GRE prep

Question

I am planning to go for masters in CS for Fall 2023.
Will I be able to score good in GRE and TOEFL as I have very less time left? 
Also should I join any coaching? Please let me know which books to refer and where can I get free material.

A D · Answer

Hi,
Regarding classes - I don't know if you should join classes. I had joined coaching classes but more than the classes, self-study helped me more. If you are not planning to join classes then I would suggest that buy a 2nd hand portal of magoosh. 2 to 3 months is more than enough to get  good score in GRE and 3 to 4 weeks or less for TOEFL. Make sure you book the exams early otherwise, you will keep delaying it and won't get the date which you want. During the peak times around august to October, exam dates can be difficult to get if not booked early.  Here are some of the other things that might help you -

1. ETS official material - You will get to know the level of the exam
2. Manhattan prep 5 lb - Not necessary to solve everything
3. Magoosh portal - Online portal will tell you exactly the category of questions that you are good at and which ones you need to work on. This type of assessment helps a lot.
4. Barron's
5. kaplan
6. Princeton review
https://yocket.com/blog/gre-book-reviews

Note - From my personal experience - Give as many full-length tests with a strategy as possible. You won't see the difference after 3-4 tests but after 12-14 tests, you will gain a lot of confidence. Even yocket has a few tests.

The following institutions provide free practice GRE tests:
ETS - 2 free test, I will recommend buying a 3rd one
Manhattan - If you buy any book, you will get 6 tests with it valid for 6 months or 1 year.
kaplan
Princeton Review
McGraw Hill
crunchprep

Magoosh
yocket - 2 free tests
The number of free tests at each institution may vary.
https://prep.yocket.com/
Also, I would recommend buying a 2nd hand online portal like magoosh. The portal will tell you the category of questions you are weak or strong at. Many portals also come with a few practice tests.

Verbal -
1. Magoosh Verbal flashcards vocab app
2. Kaplan commonly used GRE vocab words
3. Read New York Times articles

AWA - Read sample essays and topics on the official ets website, Manhattan prep books. Search for the topic directly on the net. You will get an essay. Make a template for yourself if that's easier for you. Practice 30 minutes sessions.  23-25 minutes for the content and 5-8 minutes for reviewing the entire essay.

In the final 20 to 30 days, I would recommend you to go through the magoosh app for vocab, give full-length timed tests, and practice only the questions which you are good at. Try not to waste too much time per question. If you do not know then mark and move on. Remember each question in GRE no matter the difficulty can get you only 1 point.

Good luck !!!

Ruchi Upadhyaya · Answer

All the best! you can

Mayank Garg · Answer

Hi,
So Yes you can Always do good plus use it as benefit that you have less time to waste so you will be more focused on Studies also No do not join any offline coaching classes Rather than you can use` 1)Youtube,2)Mangoosh and if possible You can Buy a Coursera course if that fits your budget but firstly go for Mangoosh and Youtube preps They provide good and Feasible Learning sources and Good Information with the Subjects.
Hoping this solves your doubt,
If you need any other help please feel free to connect with me.

Prajwal Khandalkar · Answer

Which course on Coursera? Any Specific course you can suggest.