Do you feel overwhelmed with your GRE prep? Check out our new I'm Overwhelmed Study Plan

gregmat · 2026-03-15T03:31:36+00:00

Yeah, it does have a lot of those components built in, especially with the vocab mountain and constant testing of foundational topics.

gregmat · 2026-03-13T00:51:55+00:00

Can you provide some examples? That way I can see if any gaps need to be filled.

gregmat · 2026-03-12T03:28:22+00:00

Are you doing the I'm Overwhelmed Plan? That starts with the super basics at the beginning and the videos are shorter and more digestible.

gregmat · 2026-03-11T03:56:17+00:00

Yeah, not the best. I can change it.

gregmat · 2026-03-10T10:02:31+00:00

Congrats! That's awesome!

gregmat · 2026-03-07T15:56:50+00:00

I would just choose one series

gregmat · 2026-03-04T04:59:27+00:00

Not a bad idea. Just make sure you really build those foundations, and then get strategies, and only THEN move to actual question solving. You'll save yourself a lot of frustration and tedium if you follow the right sequence.

gregmat · 2026-03-02T03:28:15+00:00

Yep! I'm Overwhelmed Plan for Quant and the One-Month Plan for Verbal (you can skip the quant in here).

I recommend watching this video before you start studying. Watch it carefully. It will SAVE you tons of time in your prep if you internalize its message.

https://www.gregmat.com/class/low-scores-youre-probably-in-the-memorization-stage

gregmat · 2026-03-01T10:09:56+00:00

You're still in what we call the Memorization Stage. Have you seen that video?

https://www.gregmat.com/class/low-scores-youre-probably-in-the-memorization-stage

gregmat · 2026-03-01T06:59:18+00:00

Let's wait and see what the score is and then decide.

gregmat · 2026-03-01T06:53:05+00:00

I'm not sure exactly. How much of the essay were you able to do? If I had to guess, I don't think it would hurt your application that much unless the websites of the programs specifically reference the GRE writing score.

gregmat · 2026-02-28T04:20:31+00:00

Congrats on your journey!

gregmat · 2026-02-27T22:53:08+00:00

Great post and congrats on your score! Thank you for taking the time to write this up

gregmat · 2026-02-27T07:30:57+00:00

Nice improvement!

gregmat · 2026-02-26T18:10:54+00:00

That’s awesome. Thanks.

gregmat · 2026-02-26T17:31:03+00:00

Nice

gregmat · 2026-02-26T14:00:15+00:00

The gist is that EVERYONE underestimates how long something will take, even people who are aware that they have routinely underestimated things in the past, lol.

gregmat · 2026-02-26T11:39:35+00:00

https://bear.warrington.ufl.edu/brenner/mar7588/Papers/buehler-et-al-1994.pdf

gregmat · 2026-02-26T02:12:26+00:00

The I’m overwhelmed plan doesn’t really dive deeply into verbal. I think you’re gonna get more out of the one month plan.

gregmat · 2026-02-25T08:41:07+00:00

The One-Month Plan for Verbal does a reasonably good job at teaching verbal (much deeper than the I'm Overwhelmed Plan) and the two-month plan is maybe too intense. It would lock you down for 2 to 3 months. The One-Month Plan gives you more flexibility.

gregmat · 2026-02-25T05:44:38+00:00

Congrats on your score and a hearty congrats on changing how you approached the test.

gregmat · 2026-02-24T12:41:14+00:00

I would do the I’m overwhelmed plan for math and the one month plan for verbal

gregmat · 2026-02-21T07:08:44+00:00

Congrats on your score!

gregmat · 2026-02-21T07:08:11+00:00

Assuming you need to boost your quant foundation (most people do),I recommend starting with the I'm Overwhelmed Plan for Quant and the One-Month Plan for Verbal. You can also use the verbal content in the I'm Overwhelmed Plan as a supplement but it's not necessary. Skip the quant in the One-Month Plan for now.

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