{"id":17835,"date":"2019-08-29T20:08:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T01:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=17835"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:07","slug":"how-to-study-the-day-before-the-gre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/how-to-study-the-day-before-the-gre\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Study the Day Before the GRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often hear students talking about their plans for the day before\u00a0<a title=\"What to Expect on GRE Test Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/gre\/what-to-expect-on-gre-test-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRE Test Day<\/a>\u2014studying, cramming, doing practice problems all night. With weeks of studying under your belt, you\u2019ll feel the pressure to make the most of that final 24 hours before heading to the testing center.<br \/>\nSo, what\u2019s the best way to spend your time the day before the exam so as to ensure\u00a0<a title=\"What\u2019s the Best GRE Prep?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/gre\/whats-the-best-gre-prep-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">optimal performance<\/a>? We bet you don\u2019t know.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Last-minute prep for GRE Test Day<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nLet\u2019s try a brief quiz. Select any of the answers below that you think might apply.<br \/>\nThe day\/night before my GRE exam, I should\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A. Study all the topics I haven\u2019t mastered yet<\/li>\n<li>B. Take a GRE practice test<\/li>\n<li>C. Go through my vocab flash cards until my eyes bleed<\/li>\n<li>D. Rest and relax\u2014see a movie, go for a walk, do something calming<\/li>\n<li>E. Gather all of my materials (ID, snacks, etc.) for test day<\/li>\n<li>F. Get a haircut, start a diet, or make another exciting life change<\/li>\n<li>G. Have an early bedtime<\/li>\n<li>H. Re-read all my GRE study materials, take notes, and study for as many hours as possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The correct answers are D, E, and G. Resting, making sure you have everything ready to go for the next day, and getting to bed early will all set you up for success on GRE Test Day.<br \/>\nYou won\u2019t benefit from cramming the day before and are far better served by getting into a relaxed, positive, and mellow frame of mind so that your mental energy is at its peak. Just like runners who\u00a0take the day off before a big race, you\u2019ll be raring to go and full of endurance.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Cramming for the GRE does not work<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nWhat\u2019s wrong with answers A, B, C, and H? Cramming, stressing, or trying to learn topics that you haven\u2019t mastered yet will only exhaust you mentally and won\u2019t make a measurable difference in your score.<br \/>\nThe best way to make significant gains in your GRE score is to commit to studying for the amount of time it takes to familiarize yourself with the material, identify your weak areas, and build your test-taking skills. If you\u2019ve done the groundwork of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/gre\/gre-prep-course\/gre-prep-options\/live-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strategic GRE prep<\/a>\u00a0in the weeks prior, last-minute studying shouldn\u2019t be necessary.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_sidebar  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Stick to your routine<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nWhat about option F? Why not get a haircut, start a diet, or make a major life change? You don\u2019t want to undertake any new projects, changes, or stressors right before your test. Likewise, if you\u2019re not a coffee drinker, don\u2019t start the week or day of your exam\u2014it will just give you jitters.<br \/>\nKeep things steady and consistent so that you can produce similar results to those you have been achieving on your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/gre\/free\/gre-practice-test-options\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">practice tests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-70\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"a78fe19e226d385662749ccaadcdccd7ecdcab651c77e3b874bfcb76a80605a7\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-71\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"185e834399a9fdd414ded52f3f51a4735f464b8c612f006f44ffba835a649b4f\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often hear students talking about their plans for the day before\u00a0GRE Test Day\u2014studying, cramming, doing practice problems all night. With weeks of studying under your belt, you\u2019ll feel the pressure to make the most of that final 24 hours before heading to the testing center. So, what\u2019s the best way to spend your time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68],"tags":[69,358],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17835"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17835"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34628,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17835\/revisions\/34628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}