<p>So I'm a little bit of a good standardized test taker. I got a 1560/1600 on the SAT by taking one short practice test two days before the test, drinking plenty of water, and getting enough sleep. </p>
<p>On the GRE two years ago, I got a 163V / 161Q / 5.0, with the same amount of prep. Not bad. But I want moooore hahaha. </p>
<p>Really, I'm just being greedy. Since I'm doing the whole honest thing right now I'll just tell you that my self-esteem is more or less staked on my standardized-test-demonstrated brightness. I've never achieved anything else worth achieving and probably am not going to; I'm only going to grad school because I'm about to fail out of my first job. I've only lasted 10 months staring into the void of my mediocrity so far. Maybe I can just remain in school for the rest of my natural life so I don't have to face the reality that as a human being I am too bored/melancholy-stricken/hateful of the practical to produce value for anyone. </p>
<p>But anyway, I digress. The main potential improvement area is quant, I think. C'mon now, 8% of test takers perfect that thing, and I surely can too. I think my main deficiency is being rusty at the symbolics of math, so wasting too much time trying to work out what they mean/independently re-derive mathematical operations rather than just knowing how it's done. So I guess what I need is practice. But I don't want some time-consuming, totalizing, or expensive "prep system," I just need a quality, comprehensive resource that guides me through a review of all the math areas that might show up on the GRE (even a list would be fine, I can just google the things I don't remember how to do, as long as the list is <em>complete</em>) </p>
<p>Suggestions? Thanks, you're all darlings! Remember, kids: your chances at an Ivy/SAT prep/whatever the heck it is aren't worth that aneurysm!</p>