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MagooshGREBlog90DayGREStudyPlan(VerbalFocused)post.

OK,youarestartingmoreorlessfromscratch,andyouwanttopreparefortheGREin90days.

Youneedastrategicplantoorganizeyourself.Idesignedfourdifferentversionsofthe90Day
Plan,andIneedyoutostartwithalittleselfdiagnosis.Whichsoundsmostlikeyou?
90DayGREStudyPlanforBeginners:Help!Mathandverbalbothscaretheliving
bejeebersoutofme!IneedallthehelpandsupportIcanget!Help!
90DayGREStudyPlan(MathFocused):Ihaveanaturalaffinitywiththeverbal,butthe
mathisfarlessintuitiveforme.Iwouldliketofocusmorethere.
90DayGREStudyPlan(VerbalFocused):Meamathnerd.Methinkallmatheasy.
Mehavebigverbalproblems.Oneday,mewilltalkgood.
90DayGREStudyPlanforAdvancedStudents:Iactuallyfeelreasonablycomfortable
withmath&verbalifItookthetesttoday,Idgetaround310320combinedscore.Im
interestedinrefiningmyunderstandingandgettingintothe320sregioninthenexttwelve
weeks.

EssentialMaterials:

MagooshGREPrep
ETSsOfficialGuidetotheGREbook(+ourfreevideoexplanations)
ETSsPowerPrepSoftware
Ifyouwouldprefertotakethepracticetestonpaper,youcanprintoutETSs
practicetestPDF(withvideoexplanationshere).TakenotethatthePowerprep
softwareandthepaperbasedtesthaveoverlappingmaterial,soitwontbeof
muchhelptodoboth,unlessyouspacethemoutfarenoughsothatyouwont
recognizethequestionsandanswers!IrecommendusingthePowerprep
softwareifyoucan,sincetakingthetestonacomputerisabettersimulationof
examdayconditions.
MagooshsonlineGREFlashcards.Theyrefreeandyoucanusethemontheweb,on
youriPhone/iPadorAndroid.
Readingmaterial:thismaybeanynonfictionscholarlybook,historyandsocialscience
preferable.Youmayalsochooseoneoftherecommendedmagazines:Scientific
American,AtlanticMonthly,TheNewYorker,NationalGeographic,TheEconomist,or
TheNewYorkTimes(aSundaysubscriptionisagreatidea!).Youarereading(a)to
buildyourreadingcomprehensionskills,(b)torefineyourunderstandingofgrammarand
usage,and(c)toexpandyourvocabulary.

ajournalornotebook(yes,aphysicalhardcopyitem)
Notecards

Supplemental/OptionalMaterials:

Anyofthestepslistedinthescheduleforthematerialsbelowarepurelyforextrapractice,so
theyaretobedoneasoptionaltasksifyouhaveextratime.

NovasGREMathPrepCourse:thereisessentiallynoinstructioninthisbookandthe
explanationsarehorrible:weonlyrecommendthisasabankofchallengingmath
problems.
Volumes7&8oftheManhattanGREbooks.Itsaneightvolumeset,soifyouwant
extramathpractice,feelfreetobuysomeoftheothervolumes.Volumes7&8areused
inthisplan.Oneotherpurposeofgettingthesebooksistogetthecodeintheback,to
registerandgetaccesstosixGREtestsonline.
McGrawHillsConqueringtheNewGREMath:thisbookisforthosestrugglingwiththe
verybasicsofmath,folkswhoaresheerpanicoveralmostanythingmathematical.If
youarefollowingthisplan,youreprobablyprettyconfidentinyourmathskills,soId
recommendthisbookonlyifyourereallydesperateforsomeextrapracticematerial.
Quizlet.com:givesyouonlineaccesstoflashcards,makingiteasier,say,toquiz
yourselfonyourmobiledevice
Vocabulary.com:providesconversationalexamplesentencesandafloodofexample
sentences
WordDynamo(Dictionary.com):givesyoulittlequizzes&gamestoaddsomevarietyto
vocablearning
MagooshiPhone/Androidapp,formobilelessonviewing

AnoteonlearningGREvocabulary:

Firstofall,itsimportantnotonlytolearntheliteraldictionarydefinition(thedenotation),butalso
tounderstandthemetaphoricaluseofthewordincontext(theconnotation).Forexample,the
wordopaqueliterallymeansnottransparent,butmetaphoricallyitcanmeanshardto
understandor,describingaperson,itcanmeanthickheaded,stupid.Ultimately,youshould
strivetolearnboththedenotationandtheconnotationofeachword.

