Official GRE Super Power Pack First Edition

Unlike the Kaplan or Princeton Review or even the Manhattan Prep books, the ETS ones are definitely the ones that come closest to the testing experience you will encounter for your GREs. Given that they are the test makers, I would highly recommend that you invest in mastering these questions toward the end of your prep. While the books are great for test prep, they do not provide much in terms of strategy.For those preparing for GREs on their own without a prep course (I didn't take one and I was fine. All you need is the right materials and determination. You'll save yourself thousands of dollars!), I would recommend:-Downloading the Magoosh vocabulary app on your phone. It's free-Reading through the Magoosh website for their free materials (they give sample essays and grades as well as tips and advice)-Borrowing the most up-to-date GRE prep books from your public library (Manhatten Prep workbooks and Kaplan are highly recommended)-Take a diagnostic test and find your weaknesses (which types of questions do you tend to get wrong)-Use the 5lb GRE Practice questions by Manhatten Prep and focus on your weaknesses.-Use this powerpack to familiarize yourself with actual test questions.

I began studying (seriously) approximately two weeks prior to my scheduled GRE test date using this set. I found the quantitative review to be the most useful as I was surprised/embarrassed at how little I remembered from basic math. I guess after taking multiple high-level math courses, you kind of forget the basics, but this study set made it easy to refresh and provides ample sample questions (which are recycled from the GRE in previous years). They do a great job of breaking down concepts and then testing you on those concepts before moving on to the next subject. At the end of each section, there are multiple question sets of varying degrees of difficulty, so you can "level up" until you feel comfortable with your understanding and test performance. The books contain detailed information about test day, including the layout and time allotted for each section of the exam and useful strategies to implement while taking the exam (time management, word choice, etc.). Of course, each test taker is responsible for their own performance, but I scored 162 in Verbal Reasoning (91st percentile), 158 in Quantitative Reasoning (69th percentile), and 5.0 in Analytical Writing (93rd percentile). When it comes to studying for the GRE, there is no better option than to review straight from the developers of the GRE. I believe this review contributed to my success and it will contribute to yours as well!

I am currently studying for the GRE and plan to take the test in September. I have been working sedulously (you need to know this word lol) since January 1st 2017. This is the only resource I am using in addition to the Magoosh GRE Vocabulary App (Free in apple app store). The main book starts off with a sample prompt for the writing section and gives examples on a score 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1 paper so that you can see how the scorers evaluate you. It also provides some guidelines on what test questions to expect from Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. There is a Math Review that breaks down what concepts you need to understand. At the end of the book, there are 2 practice tests and a CD-ROM containing 2 digital practice tests. The Verbal Reasoning book & Quantitative Reasoning books contain many useful practice questions to help you prepare for the test. This is my 4th month studying and these 3 resources provided more than enough practice to fill my time. I recommend this prep pack if you're going to get just one resource to study from. I will take the test for my application to graduate school and am confident that I will get accepted. =]

This is as close as you can get to the real test. These books are good for practice. I did all the practice tests and practice quant book. Make sure to take the computerized version as the book versions are closer to the paper version. Most people will take the computer version, which is adaptive. The practice tests are not really adaptive so its just a semi accurate simulation. If youre using these books to learn content, you get about 85 to 90% of the content of the real test. Ive taken the GREs twice and in the math sections of the real tests, I saw content i never saw before in the books. I scored 165 in the practice test, but on the actual test, questions got a lot harder and i saw at least 4-5 questions ive never seen before. This is might be due to the adaptive nature of the computer test. missing 4-5 questions can easily take youre score down. The official GRE books give you the official answers and methods to solve problems. But these official methods may cause you to lose time on the actual test. I suggest you also look at the Manhattan 8 book series to learn content tips and tricks. Manhattan is also around 90% of the content of the real test.

I have lent these books out to so many friends who are prepping for the GRE. Honestly it was a great investment. If I had charged all the people who had borrowed them, I definitely would have made all of it back and then some by now.Having taken the GRE myself, I feel like this is a good product to prepare you, but there's really nothing that can prepare you for the intensity of that test beyond just taking it. Unless you sit down with this practice exam and time yourself doing these tests back to back to back for three hours straight like the GRE, I don't feel like anything will REALLY prepare you. The essay section in these books does a great job of explaining what test scorers are looking for. I found that section to be the most useful for me.