3 simple steps to start your GRE prep | Best textbooks, resources, strategies
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- In this video, I discuss how to start your GRE exam preparation. I go over how you can learn about the exam and its basic structure, get practice questions, and finally learn strategies to tackle the exam. I also discuss my recommended resources for GRE Quant and Verbal prep. Be sure to check out sachinpullil.com for training programs that can help you prepare for the GRE :)
My 6 Secrets to Dominate Your GRE Preparation (strategy webinar)
UPDATE: We changed it to a free training instead of a webinar so you guys can attend across time zones!
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ETS Official Guide to the GRE
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Manhattan 5lb
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Other great textbooks:
Barron's GRE
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Princeton Review GRE
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Magoosh GRE textbook
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ETS Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice book
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ETS Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice book
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This video is a must for every test taker
1.Get a basic generic GRE textbook (ETS official guide to GRE )
2.Get a Practice book (Manhattan 5 pound book)
3. Get GRE prep strategies (workshop)
Well other options exist to get to USA before taking the exam. It’s easier that way.
Thank you so much
@@gurajprankash3977 what are those options
Hi, I Watched a topic from magoosh Videos and then tried Questions From manhattan 8 book Set but i was facing problems while solving.. please guide
video and your strategies are very helpful thanks for sharing ✨
Hello sir, Vishal this side sir I'm flatten on the way you speak English. Its a humble request to make a video on how to speak/improver English so fluently, i mean the pauses you take while speaking and how you elongate the word while speaking and all the techniques .
Just thinking of studying for this test is so daunting for me. I’m having trouble just starting at this point.
Hey! Sachin🌸
Indeed a factual and self explanatory video...just saw your 6 secrets webinar link...have u stopped taking sessions?
If yes then kindly guide us with those 6 steps please:)
From where can we buy these books at cheaper price? Also what is a good book for AWA?
In Princeton or Manhattan books which one is most useful for the strategy of gre
Can anybody please tell that can we get CD with the ets official guide latest edition
Just bought these 2 books and started preparation
Are Baron's 800 words enough for the GRE exam?
Please post the link of manhattan 5lbs if it is available free online
Can you suggest which is the best offline coaching for gre. ?
Hi, your webinar link isn't opening.
Well other options exist to get to USA before taking the exam. This was what I did. It make you on ground and get it at a go.
Bruh you can't even make English sentences.
@@UsmanSaleemSulehri funny. Probably the “make” was auto corrected. Thank you for bringing my attention to it “Mr know” it all... lol
I am stumbling while working with reading comprehension questions in verbal section . They are very daunting. How do I improve it??
Please give some tips and resources which can guide me properly.
Are these books freely available in online?
Hi bro. I am working professional. I can prepare only on Sundays(3 to4 hrs). Can I write exam within 3 months? Please could you tell?
Is gre required for a hotel management student to go USA
Is it necessary to give GRE subject along with GRE general?
Sachin, can you please guide me with GRE Syllabus for the year 2024?
Brother, your webnar link is not working
self preparation can get a good score in gre right?
Can you make a video on how a working professional can study for GRE and IELTS/TOEFL both simultaneously. I'm highly puzzled while working from home as well as studying both GRE and IELTS at the same time. IDK how to manage it. 😞 Please help!
Hi, it's best to focus on one exam at a time in order to get the best results. I usually recommend taking the IELTS/TOEFL first and then the GRE :)
@@SachinPullil150 Hello sir this sagar i want to ask you one thing for B.tech 3rd year student you will recommend taking 1st IELTS/TOEFL and then GRE or else GRE should be his 1st preference?
@@sagarmagdum8986 I recommend taking IELTS/TOEFL first because its easier than the GRE and readies you for the difficult exam later. Especially the writing part.
I am week in quant section. I really don't understand that how I can prepare for my quant section.
I found the second edition of Manhattan 5lb, do you think that would be helpful too?
Do you have in pdf?
Do you have pdf?
what are the best CZcams channels teaching GRE
Sir....which is GRE best coaching centers in vijayawada....iam very confused 😕 sir plzzz reply....
Verbal is difficult, please suggest me a book today, because time is very little
which institue is preferred to study GRE?? (so confused....)
