nelem:


I know despite all the preparations. You need to cheer up

Scholastica16:
I have been off Nairaland for a bit. Working on my thesis etc. I gleaned through the past pages and realised most people are complaining about the recent heightened difficulties in the quants section. User4321 gave an appropriate explanation but there is something I need to add. The experimental section could very well be the first exam you could see. ETS are known to add that to their schemings. If you observe that your questions are very difficult in the first section, they could very well be the experimental section.

NwanyiOkpa:
Hello,

I just took the GRE today by God's grace.


Score was poor and i feel like crying. One girl was just vomitting anyhow in the hall. Anyways, that's not the reason i failed sha.

Q-150
V—147

I sha sent my score to Michigan Tech, Univ Missouri, Univ Texas, Dallas, Uni Texas Tyler.


I will be booking a date for a re-write later today.

I feel ashamed of myself.

Scholastica16:
I have been off Nairaland for a bit. Working on my thesis etc. I gleaned through the past pages and realised most people are complaining about the recent heightened difficulties in the quants section. User4321 gave an appropriate explanation but there is something I need to add. The experimental section could very well be the first exam you could see. ETS are known to add that to their schemings. If you observe that your questions are very difficult in the first section, they could very well be the experimental section.

NwanyiOkpa:
Hello,

I just took the GRE today by God's grace.


Score was poor and i feel like crying. One girl was just vomitting anyhow in the hall. Anyways, that's not the reason i failed sha.

Q-150
V—147

I sha sent my score to Michigan Tech, Univ Missouri, Univ Texas, Dallas, Uni Texas Tyler.


I will be booking a date for a re-write later today.

I feel ashamed of myself.

Scholastica16:
I have been off Nairaland for a bit. Working on my thesis etc. I gleaned through the past pages and realised most people are complaining about the recent heightened difficulties in the quants section. User4321 gave an appropriate explanation but there is something I need to add. The experimental section could very well be the first exam you could see. ETS are known to add that to their schemings. If you observe that your questions are very difficult in the first section, they could very well be the experimental section.

Sherlock5577:


You'll be fine! You don't need to feel ashamed, it's not an easy exam. My body was weak when I saw my score then.

I've heard of people who got full funding with your score but had other strong aspects in their profiles. Just weigh your options well and don't be too hasty in rewriting till you know your weak points.

I wish you the best !!

NwanyiOkpa:


Did you re-take your GRE?

victorsol:


Pls can I send you pm?
want to discuss somethings with you

Cocao:


Hey i sent you a pm

NwanyiOkpa:


I don't have access to my mail. Please could you post here?

solastar2:
I wrote my GRE today, but the exam took me by surprise. Maybe I was not as good as I used to think. I was thinking I will score 165+ in quant but my prep score began to fall since last week maybe as a result of anger and disturbances from work. I did woefully, I was unable to score even 300 despite believe in my mathematical capability.
But notwithstanding sha, I will keep preparing and reregister once I noticed I have improved.

V141 Q156 (unofficial)

solastar2:


To make the story worse, I got 3.0 in AWA. I can't just wait to see my diagnostic. I have already paid for another exam. I just hope I won't fail again.

Olalekank:

I was waiting to write another GRE this year before sharing my experience but some months after my GRE, I was opportune to get an internship in the UK and got a return offer to resume there (user4321 probably has an idea of what this is about).

user4321:

..... olodos like us couldn't get anything... congratulations man, tech banker

Olalekank:
I finally took the GRE. I did not have any intention of posting this until I had written another GRE.

I wrote the GRE December 6th last year. I was an undergraduate when I wrote it. I am still a student sha

On the morning of the exam, I left where I was staying as early as I could and grabbed some food on the way so as to fill the stomach you know . I got to JKK and did all the process that needed to be done before we were allowed in for the test. I was nervous all through, I was able to get my AWA done and wrote some points. As a moderately fast typer, I could get to write more in a little time.
Next one that came in was Verbal meaning I got verbal as my "test section", I never wanted it as per someone who prefers the Quant section of the test.

I kept on with the test and found the questions to be really difficult but still had a glimmer of hope for the second section. The 10 minutes minutes break came up, and after the break, something really bad happened. All of the computers lost connection to the internet so test takers had to wait for close to 30 or 45 minutes. At this point, I was already agitated and just could not wait for the test to end. Internet came back and I finished up with the exam. Results came out and it totally reflected my preparation level.

V - 145
Q - 149
Total: 294

AWA: 3.5

For my preparation, I did not prepare. All I did was go through some words, watched some magoosh videos. I knew some Mathematics and thought I could breeze through the quant section (or so I thought). Honestly, I knew I was cut to fail, but I still had the believe that the exam is verbal and Quant after-all despite warnings from previous test takers. The first time I went through AWA was the day before my exam. I never even managed to take a full test lol.

I do not have any advice as to what to do to ace the test, but what one should rather not do. The GRE is one that drains you. It is an exam where you have to assume you know nothing and prepare like you have only one shot at it .

I was waiting to write another GRE this year before sharing my experience but some months after my GRE, I was opportune to get an internship in the UK and got a return offer to resume there (user4321 probably has an idea of what this is about).


Congrats bro.

NwanyiOkpa:



Did you re-take your GRE?

Sherlock5577:

No I didn't. I got a tuition waiver. No stipends though. I hope to be upgraded eventually.

Sherlock5577:

No I didn't. I got a tuition waiver. No stipends though. I hope to be upgraded eventually.

Sherlock5577:


You'll be fine! You don't need to feel ashamed, it's not an easy exam. My body was weak when I saw my score then.

I've heard of people who got full funding with your score but had other strong aspects in their profiles. Just weigh your options well and don't be too hasty in rewriting till you know your weak points.


I wish you the best !!

Sherlock5577:

No I didn't. I got a tuition waiver. No stipends though. I hope to be upgraded eventually.

NwanyiOkpa:


PhD or MSc?

NwanyiOkpa:



What was your score?

victorsol:


hello bro
UG - Agricultural Economics and I want to go for
Agricultural Economics for masters too. finished with
first class grade. My GRE score is below 300 too though very close to 300. I have like 4 other professional certificates, one publication and the second under review and working experience.
is it compulsory I write GRE again to get funding or I can use it like that. although I message one US graduate school yesterday for PhD direct from bsc and they said no but going for master could fetch me GA with my profile (this is from Graduate Program coordinator).
Actually i didn't one to put my profile here but I need a sincere advice, pls should I write another GRE or I apply like this since my other profile is strong because GRE is energy sucking.

Sherlock5577:

311. But I know of someone with a lower GRE getting full funding. So there's more to it than the GRE (though still very important).

NwanyiOkpa:
Hello,

I just took the GRE today by God's grace.


Score was poor and i feel like crying. One girl was just vomitting anyhow in the hall. Anyways, that's not the reason i failed sha.

Q-150
V—147

I sha sent my score to Michigan Tech, Univ Missouri, Univ Texas, Dallas, Uni Texas Tyler.


I will be booking a date for a re-write later today.

I feel ashamed of myself.

Trichi1208:

someone with 291 still had full funding.
if you have good cgpa, u can shoot your shot

Trichi1208:


someone with 291 still had full funding.

if you have good cgpa, u can shoot your shot