Beyla

OK, I'm fully equipped now. I ordered the following books: - Nova's GRE Math Prep Course; - Barron's 1100 Words; - Kaplan's New GRE Verbal Workbook; - Kaplan's 2013 GRE Premier (with 5 online practice tests); - Kaplan's new GRE flashcards; - Manhattan's Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide. It looks like a lot . Now I just have to study hard not to regret my spending. It looks like tomorrow I'll have some time to take the Princeton practice test to see where I stay now and to know my progress in future, if any. Fingers crossed. Thanks everyone for your answers!

Great! Thank you!

It's me again. Maybe someone can help me out here? I have a question regarding the Princeton Free GRE Online practice test: http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/free-gre-practice-test.aspx I needed to register on their site when I tried to download the test. You have to choose a course you want to buy. When you choose the free GRE Online practice test, the total is $0.00. But the wording confuses me as it is unclear. It states: "Total you will pay today". I didn't find anything about the free tests in the Princeton's terms and conditions. My questions are: - Will they try to charge me later for the test or anything else? - Do they ask your credit card information while you are checking out, even if you are getting a free test? - As they ask my shipping address, are they going to send the test to me by mail as well, or is it just a generic form that they have for all of their services and materials? Sorry for so many questions. I just want to make sure I am doing it right, and maybe there is a simpler way to get this test without giving them my address and personal information? Thank you!

Thank you again! I'll have a look. I am not a quick learner, myself.

swisschocolate, Thank you for your thorough and quick response! I appreciate that, and it's good to know that I am not alone. I've been looking at Kaplan's and Barron's books on Amazon. I haven't come across Magoosh books. I will definitely install the "IntelliVocab" app for the iPhone, and will take the Princeton Review practice test. So far, I have been reading and working through the Math Review PDF file which I downloaded from the official GRE site. I don't think it is enough for me. I need more practice problems to work on to fortify my skills. I hope that I will be ready to take the test in four months but right now I feel overwhelmed and know that I need a lot of practice! Anyways, thank you so much!

Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum. I am really glad I found it. I recently moved to the US and decided to continue my education here. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Education (international Diploma), worked as a teacher back in my country, and I would like to pursue my Master's Degree in Education now. The programs I am interested in have the GRE and TOEFL tests among their requirements for the students with international diplomas whose native language is not English. I decided to start with the GRE preparation as I know that I need to devote some time for it. Another reason is that the results of this test are valid for five years, in comparison with the TOEFL's results which are good only for two years. I am really concerned about the GRE test, both the verbal and the quantitative parts. I was just wondering if English is not a native language for any of you , and if there are any of you who has never studied in the US before taking the GRE? How long was your preparation? What were the best techniques for you to improve your vocabulary and analytical writing skills? At what point did you know you were ready to take the test, or did you just decide to try your luck without preparation and see how it would go? I would be really happy to hear about your experience if you have a similar one! Thanks a lot!