GRE Math & Verbal Strategies Set

Delivered on time. Packaging is best and the most important thing is that manhattan books are best for GRE as well as GMAT also.

Just now arrived!...very nice packing from the Amazon....I hope to score good marks from this book!...

Drills were good to have, I do not know why they were removed.

Books are damaged.

I used these books to prepare myself for the first attempt at the GRE. They have been somewhat useful, but the big problem in the GRE is time and I felt these books didn't prepare too well for the time pressure

I have both this and the ETS preps. The verbal editions are similar between ETS and Manhattan Prep, but the math portion from Manhattan Prep blows the ETS math guide out of the water. Manhattan Prep provides you formulas and detailed answers and how-tos for everything. The ETS guide assumes you know certain things, so there are many questions that only have an answer and you don’t know how they got there.

Books came in with folded edges, typical shipping tragedy.

Thank you!

I'm a Harvard grad, 99% GRE scorer, and professional GRE tutor since 2002.Manhattan Prep's GRE Math & Verbal Strategies Set (currently $44) is a more basic, pared-down version of its predecessor, the Manhattan Prep Set of 8 GRE Strategy Guides, which cost about twice as much as these books, and included about 50% more learning material, as well as individual editions in each subject: 1) Algebra, 2) Fractions, Decimals and Percents, 3) Geometry, 4) Number Properties, 5) Word Problems, 6) Quantitative Comparisons and Data Interpretation, 7) Reading Comprehension and Essays, and 8) Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence. Purchase of the book also includes access to 6 imitation full-length GRE computer-adaptive tests (CATs).I agree with the 10 other reviewers that these books are good, but there is no denying that the older set of 8 guides was much more exhaustive—these 8 books included 1920 pages instead of the “only” 1300 pages in these 2 newer guides—and the difference is compounded visually because of how thin the new paper is. Perhaps those in the MP corporate offices realized that an 8-edition set is a bit much for the average GRE student, whereas students who prepare for tests such as the GMAT (where Manhattan Prep got its start) tend to be much more obsessive and thorough in their approach.My conclusion: this new GRE offering from Manhattan Prep is a great option at a nice price point, but the older editions might be worth it if you need to cover every nook and cranny of the GRE, since the test format hasn't changed at all, and these newer books haven't changed much other than some simplification, reorganization and omission.For more information about preparing for the GRE, google “GRE Action Plan” and you will find my full list of recommendations.Best of luck on your GRE and beyond,-Brian