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[amy_pearlman]

I would like to solicit opinions on the best way to study for the GREs and/or the best study materials.

Yes, I may have posted this before or asked people, but I forget.

Comments

[turtle_morn]

General, not subject, yes? And computer based?

[amy_pearlman]

Yes, and probably.

This is for both me and another of our friends.

[turtle_morn]

You want old tests, first of all, preferably in whatever format you plan to take the exam in. (Computer is way better than paper, because if you finish a few minutes early you can move on instead of randomly changing all your answers on a last minute whim).

I used a book (I think it was the '99 version of this) for a few extra tests and the analytic skills strategies. If you haven't done geometry in a few years, it might be worth reading through that section too, just to remind yourself of the vocabulary.

All in all, it isn't an especially difficult test.

[turtle_morn]

Strike the analytic skills bit - they've changed it since I took it. Since they've gotten rid of the damned Bob lives in a blue house, Sammy lives next to Bob in a house that is not a primary color, where does Lulu live shlock, you won't need a book for the analytic section.

[palingyuan]

I found the sample tests CD they sent me when I registered to be the best study method, just went through the old tests to get a feel for the questioning style.

[palingyuan]

GRE Test Preparation Materials

[leftsphenoid]

the night before, drink vodka and listen to the russian army chorus.

[amy_pearlman]

*looks for copy of Russian Army Chorus CD*

check.

[ourika]

Taoist_pagan insists that his method was the best. He went to Kaplan and got a job teaching the GREs. They trained him on how to teach others to take the GREs. He either taught one course or none (I forget which). In the meantime, all that paid prep time helped him take the GREs and do swimmingly after having been out of school for over five years. *giggles*

[spongegoose]

Read a lot. Really.

Well, quality reading.

[amy_pearlman]

The verbals are unlikely to be my difficulty.

[collacentaur]

Which part do you expect to find difficult? I didn't think you had trouble with math either, and isn't the last part writing now? I know they got rid of the section of logic puzzles.

As far as math, the suggestion I made to another person in similar circumstances was - take the practice test, and see where your weak areas are. We have several math teachers in our social group, and I daresay at least one of them could be drafted as a tutor for a refresher or two.

[amy_pearlman]

I don't know exactly -- my problem is being out of practice of the thought pattern of EDS testing.