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You really don't know how this post was very helpful. Long story short: 1 month of study, around 5 hrs/day, 5 days/week. Sources: ETS official guide, Magoosh PowerPrep II T1: V150 Q170 (2 days prior to exam) PowerPrep II T2: V147 Q166 (1 day prior to exam) Real exam: V149 Q167 I just want to share some lessons that I learned the hard way: Your ability to focus tremendously affects your score. In my first practice test, I had already slept for too long that I woke up without an alarm. However, I was already wake up for 7 hours studying prior to my second practice test. You can obviously see that my scores went three points down in each section. When I checked why I scored low in Q (166), I found that the 3 mistakes were merely due to inability to focus: Choosing the wrong answer (yes I calculated the right answer but I chose the wrong one!), adding instead of subtracting, and so on. This has nothing to do with how long or hard you are prepared. Lesson learned: Have a really good sleep at least two days before your exam. Please please please, please don't practice a complete test the day prior to your test day. The test is really tiring and exhausting to the extent that you may feel you don't want to solve the actual exam. This happened to me as the actual exam was the third one in a row. Believe me, disastrous! Don't drive yourself to the exam especially if you are going to drive through traffic. Take a taxi or ask a friend to give you a drive. You need every bit of you mind to be as clear as it could be. Magoosh is really a good source for practicing. Didn't try other sources so I can't compare. I just advise you to try video tutorials before reading endless lbs of printed materials. Save some time here. Also, timed exercises like what Magoosh offers is non-negotiable. Your time is valuable. Good luck!