swedishcelt 0 #1 July 25, 2007 I have gotten away with not having to take it until now, but the college I am applying to for my Doctoral program wants me to take them. Have any of you taken them recently and have extra software to share or tips on the experience? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmw515 0 #2 July 25, 2007 I took it back in october; i used the kaplan book/ cd. It was good. I think it costed 30 dollars or so. Didnt do so well in the math section, but i suck at math . Dont have the software, sorry. Good luck, Patrick White Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 July 25, 2007 Quote I think it costed 30 dollars or so. How'd you do on the verbal part?"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #4 July 25, 2007 I had to take it not that long ago... less than a year. They should mail you some prep software when you register for the test. I bought a workbook to prepare with, I think it was called the complete idiots guide to the GRE or something like that. It was a really helpful book, especially because it was written with a good sense of humor. My advice is to review all the math stuff because it is really easy to boost your score there. For the vocab, start learning morphemes. A bank of essay questions is posted on the official GRE website. Definitely browse through those. I actually liked the essay part. For the opinion essay you will get to choose between two prompts (my optins were both "profound" quotes) and then you get to say why you agree or disagree. For the argument analysis they will give you an article type thing and you have to analyze where leaps of logic were made in the article. I thought the argument analysis part was reaaally easy. Link to the essay questions: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=6a9ca76d0edd5010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=06c7e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD It is helpful to learn about how the computer testing differs from paper testing. It is adaptive, so the early questions make a larger impact on your final score than the later questions. Weird stuff. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmw515 0 #5 July 25, 2007 I think I did pretty well, I dont remember my exact number. it was well above 50%. Bottom line: do well enough to get where you want to go and its all good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 July 25, 2007 Quote I think I did pretty well, I dont remember my exact number. it was well above 50%. Bottom line: do well enough to get where you want to go and its all good. I think this is what nwflyer was referring to: Quote I think it costed 30 dollars or so. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC07 0 #7 July 25, 2007 Yeah, I get to take it also. Woohoo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #8 July 25, 2007 I'm not worried about the verbal and I have a handle on morphemes. I am most concerned with the Quantitative/ Mathematics section. Which workbook did you get that had the sense of humor? Was it Princeton Review by any chance? I've never seen an ETS prep material that was funny before... just curious, I would be more apt to buy one that was easy to get through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #9 July 25, 2007 QuoteYeah, I get to take it also. Woohoo!Good luck! When are you scheduled to take it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites