<p>Hey all. I am considering a pursuit of a PhD and wanted some advice from someone who took the new GRE or who is studying for it. I have been looking at amazon and half.com for reliable sources to study for the GRE. I read through some of the previous posts concerning this and know that practice is the best way to tackle this. I have taken one practice full length test just to get a feel for it, and I did on average for the whole test (I didn't study for it at all, but just went in and took the test to get an idea of it). </p>
<p>Based on reviews, I want to know which books/sites are the most accurate when it comes to GRE prep just to be most prepared since my GPA is weak. I am planning to do a good amount of research during the rest of my undergraduate term and a 80%+ GRE score would help with grad admissions for a PhD program. </p>
<p>Barron's? GRE for Dummies? Kaplan or Princeton Review? Any other recommended titles or sites? </p>
<p>Any feedback is appreciated, and thanks everyone!</p>
<p>I have the same question: any recommendations as to which general GRE prep book to buy?</p>
<p>I do have a bit of input on this. As far as material is considered I would strongly suggest getting ETS, Barron’s, and Nova’s math bible. These 3 should be done compulsorily done. Also having good vocabulary is critical as well so be sure to go over the Barron’s wordlist. Aside from this what you choose to do is dependent on you. I heard Manhattan is very good too.</p>
<p>I was NOT a big fan of the kaplan text. Verbal was too easy, and math was too easy in some respects, and too difficult (in inapplicable ways) in other respects. Avoid that one!</p>
<p>I can’t say any others that are good (because I only had 2 books), but the ETS book is phenomenal. Especially the powerprep program that comes with the book- it looks EXACTLY like the actual test- not only that, but the questions are the exact same difficulty as the actual test. You can expect a 1-2 point deviation on your actual GRE compared to the powerprep practice exams.</p>
<p>So you can take the advice of the others while you’re studying, but when you’re practicing for the test itself, finish your studying with the ETS book!</p>
<p>This website had taken the entire pool of GRE Analytical Writing topics, removed all duplicate topics, and sorted them by how likely they are to appear on your test. Check it out. It’s pretty helpful. </p>
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