<p>Hi all...sorry if this question has been covered before, but I've been searching for a while and haven't been able to find an answer.</p>
<p>I'm in the opposite position of a lot posters on this forum, it seems: high Verbal scores, Math scores not good enough. I know that the Math is notoriously easy, but I've been away from the subject for a million years and I've forgotten all the formulae, etc. Can anybody point me to the best book for review?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Barron's Quant section was very comprehensive. NOVA was also decent.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip; I'll follow up on it!</p>
<p>Sorry to contradict Rokxal, but from my experience, the only one that I would really avoid would be the Barron's books. I found that the practice tests had numerous misprints/errors. The review sections were extensive but not user friendly. On the plus side, each review section had its own practice set. My GRE score was over a hundred points higher than my six scores from the practice tests (and that certainly wasn't due to some sort of upward trend).</p>
<p>Thanks for the input! Is there a book that you would recommend?</p>
<p>Many practice exams from review material are made to be harder than the actual test. Kaplan's review had slightly annoying math and verbal. ARCO had easier maths imo. Personally, the best score indicator would be ETS's power prep available for download or mail. </p>
<p>In any case, I was doubled majored in CS/MATH so my review of Barons was probably biased.</p>
<p>I second what Rokxal just said about the ETS Power prep stuff. My score was about 30 points higher than both runs of the Power prep software, much closer than any other practice exams I took. Also, the power prep cd is free and shows up in your mailbox without any money/effort on your own.</p>
<p>I'd also highly recommend ETS's Power Prep software. They should send you a copy automatically if you've registered for the GRE online. I'd also recommend ETS's "GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test" book. </p>
<p>As a humanities major who hadn't studied math since high school, I was incredibly anxious about the quantitative section. Fortunately, I found that the products that ETS puts out seem to be very comprehensive and accurate -- after all, they are the people designing the test. I also purchased the Kaplan book and ended up using it primarily for last-minute reviewing; while it's less comprehensive, it's very user-friendly and good for "tips and tricks" that you won't find in official ETS material.</p>
<p>If you spend time reading through all of the review sections and doing all of the practice problems in the Power Prep software and these books, you should be adequately prepared. If you're missing a lot of the practice questions in the books, don't worry! The practice tests, as mentioned in previous posts, are generally far more difficult than the GRE itself (though Power Prep is more accurate). My actual score ended up being roughly 120 points higher than my "projected" score from the practice tests. </p>
<p>I took the GRE yesterday and managed to score in the upper 700's for quantitative, which astounded me. I was honestly expecting a much lower score, even after studying -- but the review materials I listed ended up being tremendously helpful. If you're willing to put in the time, you'll get a lot of mileage out of ETS's materials and some handy strategies and time-saving tips from Kaplan. Hope this helps, and good luck!</p>
<p>well my older sister uses Barron's.. which i saw was very detailed especially the math section. it was basically logic i migh say</p>
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