Thanks! I am an American, actually...but more importantly, a Texan ;) Don't let Kaplan scare you TOO much...I equate working with Kaplan to running with weights on your ankles. If you can do respectably on their material, you ought to be fine on the real deal.
I suggest starting with the Princeton Review for developing strategies to solving the problems, moving next to Kaplan's practice problems, following with Kaplan's CAT's, and finishing with Power Prep's CAT's. After a 600 and 580 on Kaplan's CAT's, the 700 and 720 I scored on PP1 & PP2 really pumped me up and ended up being much more accurate indicators of my final score.
As for the rest of my prep and test experience, I don't think I can offer too much more than can already be found on this forum - some of these folks write novels on their expericence! Quantitative was my weakest area (as evidenced by my score), so that is the material I studied the most. I felt I had a good handle on the verbal section and did not put much into it. One item did stand out though. In my practice exams, I always finished the verbal section with at least 15 minutes to spare. Today, I finished with just two! Good luck!!!