GRE Preparation

Question

Looking forward to do MS in CS in USA in fall 2024. I'm afraid my verbal section is too weak. Any guidance or any kind of material which help me excel in verbal section would be appreciated.   
  Thank you!

A D · Answer

Hi,
Here are some of the 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
kaplan
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 !!!

Sangamesh Sajane · Answer

Thank you A D for sharing this. Really appreciate your efforts and time.

Sangamesh Sajane · Answer

Thank you so much.

Srikanth Rayavarapu · Answer

For verbal, try mnemonic dictionary app which has word lists from all major prep sites.

ScoreIT from ETS is a great source for AWA preparation (costs 20$ though)

For RC, go through NYTimes articles