Hi, did you join a institute for gre
I have some of the mentioned books with me which was bought for use in 2014. Can I still use the same books to prepare for GRE in 2021? Please advise.
I personally feel that older version doesn’t work because version changes and difficulty level keeps changing every year so better get the latest one
@@divyaamohan3743 thank you for your response, Divyaa.
@@divyaamohan3743 I saw an articulo talking about the different between the last version with the 2nd version, and there's no much difference between them...so
@@MariaFernanda-xz1bt I’m not sure because I faced it myself when I appeared for exam last week don’t know i couldn’t do well in that exam and I have given the same exam in 2015 I felt that they have increased difficult level when compare to 2015” sorry my English is not good just bear with me”
Is ets official guide to the gre revised general test 2nd edition will be good for the preperation in 2021 gre exam sir ?
Yes its a good starting place
Where to you get it…online pdf ??
I don't have any experience in english vocabulary nd Grammer nothing in english but I want to study in UK so please give me suggestion how can i improve english all things comes from GRE all ...!! Pls tell me bro
Brother, do ETS have volume 2 also or only one volume 1 ? Like its mentioned on the cover page of the book so asking. Could you please tell
I'm pretty sure they only have one volume of the ETS Official guide.
@@SachinPullil150 ohh okay thank you 😀
Thoughts on gregmat?
Can I use Manhattan 5lbs second edition or have to buy third edition?
Buy the most recent edition, that should be of more help!
Going to USA recently is very difficult. I almost gave up till I got it right and never knew it could be very easy following the right steps.
Follow those who got it right
When should one start the preparation of GRE?
@@rheaswani5173 now. But I advise you travel by other means first here before taking the GRE. That’s what I did. I’m here today. Written the GRE and passed at a go.
@@gurajprankash3977 I'm soon going to be in college
I've got admission in VIT(vellore campus) in Computer science
When should I start preparing for GRE and I shall be giving only one exam of GRE after 4 years of my BTech right?
@@rheaswani5173 is the admission here in Canada ??
@@gurajprankash3977 No I want to study my masters from USA
@SachinPullil sir I have a question!. For GRE shall we opt for coaching like byju's or any other coaching centre?. Do you recommend joining a coaching class for GRE or is it okay to just practice the manhattan and Princeton and etc books on daily basis along with test series without any coaching classes?.
Please reply sir! 🙏
i have an same doubt pls reply
Hi Sachin, i am a working professional in research industry and completed my graduation and post grad from india. However, i want to pursue double masters by taking GRE. Can you please suggest me some of the best courses to enhance research and consulting skills and also please suggest some related colleges.
That's a pretty broad description haha. You can contact us through our website sachinpullil.com and let us know what you're looking for specifically.
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I'm currently a 3rd yr student of engineering and wish to give my gre exam at the end of my 3rd year so i've enrolled in Jamboree, is it sufficient for GRE or do I need to buy some other books as well?
When should one start the preparation of GRE?
@@rheaswani5173 in 3rd year
@@rheaswani5173 3 months prior is sufficient
I want admission in fall 2022..I am not starting yet how many month required for GRE preparation
3-4 months is recommended.
I am currently 1st year engineering student and I will give my first GRE exam in 3rd year.but I want to start preperation from now. should I bought manhanttan book for preparation.
No, I'd say start with the ETS Official Guide. The link is in the bio :)
Isn't Manhattan 5lb has less difficult questions than official ETS book. I first covered official ETS boom and now since I'm doing 5lb Manhattan it's not giving me much difficult questions. Now I'm thinking I should have first gone for Manhattan and than official ETS. WHAT TO DO NOW. I HAVE THESE 2 BOOKS ONLY. PLEASE RECOMMEND.
Honestly, I've heard both ways. ETS being harder than Manhattan and Manhattan being harder than ETS. But the point to remember is that you have to practice questions of all difficulty levels because the GRE will ask a mixture of questions. So the best way forward is to complete all questions from both books. In addition, Manhattan also has a chapter dedicated to difficult questions, so you can check that out too.
@@SachinPullil150 Thanks alottt sachin. So nice to see that you reply really fast . 😊😊
Hi sir, i am doing job currently in an IT company and also planning to pursuing MS from abroad but i don't know the right strategy also i tried to find out the few GRE and IELTS coaching but there is no coaching in my city. I m planning till 2023 end to 24 as i am weak in few domain so trying to improve it. Could you please tell me how should I started to improve English as well as about GRE preparation.
