Cracking the GRE Premium Edition with 6 Practice Tests, 2019: The All-in-One Solution for Your Highest Possible Score (Graduate School Test Preparation)

I just took the GRE (scored a 311) and this book was essential to performing well. It’s a good place to start with for studying the GRE to get an idea of what you need to do in order to study and improve your score. I recommend this book or another form of a general guide book that suits you, ETS material- especially practicing with their two free practice tests, and magoosh videos/website to help supplement.I found the Princeton Quant to be a little easier than the actual GRE so it’s important you do the free ETS practice tests and practice Quant (found in their math guide). The free ETS math guide I would also recommend to read for not only practice in Quant but also to touch on areas not fully covered in this book such as parabolas and trapezoids (although these are a low yield questions in the Quant section I think). Occasionally practice doing 20 quant questions in 35 min to mimic the test and to get used to working at a fast pace. I also used two pieces of computer paper to write down all the math formulas, triangle related concepts, and general math rules I needed to know to perform well and reviewed it often.I would recommend practicing writing the essays a few times, but overall this book will help you feel confident in attacking and approaching any essay given.For vocab, I solely studied from this book. I would go through their vocab page and memorize all the words. If some words gave me trouble I would cut a notecard into fours and make flash cards. This not only saved time (by making cards only for my “problem” words), but also helped to cement the words into my mind. Do not delay in studying for vocab. Study a little every day (about 10-20 words, depending on what you can handle). Don’t cram it all at once, in fact you can’t because it’s really not possible. And make sure you review old words you previously studied.For reading comprehension just practice reading those lengthy hard passages, and practice with the text completion and comparisons. Practice makes perfect and will help you master the ability to make educated guesses as well.I recommend at least doing 3-4 full practice tests before your GRE to gauge your process. Do the two ETS and two from Princeton (I found Princeton tests to be a little easier overall but still great practice). It’s important to build stamina for taking this long test. BUT do not take practice tests less than a week before your exam. You will freak yourself out and also start to burn out. Also do not study the day before or day of your exam. You did what you needed to do!Good luck! I recommend this book and hope this review helps you.

I bought this book because I needed to study and freshen up my skills in order to take the GRE exam. After being out of school for the last 6 years I made the decision to go to graduate school. This book has been extremely helpful guiding me to the areas I need to improve on.The practice exams are good and the explanations are useful. My only advise is to add the extra exam books from the test manufacture themselves. It really helps in conjunction with this book.

The practice tests are more valuable than the actual test taking tips in the book, which are just the same tips from previous editions. Still helped me get a decent grade but id recommend just going to thier website and doing the online test only option.

I bought this book as a gift. However I used it 15 years ago when I took the GRE. I learned about the guide from my roommate when I was an extern at Cornell. I’m not the best test taker but I know the material. My scores significantly after using this book. I got into professional school.

I used this book mostly for the verbal and writing sections as I had a separate book solely devoted to quant. I did skim through the quant section though and it wasn't that thorough so I wouldn't recommend it for that. The strategies suggested in all the sections were good though. And I loved that they had lists of the most common vocab used. This makes studying vocab much more manageable and less overwhelming. The writing sections especially helped me. I'd say this book is a good general GRE prep book, maybe to get you started, but I wouldn't rely on it alone. I suggest the site Magoosh, especially for quant. You have to pay for it but it is very thorough and has so many videos, explanations and practice questions. It's worth the money.

I have not taken the GRE yet but have been using this book to study, not even half way through and I really like this book/format. They really break down strategies for taking it which im so thankful I learned because I never would have thought like this in taking the test and I think it will be really helpful to take a different perspective. How I take tests is not necessarily how others give it and with it being somewhat standardized I think this really will help a lot.

When I took the SAT 2 decades ago, PR really didn't like the College Board and thought the SAT was an unfair assessment of a student potential (which it is). PR prided itself on providing various strategies to counter the tricks used by adult testmakers to psych out 17 and 18 year olds and, more generally, to lay bare the mechanics of a test that is both intentionally deceptive and structurally flawed. But something appears to have changed. When I bought this expensive PR book for my son, I was surprised to find that it provides few useful test-taking strategies and practice material that is not at the same level of difficulty as actual SAT questions. It seems PR is now just interested in promoting the test, slapping on a new cover with an updated year, and making money off of of bland material that won't help students get inside the head of the testmakers. I returned these books and used different prep material for my son. The way we currently do college admissions today is grossly unfair and PR used to be an ally in leveling the playing field; I was disappointed to learn that no longer seems to be the case.

What a great book. I do feel prepared for the exam now and this comes with extra content to use online :) The key works for a really long time too.

Book was is good condition

The tips given in the book are very helpful and the online practice tests are great as the analytical section is graded as well.

As far as I've seen, this is one of the best book available in the market

Good practice for the exam!