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I looked at a practice GRE general exam and I thought the questions were very easy. I am a premed student majoring in biochemistry and minoring in math and in case I don’t get into medical school I will try to get into graduate school (worse case scenario). Why does the GRE seem easier than the MCAT? To me the GRE’s questions look like basic math and English. Are the practice tests like the real exam or is the real exam much more difficult?

I’ve been studying for the GRE, and no matter how many tips or hints, or techniqueson how to take the test, I just seem to do average to below average on all the practice exams. Even if I study vocabulary, logic, and basic math, I still cannot seem to do as well as I would like. Its like I either get it, or I don’t. I am a very intelligent person, and Do very well in my Environmental profession, but when it coems to writing, vocabulary, and math-comparisons, I suck. I am taking the GRE’s in a few weeks, and I’ve been studying/practicing for the past 2 months, but I see no improvement in my ability to do well on the test. I had a B average in college in a pretty difficult major, so will graduate school not accept me based on this test? Will they deny me higher education because I’m not the best test taker?

I am signed up to take a GRE prep course in March. I am in favor of the standardized test like the SAT and such but I really don’t agree with the weight that the GRE holds when applying for graduate school. Think about it. Most go to college and major in ONE thing. For me, I was a Public Relations major. I was required to take only 3 hours worth of math. Yet, I have to do an entire section of math on the GRE and it isn’t all basic math either. Plus, the vocabulary section is crap. It asks you for definitions of words that are not commonly used. Seriously, the meanings of some of those words are outdated and NOBODY uses them in the form that is being asked. If we have to take the exam, fine, but schools shouldn’t put the bulk of their decision on the score. They need to look at all factors like GPA, etc.It all needs to be balanced equally. I was good enough to get into college and graduate but the GRE is trying make us prove we are good enough to keep going? What do you guys think?