Any advice for someone who will be taking the GRE soon?
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If a prep course isn’t workable for you, the next best thing is practice, practice, practice. Make sure you’re using official released GRE questions/tests too – only the real thing is going to help you prepare for test day, not questions someone wrote to “sound like” GRE questions.
And make sure that the practice tests you take are timed. Time management is a key component of successful performance on the test – if you’re not getting through the sections in enough time while practicing, you still have time to adjust your approach. Once test day rolls around, if you can’t finish a section, it will cost you valuable points!
the subject tests are not easier. They are probably harder, and at least different. They test real knowledge more than test-taking ability, and require a working knowledge of all aspects of the field. You only take the subject test that is required for your program–which I guess is some kind of “science”.
I would advise you against retaining the impression that science is the sole measure of intellect. You seem to think that because you know science, you should be a wiz at things like math, writing, and vocabulary because science is just oh-so-much harder. It’s all a matter of personal aptitude. You will probably do very poorly on the GRE if you think it is beneath you or “stupid”. It is an unforgiving test. And the subject test, even in science, will probably be a humbling experience for you as well.
some small mistake may be fatal
