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Finalizing the plan for GRE study and deciding on the resources
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21 Jan 2024, 09:57
21 Jan 2024, 09:57
Hi everyone
I am seeking an advice regarding the resources I should rely on to prepare for the GRE, with aimed score of 160 in both quant and verbal.
I already went through the reviews of some GRE prep companies in GREprep club (this website) as well as some forums in Reddit.
I would like to highlight that I already studied for GMAT last year but decided to do the switch to GRE, as GMAT focus mock didn't go well, and I think the materials offered might still not be sufficient.
Anyway, although TTP reviews for GRE are spectacular in GRE PREP CLUB, but I learnt not to follow those reviews religiously as I read many great reviews previously for another prep company for GMAT, and I didn't end up having the same experience of the users on gmatclub.
the name magoosh popped up a lot too for gre prep courses, it also has decent reviews on GRE PREP club.
In reddit though, it seems that TTP is very well recommended especially for Quant content and practice (same case of GMAT). For verbal, not so much.
I came across the name gremat a lot and the vocab there or "vocab mountain" was very much recommended. Regarding verbal practice, I could only read that Official ETS vocab questions which I think are around 150 questions are the best to practice from.
I will sign up for both magoosh and TTP trials to decide which suits me best.
But if I want to try and benefit from other users experience, it seems that people achieved success for Quant with TTP, Gregmat to memorize vocabulary (it's also cheap 5 USD/ month), and they complemented both by practicing all questions in OG 3 books (General test, quant reasoning book, verbal reasoning book).
Did I miss something here?
If I register with TTP or magoosh, shall I just ignore the verbal section and depend on gremat vocab list and official practice questions? or shall I aim to learn the verbal strategies from the courses too? I read that 3rd party verbal questions are not as good as the ETS official ones.. so I am wondering if I should skip verbal questions in any prep company I end up choosing. Note that I need somehow the quickest way (2 to 3 months) to achieve my target score (given that currently I stand with 150 quant and 143 in verbal).
Do people end up mixing from different resources to achieve results? and what's special about gregmat vocab that you cannot find in other prep companies course? Is gregmat recommended to teach verbal strategies too? as it looks like I will rely on TTP or magoosh to learn quant strategies. I don't want to waste money, time and energy between different sources. So, if you can help me refine my findings and decide on which source is best for which category (ie. Quant, Vocab, RC, CR, AWA), THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!
Thanks
I am seeking an advice regarding the resources I should rely on to prepare for the GRE, with aimed score of 160 in both quant and verbal.
I already went through the reviews of some GRE prep companies in GREprep club (this website) as well as some forums in Reddit.
I would like to highlight that I already studied for GMAT last year but decided to do the switch to GRE, as GMAT focus mock didn't go well, and I think the materials offered might still not be sufficient.
Anyway, although TTP reviews for GRE are spectacular in GRE PREP CLUB, but I learnt not to follow those reviews religiously as I read many great reviews previously for another prep company for GMAT, and I didn't end up having the same experience of the users on gmatclub.
the name magoosh popped up a lot too for gre prep courses, it also has decent reviews on GRE PREP club.
In reddit though, it seems that TTP is very well recommended especially for Quant content and practice (same case of GMAT). For verbal, not so much.
I came across the name gremat a lot and the vocab there or "vocab mountain" was very much recommended. Regarding verbal practice, I could only read that Official ETS vocab questions which I think are around 150 questions are the best to practice from.
I will sign up for both magoosh and TTP trials to decide which suits me best.
But if I want to try and benefit from other users experience, it seems that people achieved success for Quant with TTP, Gregmat to memorize vocabulary (it's also cheap 5 USD/ month), and they complemented both by practicing all questions in OG 3 books (General test, quant reasoning book, verbal reasoning book).
Did I miss something here?
If I register with TTP or magoosh, shall I just ignore the verbal section and depend on gremat vocab list and official practice questions? or shall I aim to learn the verbal strategies from the courses too? I read that 3rd party verbal questions are not as good as the ETS official ones.. so I am wondering if I should skip verbal questions in any prep company I end up choosing. Note that I need somehow the quickest way (2 to 3 months) to achieve my target score (given that currently I stand with 150 quant and 143 in verbal).
Do people end up mixing from different resources to achieve results? and what's special about gregmat vocab that you cannot find in other prep companies course? Is gregmat recommended to teach verbal strategies too? as it looks like I will rely on TTP or magoosh to learn quant strategies. I don't want to waste money, time and energy between different sources. So, if you can help me refine my findings and decide on which source is best for which category (ie. Quant, Vocab, RC, CR, AWA), THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!
