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Title: Crash Course for the GRE : 10 Easy Steps to a Higher Score by Karen Lurie ISBN: 0-375-75325-7 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 14 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Wait for new edition of book coming up
Comment: Were this book up-to-date I would have rated it with 4 stars. However, this edition is pre-October 2002, i.e. refers to the old analytical section instead of the new analytic writing one (essay). I had bought it more than a year and only got the chance to go through it now, so I read only what refers to the other two sections (verbal, math).
This book is short-'n-sweet, but IMHO, in the math section, _too_ sweet. If you have a major in anything like math (as I happen to do), physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or even economics, the way it approaches the math section may seem childish to you (and maybe confuse you rather than illuminate you). I don't know how useful it may appear to (say) English or Psych majors with weak math backgrounds, but it wasn't helpful to me, others than the sample questions, and a couple of nice, time-saver tricks it mentions (3:4:5, 5:12:13 triangles, Bowtie, etc.)
The verbal section is the one I found more useful. For instance, it provides some useful techniques for attacking analogies. However, it is my strong belief that if you are weak in vocab all the nice tricks in the world can't help you much, especially with analogies and antonyms.
Overall, it is not a bad book for its price and its goal (crash course for people w/ only a week in their disposal). However, (1) if you have a strong math background, you may find the math section too condescending and (2) (and most importantly) wait for the new edition of this book, coming out September, that will be updated for the new analytical writing section.
Rating: 3
Summary: Helpful, but outdated
Comment: This book is incredibly useful in studying for the verbal and math sections of the GRE. However, the test has recently been changed, replacing the multiple-choice analytical section with a writing sample, and this book was published before the change. Almost half of the book is dedicated to solving the analytical questions which no longer are a part of the exam, and there is, of course, no information about the writing sample.
Even if you only have a few weeks to study, I would recommend getting one of the more comprehensive, more up-to-date books. I found the one published by ETS, the organization that creates the test, to be the most helpful, as it has sample essays to look at and questions to practice writing on.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best GRE books ever
Comment: When I started preparing for the GRE, I bought the ubiquitous Kaplan Guide and after I took the practice test I was incredibly dissapointed in my scores. Picking up this book, I read through the strategies for answering questions correctly, and then returned to Kaplan and went through every question in the book, answering them as recommended in the Crash Course book. I got INCREDIBLE results -- one of my scores jumped 300 points from the practice test to when I actually took the GRE. If you are the type of person who is bad at standardized tests, THIS BOOK is what you need. I cannot recommend it strongly enough.
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Title: Kaplan GRE Exam 2004 with CD-ROM by Kaplan ISBN: 0743241428 Publisher: Kaplan Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $33.00 |
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Title: GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test by Educational Testing Service, Educational Testing Services ISBN: 0886852129 Publisher: Educational Testing Serv Pub. Date: 31 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Kaplan GRE Verbal Workbook, 2nd Edition by Kaplan ISBN: 0743230590 Publisher: Kaplan Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Kaplan GRE Exam 2003 with CD-ROM by Staff of Kaplan Inc ISBN: 0743230299 Publisher: Kaplan Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $33.00 |
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Title: Cracking the GRE with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition by Princeton Review ISBN: 0375763228 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $31.95 |
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