GRE preperation

[jetpotion]

Is it worth spending 7k on elite tutoring from manhattan GRE courses,tutoring and magoosh prep? I never did well on the SAT but I have tons of cash to spare since I have virtually have no debt as of right now and will graduate with no debt. Worth it not?

 

[Rockoo]

I used this to prepare for GRE. Very affordable and great Quality.

Magoosh GRE - Online GRE Prep and Practice Questions with Video Tutorials

 

[DannyF]

Not worth it, man. Just buy the Manhattan Prep 5 pound book of example problems and do that.

 

[jetpotion]

Not worth it, man. Just buy the Manhattan Prep 5 pound book of example problems and do that.

Why is prep not worth it? I mean I scored the 54 percentile....and I want to reach the 90 percent

 

[mhy]

54 percentile in what? You should get as high a score as possible in the Quantitative section and a decent score in Verbal/Writing.

 

[Zhang Yulei]

54 percentile in what? You should get as high a score as possible in the Quantitative section and a decent score in Verbal/Writing.

So what kind of score in Verbal/Writing is decent? 155+/3.5+?

 

[Ryan Shrott]

I used many resources when studying for the GRE. I found the most useful (by far) to be Magoosh. The Manhattan books are also helpful only if you finished all the magooosh questions.

 

[Ryan Shrott]

Why is prep not worth it? I mean I scored the 54 percentile....and I want to reach the 90 percent

You can do it!!!! Study hard!

 

[mhy]

So what kind of score in Verbal/Writing is decent? 155+/3.5+?

I'd say that's decent. Maybe a 160/4.0.

 

[DannyF]

@jetpotion You can look on the tracker to see what kinds of scores you need.

 

[jetpotion]

54 percentile in what? You should get as high a score as possible in the Quantitative section and a decent score in Verbal/Writing.

@jetpotion You can look on the tracker to see what kinds of scores you need.

I dont care what the score requirement/anything. I have made the mistake in the past by using a cutoff score.I wont make the same mistake,I would improve until the last minute of the last minute of the GRE. The real question is whether spending 7k on GRE prep is worth it?

 

[mhy]

I dont care what the score requirement/anything. I have made the mistake in the past by using a cutoff score.I wont make the same mistake,I would improve until the last minute of the last minute of the GRE. The real question is whether spending 7k on GRE prep is worth it?

It's only worth it if you truly think you cannot get the score you need without tutoring/coaching. Otherwise, it is a waste of money.

 

[jetpotion]

It's only worth it if you truly think you cannot get the score you need without tutoring/coaching. Otherwise, it is a waste of money.

Has anybody used manhattan GRE tutor?

 

[JLevin]

7k is a ton of money. Don't do it. If the GREs don't seem manageable to you, then know that you'll be down struggle street for the MFE program. Buy a range of exercise books, including the books written by ETS (they tell you everything possible that can be on the GREs since they write it). Getting a range of textbooks is important because the style and difficulty of questions will differ between them. I think there are also free online GRE exercises... would be worth searching.

To have a chance of getting into a good program, my understanding is that the scores you need are:

Q - 165+
V - 155+ (If English isn't your native language. If it is, the required score is probably lower or even negligible)
AWA - 3.5+ (Same idea as the V score)

Hope this helps.

J

 

[Jordan Platts]

Magoosh was by far the best resource. I suggest getting material from magoosh and ets. Then buy more material as you need it. I ended up following http://www.quora.com/Whats-the-best-preparation-method-to-get-an-170-GRE-Quant-score