Thanks
Hi bro did u figure anything out yet or started prep for gre i am also in your position right now just joined IT company but want to pursue MS from abroad came to know about GRE dont know how to start as i am quite poor in my quants.
@@LtMewS yes bro but currently doing something else bro
Hey ..I just saw your video and I have a query .
I will complete my PG at the end of this year or may be till march 2022. I am willing to take admission for fall 2022.
When should I give my GRE exam ?
Can it be given till December 2021 also ?
That's suuper late for Fall 22. I usually recommend students take the GRE by Sept 2021 end so that they're ready for top university deadlines in December 2021.
@@SachinPullil150 I want to apply for fall 2022 not 2021.
so can it be taken till December 2021 for fall 2022?
@@shreyshiarya3862 Fall 22 deadlines start from December 21 for top universities.
@@SachinPullil150 oh ok thank you :)
@@SachinPullil150 i have some more queries . can i get your email or any other platform
so i could contact you over there?
I am using Barron and ETS official book? Is it sufficient? Should I also go for Manhattan?
Those two will not contain enough practice questions. It's probably a good idea to purchase the 5lb. The link is in the description!
Would you please help us how to prepare for IELTS?
Same here
How to use 5lb manhattan book for GRE? Strategy to study this book as it has thousands of pages and questions.
Really good explanation, thank you. Does Manhattan 5lb book is enough for all the sections?
Yup, it has practice for all the sections. Some people need even more practice so then the ETS Quant and Verbal practice books will work.
Thanks, this video is very insightful, I have the ecopy of both books, planning to take the gre by next year, wish me luck
Hey could you please send me ecopy too ? It’d really helpful
@@sharanyakumar7132 alright, send me your email address
PLEASE MEE TOO
plss send it asp
Can you discuss a bit about TOEFL? How you approached it? The strategies we should use and so on.
I've discussed that here: czcams.com/video/5jCoweeCJkI/video.html
Hi Sachin, I am subscribed to the Magoosh plan. Is it enough for GRE or should I buy some book?
Hi Sanjay, Magoosh is good for intro and practice, but it lacks strategy. For that, you should attend my webinar!
@@SachinPullil150 Will do
@@SachinPullil150 And wow, u reply very quick
What if the people who has low U.G GPA (7-7.5) and there are no reasearch papers or some thing which benifits the desired university but has a good score in GRE
Will they get the desired university???
Yes, it depends on your SOP also
Sir could you please provide some guidance in time management? I'm struggling to finish many of the questions in time 😔😔
Hello. Get exact materials for your upcoming GRE test for all those who booked for exam date can contact Mr James for a help he will help you pass your GRE
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@@philipjavier4762 how much he is going to charge
@@majetisaisowmya909 $1000
I am about to enter second year. And I am exploring opportunities outside india and i want to crack this exam. when should i start preparing for it. should i start now? or as many had said i need 2 3 months only?
Its probably a bit early for your core prep. Do some light prep by reading articles and learning a bit of vocabulary. Start your core prep in 6th semester (in a 4 year program) for approx 3-4 months.
@@SachinPullil150 ohkay thank you bhaiya 🤗🤗
Sachin Pullil sir does ETS OFFICIAL book contains theory part just to brush up the topics please let me know sir without covering the theory it is hard to attend the exam
GRE exam is acceptable for all b school in USA? Or there are some b school which consider only GMAT?
As far as I know, all MBA programs in the US accept the GRE these days.
@@SachinPullil150 thanks
Is the person on the wall is daenerys targareyen?
Yup!
I have all those books but there are some math problems that are tough like those that have paragraphs. I usually take a long time with these because I get lost in the equations and what they're asking. As far as verbal, I'm not a fast reader. I do have the 500 vocab box set and trying to go through those on a daily basis. I'm nervous about this exam, I set to take the exam July 13th but I might change the date because of work and not getting enough sleep the day of the exam.
Hi! I am curious to know how did you do in the exam? Was it harder or easier than what you expected?
