GRE Powerprep II: any good?

Test Preparation
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<p>GRE Powerprep II is a software that contains two full-length tests. I took both full-length tests under actual test conditions, with only minimal studying, and here are my scores in these practice tests:</p>

<p>Practice test #1:</p>

<p>Q:169
V:159</p>

<p>Practice test #2:</p>

<p>Q:167
V:158</p>

<p>So they're IMO very similar scores. However, since I'm preparing for the GRE so that I can apply for physics PhDs somewhere down the road, I'm not sure whether analytic writing scores are used other than maybe schools at the very top and thus I didn't pay much attention to the Analytic Writing scores I could have with what I wrote in accordance to the prompts, themselves in the full-length tests contained in GRE Powerprep II.</p>

<p>Finally, other than the format, are the tests contained in GRE Powerprep II anywhere near what's in real GREs?</p>

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<p>would like to know this too</p>

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<p>Admittedly, GRE Powerprep II is geared towards the computer-based test, and since the computer-based test is the one I’d be taking if I was to actually take the GRE, perhaps someone can provide me insights about whether Powerprep II is actually anything like the computer-based GRE.</p>

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<p>There is virtually no difference. I took the test 2 or 3 months ago, and it felt no different.</p>

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<p>I can now confirm that it is indeed close enough to the real thing to warrant its use. Used it a third time, V160, Q170</p>

<p>Actual score (provisional): V162, Q167</p>