Video summary
The video addresses the importance of preparing for the GRE, particularly for students aiming to enter Physician Assistant (PA) programs, noting that over a third of PA schools still require this exam. The speaker emphasizes that whether applying to many or just a few specific programs, taking the test is often necessary and requires strategic attention. To ensure success on exam day, the presenter introduces a framework known as "the four P's," which serves as a comprehensive guide for candidates who feel unprepared or overwhelmed by the prospect of the standardized test.
The first two pillars are preparation and planning, concepts that sound similar but serve distinct purposes in this strategy. Preparation involves conducting thorough research on the exam structure, logistics such as date and location, and potential external factors like road construction near the testing center to avoid last-minute surprises. Planning follows by creating a flexible study schedule tailored to an individual's life, whether balancing work or managing time after being out of school for some period. This phase includes deciding between a short crash course or a longer timeline and determining how many hours per day should be dedicated to studying specific sections like verbal reasoning, writing, or quantitative analysis based on personal weaknesses.
The third P is practice, which the speaker describes as essential because repetition builds familiarity with question formats and helps candidates understand why certain answers are correct over others. The video highlights Magoosh as a sponsor offering official GRE materials that allow students to simulate real test conditions without surprises. Using these resources, learners can take diagnostic assessments to gauge their current standing, receive subject-specific performance breakdowns, and study on the go via mobile devices or tablets. This constant engagement with practice questions helps turn vocabulary retention and problem-solving skills into second nature before the actual exam date arrives.
The final P is production, which refers to putting all previous efforts together on test day itself. After completing a final diagnostic test one or two nights prior to visualize progress, candidates should take a brief study break to rest fully rather than cramming immediately before going in. By following this structured approach of preparation, planning, practice, and production, students can significantly increase their scores and enter the testing room with confidence free from anxiety. The speaker concludes by encouraging viewers to utilize available free resources like full-length practice tests to ensure they are ready for any question that appears on verbal sections or elsewhere in the exam.
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Hey guys, I'm back and I am back bearing
gifts. So, if you are interested in
getting that gift, you got to stay till
the end of the video, okay? But, with
that being said, I wanted to talk to you
guys today about the GRE. So, I know a
lot of you are like in the throes of
preparing for the GRE and I wanted to
give you some tips to help you succeed
on the day of the test. So, if that is
the category that you're in, this
video's for you. So, let's get into the
video right now.
What is up, you guys? It's Sedonna.
Welcome back to my channel. Okay, so
like I said, I wanted to give you guys
some tips on like preparing and
succeeding for your GRE. I've already
talked to you guys a lot about the GRE
because guess what? It is relevant,
okay? It's still relevant, it's still
important, especially if you are trying
to get into PA school. There are over
300 PA schools that are out like up in
in existence and over a third of them
actually still like require the GRE.
Like there's like a hundred and like 10
or 111 schools that still have
requirements of having to have taken the
GRE. Now, I know for some of you you're
like, oh, 33%? Like that's not anything,
but it's really not just 33% because
you're not applying to 300 schools,
right? You may be applying to five
schools and all five of those programs
may require you to take the GRE. So, if
you find yourself in that boat and
you're like, oh, I don't want to take
the GRE or I haven't even, you know,
done anything to like make sure that I'm
even
like ready to take the GRE, then you
know, you're out of luck. You're like
freaking screwed. So,
with that being said, it's important to
follow the four P's of the GRE so that
you can actually like do well on your
GRE exam and like just put yourself in
the best position to succeed um and get
into PA school, okay? So, let's talk
about the four P's. Now, honestly like
two of these P's seem um like they're
the same thing, but they're not. I'm
going to explain to you exactly why
they're not. So, the first P is
preparation. So, you have to prepare for
the GRE. You have to know exactly like
what is this test? What is it going to
consist of? Um if you've seen any of my
videos, you know I always talk about do
your research. Um that is like my main
thing. Do your research, okay? Um and in
doing that that research, that is part
of the preparation process, right? So,
when you're preparing for the exam, that
entails like knowing when you're going
to take the exam, where you're going to
take the exam, what time you're going to
take the exam, um understanding like the
route that you're going to take to get
to the exam um and that is like
beforehand and even like a day or two
before because sometimes there may you
like something may pop up. Maybe now you
were taking like time to study for the
GRE and before it was a clear route, but
now they're doing road work. You have to
be aware of those things. So,
understanding and like doing that
preparation ahead of time will like kind
of prevent you from getting into these
pitfalls of things that may just happen
to pop up that you weren't prepared for
before. In that preparation, you also
need to understand like specifically
like what route you're going to take
with respect to like the actual test in
terms of like how long you're going to
take to study for it. And that is where
the second P comes in. That second P is
planning, okay? And so, I know
preparation and planning sounds
exactly the same. It's not, okay? They
are very similar, but it's not. When I'm
talking about planning, I'm talking
about planning in terms of the exact
exam, okay? So, planning like how long
you're going to be studying for the exam
in terms of is it going to be like a
quick crash course cuz you just got out
of school and you're pretty familiar
with like studying and all that stuff.
