cool cat Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Can someone suggest the best way of preparing for the GRE's? I am going to sign up with Magoosh, but has anyone also used Manhappten Prep? I am in English, so need a perfect verbal score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On the general exam: Magoosh is probably the most commonly used online resource. There's also PowerPrep from GRE. As a side note: No Englishprograms expect a perfect score on your verbal section. On the English Literature exam: A perfect score is even less important. Programs that state a preference state a preference from the 60th (Austin) to 75th (Illinois) percentile. The Norton Anthologies are probably your best resource for this. There's also HAPAX LEGOMENA: GRE Literature Test Preparation on UCLA's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool cat Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Has anyone used the Powerscore GRE verbal Reasoning Bible? It looks good, but I have not heard anything about it. Please advise. I am doing Magoosh, should I also use Kaplan? I mean the whole course it costs a fortune, but is it well worth it or is Magoosh enough with Manhatten prep resources? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool cat Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Thank you so much for replying. I bought a number of resources such as Manhatten's verbal books, ETS GRE, but I was going to enroll in Kaplan 1200 dollar program for which money is scarce and the benefits from what I have heard not that great. So I am going to self study just finished my MA in English and am now getting to this. The reading is slow very slow I have not even finished one anthology yet, but I was busy with my thesis all this time. I will finish it, but have been stressing out on time. The exam is on October 29th. The other general I am still studying for. I am using Magoosh but want to know if anyone has used the PowerScore Bible for verbal? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 ...I hope you're not reading the anthology cover to cover. Skimming the anthologies for the basic ideas of authors should do the trick. You mostly just need to be able to recognize who wrote what based on what's provided. The writing style and era should be a major clue on who wrote what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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