Recently, I received an email from a professor of a university I was interested in applying to for graduate school, and the news he shared with me was unpleasant. He notified me that there were a number of other applicants who ranked higher than me, and that it was unlikely the department would be extending me an offer of admission to the program. I have realized that I absolutely need not only the general GRE exam, but the Mathematics GRE Subject Test as well if I am going to distinguish myself from other competition when applying for graduate school.
I am not worried about the general exam; the math subject test weighs heavily on my mind. My first time taking the math subject test I performed very poorly. Computationally I was fine until I became stuck on one problem for around $30$ to $45$ minutes, and then from there I was unable to finish the exam. I only answered roughly $\dfrac{1}{3}$ of the questions. I scored in the $9^{\text{th}}$ percentile. This is not only embarrassing/degrading, it is also an inaccurate representation of my mathematical abilities and quantitative reasoning skills. It was impossible for me to send universities this result, and ever since that day I have been dreading taking the exam again. I was hoping someone who may have experience either tutoring and teaching techniques for completing problems quickly, someone who has experience tutoring study skills specifically for this subject test, or someone with general knowledge of how to triumph over this exam could help me achieve my goal of being accepted into graduate school. Thank you for your time.
Academic Background: I am a college graduate holding a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, with the majority of my mathematics courses in applied maths. The holes in my knowledge are in statistics/probability, topology, and upper levels of abstract algebra. I have diagnosed ADD and have time and a half approved for tests.