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Title: Cliffstestprep Gre Cbt by Peter Z., Ph.D. Orton, Allan, Ph.D. Casson, Jean, M.A. Eggenschwiler, Rajiv, Ph.D. Rimal, William A., Ph.D. Covino, Bernard V., M.A. Zandy, Howard, M.A. Horwitz, Jerry, Ph.D. Bobrow ISBN: 0-7645-8612-2 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Verbal & Quantitative, Analytical Could Be Better
Comment: I used two books to prepare for the GRE. I started with REA's Math Builder for Admission & Standardized Tests which is fraught with errors and presents mathematical concepts in a disconnected manner, but at least loosened 18 years of rust.
Then I studied every single page and did every single problem (some twice)in GRE CBT. I completed both sets of timed tests. I felt more than ready for the computer-based GRE. I was indeed well-prepared for the Verbal & Quantitative tests. However, I had problems in the Analytical.
The good news is that the test-taking tips are good. I'm an execellent test-taker, but I still got a few new ideas. Plus the first sample test gives you an idea of how you will flow through to easier or more difficult questions. And the problems are generally well-edited so you don't often hit those frustrating errors in the questions. This becomes less true at the end of the book, but by then you should have a handle on when you're right and the book is wrong.
The Verbal and Quantitative preparation is good. The verbal questions definitely stretched my vocabulary and the math questions covered almost everything that I saw on the actual GRE. I did astonishingly well on both sections.
The Analytical prep is good for half of that test, drawing conclusions from text passages. My problem was with the logic puzzles. The book has a multitude of samples, but none of them were as difficult as the ones I encountered on the test. Since I had aced every single puzzle in the book, I was completely unprepared for the speed at which I was expected to work on some very difficult problems. I ran out of time with 1/3 of the questions remaining. Fortunately, that turned out to be a "pre-screen" unscored section and I paced myself better on my godsent second chance.
This is a good study guide. I still recommend it. However if you expect to be working at the high end of the difficulty range, I recommend that you also purchase a second study guide that has a better Analytical section.
And here's a free tip that's in neither book. Study with mild distractions in the background. The computer test center is not quiet. Someone will be typing an essay while you're trying to remember a math formula. Every few minutes, someone walks behind you to get in or out. The chairs creak like crazy. While I was studying, I cursed my two-year-old's Barney videos. While I was testing, I blessed them.
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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: The GRE Test for Dummies, Fifth Edition by Suzee Vlk ISBN: 0764554735 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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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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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 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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