Dailyreviewofvocabisvital.IwrotethisschedulerecommendingtheMagooshsGRE
Flashcards,butDONOTlimityourselftojustthesewords.ASYOUREADandfindmorewords
youdontknow,lookthemup,makeflashcards(includingcontext),andmakeyourown
flashcarddecks.Youcouldhaveonepileforwordswhosedenotationyouaretryingtomaster,
anothercontainingwordsforwhichyouknowthedenotationbutnottheconnotation,anda
donestackthatgetsreviewedonlyrarely.

Anoteontheprepbooks:

Dontwriteinanyofthetestprepbooks,becauseforanyofthem,afteraperiodoftimeyoumay
wanttogobackanddoaproblemagainthatyouhaventseenforawhile.Youcanonlystartit
freshifthepageisfreeofyourmarks.

Anoteonrepeatingmaterial:

Thisscheduleisfairlyintensive,andifyoufollowittoaT,youwillrunoutofpracticequestions
orcertainquestiontypesfromthebankof1000+Magooshquestions.That'sokay.Towardthe
endofyourstudy,switchfrompracticingto"unanswered"questionsto"incorrect"questions.If
therearenotenough"incorrect"questionsofagiventype,simplychoose"answeredand
unanswered."Reviewisvitalifyouwanttoreallylearntheinformation.Ourstudentswhomake
thelargestscoreimprovementsoftenhaveansweredeveryMagooshquestionmorethanonce.

Beforewebegin:

This90dayplanisdemandsamanageablepacethatmustbefolloweddiligentlysothingsdont
getoutofhand.Itsdesignedtohaveyouimproveasmuchasyoucanimproveinathreemonth
period.Ihavedesignedtwelveweeks,assuming12hoursforeachofthefiveweekdays,and
one45stintontheweekend(DaySix).Ifyouwouldprefertoworkonbothweekenddays,and
freeupsomeweeknighttime,feelfreetomakethosechanges.Note:Manyfolksfindthateach
daysassignmentstake12hours,althoughtimestocompletethemwillvaryfordifferent
students

Also,asmuchaspossible,getenoughsleepduringthismonth.REMsleepplaysanimportant
roleinencodinglongtermmemory,andinaneighthourperiodofsleep,thelasthourhasthe
mostREM.Ifyouaregetting7hours/nightinsteadof8hours/night,youaredeprivingyourbrain
ofoneofitsmostpowerfulsystemsforlearningandremembering.Caffeineandenergydrinks
willkeepyoufeelingawakeifyoudontgetenoughsleep,buttheydontdobupkistoreplacethe
lostopportunitytoencodemoreinformationintolongtermmemory.

WeekOne,DayOne

1) Gotohttp://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/content/,andreadaboutthecontent
oftheGRE.Clickonandreadeachsubheadinglink.

2) IntheOfficialGuideGuide,
ReadChapter1,IntroducingtheGRErevisedGeneralTest

ReadChapter2,GREAnalyticWriting(justthedescriptionsofthequestion,not
allthesamplematerial)
ReadtheintroductoryfewpagesofChapter3,GREVerbalReasoning
(everythinguptothesamplequestions)
ReadtheintroductoryfewpagesofChapter4,GREQuantitativeReasoning
(everythinguptothesamplequestions)

3) IntheOfficialGuideGuide,startskimmingtheGREMathReview.Dothefirsttwo
exercisesets(Arithmetic&Algebra)andcorrectyourworkrightaway.

4) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionOverview,thefirstthreevideosinthat
section

WeekOne,DayTwo

1) FinishskimmingtheGREMathReviewintheOfficialGuide.Dothelasttwoexercise
setsitcontains(Geometry&DataAnalysis)andcheckyourworkrightaway.Ifmostof
thatmaterialisobvioustoyou,andmostofthequestionseasy,thenthisplanistheright
planforyou.IfmorethanacoupletopicsintheMathReviewaredifficult/confusingfor
you,considerwhetherthisplanisthebestforyou.