@@Dana.38 Hello, it was nerve recking but it wasn't bad. I didn't do well on it because I over expected its difficulty. Meaning, the math wasn't hard. I didn't prepared myself enough to score high. First they hit you with the Issue Essay then the Argument Essay. After that it was math, verbal, math, verbal, math, then verbal. There was one 10 minute break in between the math and verbal.
I know I wasted $205 by just taking it without really studying. I pretty much winged it because of work and not getting enough sleep. I'm embarrassed to mention my score but it was a crappy 274 and a 3 on the verbal, so I need some work on writing. I will retake it in November. I have been reviewing and taking Sachin's blueprint. My goal is to score over 300 next time. I'm going through lots of videos and even helping my nephew with his college algebra class.
@@johnguillen68 Thank you so much for sharing this with me! You even mentioned your score even though you did not need to! Wait, do you always get the essay writing questions at the beginning of the exam? I don't like this....
I hope that you will get a better score next time. Don't give up. It is a really tough one. We all struggle with it.
@@Dana.38 I was surprised to have the essays first. I wasn’t prepared for that and so I was reading it but I thought it was an example. Meanwhile the timer was going so then I figured it out and started to work on it. I’m hoping for way better score next time.
@@johnguillen68 I searched online and realized that the essay questions will always come first in a GRE. Please be noted to this next time. I personally did not take the exam yet, but I am getting a lot familiar with it by reading about the structure and the scoring of the exam. Good luck in your coming exam!
Sir apki English bhut achii hai kya app bta sakta apka jaisi English kaise kar sakta aw pls make video on this pls 🙏
I have 3 months of time to prepare for my GRE. Should that be enough time?
Yup, that's the recommended time. But of course, the more the better.
Hi, can we give GRE with a 3 year Bachelors?
Definitely. There are some things you need to know about applying with a 3-year degree though: czcams.com/video/p6x7pQ7VmMo/video.html
Hi sir I have come to know that GRE has got alot difficult than it used to be few months ago What's your say on it?
Hello. Get exact materials for your upcoming GRE test for all those who booked for exam date can contact Mr James for a help he will help you pass your GRE
19168840584
@@philipjavier4762 Where is mr james
How can I improve my vocabulary
Hi Prajwal, I usually recommend just flashcards for it (I have a video on that). But if you have more time, then you can check out the Word Power Made Easy book.
@@SachinPullil150 will it work to improve my spoken english
@@strxspray Nope. For that, you should check out some online English speaking classes.
Where you learned English from?
Hi. I am a science graduate. Should I apply for GRE or GMAT
GMAT is for Business school. For all other fields including the sciences and humanities or arts, GRE is recommended.
@@ebb_ thank you
Is that"ETS official gre prep book" Free ?
Nope, you gotta buy it.
Hello sir is it necessary for bachelors??
Nope.
I am a 2nd year English Majors student at Delhi University. If I wish to persue my masters in English Literature from US, am I eligible for a TOEFL and IELTS waiver? Do please answer my query. Thank you.
Even if you're an English major, you'll still have the same IELTS/TOEFL waiver criteria as everyone else haha. In most cases, Indian students don't get a waiver from US universities.
@@SachinPullil150 oh shit. Lol I thought I was saved hahaha. But no worries I will still appear for them. But, I read in some Universities boucher , wait lemme find out which one I read, yes it was University of Lancaster, which said something along the lines of- "students who have completed at least 2 years of study in the English language at college level, are eligible for a TOEFL and IELTS waiver". What was that about? Maybe the difference was because of differing countries?
PS: thanks for replying tho!
@@pnjodaro Yeah universities in the UK are more flexible on the IELTS requirement than ones in the US.
No problem!
@@SachinPullil150 Okay. I get it now. Thanks!
For B.Sc Maths GRE eligible.
Please reply.
Of course. Anyone can take the GRE.
I wanted to know can a Indian student take GRE exam in USA?
Yeah, you should be able to.
Very sure. What are your qualifications man. I see you’re a doctors
I’m here doing my program in USA
Going to USA recently is very difficult. I almost gave up till I got it right and never knew it could be very easy following the right steps.
Follow those who got it right
DO U TEACH STUDENTS LIKE ONLINE?
Yup we have online courses on our website! Plus we have a webinar where we teach GRE strategies: sachinpullil.com/6-secrets-webinar/
@@SachinPullil150 cool thanks 👍
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