So, you just want 30 days and you want
to like knock it out. Or let's say you
you were like me and you had been out of
school for a little while and you wanted
like three months to plan for this exam.
In that plan, you have to lay out, all
right, how much time am I spending
studying a day? Um cuz all of this has
to work with your schedule, right? You
have to be flexible enough like you have
to have a plan that's flexible enough to
fit into your work life so you can find
that balance and even if you don't have
a a job, like even if it's not like work
life balance, we're talking work life
balance in terms of like your studying
because when you're taking the GRE and
preparing for the GRE, studying is your
job, okay? This is your job. So, you
really need to go in there and plan that
out specifically like how many hours a
day am I studying? Like how many days a
week am I studying? Um what is that look
like in the studying? So, when you are
in the throes of planning, you're going
to understand specifically like what
areas am I going to need to have like
more attention to, right? So, like I
said, if you're going to spend a week on
verbal and a week on writing, but two
weeks on your actual like quantitative
section, like that is really important
because it allows you to see which area
needs the most attention. And how you're
going to be able to do that is by
figuring out like what kind of like test
prep system or plan you're going to put
into place. Now, luckily I have a free
full-length GRE test just for you. It's
being brought to you today by our
sponsor, which is Magoosh. So, I wanted
to talk to you guys about Magoosh.
Magoosh is actually really really a
great company because they are the only
GRE test prep that has official GRE
material and questions. Um it allows you
to actually like simulate the real test
conditions and it's really important to
test with official questions because
it's going to
like prepare you for test day the best,
right? Because you're going to be able
to like have no surprises cuz you've
been testing with the actual material
the entire time. Now, the free practice
test gives you an accurate score
prediction and gives you like subject by
subject performance breakdown and it
allows you
the opportunity to either take a single
section like the math or verbal in 30
minutes or the whole assessment over the
course of an hour. And guys, it is
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gift to you. So, if you are interested
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you so that you can get this free
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All right. So, with that being said,
when you are in that
prep plan and now you're in the practice
mode figuring out exactly specifically
like what areas you need a little bit
more strength um strength building in or
what areas you can like tend to leave at
the wayside is really important. So,
practice, practice, practice, okay? You
have to practice because as they say,
practice makes perfect or practice makes
permanent. So, the more you like
practice with these test prep questions,
the more you're going to be familiar
with how tests are asked, answered, how
they're assessed, like what what are
they looking for, how why is one answer
more correct than the other answer.
Those are all things that are important
in understanding how to take
standardized tests or high
um high stakes tests like the GRE, LSAT,
all those other exams, okay? Any board
exam. So, it's really important to
practice. Um and it's really important
to practice with materials that you can
take on the go. So, you know, if you
find like a test prep
um like uh your Magoosh or your like
Quizlet and things like that that you
can just have on your your like tablet
or your phone in the palm of your hand
so you can go through questions, go
through um
looking at like the different verbal
words so that you can like get them into
memory and then use them in real life.
That is really important because again,
it becomes a part of you, it becomes a
part of like second nature for you and
that gives you really again the
opportunity to truly be well versed in
that material so that when you are in
this whole planning mode of studying for
the GRE, uh it makes it easier for you
the day of the actual exam. And we'll
talk about our fourth and final P and
that is putting it all together. So, um
the production of it, okay?
So, with that being said, after you've
prepared for it, after you've planned
for it, after you've practiced, you got
to produce, right? You got to put it all
together. And the produce the producing
part of it, the production of it comes
the day of the test. So, really and
truly, the the first part of the
producing is taking your final
diagnostic test. It's really important
to see kind of where you were and where
you landed to see if it really made a
difference, to see if you actually are
prepared to take the exam because it's
important. Um and if you have been doing
the things that you said you were going
to do and you were really putting that
work in,
it's a no-brainer that there is going to
be some type of increase in your
knowledge and in your score overall
because you have been practicing and
practicing and practicing over a period
of time to better yourself. So, when it
comes to the day of the test, after
you've taken that final diagnostic test
um maybe like the night before or two
nights before to see exactly where you
are, you take a like a little bit of
like study vacation and then have a good
night's rest and go ahead and produce,
baby. And do well on your GRE because
you're going to score higher than you
were going to score before you started
this prep um and it's all because you
followed the four P's and you did some
practice tests and diagnostics tests and
you did a really good job in preparing
yourself for the exam.
So, let's just run it back, all right?
So, the four P's. What are the four P's,
you guys? It's preparation, planning,
practice, and production, putting it all
together. Hopefully, this was very
beneficial to you guys. Hopefully, you
take these tips, you put them into
practice, put them into production,
put them into plans, actually like get
this thing moving so that you're able to
really prepare yourself so that when the
day of the GRE test comes, there are no
surprises. You're doing well. You're
like feeling not anxious because you are
prepared so fear is not even in your
vocabulary unless it's on the verbal.
Unless it's on the verbal vocabulary and
then you'll know the meaning of it.
But you're just ready and prepared for
the exam.
Okay? Hopefully, this was beneficial. If
you have any other questions for me,
leave them in the comments section
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Thank you guys so much for watching. I
will talk to you guys next time. Bye.