2) DownloadandstartreadingtheMagooshGREeBook.Continuereadingwheneveryou
havethetimeoverthecourseofthenexttwoweeks.

3) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionOverview,thelastthreevideosinthat
section
NOTE:Asyoufinisheachsectionoflessonvideos,takethepracticequizatthe
endoftheset.
NOTE:Iamnotassigningyouanymathvideos.Youmaywanttowatchacouple
ofthestrategysummaryvideosattheendsofsections,simplytoverifythatyou
understandeverythingcovered.Asyoufeelyouneedbrushuponanything
mathematical,feelfreetodipintothosevideos.

4) InMagoosh,setupapracticesessionbyclickingonthePracticelinkintheheader.For
Math,checkoffallofthesubjectsthatyourecomfortablepracticing,setthedifficultyto
adaptive,thequestionpooltounanswered,thenumberofquestions,thetimetono
limit,andthemodetopracticemode.
Narrowyourpracticetojustthatsubjectsyouvestudiedsofar.Youllwidenthe
scopeofyourpracticeoverthecourseofyourstudies.
Dothefollowingproblems:
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

ForeachMagooshproblem,afteryousubmityouranswer,onthenext
pagewhichtellsyouwhetheryouwererightorwrong,theresavideo
solutionandbelowthatatextsummary.Ifyougotthequestionright,skim
thetextsummarytoverifyyougotitrightfortherightreason.Ifyougot
thequestionwrong,seeifyoucanfigureoutforyourselfwhytheright
answerisright.Afterthinkingthroughityourself,watchthevideo,taking
notesinyourjournalaboutanyconceptoranyaspectofthequestiontype
thatwasuncleartoyou

WeekOne,DayThree

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underSentenceEquivalence,thefirstthreevideosinthatsection

2) DownloadtheMagooshCompleteGuidetoGREVocabulary
ReadcarefullythesectionMakingWordsStick,aboutlearningvocabulary,and
thesectionVocabularyinContext:ArticlesfromMagazinesandNewspapers.
Skimtherestofthebooktogetasenseofthelayoutandstyle.Asyoubuild
vocabthroughthisplan,periodicallygobacktothisbooktoverifyyour
understandingandtomakeconnectionstootherwords.Themorewaysyou
haveofrememberingaword,themorelikelyyouaretorememberit!

3) InMagoosh,setupapracticesessionbyclickingonthePracticelinkintheheader.For
Math,checkoffallofthesubjectsthatyourecomfortablepracticing,setthedifficultyto
adaptive,thequestionpooltounanswered,thenumberofquestions,thetimetono
limit,andthemodetopracticemode.
Narrowyourpracticetojustthatsubjectsyouvestudiedsofar.Youllwidenthe
scopeofyourpracticeoverthecourseofyourstudies.
Dothefollowingproblems:
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekOne,DayFour

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underSentenceEquivalence,thelastthreevideosinthatsection

2) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekOne,DayFive

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underReadingComprehension,thefirstfourvideosinthatsection

InVerbal:underParagraphArgument,thefirstthreevideosinthatsection

2) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions
3Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekOne,DaySix

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
a) InAWA:alltenvideos
b) InVerbal:underParagraphArgument,thelastsixvideosinthatsection
c) InVerbal:underVocabulary,alltenvideos

2) Today,youaregoingtowritetwoessays,halfanhoureach.YouwillwritetwoIssue
essaysandtwoArgumentessays.
a) Fortopics,gototheETSGREIssuePoolandtheETSGREArgumentPool.
Figureoutawaytopicktopicsatrandom(maybeyouprintthelists,cutitinto
slipsofpaper,andchoosesomeatrandom).Writetheessaysinaword
processingprogram.
b) Nowthatyouhavetheseessays,whatdoyoudowiththem?Ifyouhaveafriend
ormentorwhoisagiftedwriter,seeiftheywouldreadtheessaysforyouand
critiquethem.Iftheyarewilling,youcanshowthemtheassessmentcriteriain
theOfficialGuideGuide,andaskthemtofollowit.Ifyoucantconvinceanyone
elsetoreadit,youmaytrypostingthemonsomeGREforum,andseewhether
anexperttherewillcritiqueyouressay.Failingeitheroftheseoptions,atleast
youcansettheessaysaside,andinacoupledaysrereadthemwiththeOfficial
Guidesrubricbesideyou.

