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Manhattan Prep Session 1GRE Course Syllabus

Start of Session 1 What are your GRE score goals? When do you plan to take the test?

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Any prior GRE experience? How would you assess your strengths & weaknesses?

What do you want out of class today?

Session 1 Topics Intro to Learning Science

Intro to GRE Quant

QC Game Plan 1

Intro to GRE Verbal

RC Main

Course Overview

Vocab Toolbox

End of Session 1 What did you get out of class today?List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts)

This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific.

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In order to Do This Where Notes

Essential Get exposed toexam conditions □

Complete Online Practice Exam #1.(Skip the essays. Do not review thetest closely until after Session 2.)

Student Center (see WelcomeGuide)

Build vocab □ Memorize Week 1 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download fromStudent Center)

Review GRE format □ Read Chapter 1.Quantitative Comparisons & DataInterpretation GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 11 - 28

Review QC format □ Read Chapter 2.Quantitative Comparisons & DataInterpretation GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 29 - 37

Rehearse QC, tryother formats &topics

□Do sample Quant problems.Do not review new topics closely atthis point.

Official Guide, Chapter 5 (Quant),pp. 110 - 132

Rehearse RC MainIdea □ Do/redo OG problems: #8 p. 59, #5 p.

65, #25 p. 328, #11 p. 440. Official Guide

Rehearse RC, tryother formats □

Do sample Verbal problems.Do not review new topics closely atthis point.

Official Guide, Chapter 3 (Verbal),pp. 47 - 52

Learn NumberProperties concepts □

Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapters 2 - 5 (Divisibility& Primes, Odds & Evens, Positives &Negatives, Exponents). PrioritizeChapter 5: Exponents.

Number Properties GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 31 - 116

Important Practice NumberProperties skills □ Read Sections 1.1 - 1.7 (Arithmetic)

and do odd-numbered problems.Official Guide, Chapter 7 (MathReview), pp. 207 - 221

Refresh readingprinciples □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 2.Reading Comprehension &Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp.29 - 53

Refresh vocablearning principles □ Read Chapter 4.

Text Completion & SentenceEquivalence GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 129 – 140

Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 1 & 2GRE Course Syllabus

Consolidate Session 1

Prepare for Session 2

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Optional Practice NumberProperties skills □ Do odd-numbered problems in Drill

Sets 1 - 3 in Chapter 9.Number Properties GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 157 - 160

Refresh math terms □ Read Appendix A: GRE MathGlossary.

Quantitative Comparisons & DataInterpretation GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 171 – 179

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Start of Session 2 How did you do against your goals this past week?

What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.)


Session 2 Topics Intro: Spaced Repetition

Number Properties

QC 2, Non-QC 1, Calculator

RC Detail

How & When to Study Vocab



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EssentialLearn the rightlessons frompractice exam

□Do a "light review" of Online PracticeExam #1. (Recognize what you didwell. Only review closely anyproblems you think you should havegotten right at this point.)



Practice NumberProperties skills □

Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 146, #4p. 151, #6 p. 151, #14 p. 154, #3 p.156, #5 p. 331, #8 p. 331, #22 p. 335,#7 p. 339, #15 p. 341, #21 p. 343, #3p. 465, #5 p. 466, #24 p. 472.

Official Guide

Practice RC Detailskills, with callbacksto earlier topics

□Do/redo OG problems: #9 p.59, #4 p.65, #6 p. 66, #8 p. 67, #9 p. 67, #21p. 326, #12 p. 440, #14 p. 441, #13 p.450, #14 p. 450, #19 p. 452, #20 p.452.

Official Guide

Learn Fractionsconcepts & skills □ Read and do the odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 2.Fractions, Decimals, & PercentsGRE Strategy Guide, pp. 29 - 70

Learn Equationsconcepts & skills □ Read and do the odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 2.Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp.29 - 53

Learn AlgebraicTranslationsconcepts & skills

□ Read and do the odd-numberedproblems in Chapter 2.

Word Problems GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 29 - 48

Important Practice RC analysis □ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapters 4 and 5.

Reading Comprehension &Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp.65 - 90

Practice Fractionsskills □ Do Drill Sets 1 - 3, odd numbers, in

Chapter 6.Fractions, Decimals, & PercentsGRE Strategy Guide, pp. 141 -142

Practice Equationsskills □ Do Drill Sets 1 - 3, odd numbers, in

Chapter 6.Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp.131 - 133

Practice AlgebraicTranslations skills □

Do Drill Set 1 (odd numbers) and DrillSet 2 #1-9 (odd numbers) in Chapter9.





