Hi Sandy,

I am Karthik, new to GRE. I had few questions with respect to your recommendation. Please see the questions below. Thank you so much for all your help.

Stage 1: Concept Building
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Kaplan Premier
Barron's GRE
A tutorial service such as Magoosh

Tests and SWOT analysis(very important step!)


Stage 2: Skills Polishing
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Manhattan's 5lb book
ETS GRE -------------------------------> Karthik: Is this the ETS Super pack ?
Manhattan's 8 strategy guides/ and or ETS Quant and Verbal Reasoning.

Karthik: Should I buy the latest editions for all the above books?
Karthik: What about the study material for the "Analysis of an issue" and "Analysis of an argument"

Thank you so much Carcass. Can you please shed some light on TOEFL.

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Look here https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/best-toef ... -3445.html

and here https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/best-reso ... -1008.html

Be aware that the TOEFL iBT is going to change from the 1st of August. This is official now.

Regards

Hi Carcass,

Thank you for letting me know the August 01 2019 changes to the TOEFL. I understand that the number of questions/style will not change. Some sections will be removed but the overall test will still be for 120 points. The current/latest version of the ETS official guides should be sufficient to prepare for the exams. Please correct me wherever required.

According to my info some question will change. I have to update the guide.

However, the speaking part will have some difference, for instance.

Regards

Hi Carcass,

Thanks for your clarification. Can you please shed some more light on the sections being changed and also any additional resources that may be required.

Warm regards,
Karthik

Thank you so much Carcass for your selfless help. I will share my experiences after I write my test. Thanks a lot for all your help.

Warm regards,
Karthik

Hi Carcass,

I understand from your previous post that you did suggest me to buy the "Manhattan Prep GRE Set of 8 Strategy Guides - Fourth Edition". Am I right. Do I need to do a course or the below materials are enough for my preparation:

1. 8 MGRE books (will buy these as I do not have an old copy) along with the
2. GMATClub Quants book, and
3. ETS Official guides (Will use the Club's link for solving problems)

What about mock tests? Please shed some light on it.

Warm regards,
Karthik

Those 3 resources are the perfect square.

As for the mock, try out our test which is robust and really close to the real test. MGRE is another option.

The rest is negligible for me.

Considering also that these two books are tests even though on a paper based. Yet Official

https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-revis ... -8024.html
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-revis ... tml#p14568

Regards

Thank you so much Carcass. I did not understand your below statement though:

"Considering also that these two books are tests even though on a paper based. Yet Official"

Warm regards,
Karthik

Those PDF's are like the powerprep, even though on paper. ETS gave them to who took the test before to use a computer or in areas of the world where the only viable option is the test on paper.

If you do those is like a mock test

Hi Carcass,

One question I had - regarding vocabulary, what are your suggestions. Please let me know.

Warm regards,
Karthik

Hi Carcass,

I am sorry I am bothering you a lot with my redundant questions. Please clarify when you have some time if any of the below is redundant and an be removed from my prep or any new material could to be added to the list.

Below are my study materials armory:

GRE:

1. 8 MGRE books (will buy these as I do not have an old copy) along with the
2. GMATClub Quants book, and
3. ETS Official guides (Will use the Club's link for solving problems)
4. GREPREPCLUB Mock Tests (Will buy these).
5. Manhattan Math and verbal strategies (Will buy these).

TOEFL:

1. ETS Official guides (Will buy these).
2. GREPREPCLUB Mock Tests (Will buy these).


Warm regards,
Karthik

Hi Carcass,

One question I had - are the GRE materials/books here common to both MBA and MS? If not what is the difference. Please clarify.

Warm regards,
Karthik

The material for the GRE general test (for which we write here) is ONE. The material is usual.

You take the GRE and use it for your purpose.

Then if you do wanna the GRE for a specific field such as chemistry... then it is another topic.

Regards

Thank you Carcass!

Warm regards,
Karthik

I have only done Manhattan Prep's verbal section, but I think that it is really good in that the questions are harder than ETS practice questions and really push you. Also, Peterson in my opinion is not a good book. The questions in the verbal section are not well written. They don't have too many challenging words and instead have answer choices that are too close to differentiate.