WeekTwo,DayOne

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underReadingComprehension,uptoDifficultPassageI
InMath:underDataInterpretation,allfourvideos
(Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadChapter1

2) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20words(abitlessthanhalfadeck).

3) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.The
Economist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,andcreatea

flashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

4) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions
3Datainterpretationquestions

WeekTwo,DayTwo

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underReadingComprehension,thelastfourvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadChapter2,uptoandincludingPrinciple#3.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekTwo,DayThree

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionNoShifts,allfourvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadtotheendofChapter2,butdontdotheProblemSettoday.Takenotesin
yourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.
Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

4) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions

WeekTwo,DayFour

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionSentenceShifts,thefirstthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DotheChapter2ProblemSet..Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.Take
notesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekTwo,DayFive

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionSentenceShifts,uptoMultipleShifts

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadChapter3anddotheChapter3ProblemSet.Readthefullexplanationof
theanswers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.
4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekTwo,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtowritetwoessays,halfanhoureach.YouwillwriteoneIssue
essayandoneArgumentessay.

2) Fortopics,gobacktothetopicsfromtheETSIssuePool&ArgumentPool.Again,
choosetopicsatrandom.WritetheessaysinWord.

3) Whendone,sharetheessayswithatrustedfriend/mentor,orpostintheGMATforum,or
setasideandcritiqueityourselfwiththeOfficialGuideGuiderubricinafewdays.

4) IntheOfficialGuide:
dotheVerbalReasoningPracticeSets16
dotheQuantitativeReasoningPracticeSets14
TreatthisasamockGRE.Youmightevencombineitwiththetwoessays,and
doconsecutivebatches23setwithoutinterruption,tosimulatemoreeffectivelya
realGRE.Setatimerforthetimelimits.Herearethetimelimitstoobserve:
OfficialGuideGuideVerbalReasoningSet1=9minutes
OfficialGuideGuideVerbalReasoningSet2=10minutes
OfficialGuideGuideVerbalReasoningSet3=9minutes
OfficialGuideGuideVerbalReasoningSet4=10minutes
OfficialGuideGuideVerbalReasoningSet5=10minutes
OfficialGuideGuideVerbalReasoningSet6=10minutes
OfficialGuideGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet1=22minutes
OfficialGuideGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet2=23minutes
OfficialGuideGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet3=24minutes
OfficialGuideGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet4=11minutes
Afteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skim
theexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestion
yougotwrong,readtheexplanationthorough,takingnotesinyourjournalonany
conceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthat
psychedyouout.Ifyoustillcantmakesenseofthequestionafterreadingthe
explanation,emailusatMagoosh.

5) IfyouaredoingmuchbetterthanexpectedonVerbal,ormuchworsethanexpectedon
Math,thismightbeagoodtimetoconsiderwhetheryoushouldswitchtoanotherversion
ofthe3monthplan(seeexplanationsofthematthetop).

WeekThree,DayOne

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionSentenceShifts,thelastthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays

ReadChapter4anddotheChapter4ProblemSet.Readthefullexplanationof
theanswers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.The
Economist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,andcreatea
flashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekThree,DayTwo

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionDoubleBlanks,thefirstthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadChapter5,butdontdotheProblemSettoday.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
15Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekThree,DayThree

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionDoubleBlanks,thelasttwovideosinthat
section
InVerbal:underTextCompletionTripleBlanks,thefirstvideointhatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays

10

DotheChapter5ProblemSet.Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.Read
Chapter6.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekThree,DayFour

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionTripleBlanks,uptoOneSentenceTriple
Blanks

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadChapter7throughtheentirediscussionofallthequestionsaccompanying
theModelShortPassageRevisited.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconcept
orperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions
3Datainterpretationquestions

WeekThree,DayFive

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionTripleBlanks,thelastthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays

11

InCh.7,readtheModelLongPassageRevisitedandthefollowingpagesof
questions&explanationspertainingtoit.Takenotesinyourjournalonany
conceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.
3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions
10Textcompletionverbalquestions

WeekThree,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtowritefouressays,halfanhoureach.YouwillwritetwoIssue
essaysandtwoArgumentessays.

