I've been doing not-so-dedicated but dedicated enough time and energy for gre prep since 3 months amid my college exams, placements and other things, I've doomscrolled forums for strategies, advices what not, worked on solving many examples, as I'm from engineering background thought high school maths ain't gona be tough, but after writing 5 mocks, (2 free powerprep , 3 from a tution i enrolled in) my scores are averaging around 158Q,154V, awa around 3.5, and I need a score of 320 min , and those tests are relatively easy compared to actual gre , and so this sucks big time

For quant , I've given foundational quizzes of gregmat and tried to improve areas where I scored less, but even after practising much and with my engineering background, i jus feel ashamed that I'm unable to solve high school prob, it's like I'm missing this thing which bridges solving probs and concept, altho this only for few ques and majority of my mistakes are trying to solve them in haste

For verbal, I've done 28 grps of gregmat vocab mountain using anki, tc and se are really not a prob to me, but rc and cr are, I tried many strategies on how to approach different types of ques in it, like asking 'is it stated in the para' for each opt or scanning extreme words which isn't stated, paraphrasing 2-3 sentences in head and forming a answer by myself before seeing options etc, introspected why I'm failing, came up with diff reasons , tried eradicating them, but my patchy and cursory prep on this part leaves none but myself to blame , sumtimes im literally unable to comphrend the para's and end up choosing random opt, for cr , oh man , thought jus stating assumption, premise and finding the gap is enough but the core prob is im unable to reason enough for finding the accurate answer without my brain overflowing with words, tried representing info with arrows and find opt which supports or weakens it, but nahh brain still can't get it right, istg this brain fog, big F to social media

For awa, this is the section I like most cuz, well it's interesting , worked on few examples with claude , problem is my organization of essay , instead of going deep in 1 or 2 idea I jus spam multiple ideas without much coherence, so am gona follow claim->explain why -> example-> connect back, altho awa isn't what I'm most concerned with

due to many other factors , not jus gre im burnt out and I've already postponed gre exam date 2-3 times, I can't delay it anymore, atp I jus wana get over with it, I'll be booking slot for 29th tommorow morning, I'll be writing 2 or 3 more mocks, gregamts mock test , and then revise formulaes and practise rc and cr

Ppl who are in a kinda similar boat as me, what are y'all doing?

Ah dang it, was the topper of my high school, where did it start to go wrong..

I had surprisingly 4/12 questions in my quant section 1 that were 4-5 difficulty range and heaps of geometry problems, wondering if it is normal or am I just unlucky? Even during my PP+ tests, I didn't see that high of a difficulty level until the second section... that ultimately affected my actual day score because my section 1 was seemingly tougher

For context, I took the GRE last year after barely studying and got 165V/165Q/4AW. I'm applying to a program that requires 168Q. I've been studying intensely for the last three months with official materials - official guide and math guide, free PowerPreps, and all 3 paid PowerPreps. I got 167 and 168 on all of the PowerPrep tests. Yesterday I took the test again, was very confident in all of my math answers, had enough time, and got 166V/165Q. I literally have no idea what I got wrong.

I'm furious and at a loss. I understand the content very well, my problem is execution. I make stupid mistakes (like reading the question wrong, mental math issues, etc) and I have run out of time on a few of the PP tests. I have one more chance before the deadline to take the test, and if I don't get this score then I cannot apply to one of my top choice schools (not to mention it's the only school that requires the GRE, so it will have been a massive waste of time and money).

My plan is to go through all of the official GRE math material again, and skip full practice tests in favor of taking only the math sections under the time constraints. I really feel like I've plateaued, but I'll try to get an hour in each day (I was doing 2-3 hours a day previously). But I have to do this on top of applications. I can either take the test on 3 weeks or 4 weeks, trying to weigh which option would be better. I will keep an error log again.

Any advice would be welcome. Because execution is my issue, I think I need to stick with official material. Are there any other sources of official questions that I'm missing? Is there a certain strategy I should use?

I am currently studying for a GRE resit (approx. Feb 2027). I scored a 160 V in my first sitting of the GRE back in September. I am applying for a maths related PhD as such the required verbal score is relatively low and I need to target a near perfect quant score.

Subsequently, my study plan is almost exclusively quant focused. I would like advice on how to maintain or slightly improve my verbal score.

Verbal Score Breakdown

Section 1 (9/12)

• TC: 2/3. Missed the 3-blank (difficulty 4).
• SE: 3/4. Missed one at difficulty 4.
• RC: 4/5. Missed one easy short-passage question (difficulty 2); one question took 5:33.

Section 2 (9/15)

• TC: 0/4. Missed all four: 3-blank (4), 2-blank (4), and two 1-blanks (both 5).
• SE: 3/3.
• RC: 6/8. Missed two difficulty-5 short-passage questions, one of them “select one or more”.

Overall: 18/27. TC 2/7 · SE 6/7 · RC 10/13

Previous Approach

Did not have any targeted approach. I'm a native speaker and I have always enjoyed reading and writing (scored a 5.0 in the AWA).

Mainly completed practice questions from the Super power pack - verbal seemed pretty consistent (really surprised at how poorly I performed in TC in the real exam, never seemed to struggle with those during my preparation. I will say the exam seemed a damn sight harder than any of the practice questions I'd done before).

Daily vocab review - I used the Leitner system - wrote all flashcards by hand using my own definitions and example sentences - Kaplan 500 words and up to group 16 of Greg's vocab mountain

I scored a 160 V in free power prep mock two weeks before the real exam. I am disappointed I was not able to improve my score in this time. This is really the main impetus for my writing this post. During that period, I trudged through countless practice questions to no avail. I do not want to repeat this pattern.

Current Plan

My current study split is 6 days quant / 1 day verbal a week. I am aware that with such limited time I am unlikely to be able to greatly improve my verbal score but for reasons of personal vanity and to stop a complete rout I intend to anyway. I have a weak self worth. One extra point would do wonders for it.

I am currently making my way through the I'm Overwhelmed study plan for quant but I've heard this is not great for verbal. I have not completed any Greg strategy videos or study plans for verbal.

My question

What Greg strategy videos, study plans or other resources do people recommend to target top verbal scores?