Sb123 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I want to start studying for the GRE. Which book do you guys suggest I get/phone app? Also how long did you guys study before taking the test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I really liked Magoosh’s online subscription. I studied a month and a half, and used their program almost exclusively. I also did use the free GRE practice tests you get when you sign up for your exam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatolife Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) I completed the ETS GRE book (it's not that long) and parts of the Manhattan 5 Lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems (focus on this book, it is so helpful). ETS also offers two free practice exams online, which is a great way to familiarize yourself with the format of the exam. The ETS GRE book has a "math review" section of notes that is a bit excessive and not on the actual GRE, so don't worry too much about that. I recommend 1.5 to 2 months of studying. I focused on the quantitative section because that section is easier to improve on than verbal (in my opinion). I did not focus on memorizing words for verbal because there were just too many. I searched the 30 most common words and tried memorizing those. When it comes to verbal, try to do so well in the other questions of verbal that you won't have to worry about memorizing over 100 words Edited May 1, 2019 by Potatolife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thePAway Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I did a 30$ kaplan textbook that came with a bunch of online modules and practice tests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panglossian Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I followed one of the Magoosh study guides and I cannot recommend it enough! It was inexpensive compared to services like Kaplan and focuses much more time on completing practice problems instead of reading about how to complete problems. My score as well as my confidence increased significantly. If you are looking for specific books I loved the Manhattan 5lb Book for math prep and ETS GRE Verbal book for verbal prep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sb123 Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 I got the Manhattan gre prep with the 8 books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurawaldner1998 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Magoosh, Manhatten Prep 5 lb GRE practice problems, Manhatten Prep 8 books, and ETS official guide are all the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemer9 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I highly recommend the ETS 3 pack that contains subject books and practice test. I also recommend using the Magoosh Vocab app to get all those words down. Magoosh's online study materials were also great, I used them for a while because I could answer a few questions during downtime at work. If you can only get one though, I'd stick with the three pack from ETS still. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineappleHead Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I only used the official ETS book plus a short vocab review book. I studied for maybe two weeks before the exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD2012 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) Magoosh is amazing as for books, I only used the ETS one which are the ones who write the GRE. I did borrow a few other books and I though they weren't as helpful especially Kaplan, that was a joke. Edited May 3, 2019 by JD2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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