Plan 3 · OpenAI

Recovery Edition v1

Recovery

Executive Summary

This is a recovery plan designed for a student who may be behind on GRE prep but still has a viable path to 320+ with disciplined execution.

The core principle: compress, not skip. Every weak area gets fixed, but through high-density drilling rather than slow review.

GRE target: 320+ by May 30. IELTS target: 7.0+ by June 28. Both are achievable from today with the schedule below.

Daily Structure

6:00 AM	Wake — no snooze, no phone
6:30–8:00 AM	GRE Quant (90 min) — hardest material first
8:00–8:30 AM	Break — walk/breakfast
8:30–9:30 AM	GRE Verbal (60 min) — TC/SE or RC
9:30–9:45 AM	Error log — root cause every mistake
10:00–10:45 AM	IELTS (45 min) — rotate skills daily
11:00 AM–1:00 PM	Deep session — AWA / advanced Quant / full section
1:00–2:00 PM	Lunch + break — offline
2:00–4:00 PM	Mock / timed practice
4:00–5:00 PM	IELTS Writing or Speaking
5:00–6:00 PM	Full review session
6:00–8:00 PM	Vocab + light reading
9:30 PM	Plan tomorrow + habit log
10:00 PM	Sleep

Mock Score Gates

GregMat Diagnostic (Week 1)305+Continue as planned

GregMat Test 1 (Week 2)308+Continue as planned

GregMat Test 2 (Week 3)311+Continue as planned

PowerPrep 1 (Week 4)315+On track — reduce drilling, add timed sections

GregMat Test 3 (Week 5)317+Peak mode — simulation-only week

PowerPrep 2 (Week 6)320+Confirm readiness — rest week 7

GRE EXAM (May 30)320+Execute — no last-minute changes

14-Day Sprint Plan

Contingency Rules

Score stalls for 2 weeks

Switch practice source — if using GregMat switch to Manhattan Prep

IELTS Writing stuck at 6.0

Get 2 essays scored by tutor or E2 IELTS platform

Burnout / motivation crash

Take 1 full rest day, then resume with lighter 4h schedule

Family/work emergency

Minimum viable day: 2h Quant + 30 min vocab

GRE below 305 on May 30

Book Aug retake immediately, pause university apps

IELTS below 6.5 on Jun 28

Book Sep retake, universities with Oct deadlines still reachable

Final Checklist