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Writing Center: Additional Resources For GRE Essay Writing

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Additional Resources For GRE Essay Writing

Examples of GRE essays and prompts
- GRE ETS analytical writing samples and commentaries for Practice Test 1
  - https://www.ets.org/s/gre/accessible/GRE_Practice_Test_1_Writing_Responses_18_point.pdf
- GRE ETS analytical writing samples and commentaries for Practice Test 2
  - https://www.ets.org/s/gre/accessible/gre_practice_test_2_writing_responses_18_point.pdf
- GRE ETS analytical writing samples and commentaries for Practice Test 3
  - https://www.ets.org/s/gre/accessible/gre_practice_test_3_writing_responses_18_point.pdf
- PrepScholar’s GRE practice prompts
  - https://www.prepscholar.com/gre/blog/gre-essay-topics/
- Kaplan Test Prep’s GRE practice prompts
  - https://www.kaptest.com/study/gre/gre-issue-essay-practice-sample-prompts/
Tips for writing GRE essays
- GRE ETS tips for GRE argument task essays
  - https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/tips
- GRE ETS tips for GRE issue task essays
  - https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/
- Kaplan Test Prep’s tips for GRE essays
  - https://www.kaptest.com/study/gre/7-tips-for-a-perfect-gre-issue-essay/
- PrepScholar’s tips for GRE essays
  - https://www.prepscholar.com/gre/blog/gre-essay-tips/
- Princeton Review’s tips for GRE argument task essays
  - https://www.princetonreview.com/grad-school-advice/10-tips-to-write-a-great-gre-argument-essay
- Peterson’s tips for GRE issue task essays
  - https://www.petersons.com/blog/gre-analytical-writing/