2) Fortopics,gobacktothetopicsfromtheETSIssuePool&ArgumentPool.Again,
choosetopicsatrandom.WritetheessaysinWord.

3) Whendone,sharetheessayswithatrustedfriend/mentor,orpostinaGREforum,orset
asideandcritiqueityourselfwiththeOfficialGuideGuiderubricinafewdays.

YouhavealreadyseenalltheMagooshVerbalvideosatthispoint.Inafewweeks,wewillwatch
themasecondtime.

WeekFour,DayOne

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetASubstitution&ProblemSetBSubstitution,Quantitative
comparisons.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.
NOTE:TheMathintheNOVASbookisverychallenging,andthereforeserves
wellaspracticeforthemathematicallyambitiousstudentspreparingfortheGRE.
TheexplanationsintheNOVASbookarenotthatgood,andthereareflawsinthe
answerkey.Ifyougetoneofthesequestionswrong,checkforanymistake,butif
youcantfindone,youmaybecorrect.
Theproblemsetsthroughoutthebook,denotedbycapitalletters,arein
alphabeticalorderandarefoundmostlyattheendsofsections.
Also,doalltheNovaquestionstimed.Countthenumberofproblemsinaproblem
set,multiplythatnumberby1.75,androundtothenearestwholenumber:thats

12

thenumberofminutesyoushouldgiveyourselffortheproblemset.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageA.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutions.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekFour,DayTwo

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetCSubstitution&ProblemSetDDefinedFunctions.Check
youranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageB.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutions.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

13

WeekFour,DayThree

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetENumberTheory,#120.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageC.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutionson.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions

WeekFour,DayFour

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetENumberTheory,#2139.Checkyouranswersassoonas
youfinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageD.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutions.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekFour,DayFive

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook

14

DoProblemSetF,Quantitativecomparisons.Checkyouranswersassoonas
youfinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageE.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutions.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Multiplechoicemathquestions
5Numericentrymathquestions
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekFour,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakethefirsthardcopypracticeGREatthebackoftheOfficial
Guide.

Forthetwoessayquestions,writetheessaysinawordprocessingprogram.
Theseessaysyouwilleithersharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostinthe
onlineforumsaskingforfeedback,orcritiquelaterwiththeOfficialGuideGuide
rubric.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

WeekFive,DayOne

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetG,HardQuantitativecomparisons,ProblemSetHHard
Quantitativecomparisons,,andProblemSetIGeometry#16.

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Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageF.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutions.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekFive,DayTwo

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetI,Geometry,#731.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
DoChapter8ProblemSet,PassageG.Whenyouaredone,readthoroughlythe
solutions.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
15Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekFive,DayThree

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook

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DoProblemSetI,Geometry,#3256.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
StartreadingChapter9.Readuptoandincludingthediscussionofthefirst
questiontype,StrengthentheConclusion.Takenotesinyourjournalonany
conceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekFive,DayFour

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetI,Geometry,#5781.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
FinishreadingChapter9,butyoudonthavetodotheProblemSettoday.Take
notesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekFive,DayFive

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetI,Geometry,#82106.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

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2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
InCh.9,doASPPracticeProblems.Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.
Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewto
you.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions
3Datainterpretationquestions

WeekFive,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakeafulllengthpracticetest.TostartatestinMagoosh,click
thepracticebuttonatthetopofyourdashboardandselectPracticeTest.Takethe
wholetest,andthenread&watchtheexplanations,takingnotesonwhateveryougot
wrong.

Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

WeekSix,DayOne

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetJ,Geometry,ProblemSetKCoordinateGeometry,and
ProblemSetL

2) EliminationStrategies.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.
(Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays

3) ReadapproximatelythefirstquarterofChapter10,alongchapterstopatanyconvenient
stoppingpoint.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythats

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newtoyou.

4) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

5) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

6) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekSix,DayTwo

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetM,Inequalities.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadapproximatelyanotherquarterofChapter10,stoppingatanyconvenient
stoppingpoint.Atthispoint,youshouldbeabouthalfwaythroughCh.10.Take
notesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
15Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekSix,DayThree

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetN,Fractions&Decimals.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadapproximatelyanotherquarterofChapter10,stoppingatanyconvenient
stoppingpoint.Atthispoint,youshouldbeabout75%throughCh.10.Take

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notesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions

WeekSix,DayFour

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetOEquations.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
FinishreadingChapter10.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptor
perspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions
3Datainterpretationquestions

WeekSix,DayFive

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetPAverages,and#15ofProblemSetQRatios&Proportions.
Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume7:ReadingComprehension&Essays
ReadtheintroductorypagestoAppendixA,everythingbeforethevocablist.Skim
thatvocablist.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveor
strategythatsnewtoyou.

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3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Multiplechoicemathquestions
5Multipleanswermathquestions

WeekSix,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakeafulllengthpracticetest.TostartatestinMagoosh,click
thepracticebuttonatthetopofyourdashboardandselectPracticeTest.Takethe
wholetest,andthenread&watchtheexplanations,takingnotesonwhateveryougot
wrong.

Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

Thebeginningofthisweekisthehalfwaypointinthethreemonthplan,soforthenextthree
weeks,youwatcheachoftheMagooshverbalvideosasecondtime.

WeekSeven,DayOne

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionOverview,allsixvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
ReadChapter1.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.The
Economist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,andcreatea

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flashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekSeven,DayTwo

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underSentenceEquivalence,allsixvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
StartreadingChapter2.ReadthroughthesectiononPivotWords.Dothe
Drill:SentenceAnalysis(Clues,Pivots,FillIns).Readthefullexplanationofthe
answers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekSeven,DayThree

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underReadingCompression,thefirstfourvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.2,readthesectiononDoubleandTripleBlankTextCompletions,anddo
theDrill:SentenceAnalysiswithMultipleBlanks.Readthefullexplanationofthe
answers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

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4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions

WeekSeven,DayFour

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underReadingCompression,uptoDifficultPassagesI

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.2,readthesectionTrapstoAvoidDuringElimination,anddotheDrill:
EasyQuestions.Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.Takenotesinyour
journalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekSeven,DayFive

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underReadingCompression,thelastfourvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.2,dotheDrill:MediumQuestions.Readthefullexplanationofthe
answers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions

23

WeekSeven,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakeafulllengthpracticetest.TostartatestinMagoosh,click
thepracticebuttonatthetopofyourdashboardandselectPracticeTest.Takethe
wholetest,andthenread&watchtheexplanations,takingnotesonwhateveryougot
wrong.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

WeekEight,DayOne

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underParagraphArgument,thefirstfivevideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.2,dotheDrill:HardQuestions.Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.
Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewto
you.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions
10Textcompletionverbalquestions
3Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekEight,DayTwo

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underParagraphArgument,thelastfourvideosinthatsection

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2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
BeginreadingChapter3.Readthefirstfewpagesuptothefirstdrill,anddothe
Drill:SentenceAnalysis.Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.Thenreadthe
sectionsuptotheseconddrill,anddotheDrill:AnswerChoiceAnalysis.Read
thefullexplanationoftheanswers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptor
perspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
15Textcompletionverbalquestions
5Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekEight,DayThree

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionNoShift,allfourvideosinthatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.3,readthefinalcontentsections,anddotheDrill:20EasyQuestions.
Readthefullexplanationoftheanswers.Takenotesinyourjournalonany
conceptorperspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions

WeekEight,DayFour

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos

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InVerbal:underTextCompletionSentenceShift,thefirstthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.3,dotheDrill:20MediumQuestions.Readthefullexplanationofthe
answers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekEight,DayFive

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionSentenceShift,uptoMultipleShifts

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InCh.3,dotheDrill:20HardQuestions.Readthefullexplanationofthe
answers.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveorstrategy
thatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
6) 5Multiplechoicemathquestions
7) 10Numericentrymathquestions
8) 5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekEight,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakethesecondhardcopypracticeGREatthebackofthe
OfficialGuide.

