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GRE prep

  • 13-06-2012 4:21pm
    #1
    Jizzear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭


    I have registered for the GRE today and wondering if anyone who has done it could tell me What is the best way to prepare?? What is the best book/books to buy for example. The test dat is end of august so I have 2 and 1/2 months ish to prepare...


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  • #2
    meeka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭meeka


    I did the GRE last September. After you register they send you out some practice material, including a CD containing software which is very similar to the actual exam. I found this particularly useful, because the interface wasn't completely new to me when I took the exam. I think you can download the software somewhere from the ETS website, too.

    Depending on what your undergrad is in, you'll probably find either the English stuff or the Maths stuff a lot easier. Coming from a physics background, I found the maths GRE stuff particularly easy when I was going through the sample papers. However I underestimated the amount of time it takes me to work through problems, and during the actual exam I got a bit stuck for time and rushed through several maths problems. Practicing while timing yourself would be really useful, I didn't do too much of that for the maths section and I regretted it.

    I found the English parts of the exam quite challenging, I hadn't written any sort of essay since my Leaving. I discovered that ETS actually have all possible questions for the issue topics, and the argument topics online (here and here). You probably won't have time/be bothered to practice all of these, but practicing a few of them and timing yourself is definitely worthwhile. Remember when you're practicing to type out your answers instead of writing; you'll be typing for the actual exam.

    I bought a practice book (can't remember which one now) but to be honest I didn't find that I used it very often, it was a bit of a waste of money considering it was like €30. There's more than enough practice and prep material online, in my opinion. If you have any specific questions, let me know.


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