To our GRE students:

As always, we are committed to the success and well-being of our students and our faculty.  As a business, we try our best to remain in operation during periods of inclement weather to provide information about class cancellations in your area and to provide assistance to ensure that you can continue with your studies with minimal disruptions.

We have a team of Kaplan representatives ready to help.  However, due to increased call volumes, students may experience a delay in reaching an Enrollment and Experience representative by telephone or email. We appreciate your patience during this time. Please be assured that we remain absolutely committed to your educational success and want to do our part in easing any concerns you may have.

If you are inquiring about your regularly scheduled classes, we will communicate any changes to your email and phone numbers on file.  If you do not receive any notification, you should assume your class will meet as scheduled.  If you are in the affected areas and your class has not been canceled please exercise judgment about whether to travel to the location.

Most importantly, we hope you and your families stay safe during this time. Your safety and well-being is a primary concern, and we look forward to continuing to support you as best we can.

Everyone has a different timeline when it comes to applying to graduate school, but the to-dos are consistent across applicants.

At this point, it’s time for you—and us—to take stock of your progress and determine your next steps. Here’s a quick checklist to assess where you are in the process.

Have you…

• Determined when you want to apply to school?
• Familiarized yourself with GRE® questions through the Kaplan 20-Minute Workout?
• Selected your target programs?
• Taken a Kaplan practice test for the GRE at kaptest.com/GREPTVid?
• Figured out how you’ll finance your degree?
• Prepared for the GRE?
• Taken the GRE and secured the score you need?
• Started your application essays?
• Submitted your applications?

If you checked all of them, our congratulations—you’re well on your way to graduate school.

If you’re not done with the GRE, then it’s time to get started. We’ve got free resources to support you at each step, so give us a call at 1-800-KAP-TEST, talk to us on Facebook or Twitter, or visit our pages on the GRE, Financial Aid and more at kaptest.com/gradfinaid.

We wish you continued success on your path to graduate school.

To do your best on the GRE, research shows that you’re likely to need to study about 10 hours per week for up to 3 months. How do you know how to spend that time? Preparing for the GRE will likely be keeping you quite busy for a few months, which is not an easy prospect when you’re likely busy with other schoolwork or a job.

Here are some strategies for making the GRE one of your priorities:

• Don’t cram your studying into full-day weekend sessions; you’ll burn out if you try. You need to give yourself enough time to learn, practice, assess, and learn again.
• Set a target score. If you’ve got a target score, you’re more likely to monitor your own progress and stay motivated to follow your plan.
• Schedule time in your calendar. Don’t wait for free time to appear to start studying; block off time in your calendar and treat it like you would any other meeting, appointment, or obligation.
• Cut out the travel time to classes. At Kaplan, we’re using technology to give you all of Kaplan GRE—instruction and practice on the GRE content, Kaplan’s test-taking strategies, access to over 5,000 questions, our Higher Score Guarantee—all without asking you to leave your desk, wherever it is.
  • GRE Advantage Classroom Anywhere:®
    • Live Instruction through an online classroom—$699
•         GRE Advantage On Demand:
  •  Engaging video instruction available 24/7—$499
  • And lastly, don’t wait. The sooner you start studying, the sooner you can free up time to work on the other components of the application.

Let us help you with one of our Kaplan programs for the GRE. You’ll follow a study plan, one personalized to you with our adaptive learning technology. Access thousands of practice questions, each with a detailed explanation, and tap into Kaplan’s network of expert GRE instructors. Early in your prep you’ll focus on mastering the content and learning new strategies. As you get closer to Test Day, you’ll concentrate on pacing. Throughout, you’ll have realistic practice and a wealth of questions and practice tests to study and learn from.

On behalf of our team of content and instructional design experts, psychometricians, teachers and technology developers, I’m pleased to let you know that our 2013 edition of Kaplan’s Premier study book for the GRE is now available.

Our bestselling study system for the GRE consists of the following resources:

• Our study book, consisting of tips and study strategies and hundreds of practice questions.
• Online access to 5 full-length realistic practice tests for the GRE® that have been created with extensive content and psychometric  expertise.  Answers, explanations, and score reporting are provided to you for all of these tests as well.
• A free download of a digital version of this book for iPad, for on-the-go study.
• A DVD containing study planning and graduate school admissions guidance.
• Academic support for these resources via our Facebook page, where our expert faculty members will answer your questions.
• Over 1,300 questions with answers and detailed explanations between the book and online resources.

We believe that you’ll learn a lot from using this study system and will be well prepared for the GRE if you keep motivated, and use these resources consistently for 2-3 months before your exam date.

If you have questions, ask us on Facebook.  We’re happy to help you in pursuit of your graduate school goals.

Remember the adage “no partial credit!”?
Well, it’s become more pronounced on the new GRE—especially with the Text Completion questions. Try the one below to see what we mean.

Get the answer and explanation here.

Questions? Post them here!