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New GRE Book Reviews: Wrap Up and Video

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This post is courtesy of our friends at Magoosh.

Here are a few hypothetical scenarios to help you figure out what material you should (and shouldn’t!) use while studying for the revised GRE…

If you need help with Verbal:

The strategies in Princeton Review are both clearly presented and helpful. There are exercises that will allow you to practice techniques, and the questions are a good place to start, as well. Once you become more confident, and want to move on to more difficult content, you can use Barron’s. However, do not rely too much on Barron’s strategies, as, more often than not, they might confuse you. Simply use Barron’s for content.

At this point, you should transition to the ETS material. You may want to start off by taking a test from the PowerPrep software. This will set a baseline, and help you focus on the areas that you need the most work on. If you need extra content on reading comprehension, then you can use Kaplan. I’d also recommend buying the GMAT Official Guide, especially if you need help on the critical reasoning component of critical reading.

If you are struggling with Quant:

Pick up a copy of McGraw-Hill’s Conquering the GRE Math. Make sure you are comfortable with most of the basics covered in the book. Do not feel you have to do every problem. Work on the math fundamentals that you are struggling the most with.

At this point, transition to The Princeton Review Math guide. The strategies are helpful, but you may work through the questions quickly. I would also recommend the SAT College Board book. The same range of concepts is covered, and with 600 practice questions, ranging from easy to difficult, you’ll have plenty of practice.

You’ll notice that I’m staying away from a lot of material for the new GRE. Just because it says “New GRE” doesn’t mean the content is the best. Stay tuned for an upcoming post in which I’ll talk about content that, while not developed for the new GRE, will actually help you prep for the new GRE.

In order to not forget the idiosyncrasies of the new GRE environment, you should also start prepping with Barron’s, especially once your math confidence is higher. Then…

If you want to score in the top 90% in Verbal

First off, your vocabulary has to be strong. I’ll be discussing vocabulary in-depth starting tomorrow, but you should know most of the vocabulary from the Word Smart Series, as well as any vocabulary I’ve included in my blog posts.

If you want to score at this level, I’ll assume that you’ve already got a strong handle on strategies, and are simply hunting around for the best content to hone your skills. For Reading Comprehension:

For TC/SE:

If you want to score in the top 90% for Quant:

If you cover the material listed below, there will be little that can surprise you on test day. In fact, a good way to think of it is to imagine you are preparing for the GMAT. You can even take a free GMAT test on-line. If you can score in the top 90% in GMAT, the GRE math should be a cakewalk.

If you’d like more specifics, here are the individual reviews for each of the books:

This blog post was originally posted here.



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