elliedavid
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Dec 19, 2025
8:38 AM
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I found myself juggling a heavy course load and a part-time job, and even though I considered myself a decent writer, my GRE essays were stuck in the frustrating 3.5-4.0 range with no clear way to improve. It was disheartening because the usual advice just wasn’t cutting it; I really needed to grasp the specific grading criteria. That’s when I decided to team up with Experienced GRE Tutors who had actually been test graders. My tutor didn’t just point out what was wrong with my writing; she broke down the official scoring guide for me, highlighting exactly where my arguments fell short in "persuasive force" and where my examples were "insufficiently developed." During our focused sessions, I rewrote paragraphs based on her insider feedback, and I learned how to structure my essays with the depth and precision the exam requires. This expert, rubric-based guidance was the game changer I needed, elevating my writing from just okay to high-scoring and boosting my final AWA score to a solid 5.5.
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