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  1. Hi everyone, Thank you, ReasonGRE, for your comprehensive comments on this thread. I work for Manhattan Prep and it is encouraging to hear people discussing our books -- especially to hear that people are finding the books helpful. As part of our commitment to providing the best GRE preparation materials, we are constantly reevaluating how accurately our practice problems reflect the real GRE. As you mentioned above, we have noticed that our Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide did not cover the full breadth of questions students might experience on the exam (i.e., questions that challenged not only students’ vocabulary, but also their critical thinking about sentence structure). In response to this discovery we are releasing these two free supplements to that book, which contain a total of 60 new practice questions. These questions, in combination with the drill sets found in our strategy guide, cover every type of Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence problem you might experience on test day, from those with very difficult vocabulary, to those based around complicated sentence structure. These supplements are available for download in our student center for anyone with our Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence book. If anyone has questions about these supplements please don't hesitate to ask! Best, Taylor
  2. Hi AceTheGRE, Thanks for choosing Manhattan Prep. As part of our commitment to providing the best GRE preparation materials, we are constantly reevaluating how accurately our practice problems reflect the real GRE. As you mentioned above, we have noticed that our Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide did not cover the full breadth of questions students might experience on the exam. In response to this discovery we are releasing these two free supplements to that book, which contain a total of 60 new practice questions. These questions, in combination with the drill sets found in our strategy guide, cover every type of Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence problem you might experience on test day, from those with very difficult vocabulary, to those based around complicated sentence structure. These supplements are available for download in our student center for anyone with our Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence book. If you have any questions about this, please let me know. Best, Taylor
  3. Hi all, ETS has just released POWEPREP II version 2.0. This new software offers two free GRE practice tests (instead of just one as was the case with the old POWERPREP II software). At Manhattan Prep we just wrote a blog post with info on the new software, and some updates on the ScoreSelect program (which just went into effect this weekend as well). You can find all of our thoughts here: GRE News: POWERPREP II v 2.0, ScoreSelect, and the new Retake Policy | Manhattan Prep GRE Blog If you have any questions, please let me know. Best, Taylor
  4. Hi GRE 2010. Sorry for the confusion. When you take the GRE, you have the option during your test to select 4 schools that you would like ETS to send your GRE scores to. If you make this choice, you aren't charged for those score reports. However, you have to make that selection during your test period and, as such, you cannot pick and choose certain test dates. In order to use ScoreSelect, you have to wait until after your test date then pick from all of your past tests. By waiting until after your exam to send scores, you lose the ability to send those first four reports for free. What this boils down to is that you can still send 4 free reports, but it removes the ability to pick and choose which scores are sent with those four reports. This ets link: GRE ScoreSelect Option provides some more detail on how this works. Click through that link and take a look at the sections labelled "On test day" and "After test day" to learn more about what reports you can send for free and what reports you have to pay for. I hope that helps. If you need further clarification, please let me know. Best, Taylor
  5. Yesterday, ETS sent out this press release (ETS Expands Test-taker Friendly GRE® revised General Test with New ScoreSelect(SM) Option -- PRINCETON, N.J., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --) announcing a big change in score reporting for GRE test takers. Starting in July, using a new feature called ScoreSelect, you will no longer be forced to report all of your GRE test scores to schools. Moving forward, test takers who sit for the GRE more than once will be able to choose to send only their best test scores with their applications. Here is a blog post from my company, Manhattan Prep, covering the specifics of this ETS announcement: GRE News: ScoreSelect (and how it helps you) | Manhattan Prep GRE Blog I hope this information helps! If you have any questions, please let me know! Best, Taylor
  6. The 13th Edition of the Official Guide for GMAT Review has finally been released publicly. Our sister company, Manhattan GMAT, has done an initial analysis of the OG13 book. Check it out: www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/20/manhattan-gmats-analysis-of-the-13th-edition-official-guide/ Best, Taylor
  7. Hi newdawn, Unfortunately, ETS doesn't calculate composite score percentiles, they let the scores stand separately. I hope this helps. Best, Taylor
  8. Hi Peter, You are correct that the Old GRE included a penalty for leaving questions blank. On the new exam, there is no penalty for leaving questions blank, but there is also no penalty for getting questions wrong. You should always answer all of the questions (even with complete guesses) because you might get them right, and if not it is just the same as leaving it blank. With about 20 seconds left in each section test, start to input guess answers for the rest of the questions in that section; it can't hurt! The old test was question level adaptive, so it required a full set of answers to accurately determine your score. Essentially, if you didn't finish, it assumed you over performed on earlier questions by spending too much time on them and penalized you to make up for that. The new test is section level adaptive. In a section adaptive test, blank questions are just marked as wrong without penalty because they don't interfere with the adaptive scoring. I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any other questions! Best, Taylor
  9. Hi All, Scores for August test takers are now available on mygre.ets.org. Anyone who was waiting to hear their official scores can go check it out! Best, Taylor
  10. Hi everyone, ETS has started to convert official scores from tests taken before August 1st to "estimated current scores" on the new GRE scale of 130-170. We are starting to analyze the new data. Here is our early analysis: Friday Surprise: ETS Releases Newly Converted GRE Scores | Manhattan GRE Blog Best, Taylor
  11. Hi Shahnishal, You have to wait at least 60 days between tests if you are taking the GRE more than once. I hope this information is helpful. Best, Taylor
  12. Hi Nishal, Our free practice exam for the revised GRE is available online here: Free GRE - Revised General Test It is entirely free, and you can take it through your browser so it is compatible regardless of your operating system. I hope this helps! Best, Taylor
  13. The current version of powerprep only has one test included. The old version of powerprep (for the old GRE) had two tests included, so that may be what is causing this confusion. Outside of the one powerprep currently available from ETS, there are many third party tests available from companies such as mine. I hope this information is helpful! Best, Taylor
  14. Hi Koka, The GRE is divided up so that you get a set time limit for each section. You will have 35 minutes for each quantitative section and 30 minutes for each verbal section. You will have the time set aside for verbal (there is no way to use it on the quantitative instead) so you should try and complete the verbal to the best of your ability. Even if you program doesn't specifically require it, a number of schools use the overall GRE score as a part of determining the awards of fellowships. It can't hurt to try your best! Best, Taylor
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    old and new gre score

    Hello Koka, At this time, nothing specific is known about the new GRE scale. 500 was the center point of the old scale, so if you college was to ask for the center point of the new scale they would require a 150. However, a 500 translated to a 28th percentile score on the old scale. If your school is looking for a 28th percentile score equivalent on the new scale, that number will likely be a lower than 150. The bottom line is, at this time, we don't know where the new percentiles fall on the 130-170 scale. Without percentile information, it is difficult to analyze scores in relations to admissions. Once the new scores are released in November, it will be much easier to answer your question. I hope this is helpful! Best, Taylor
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