Worried about shelling out big bucks for expensive GRE books and resources ? Find some of the free resources to ameliorate your GRE Preparation.
If you have any questions or need some clarifications about GRE
Listed below are some free resources for improving your vocabulary
Learn words with help of pictures.
Mnemonics can save you from learning by rote(which is terrible!).
- You can find some mnemonics for free in mnemonic dictionary.
You can find some gre words grouped according to categories.
- GRE edge wordlist (grouping of words)
Find a video explaining each word in detail
- Easy Vocab (This is really awesome!)
Each wednesday, Magoosh will take time to explain five GRE words. Don’t miss that! The explanations are very good. The below link contains youtube link for 58 videos i.e. explanation for 290 words, isn’t it cool ?
This post contains some witty way to compare a man with huge and complex vocabulary to an ordinary person.
The below link points to a e-book which contains 300+ of the most common GRE vocabulary words and tips to learn new words.
Audio tapes can really come handy if you have to spend a lot of time commuting or on other activities where you cannot use any books or flash cards. Find below links to some gre audio word list.
Free Test preparation:
I have no idea how good this is, but my friends recommended it, so try at your own risk!
I have used 6 Manhattan practice tests, they are really awesome! You will get access to 6 only if you buy any one of their books. But, you can get a sample practice test for free if you signup through above link.
3) Major Tests
This is pretty good, you can get some questions for free and they are on par with difficulty level of Real GRE.
4) Codecoax
You can practice RC passages for free here. They are of good difficulty but only drawback is there are no explanations for answers.
If you are serious about GRE then you shouldn’t ignore ETS PowerPrep. It contains two practice tests and are almost of same level as Real GRE. It is said that our final score will be -5 to +5 of powerprep score given that there is no huge gap between powerprep and final exam.
Not satisfied with explanations given for official guide ? Find the video explanations in the below link.
Here you can find some tips and tricks for GRE Quants preparation,
You know good amount of vocabulary and have all the basics for quant but still getting low scores ? Its time to change your approach towards the questions. The below link points to an e-book where it contains some really nice tips for acing GRE.
You can find some of relevant material to download below!
Forums
Forums can become invaluable asset for your preparation, I used urch forums and they are awesome. Post your questions in Urch and most likely you will get answer in less than an hour
If you are comfortable to spend some money for GRE preparation, then find the best books in the below post.
Do you know any other helpful resources for GRE preparation ? Comment below it might help some one 🙂
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Thanks for such informative blog. Can you please suggest some tips for GRE Verbal Critical Analysis questions and some overall tips. Like 15 day plans before GRE. My GRE is just 15 days away.
Thanks
Mary
There’s a Manhattan book for critical reasoning which may help you, I used magoosh’s methods to improve my score in critical reasoning.
and regarding study plan, i cannot suggest you anything without knowing your current skill level but a generic advice would be to focus on your weak areas more !
Thanks for your response. I am also following Magoosh lesoons but dint improve much in verbal. I am scoring 305-310 in Manhattan Practice tests. I am from biology background and scoring 158-159 in Quant while most of the universities for biology departments require high verbal score. That is why I am worried.
Thanks!
First of all ,,, thanx a lot harsha for putting in such diligent effort for your posts .
i urgently need guidance from you . Can you provide me a nice reliable word list after learning which i can score very well in GRE verbal section . I have no problems in quantitative section as i have an engnring background . Barrons new word list is on my lips but i am craving for more . Please suggest a single pdf list which is effective . Thanx
I never recommend improving vocab by wordlists… please refer this artice http://learnwithharsha.com/how-to-turn-yourself-into-a-word-wizard/
tips for improving awa
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Hi,
Is it necessary to join a coaching center for GRE preparation? Can’t we study on our own?
Please recommend
Here are a few GRE books.
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Hi Harsha,
This is chandan, i am thinking of giving Gre in the mid of july. i have read one of your articles about subscribing to Mangoosh. i have been preparing for Gre from last one month now(from Manhattan). Should i subscribe to Mangoosh, i mean is it worth ?
I am looking for a score of at least 315 in Gre. Is it possible to achieve that in 3 months, the problem is that i work at an IT company so its kind of hard to manage time for study. Will Mangoosh be able to help me through it ? or will i be able to dedicate the time ?
I’ll be very thankful for your insight on this.
Regards,
Chandan.
Hello Chandan,
I definitely feel magoosh is worth the money. They have study plans, do check out. I believe 3 months is a good amount of time to get 315 if you can dedicate 2 hours or so everyday.
Hi Harsha,
Thanks a lot for your insight. Will keep reading your posts.
Thanks again,
Chandan
Hi Harsha bro Iam naveen from andhrapradesh and studying btech at vit universirty planning for gre am going to complete my 4th sem in one month please help how to get good university iam weak in quants
hello harsha,
I am doing B.E mechanical 4 sem .What strategy or tip u give for me for preparation for GRE examination to get good score. How to start ????
PLS tell me some ways.
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There are many online resources to prepare and practice for GRE. But, all you need is dedicated hard work.