26

Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

WeekNine,DayOne

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionSentenceShift,thelastthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
ReadChapterFour.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptorperspectiveor
strategythatsnewtoyou.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords
(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekNine,DayTwo

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionDoubleBlanks,thefirstthreevideosinthat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
ReadChapter5.Makeflashcardsforanyidiomsthatareunfamiliartoyou,and
drillthesewithyourvocabularyflashcardsoverthenextfewweeks.DotheDrill:
DecodingIdioms.Gradeyourworkusingthekey,andgobacktothechapterto
figureoutanyyougotwrong.Takenotesinyourjournalonanyconceptor
perspectiveorstrategythatsnewtoyou.

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3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekNine,DayThree

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionDoubleBlanks,thelasttwovideosinthat
section
InVerbal:underTextCompletionTripleBlanks,thefirstvideointhatsection

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InAppendixA,readthroughtheRootList:PartI.Makeflashcardsforanyroots
thatareunfamiliartoyou,anddrillthesewithyourvocabularyflashcardsoverthe
nextfewweeks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) ReadYourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions

WeekNine,DayFour

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionTripleBlanks,uptoOneSentenceTriple
Blank

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InAppendixA,readthePartII:Prefixes.Makeflashcardsforanyprefixroots
thatareunfamiliartoyou,anddrillthesewithyourvocabularyflashcardsoverthe

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nextfewweeks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekNine,DayFive

1) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
InVerbal:underTextCompletionTripleBlanks,thelastthreevideointhat
section

2) (Optional)ManhattanGREVolume8:TextCompletion&SentenceEquivalence
InAppendixA,readthePartIII:Suffixes.Makeflashcardsforanysuffixrootsthat
areunfamiliartoyou,anddrillthesewithyourvocabularyflashcardsoverthenext
fewweeks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekNine,DaySix

1) Today,youwilltakeanotherpracticetest.Youhavethreechoices:
ApracticetestwithinMagoosh.Atthispoint,youwilllikelyseesomerepeat
questionsbecausetheremaynotbeenoughofagivenquestiontype(easy
geometryquestions,forexample)createtestsectionswithcorrectproportionsof
easy/medium/difficultquestions,dependingonyourperformanceandhowthe
testadaptstoyou.
RepeatanofficialpapertestfromthebackoftheGREOfficialGuide.
Useanothersourceifyouhaveit.Wehighlyrecommendthe6onlinepractice
teststhatcomewithanyoneoftheManhattanGREbookseries.

29

Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

Atthispoint,youhaveseenalloftheMagooshverbalvideostwice(excepttheVocabulary
videoswatchthemagainasneedbe,butyouprobablyhavethehangoflearningvocabby
thispoint!).

WeekTen,DayOne

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetQ,Ratios&Proportions,#630.Checkyouranswersassoon
asyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRErereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattan
GREbooks.
InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfa
deck).Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.
3) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

4) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekTen,DayTwo

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetR,Exponents&RootsandProblemSetS,Factoring.Check
youranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

30

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
15Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekTen,DayThree

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetT,AlgebraicExpressionsand#111ofProblemSetU,
Percents.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions
3Datainterpretationquestions

WeekTen,DayFour

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetU,Percents,#1231.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

31

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions

WeekTen,DayFive
1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetV,Graphs.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekTen,DaySix

1) Today,youwilltakeanotherpracticetest.Youhavethreechoices:
ApracticetestwithinMagoosh.Atthispoint,youwilllikelyseesomerepeat
questionsbecausetheremaynotbeenoughofagivenquestiontype(easy
geometryquestions,forexample)createtestsectionswithcorrectproportionsof
easy/medium/difficultquestions,dependingonyourperformanceandhowthe
testadaptstoyou.
RepeatanofficialpapertestfromthebackoftheGREOfficialGuide.
Useanothersourceifyouhaveit.Wehighlyrecommendthe6onlinepractice
teststhatcomewithanyoneoftheManhattanGREbookseries.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

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WeekEleven,DayOne

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
Do#122ofProblemSetW,WordProblems.Checkyouranswersassoonas
youfinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekEleven,DayTwo

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetW,WordProblems,#2332andProblemSetX,Sequences
&Series.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
15Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

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WeekEleven,DayThree

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetY,Counting.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekEleven,DayFour

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetZ,Probability&Statistics.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) ReadYourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions
5Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekEleven,DayFive

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
Do#122ofProblemSetAA,Permutations&Combinations.Checkyour
answersassoonasyoufinish.

