Manhattan Prep GRE

Joe Martin was a fantastic instructor. He always encouraged us to ask questions and pushed us to push ourselves. I had to take a couple of my classes with another instructor, because of my schedule, and definitely saw a difference in how deep we went into full comprehension of the material. Take the class with Joe if you can. My GRE math score went up a decent amount after taking this class. I’m giving Manhattan Prep four stars because I thought the course could have been just a tad longer (perhaps 10 – 12 classes) instead of just the nine or so we had. There were concepts I wish we went over in class that we didn’t because of time constraints.

I took the GRE earlier this week after completing this prep course a few weeks ago. It was super helpful. It gave me the structure I needed to stay sane while preparing for the GRE on top of a demanding job.
The instructor for my class — Joe Martin — was great. He was engaging in class and always quick to answer my emails, even after the course ended.

I took this in DC, but I can’t find anywhere else to rate it so deal with it.
First off, I JUST took the GRE. Like an hour ago. And I did not get close to the scores I was hoping for. I sat through nine weeks of their classroom instruction and my score went down. It went down from what I got when I took my first practice test and did nothing. Now, I know you might think well hey maybe it was just nerves. No, no it wasn’t. This class was the biggest waste of money in my life. That’s what I’m really mad about. Not even the score, but that I made such an «investment», put the time in, and got a negative return.
I think the classes might be great if you are border line retared. If you have below a 140, yeah sign up. Just keep in mind that if you don’t have a 140 or below and you sign up for this class, you might be in a class with 140s and below. Meaning while you’re trying to figure out more difficult problems, they’re trying to understand how to cross multiply. I might sound like a dick… well if I’m so smart why didn’t I do better? And I agree with you. My point is that for over a thousand dollars, you are better of taking a few practices tests through the ETS book, identiyfing your weaknesses, and spending the money on a private tutor.
This entire standardized testing and prep is a scam and I despise it. I hated in during the SAT. And I hate it now, 12 years later. In closing, it’s not worth it. I would have loved to have posted this on their site, but then only put up pre-​approved positive reviews.
In fairness, my instructor was nice, competent, and good at teaching what Manhattan Prep puts out. I just think what they put out is garbage.

I signed up for this class in December after feeling a strong compulsion to prepare myself for business school applications. I have a strong college GPA and, solid work experience, however I am awful at standardized tests.
I realized shortly after starting the courses, that my memory of algebra and most of the math was very very slim. I found the online videos really helpful to do alongside the workbook, because I could do it at my own pace. I also found the instructor Jen to be patient and helpful as I moved at a slower pace. I also enjoyed her self deprecating humor. She breezes through the material with ease, that makes me feel like I ride the short bus to class, but then she jokes about being a nerd who spends her free time taking tests, so it takes away some of the sting.
I ultimately stopped taking the classes in the middle, because I realized I was spreading myself way to thin between work and some other things in my life. At this time I have decided to put any business school ambitions on hold, so I never actually took the GRE, however I know for sure from the prep, that there is NO WAY I could go into this test without having done a prep course. If I decided to entertain graduate school again I would certainly take another course with Manhattan GRE or GMAT. Only reason it isn’t 5 stars is because it’s pricey and I couldn’t get any refund since I stopped after three classes, however they make that perfectly clear when you sign up, so I take full responsibility. It wasn’t like I was mislead.

I took a GRE prep course (they offer other things, I’m not just being redundant) through Manhattan Prep GRE and loved it. I’d tried out a few other services (Sylvan and Kaplan) but found the people at Manhattan to engaging, interesting, and (importantly) great teachers.
The price, as mentioned, is a little steep, but I guess you get what you pay for.
The class sizes were small, the facilities were fantastic, and our instructor Daniel Yudkin really took the time to get to know us and help us out.
I’d recommend them to friends (and the people of the internet) any day.

Although the fee for GRE prep is steep, it’s 100% worth it. The teachers are responsive, brilliant, and provide good teaching instructions and examples for how to «beat» the GRE. There are about 15 students in every class, so the teacher can connect with each student on a personal level and really address the class’s every need. Jen Dziura is my teacher, and she is absolutely fabulous. Her wit and funny examples keep us engaged and eager to learn more. Every class has the same structure: first half vocab/​reading comp and the second half math. Each are incredible valuable and truly help you improve your overall GRE score. Between my first and second practice test, I raised my score 8 points. Now with further instruction, I’m excited to see the next improvement I make. Throughout the class you broaden your vocabulary and learn tricks to cut corners and improve accuracy. This class is taught at a fast pace, so it is imperative that you do the outside work, which sometimes can be a bit overwhelming. However, we receive daily blog emails with vocabulary used in context which helps keep the new material fresh. The website is also worth checking out because it provides daily GRE math problems in addition to a variety of other resources. I would absolutely recommend taking the Manhattan GRE prep course.

i think Manhattan GRE is really a great test prep!! I took the GRE today and my scores are V159, Q166…not great but not bad:)For me, a non-​native speaker, Manhattan GRE helped me a lot with my Verbal reasoning! It is a pity i didn’t get a chance to attend classes there, but i have read Manhattan GRE strategy guides (Reading comprehension and Text Completion).They are really helpful and you will learn a lot of vocab words in the Text Completion one. literally!
Also, the instructor Jennifer is really amazing! She’s always ready to help you and patient and even funny sometimes haha (i know she is an entertainer as well).Yeah, i took some free online lectures with Jen, i think it’s called «Mondays with Jen“now.I appreciated her help!! She also wrote Manhattan GRE flash cards and i have them and learned tons of challenging words from them, check them out !!
Moreover, i’ve also read books from Princeton Review, but i think theirs are not as good as Manhattan GRE’s!I think if you can master all the skills in the Manhattan GRE strategy guides, you will get a pretty high score!

I would recommend Manhattan GRE to everyone. Before signing up, I took the free sample class here and at Kaplan, as well as a couple classes at NYU SCPS. Manhattan GRE seemed by far the best.
My instructor was Jen, and she was amazing. She was engaging, led the class well, made sure everyone had a chance to be involved, and maintained a brisk pace of moving through material. She always knew the answer to any question, and knew every word in the book (literally). She sent out weekly emails that used the vocab words we were supposed to be memorizing. The course itself was so useful– it made vocab memorization manageable and gave extremely useful tips for cutting time for answering questions.
They also give you several online practice tests, which help you become accustomed to taking the test on the computer (honestly, that’s half the battle). I got a great score on my real test, and learned a lot in the process. Definitely go with Manhattan GRE.

I think Manhattan GRE is the best test prep compared to the likes of Princeton Review, Kaplan Test Prep and Veritas Prep for the following reasons:
1) The instructor teaches the class in an engaging and interactive manner. The class is fairly small consisting of 5 – 10 students.
2) The course is very structured and course materials are easy to follow. There are 8 books for each topic taught in class. You can go through the books and focus on the area you wish to improve on. There is plenty of homework to prepare you for the next class. After memorizing 49 words per week and reading over 200 pages for homework, one can’t help but stock up on red bulls to stay alert.
3) 6 practice exams & daily vocabulary emails from the Blog editor.