GRE Prep Advice for 170Q

[oreillk2]

Hey guys,

 

I'm applying for a masters in financial economics and looking to get as close to a perfect score in the math section as possible (i need to score at least above the 90th percentile).  I also need to score at least above the 80th percentile for the verbal.  As such, my main focus is the math.  Coming from an economics background, I'd like to think I'm quite good at this level of mathematics (got 750Q in the SAT--2100 total).  

 

With all the books out there, it's quite difficult to choose among them.  I have read strong reviews for both the Manhattan prep and Nova's Math prep course.  I am offput by Manhattan's amount of reading.  Some of the math books may be superfluous, but it seems like it might be a good basis for a general strategy guide as well for both math and verbal.  As for Nova's, it seems very comprehensive with regards to its more fundamental approach.. but my apprehension comes from the fact that it isn't updated for the new GRE.

 

Was going to buy the official ETS guide and the Manhattan 5lb book too... a lot of material to cover!  I have about a month to prep.

 

In any case, I am looking for some advice about what books to get:

 

--Experience regarding the aforementioned material

--Advice from those who have gotten scores in the range I'm aspiring for (especially w.r.t. math)

[powerlifterty16]

manhattan is a lot of reading, but a lot are also problems so not that much...about 100 or so pages of reading per book..the first 27 pages are a general introduction for the test that is the same in all 8 books bro.

[moffle]

yeah, if you want to get a very high quant score, I would second this on manhattan. the books don't actually take that much time to get through per book, and have a good amount of practice that is more challenging than the actual GRE. Also, if you're not that concerned with verbal, you could just buy the quant books you want and skip the others, there's no need to buy all 8. I think Manhattan also does a good job of covering content, not just test-taking tips and tricks. 

 

I just took the GRE today after having studied with Manhattan, and got a 167Q. I recognize you may want to score a couple of points higher, but I don't have a maths background and I felt pretty well prepared.