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2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).
Spend1030minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) ReadYourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions

WeekEleven,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakethefirstpracticeGREavailablethroughtheGRE
PowerPrepsoftware.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects
yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.

WeekTwelve,DayOne
1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetAA,Permutations&Combinations,#2343.Checkyour
answersassoonasyoufinish.
2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.
3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,spend30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.
4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.
5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Multiplechoicemathquestions
10Multipleanswermathquestions

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WeekTwelve,DayTwo

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetBB,Functions.Checkyouranswersassoonasyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,spend30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) Readthreegoodsizedarticlesfromyourchosensourceofchallengingreading(e.g.
TheEconomist,NewYorkTimes,etc.),notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookup,and
createaflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Textcompletionverbalquestions
10Sentenceequivalenceverbalquestions

WeekTwelve,DayThree

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DoProblemSetCC,MiscellaneousProblems.Checkyouranswersassoon
asyoufinish.

2) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

3) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,spend30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

4) ReadYourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

5) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10Quantitativecomparisonmathquestions
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekTwelve,DayFour

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DotheDiagnostic/ReviewTest,#115.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

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2) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
Watchany34videosforanadditionaltime

3) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

4) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,spend30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

5) ReadYourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

6) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Readingcomprehensionverbalquestions
5Paragraphargumentverbalquestions

WeekTwelve,DayFive

1) (Optional)IntheNOVAsGREPrepCoursebook
DotheDiagnostic/ReviewTest,#1630.Checkyouranswersassoonasyou
finish.

2) InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideos
Watchany34videosforanadditionaltime

3) (Optional)ManhattanGRE
Rereadanysectionandredoanydrill/testintheManhattanGREbooks.

4) InMagooshsGREFlashcards,spend30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.

5) ReadYourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookup,andcreate
aflashcardfor,anywordsyoudontknow.

6) InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
5Multiplechoicemathquestions
10Numericentrymathquestions

WeekTwelve,DaySix

1) Today,youaregoingtotakethesecondpracticeGREavailablethroughtheGRE
PowerPrepsoftware.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelatively
shortbreaksinbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouare
planningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffects

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yourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhad
toeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeany
observationsinyourjournal.
Attheend,copytheessaysyouwroteintoaWorddoc,andasbefore,theseyou
willsharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingfor
feedback,orcritiquelaterwiththeOfficialGuideGuiderubric.

ConcentratedReview

1) Atthispoint,ifyouhavebeenfollowingtheschedule,youshouldhavedoneevery
questioninbothMagooshatleastonce.Forwhateverdaysremainbeforethetest,keep
upworkonGREmathandverbal.Somesuggestionsforwhattodo:
2) Throughselectingquestiontype&difficultyontheDashboard,doMagooshproblems
overagain,andseehowyoudoasecondtime.
3) Keepwatchingforanadditionaltime34Magooshlessonvideosasneeded,on
whatevertopicsyoufeelyouneedtoreview
4) Keepreadingyourchallengingmaterial,tobuildvocabularyandacclimateyourearto
eloquentstyle.
5) Keepdrillingyourvocabcards.
6) (Optional)Asneeded,rereadanysectionoftheManhattanGREbooksorredoany
problemsfromtheNOVASbook.

Daybeforethetest:

1) NoGREpreparationallday
2) Eatalarge,healthy,leisurelydinnernoalcohol!
3) Gotobedearlierthanusual.

Dayoftest:

1) ABSOLUTELYNOLASTMINUTEGREPREPARATION!
2) Eatalargebreakfast,fullofprotein
3) Dorelaxing,funactivitiestopasstimeuntilthetest

Bringtothetest:

1) Aliterofwater
2) Healthyenergypackedsnacks(nuts,proteinbar,etc.)

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3) Onbreaks,makesuretogetup,move&stretchmoving&stretchingthelarge
musclesofthebody(legs&torso)willgetoxygenflowingthroughout,whichwillhelp
keepyouawakeandkeepyouthinkingclearly.

Payless&testhigher.Clickhereformoreinformation.

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