Studying GRE Tips and good books for this year

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For effective GRE preparation, particularly for the writing section, utilizing resources from the test makers, such as the official ETS book, is highly recommended. This book is noted for its thoroughness and includes a CD for familiarizing oneself with the computer-based test format. While it may come off as somewhat formal, it is essential to complete it fully. Additionally, there are valuable online resources, including a YouTube channel that provides detailed math problem explanations from the book, offering free supplementary learning. Overall, combining the official ETS materials with online tutorials can enhance preparation for the GRE.
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Any good GRE tips? As in general GRE and not pgre. I'm planning on spending sometime preparing for it since my writing sucks. I want to buy one or two books on general GRE, can someone do a review of the popular gre books? I see mixed review for every book.
 
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glueball8 said:
Any good GRE tips? As in general GRE and not pgre. I'm planning on spending sometime preparing for it since my writing sucks. I want to buy one or two books on general GRE, can someone do a review of the popular gre books? I see mixed review for every book.

I'm using the one printed by the actual test makers ETS. You can find it at any Barnes and Noble:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/007179123X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

It's pretty thorough, although perhaps a bit formal. It should definitely be ONE of the books you go through entirely. They also give you a CD that let's you get comfortable with taking the test on the computer, which is nice.

Another reason I got it is that there's a guy on youtube that goes over every math problem in the book. So if you're looking for math tips, at least, this guys great. The lessons do drag out a bit on time, but hell, its free.

http://www.youtube.com/user/prepsat/videos?flow=grid&view=1
 
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