<p>definitely agree with the advice on taking some practice tests first before deciding how much you need to prepare. i’m a terrible standardized test taker, and my first practice test yielded a 550 V 550 Q score. i studied pretty much nonstop for a month (not realizing that the GRE isn’t all that important, like polarscribe said) and eventually got a 720 V 670 Q on test day. just shows that one month should be enough for anyone to raise their scores considerably if they feel like they need to.</p>