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Optional Practice Algebraskills □ Read sections 2.1 - 2.3 (in Algebra)

and do exercises #1, #2, #5, and #7.Official Guide, Chapter 7 (MathReview), pp. 222 - 226, 243 - 244

Practice AlgebraicTranslation skills □

Do Drill Set 2 #11 - 25 (odd numbers)and Drill Set 3 #1 - 5 (odd numbers)in Chapter 9.


Practice generalQuant skills □ Do odd-numbered problems, Easy

difficulty, in Math Practice Section 1.5-lb Book of GRE PracticeProblems, pp. 1157 - 1162

Learn Rootsconcepts □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 6.Number Properties GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 117 - 131

Practice Roots skills □ Do odd-numbered problems in DrillSets 1, 2, and 4 in Chapter 9.

Number Properties GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 157 - 160

Practice QC gameplan □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 6.Quantitative Comparisons & DataInterpretation GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 105 - 121

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Session 3 Topics Intro: Making Memory Work

Fractions & Algebra 1

QC 3, Story Problems

RC Inference

Vocab: Make It Memorable



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Essential Build vocab □ Memorize Week 3 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download fromStudent Center)

Practice Fractions &Algebra 1 skills, withcallbacks to earliertopics

□Do/redo OG problems: #5 p. 146, #9p. 148, #8 p. 152, #8 p. 157, #7 p.331, #4 p. 338, #22 p. 343, #8 p. 458,#16 p. 461, #21 p. 462, #2 p. 465,#14 p. 468, #15 p. 469.

Official Guide

Practice RCInference skills, withcallbacks to earliertopics

□Do/redo OG problems: #2 p. 57, #3 p.57, #4 p. 57, #5 p. 57, #6 p. 58, #7 p.58, #1 p. 63, #2 p. 63, #7 p. 67, #5 p.73, #6 p. 73, #7 p. 73, #8 p. 74, #5 p.320, #6 p. 320, #8 p. 322, #9 p. 322,#13 p. 440.

Official Guide

Learn Percentsconcepts & skills □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 4.Fractions, Decimals, & PercentsGRE Strategy Guide, pp. 93 - 114

Learn Quadraticsconcepts & skills □ Read and do odd-numbered


Important Learn Inequalitiesconcepts & skills □ Read and do odd-numbered


Practice Quadraticsskills □ Do Drill Sets 4 - 5 in Chapter 6 (odd-

numbered problems only).Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp.131 - 135

Practice RCquestions □ Read and do exercises in Chapter 7.


Optional Learn Digits &Decimals concepts □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapters 3 and 5.Fractions, Decimals, & PercentsGRE Strategy Guide, pp. 71 - 92,115 - 138

Practice Digits &Decimals skills □ Do odd-numbered problems in Drill

Sets 4 - 6 in Chapter 6.Fractions, Decimals, & PercentsGRE Strategy Guide, pp. 142 -144

Learn Formulas &Functions concepts □ Read and do exercises in Chapter 5

(odd-numbered problems only).Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp.107 - 128




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Practice RCquestions □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapters 3 and 6.Reading Comprehension &Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp.55 - 64, 91 - 98

Practice FDPquestions □ Do Chapter 7 problem sets (odd-

numbered problems only).Fractions, Decimals, & PercentsGRE Strategy Guide, pp. 155 -197

Practice RCquestions □ Do Chapter 7 problem sets (odd-

numbered problems only).Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp.151 - 183

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Session 4 Topics Intro: Connections & Interleaving

Percents & Algebra 2

QC 4, DI, Non-QC 2

TC 1

Vocab Network



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Practice Percents &Algebra 2 skills, withcallbacks to earliertopics

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Do/redo OG problems: #1 p. 145, #3p. 146, #2 p. 161, #15 p. 333, #17 p.334, #18 p. 334, #19 p. 334, #8 p.339, #10 p. 340, #1 p. 457, #2 p. 457,#3 p. 457, #13 p. 460, #22 p. 463, #6p. 466, #7 p. 466, #13 p. 468, #17 p.470, #19 p. 470, #22 p. 471

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Practice TC 1 skills,with callbacks toearlier topics

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Do/redo OG problems: #1 p. 54, #3 p.54, #5 p. 55, #1 p. 60, #3 p. 60, #1 p.68, #2 p. 68, #5 p. 310, #7 p. 311, #9p. 312, #10 p. 313, #11 p. 313, #12 p.313, #14 p. 314, #16 p. 314, #18 p.315, #19 p. 315, #20 p. 315, #24 p.317, #17 p. 325, #19 p. 325, #23 p.328, #24 p. 328, #1 p. 437

Official Guide

Learn Triangles &Circles concepts &skills

□ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapters 3 and 5.

