Hi EMPOWERgreRichC, Thank you for your reply! I studied with the Kaplan and ETS books for about a month, and I was able to raise my score up to 161 for quant and 162 for verbal (official GRE practice test). Unfortunately then I had to take a 2/3 weeks long break, and while my verbal skills stayed sharp, it seems that although I was able to answer the quant questions, I was not as fast as I used to be. I am definitely considering re-taking the test again, although it's so expensive... Thanks again for your reply!