The GRE Test For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education))
by Suzee Vlk, Michelle Rose Gilman, Veronica Saydak
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Author: Michelle Rose Gilman, Suzee Vlk, Veronica SaydakEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-09
ISBN: 0470009195
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: For Dummies
Book Reviews of The GRE Test For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education))
Book Review: Math: A+ English: B
Summary: 5 Stars
I have long snubbed the "Dummies" series as, well, for dummies. I never read a book in the series or did more than peek at a cover now and then. In preparing for the GRE, however, I pulled out all the stops and bought every single GRE prep book I could find. Surprisingly, this turned out to be my very favorite and most useful book. It is the only book in which I worked every single problem, read every single page, and felt prepared rather than overwhelmed.
Disclaimer: The level of problems in this book is admittedly lower than in Barron's, Kaplan's, or Peterson's. If you are absolutely desperate to get a 1600 on your GRE, this may not be the best book for you. If you're a bit intimidated by the GRE, however, and only need a satisfactory score (mine was slightly less than 1400) this is the book for you.
Benefits:
1. Lightweight. Don't underestimate this advantage! All of my other GRE books were heavy and a pain to carry on the train, on the plane, etc. Having a lightweight book made it much easier to remind myself, "Yes, I really DO need to take this book so I can study the 30 minutes before my meeting starts."
2. Good visual layout. The pages aren't overcrowded with hard-to-read small text, like the other prep books. I found my eyes getting very tired after studying from the other books (which, admittedly, had much nicer quality paper...but that made them heavier, remember?).
3. Not too much information. I personally hate math and was extremely overwhelmed by other study guides. This gave me one concept at a time, and I was able to study the book cover-to-cover within two weeks (at the rate of about 4-7 hours per day). That gave me confidence. If you have many months to prepare for the GRE it might be worth your time and money to buy one of the heavy-duty books, but I had only a month to study. This book was perfect, and my math score more than doubled!
It's important to note that many of the practice tests closely mimic the actual GRE tests. For the reading section, this can be deadly. I read a very complicated section about volcanic crust and tectonic plates in one of the GRE practice books (not this one), and I was unlucky enough to get a similar-but-just-slightly-different section for the actual test. Contrary to what you might think, this was near disaster! I couldn't remember what maddeningly minute details I had read in the practice test as opposed to what I'd read in the REAL test. The section took me far longer than it would have if I'd never encountered the material in the practice test, and I ended up getting a significantly lower score on the English section than I'd anticipated.
My point? That in preparing for the GRE, 15 practice tests (as other books offer) can actually be detrimental. More is not necessarily better. I found the practice tests in this book to be well-chosen and good preparation for the real test.
4. Good price. Some of the other books are ridiculously overpriced. At this price, this book is worth picking up as a companion to any of the other, pricier, books you may have purchased. I regret spending more $150+ dollars on other books and CDs when this was the book that helped me the most.
I'd especially highly recommend this if you are most concerned about the math section. If you are fine with math and more worried about the English section, you might need to supplement this book with outside writing and reading practice. However, for me (strong on English and weak on math), it was exactly what I needed.
Good luck on your test!
P.S. If your testing center is extremely strict, you may be forbidden from removing layers of clothing (as is suggested in the book). I followed the book's suggestions to wear layers (tank top, lightweight shirt, and cardigan) to the test room in case I got cold or hot, but the proctor told me I could not remove any clothing during the test. Just a warning. :)
Summary of The GRE Test For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education))
A totally effective and surprisingly fun guide to the Graduate Record ExaminationIn Fall 2007, the GRE Program is planning to implement significant changes to the verbal measure, quantitative measure, and analytical writing sections of the GRE. This easy-to-use, refreshingly irreverent revision shares inside information on what to expect with these changes, helping both recent graduates and workforce veterans prepare for the revised test, maximize their score, and get into the graduate program of their choice. It includes all of the secrets of the Internet-based test (iBT)-in which the computer generates unique questions according to correct or incorrect answers-as well as brush-up reviews on math and grammar, two complete practice tests, and proven time-management techniques that make test-prep fun and simple.
Suzee Vlk wrote For Dummies guides to the ACT, SAT, GRE, and GMAT and taught test preparation classes for more than 25 years. Michelle Gilman (Solana, CA) is the founder and CEO of Fusion Learning Center. Veronica Saydak (Solana, CA) is Director of student curricula at Fusion and has been tutoring test preparation at all levels for several years.
It goes without saying that if you're taking the GRE you're not really a dummy. But GRE scores are an important part of any graduate-school application--so you need to do your best. Suzee Vlk, long time test-prep specialist and author of several Dummies books, can help. The GRE for Dummies is packed with useful information and strategies to help you prepare for the test. The book includes advice on how to use the book efficiently (Vlk estimates you'll need 31 hours to work through it), review chapters for all three sections of the exam, and two complete practice exams. Vlk also discusses the pros and cons of taking the GRE by computer or with paper and pencil and special advice for those who choose to take the computer-based test. In familiar Dummies style, Vlk includes a handy tear-out "Cheat Sheet" with a summary of the most important information and a "Part of Tens" section with 10 "wrong rumors" about the GRE and 10 relaxation techniques to use before and during the exam. With its witty writing, helpful icons in the margins pointing out important information, and useful vocabulary scattered throughout, The GRE for Dummies makes test preparation easy and relatively painless. --C. B. Delaney
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