Geometry GRE Strategy Guide,pp. 55 - 79

ImportantLearn otherGeometry concepts& skills

□ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapters 2, 6, and 7.

Geometry GRE Strategy Guide,pp. 29 - 44, 123 - 175

Learn SentenceEquivalenceconcepts

□Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapter 3 through onlythe Easy Drill Set.

Text Completion & SentenceEquivalence GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 83 - 105

Practice Geometryskills □ Do Drill Sets 1 - 4 in Chapter 8 (odd-

numbered problems only).Geometry GRE Strategy Guide,pp. 175 - 182

Practice TC skills □Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapter 2 through onlythe Easy Drill Set.

Text Completion & SentenceEquivalence GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 29 - 59




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OptionalLearn additionalGeometry concepts& skills

□ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapters 4 and 9.

Geometry GRE Strategy Guide,pp. 75 - 100, 201 - 252

Practice QC gameplan □ Read Chapters 3 - 4 and do odd-

numbered problems.Quantitative Comparisons & DataInterpretation GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 39 - 77

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Session 5 Topics Intro: Power of Forgetting

Geometry

Non-QC 3

SE

Vocab: Spaced Repetition



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Practice Geometryskills, with callbacksto earlier topics

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Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 111, #2p. 146, #3 p. 151, #11 p. 153, #1 p.155, #6 p. 156, #11 p. 158, #4 p. 330,#14 p. 333, #21 p. 335, #23 p. 336,#2 p. 338, #6 p. 339, #16 p. 342, #19p. 343, #23 p. 344, #25 p. 344, #11 p.460, #1 p. 465, #10 p. 467, #16 p.469, #23 p. 471

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Practice SE skills,with callbacks toearlier topics

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Do/redo OG problems: #2 p. 54, #6 p.55, #7 p. 55, #2 p. 60, #6 p. 62, #7 p.62, #8 p. 62, #3 p. 68, #7 p. 70, #8 p.70, #6 p. 310, #1 p. 318, #4 p. 319,#14 p. 324, #15 p. 324, #16 p. 325,#3 p. 437, #9 p. 439, #10 p. 439, #15p. 441, #19 p. 442, #22 p. 454, #23 p.454, #24 p. 455

Official Guide

Learn Statisticsconcepts and skills □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 5.Word Problems GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 91 - 110

Practice Statisticsskills □ Do Drill Set 3 #6-10 in Chapter 9. Word Problems GRE Strategy

Guide, p. 164

Important Learn Essaysconcepts and skills □ Do GRE Essay Interact, as much or

as little as you need. Student Center

Optional Practice RC skills □ Do Questions 1-7 in Chapter 5. 5-lb Book of GRE PracticeProblems, pp. 147 - 150

Practice QC gameplan □ Read and do odd-numbered


Assignments Between Sessions 5 & 6GRE Course Syllabus



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Session 6 Topics Intro: Associations

Word Problems 1 (Statistics)

TC 2

Vocab: Improving Memory



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Essential Rehearse underexam conditions □ Complete Online Practice Exam #2.

Do the essays.Student Center (see WelcomeGuide)

Know where you are □ Review the practice exam and assessstrengths and weaknesses.



Practice Statisticsskills, with callbacksto earlier topics

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Do/redo OG problems: #3 p. 122, #7p. 147, #8 p. 147, #13 p. 149, #2 p.150, #7 p. 152, #9 p. 152, #13 p. 154,#2 p. 155, #4 p. 156, #9 p. 157, #14p. 159, #15 p. 160, #4 p. 162, #5 p.163, #7 p. 163, #20 p. 335, #9 p. 339,#11 p. 340, #14 p. 341, #5 p. 458, #9p. 459, #12 p. 460, #17 p. 461, #18 p.462, #12 p. 468

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Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 54, #8 p.55, #4 p. 61, #5 p. 61, #5 p. 69, #8 p.311, #2 p. 318, #10 p. 322, #20 p.326, #2 p. 437, #4 p. 437, #6 p. 438,#16 p. 441, #22 p. 444, #23 p. 444,#24 p. 445, #25 p. 445, #2 p. 446, #3p. 446, #6 p. 447, #9 p. 449, #10 p.449, #11 p. 449, #12 p. 450, #15 p.451, #17 p. 451

Official Guide

Learn Ratios, Rates,and Probabilityconcepts and skills

□ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapters 3, 4, and 7.

Word Problems GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 49 - 91, 127 - 144

Important Learn Combinatoricsconcepts and skills □ Read and do odd-numbered


OptionalReview Essaydirections andexamples

□ Read Chapter 2. Official Guide, pp. 11 - 42

Practice Essay skills □ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapter 10.





