Hi, this is Amy. Could you please assist me?

[Amy]

Hi, I was just reading about some of the members who have scored really well in their GRE and wanted to get some assistance from them.
Actually, I just started preparing for my exam yesterday and my test is in 9 weeks but the prime concern is the verbal section. Barron's has one way of attacking this section whereas Kaplan gives a strategy wherein its prime focus is the type of question like sentence completion or RC and they are pretty laid back about the vocab list.
I have no idea of what I should do cause both look like they have advantages of their own. Could someone please tell me how to deal with this as its wise to take advice from someone who has already faced the test.

Please spare a minute or two and help me as I really need your advice. Thank you!

Amy

[Vineeta]

Hi Amy

With nine weeks at hand u might find the Barron's list a little tedious....so id suggest that u have a look at the theasaurus of GRE words posted by Jayashree in this forum...it will take lesser time and covers most of the difficult words....at the same time continue with ur practice of RC and sentence completion...u cud refer back to the Barron's list once in a while to check weather u know most or not.....if u schedule ur 9 weeks in a time-table ull find it is quite sufficient.....so Best of Luck for ur preparation

Vineeta

[Amy]

Hi

I will look at the words posted by Jayshree right away.
I wanna give atleast 5 hrs for verbal and ihr each for RC and sentence completion along with 2 hrs for math

Please suggest me with a plan to follow to achieve marks as yours
thx
-Amy

[Vineeta]

Hi

Id suggest if along with ur plan u take timed practice tests every third day(depending upon how many you have..search the net, Barrons, POWERPREP, any study material) and dont care much about marks that u get in these tests....just keep practicing anyways...this will increase ur speed and tell u the areas in which u need to brush up....take POWERPREP as the standard format...so the tests from net shud be similar to the POWERPREP ones.....

Vineeta

[Jayashree Thesaurus]

where can jayashree's word list be found. Ive looked but no luck

[Vineeta]

This is the link
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic4611.html

On this forum itself Jayashree posted a topic...Thesaurus of GRE words....click on that topic if the above link doesnt work..

[Guest]

Hey Vineeta

Thanks a lot for the link posted by Jayshree as I was not able to find it earlier and thanks for the advice on practice tests. I will try and solve as many as I can as I have the old big book and some other books too and as you said earlier that number2.com would be helpful I enrolled there too..

Congratulations on your 1410. I am sure you will get into the university of your choice and personally I think 4 options are good, you dont need to worry!

I will trouble you again sometime later Thank you for your help!

Amy