<p>So I'm going to retake the GRE in the spring, as I want to boost my verbal score (I got a 680, which will get me in the door but won't get me any finaid). After examining what I had missed on the first go-round, and continuing to review, I have realized the sad fact that I suck, utterly and completely, at analogies. I always see (and can explain!) a different relationship than the one they want.</p>
<p>My vocab is fine - I was going in with a decent vocab and further study cemented that. I do fine on antonyms, reading, etc. But these damn analogies...</p>
<p>So if anyone who did rather well on the GRE verbal (as in 730 or above) could give me some analogies hints and ways to study for it and "see" it, I'd be much appreciative. I've already gone through all of Barron's hints, which unfortunately didn't help much. Or maybe I'm a lost cause...:)</p>
<p>Hire a tutor is my best advice. It seems obvious that your self study didn't get you what you wanted.......so I'd recommend asking around and finding a tutor who can use the time to address ONLY this specific shortcoming. As long as you did well on all other sections the number of hours required will be low and the payoff should be higher than self study. Good Luck</p>
<p>OK that is what it is. Are you able to eliminate any of the wrong answers? Can you get to two and then have trouble? Where is your problem? Analogies are all critical thinking. Have you studied any formal logic?</p>
<p>i got a 750V- practice practice practice practice! every time you do one, read the explanation, whether you got it right or wrong. eventually you will get used to them and how to think them thru</p>
<p>I agree with huskem55, it is more about learning how they think. I have on occasion had the same problem you are describing, seeing a different relationship then the one the test is looking for and that is where I usually get one wrong. I think the problem is not your logical skills, it is a matter of better understanding the test so you can anticipate better what it is looking for.</p>
<p>I have a friend who claimed he significantly boosted his scores, not by memorizing vocab, but by reading several literary classics (one being Lolita, can't remember the others) dense with gre vocab words.</p>
<p>I guess having the context of the words really helped him.</p>