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Learn Idiomconcepts □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 5.Text Completion & SentenceEquivalence GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 141 - 162

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Session 7 Topics Intro: Growth Mindset

Word Problems 2

RC Arguments



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Practice Statisticsskills, with callbacksto earlier topics

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Do/redo OG problems: #5 p. 126, #10p. 148, #11 p. 148, #12 p. 149, #1 p.150, #10 p. 152, #5 p. 156, #7 p. 157,#1 p. 161, #3 p. 162, #6 p. 163, #2 p.330, #3 p. 330, #6 p. 331, #10 p. 332,#11 p. 332, #13 p. 333, #16 p. 333,#1 p. 338, #3 p. 338, #13 p. 341, #17p. 342, #18 p. 343, #20 p. 343, #24 p.344, #14 p. 460, #15 p. 461, #19 p.462, #20 p. 462, #23 p. 463, #9 p.467

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Do/redo OG problems: #1 p. 56, #3 p.64, #6 p. 69, #2 p. 71, #4 p. 310, #13p. 313, #23 p. 316, #25 p. 317, #3 p.318, #22 p. 327, #7 p. 438, #8 p. 438,#1 p. 446, #4 p. 446, #8 p. 447, #16p. 451, #18 p. 451, #21 p. 453, #25 p.455

Official Guide

Important Rehearse DI skills □ Read and do odd-numberedproblems in Chapter 8.

Quantitative Comparisons & DataInterpretation GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 135 - 170

Practice RCArgument skills □ Read and do all problems in Chapter

9.Reading Comprehension &Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp.175 - 224

Optional Learn OverlappingSets concepts □ Read part of Chapter 8 and do

problems #5 and #9.Word Problems GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 150 - 158

Learn ConsecutiveInteger concepts □ Read and do odd-numbered

problems in Chapter 7.Number Properties GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 131 - 154

Practice RCArgument skills □ Do Questions 1-7 in Chapter 6. 5-lb Book of GRE Practice

Problems, pp. 285 - 287

Practice generalWord Problem skills □ Read and do odd-numbered


Assignments Between Sessions 6 & 7GRE Course Syllabus


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Session 8 Topics Intro: Manage Yourself

Quant Odds & Ends

Tough TC/SE



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Essential Rehearse underexam conditions □ Complete Online Practice Exam #3.

Do the essays.Student Center (see WelcomeGuide)

Know where you are □ Review the practice exam and assessstrengths and weaknesses.



PracticemiscellaneousQuant skills, withcallbacks to earliertopics

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Do/redo OG problems: #6 p. 147, #14p. 149, #5 p. 151, #12 p. 153, #10 p.158, #12 p. 158, #13 p. 159, #1 p.330, #9 p. 331, #12 p. 332, #24 p.336, #25 p. 336, #5 p. 339, #12 p.341, #4 p. 457, #6 p. 458, #7 p. 458,#10 p. 459, #24 p. 463, #25 p. 463,#4 p. 465, #8 p. 466, #11 p. 468, #18p. 470, #20 p. 471, #21 p. 471, #25 p.472

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Practice toughTC/SE skills, withcallbacks to earliertopics

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Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 69, #9 p.70, #1 p. 71, #3 p. 72, #4 p. 72, #1 p.309, #2 p. 309, #3 p. 309, #15 p. 314,#17 p. 314, #21 p. 316, #22 p. 316,#7 p. 321, #11 p. 323, #12 p. 323,#13 p. 323, #18 p. 325, #5 p. 438,#17 p. 442, #18 p. 442, #20 p. 443,#21 p. 443, #5 p. 447, #7 p. 447

Official Guide

Important Rehearse DI skills □ Do questions 1-12 in Chapter 24. 5-lb Book of GRE PracticeProblems, pp. 725 - 729

Practice TC & SEskills □ Do Medium and Hard TC Drills and

Medium and Hard SE DrillsText Completion & SentenceEquivalence GRE StrategyGuide, pp. 59 - 82, 105 - 129

Practice RC skills □ Read and do problems in Chapter 8.Reading Comprehension &Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp.119 - 173



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Optional Practice QCstrategies □ Read and do odd-numbered


Practice DI skills □Read and do exercises in DataAnalysis (Section 4) of Chapter 7,Math Review

Official Guide, pp. 263 - 301

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Session 9 Topics Intro: Positive Psychology

Preparing to Face the GRE 1 & 2

Timed Practice Sets


This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific.How will you continue to prepare for the GRE?

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