Which is the safest route and reliable material to prepare for GRE®?

[Narinder]

i have 2 months to go for gre.....can anyone suggest which is the safest route and reliable material to prepare in this time.

thanks

[Sprightly]

Best thing to do is start with a review book. I have one called Cracking the GRE and it is very good, has a great overview. Get the one with the DVD so you can get the prep tests. They are very similar to the real GRE. This is the book: http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-2009-Graduate-Test-Prep/dp/037542864X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222737395&sr=8-2

I also have a vocab book called Word Smart for the GRE that is really, really good. Great hit rate of words you will actually see on the GRE. http://www.amazon.com/Word-Smart-GRE-2nd-Guides/dp/0375765778/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222737510&sr=1-1

And of course you need to also practice with the official tests. They're called Powerprep and you can get them free here: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=302b66f22c6a5010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=d687e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

I would also buy the official guide for practice questions if you have the money: http://www.amazon.com/GRE-Practicing-Take-General-Test/dp/0886852129/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222737696&sr=8-1

It's a little old but probably still worth it. The new one doesn't come out until next summer!

Try to do 2-3 hours of prep on weeknights, doing mostly untimed practice questions, and a test each weekend. Carefully review your results!! Don't take test after test without knowing what you did wrong. So many people make that mistake!

[Mo7aisen]

it depends on how much you want to score. i had much time before the exam but less to prepare for the exam because of my job conditions. i sat for the exam on the last weekend and scored 1230 (verbal: 470, math: 760). the math lost scores are due to time limits (i spent more time on the early questions and lost control over the last ones). i basically used the Princeton Review and nothing else. If you utilize your time well, i guess it would easily guarantee 1400+ for you. cheers!