{"id":32459,"date":"2016-03-15T15:19:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/kickstarting-your-gre-or-gmat-prep-pt-1\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T15:19:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T22:19:13","slug":"kickstarting-your-gre-or-gmat-prep-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/kickstarting-your-gre-or-gmat-prep-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstarting Your GRE or GMAT Prep, Pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Get<\/a>Whether you\u2019re shooting to start business school in fall 2017 or are a junior or sophomore planning ahead, now is the time to lock in a surefire test score for future enrollment. With several months still to go before application deadlines, we\u2019ll offer helpful planning tips in our \u201cKick Start Your GRE or GMAT Prep\u201d blog series.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When to start your GRE or GMAT prep<\/b><\/p>\n

Business schools and graduate schools each have their own calendars. However, rolling admissions deadlines have become an increasingly attractive approach for schools to fill enrollments. Even if you aren\u2019t looking to enroll in school this fall, your GRE or GMAT score is good for up to five years.<\/p>\n

Regardless of whether you\u2019re last-minute or early-bird when it comes to prepping for Test Day, locking in a superlative score is essential to the application process. Once you get the test out of the way, you can better concentrate on acing your application essays and other admissions process tasks.<\/p>\n

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Procrastination won\u2019t change your brain<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>So many GRE and GMAT prep plans begin with the best of intentions: You tell yourself that you will set aside time to study\u2014maybe even once a week. But by the time Spring Break hits, you may already be procrastinating, pushing back your GMAT prep until Easter Break or even until after the semester ends in May.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>However, <\/span>when <\/span><\/i>you start your prep matters a whole lot less than <\/span>how regularly<\/span><\/i> you prep and for <\/span>how long<\/span><\/i>. A <\/span>2012 Berkeley study<\/span><\/a> offers convincing evidence that intense preparation for standardized tests can actually change your brain for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to prep towards Test Day<\/b><\/h4>\n

Such profound changes don\u2019t come by hit-and-miss efforts, but rather by GRE or GMAT prep that is:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n