Cody Blair has spent over two decades researching how students learn and remember most effectively. He helps students apply that knowledge in and out of the classroom. He is the author, instructor, and owner of StudyProf GRE Prep based in College Station, Texas, and has been teaching GRE prep, time management, and study skills, for universities like Texas A&M and the University of Houston, as well as privately, since 2000.

When Melia found out she had to take the GRE, she was really nervous. Test-taking is just not her thing, although she’s a great student.

She began practicing her weak points—vocabulary and geometry—in earnest after the class but ran into some snags. We met several more times to find solutions to the problems she was having.

She put those solutions into place and practiced them diligently until she took the test in August. Her score was more than high enough to get her into her second-choice school.

Well done, Melia!

Kimmy is a non-traditional student going back to grad school after years out in the working world. With two kids to take care of and a full-time job, getting prepped for the GRE seemed like a huge task.

The initial two-day GRE prep class helped her get a handle on what and how to study. It was actually much less content (and easier) than she originally thought.

After the class, we met online every week to discuss not only the GRE problems, but how to balance study time, work time, and family time.

Though Kimmy got into her masters program—way to go!—we still meet on a weekly basis to polish her study and time management skills. She’s teaching the same skills to her kids!