TITLE: GRE Math Subject Test
QUESTION [18 upvotes]: I am studying for GRE Math. I am looking for specific tips. What types of questions usually come up? Does anyone know any tricks (e.g. integration tricks) that might be helpful? Which theorems are absolutely essential? Apparently, most of the test is calculus and probability theory. What types of calculus and probability questions come up? Overall, how to score high on the GRE Math? Please be specific.
Edit: Please do not state the obvious. I know I need to study and take the practice tests. I am looking for specific tips and tricks that might help answer some types of questions faster.

REPLY [9 votes]: Consensus from people I know is that the current tests are generally a bit harder than the practice tests which are available. If you want to score about the 85th percentile on test day, you should be able to finish a practice test to about the 90th percentile in a little over 2 hours having never seen that particular exam before.
Another thing is that it helps to have a familiarity with the sort of calculus questions that are asked on the test, and a good strategy can be the following: grade for advanced calculus or beginning real analysis classes at your undergraduate institution. I found that having been a grader for my university's honors calculus class and a first quarter real analysis course helped because I had kept the knowledge in my head and I could quickly go through and do these sorts of problems. Other friends of mine who took the test who had graded calculus and analysis before reported similar statements.
Finally, it helps to keep in mind that doing well on this test does not correlate strongly with going to good graduate programs. Most reasonable places look at the math subject GRE and expect you to not fail it- it is not so important except as a basic hurdle to get over. What I've heard from admissions committees is that most important things are good letters of recommendation from professors.