Thanks
Re: Finalizing the plan for GRE study and deciding on the resources
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21 Jan 2024, 10:57
21 Jan 2024, 10:57
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Hi
Thank you for your post. I got what you meant but it is a little bit confusing. I will try to clear the air.
1) TTP is a well-regarded and established prep company. I would recommend it. You can even have access free 10 days if you exchange the rewards earned here on GPC see here if you are interested in https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/reward ... page=howto
2) Magoosh is also good but it is expensive. Not only that, in my personal view, they did a good job on quant and verbal. However, they have good picks in the easy and medium range, but it seems they fall short in the upper range of the difficulty level of the questions. I.E., the questions do not mimic very well the official questions.
3) Gregmat. At the moment they seem to be the gold standard for the GRE: very cheap, lots of content on their website, great strategy and the vocabulary mountain seems deliver results among the students.
In my experience, what students should aim for are strong and rock-solid fundamentals, both quant and verbal. And good vocabulary. what I mean by that
quant - all the notions necessary to score well. I made just a post yesterday and I suggest to read Shorter GRE - PREPARATION STRATEGY https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/shorte ... 33802.html
Also you can see here for all the most prominent resources we do have here on the forum . And believe me , they are a lotttttt https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/free-g ... 18796.html
also our handout for quant https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-ma ... 29264.html
All this is for free
verbal - logic is king on TC/SE and RC needs to understand what you read
I can suggest you to start to read the following, It is my TC/SE guide which I am writing. I wrote four chapters
#0 - Shorter GRE - Verbal Section: Question type breakdown
#1 - Introduction
#2 - Definitional Sentences
#3 - Punctuaction:Colon,Semicolon, and Dash
also my Rc guide is completed
Vocabulary - all the resources located here are relevant and should be on point for your purpose
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/shorte ... 27704.html
In conclusion, it all depends on your target score . read this for a better understanding what is the score you aim for https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/what-i ... tml#p31318 or read how to achieve your gre score on a budget https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/how-to ... 32019.html
In my humble opinion, having a great score is possible with free resources and a lot of practice. here we have 12k quant and 7k verbal questions. all explained I would say.
Let me know what you need further. I will assist you
Thank you for your post. I got what you meant but it is a little bit confusing. I will try to clear the air.
1) TTP is a well-regarded and established prep company. I would recommend it. You can even have access free 10 days if you exchange the rewards earned here on GPC see here if you are interested in https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/reward ... page=howto
2) Magoosh is also good but it is expensive. Not only that, in my personal view, they did a good job on quant and verbal. However, they have good picks in the easy and medium range, but it seems they fall short in the upper range of the difficulty level of the questions. I.E., the questions do not mimic very well the official questions.
3) Gregmat. At the moment they seem to be the gold standard for the GRE: very cheap, lots of content on their website, great strategy and the vocabulary mountain seems deliver results among the students.
In my experience, what students should aim for are strong and rock-solid fundamentals, both quant and verbal. And good vocabulary. what I mean by that
quant - all the notions necessary to score well. I made just a post yesterday and I suggest to read Shorter GRE - PREPARATION STRATEGY https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/shorte ... 33802.html
Also you can see here for all the most prominent resources we do have here on the forum . And believe me , they are a lotttttt https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/free-g ... 18796.html
also our handout for quant https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-ma ... 29264.html
All this is for free
verbal - logic is king on TC/SE and RC needs to understand what you read
I can suggest you to start to read the following, It is my TC/SE guide which I am writing. I wrote four chapters
#0 - Shorter GRE - Verbal Section: Question type breakdown
#1 - Introduction
#2 - Definitional Sentences
#3 - Punctuaction:Colon,Semicolon, and Dash
also my Rc guide is completed
- Shorter GRE - Reading Comprehension General Strategy
- Shorter GRE - Reading Strategy for Long and Short Passages
- Shorter GRE - Reading Passage Main Idea Questions Strategy
- Shorter GRE - Reading Passage Inference Questions Strategy
Vocabulary - all the resources located here are relevant and should be on point for your purpose
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/shorte ... 27704.html
In conclusion, it all depends on your target score . read this for a better understanding what is the score you aim for https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/what-i ... tml#p31318 or read how to achieve your gre score on a budget https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/how-to ... 32019.html
In my humble opinion, having a great score is possible with free resources and a lot of practice. here we have 12k quant and 7k verbal questions. all explained I would say.
Let me know what you need further. I will assist you
gmatclubot
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