

Mel'

Hi Mel,

Thank you for your input. Yes, the highest possible is 800 for each section, but each school says that 500 or above is considered a competitive score.

I was looking more into the programs and, just my luck, the applications are due later than I planned (I usually do that to myself in case of situations such as this one) So it looks like I may have a month exactly to study.

Would anyone consider study and take it again? I am not sure what else to study, I guess I would just have to take practice tests over practice tests until I get the gist of it all. Would anyone suggest a tutor? That would be my only option for outside intervention since I would only have 4 weeks? ANY, ANY input would be much appreciated!!!

K

If I recall, you have to wait 30 days to retake the GRE (their standards). If you have that much time, and have time to invest, I certainly would take it again. My husband and I both used a GRE study guide by Barron's - it not only gave practice tests and such, but really good tips as well. It helped us both tremendously.

Thank you Live4rachel,

So you think one month of the barrons would be enough. I have kaplan's GRE prep program on the computer, too. I think i know enough of the formulas and vocab. What I need to learn are the tricks and how to apply them. Would barrons do this for me? Should I just take practice tests? What do you suggest?

Sure... my husband only took it after 2 weeks of studying, it sure helped him. I had a couple of months to practice.

I haven't seen the Kaplan's one so I don't know how detailed it got. But the Barron's has practice tests both in the book and on the CD. Additionally, it gives tactics for each section - antonyms, analogies, comprehension, general math, discrete quantitative, quantitative comparison, etc. I found several of them really helpful. You could spend a day or two on each section and take a couple of practice tests in between, just as an example.

Thanks, I will try my best! I feel like I'm running out of time though. It;s really making me anxious!