Hey there,
I recently finished my studies in physics and my ultimate goal is to be accepted for a management MSc at a top university. A 800 score in quant is essential, and an at least competitive score in verbal would help as well.
My test is scheduled for the end of May, and I got six weeks of full-time preparation (8+ hours a day). If I find this to be insufficient, I could still postpone the GRE.
Up to now, I've worked through PowerPrep (but spared one of the tests), Princeton, parts of "GRE for dummies" with a glimpse into GREBible (which sucks).
Princeton gave me Q710 while skipping the verbal section, for PowerPrep it was Q780 and V550. Obviously, I've got severe problems with the exotic vocabulary, and find myself guessing most of the time.
Regarding the preparation:
Quant:
I found the preparation of Princeton and Dummies to be extremely trivial, and I don't think they are targeted at aspirants for 800's. The special topics in GREBible were interesting but gratutious, mostly due to the lack of explanations and the numerous errors.
What I need is further sources of preparation for Q750+, something that's close in nature to the real L5 GRE questions. I've still got issues with more complex problems in permutations/combinations, so a good explanation on a high level would help there, too. Hints for good practice tests are also always welcome.
Verbal:
Up to now, I've learned virtually nothing for the verbal section, see me as a blank sheet. There are many tips to be found on the forums, but some of them might be outdated by now. The Princeton priority list will be worked through in no time, but apart from that, I'm a bit lost on how to spend my time most efficiently. Some veterans on the forums recommend the "Big Book" for its major wordlist, but I couldn't find this old version anywhere, apart from the negative comments on amazon.
Is there any vocabulary compendium which is up-to-date and as complete as possible? I'm thinking about a major 3k+ word list.
Thanks alot for all your help!