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How to prepare for the GRE: your study plan

Enter your test date and you get a day-by-day plan covering Verbal, Quant and the essay in short lessons, ending with a full practice run and review. That’s the skeleton of how to prepare for the GRE. Fill the practice slots with ETS’s own free material, since ETS writes the real test.

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Updated October 2026 · Built from the ETS Official GRE prep: POWERPREP Online and the GRE Math Review

How should you prepare for the GRE?

  1. Learn the format: five sections, 1 hour 58 minutes, no break, with the second Verbal and Quant sections set by how you did on the first.
  2. Take POWERPREP Online Test 1 timed. ETS says its practice tests help you see what’s tested, get used to the tools and practice managing your time.
  3. Work through ETS’s Math Review for any Quant topic you’re unsure of, with the Khan Academy videos ETS matches to each topic.
  4. Read the Issue topic pool, the scoring guide and ETS’s scored sample essays, then write a few essays in 30 minutes.
  5. Take the second POWERPREP Online test under real timing, and go back over every question you missed.
GRE exam length and format →Official GRE prep →

How long should you study for the GRE?

ETS doesn’t give a number of weeks. Plan backwards from your deadlines instead: official scores take about 8 to 10 days, and if you need a retake you have to wait 21 days between tests.

When GRE scores arrive →Retake rules →

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