Nessie

Thanks guys, that's reassuring news! Now to get off the net and actually do some studying... Good luck with your tests and thanks again!

Thanks for the replies guys, all were very helpful! I did a diagnostic test in the Barron's book and got 650V and 630Q before any studying, do you think 5 weeks is enough to get these up to 700ish? I guess this is a bit of a silly question as everyone's different, but I guess what I'm asking is how people have found their practice scores compare to their real ones and how much have people managed to improve upon them by studying?? Since I'm so short on time, I'll have to apply to my schools before i sit the test and i don't want to embarass myself/waste time by applying to good schools and then sending in terrible GRE scores if this is likely!! Hope this makes some sort of sense! Cheers!

Hi all, I'm from the UK and am hoping to apply to a couple of US universities for a PhD starting 2011. BUT I haven't even looked in to taking the GRE yet (I've only just finished my MSc). Will there be enough time to study for them before the December deadlines (I've heard I'll have to take them about 4 weeks in advance) ? I was good at maths in school, but haven't studied it for 5 years and I think I'll need scores of around 700 to get into the schools I want. Any recommendations for study course/material would also be fabulous. Cheers!