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| Jake Benson |
After studying for a few weeks, registered for Oct 21st. I have THREE study books from The Princeton Review, plus a million iPhone apps. Been studying so long that sometimes I only use GRE words and it pisses off my friends (but who needs friends). What else do I need?
If you have any tips or know good study techniques that helped you, feel free to share. Also if you want to be a loquacious pedant with vocabulary and indoctrinate me with a GRE-worthy pithy or two, please do so as well. LEARNING IS FUN!
Please do not post a picture of that idiot lighting that stupid DJ's cigarette while he's spinning. But you're going to do that now that I told you not to. But now that I know you're going to do that, it makes you predicable. That's not a desirable human trait. How does it feel being predictable? I bet no one likes you. . |
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| igottaknow |
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| MSZ |
| My Bleeding, My Curse (Jake Benson Remix) - Elegant Universe |
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| Jake Benson |
| Yes, very good. Now use big words. |
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| The17sss |
Don't overdo it man. All I can tell you from my experience is that I took it once cold without studying for the hell of it, then took a Princeton Review 5 week class to see how much better I'd do the 2nd time after going through that. I scored 30 points lower after hardcore study and the Princeton Review course.
My advice would be: do some repetition with the math section; get used to getting in the groove and practicing that stuff. But the verbal section... in my opinion, you can't really study for it; you either know that by now or you don't (especially reading comprehension). |
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| Jake Benson |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
Don't overdo it man. All I can tell you from my experience is that I took it once cold without studying for the hell of it, then took a Princeton Review 5 week class to see how much better I'd do the 2nd time after going through that. I scored 30 points lower after hardcore study and the Princeton Review course.
My advice would be: do some repetition with the math section; get used to getting in the groove and practicing that stuff. But the verbal section... in my opinion, you can't really study for it; you either know that by now or you don't (especially reading comprehension). |
Oy, I got 1140 on the preliminary test to see where I stand. If I get worse after all this studying and paying $160, then I'll just kill myself (and then go on to make music videos).
Reading comprehension does suck. I don't like how it's timed to read 110 lines of like "under the sea bacteria". That is so uninteresting that I can't understand it or care to after 3 reads. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jake Benson
Oy, I got 1140 on the preliminary test to see where I stand. If I get worse after all this studying and paying $160, then I'll just kill myself (and then go on to make music videos).
Reading comprehension does suck. I don't like how it's timed to read 110 lines of like "under the sea bacteria". That is so uninteresting that I can't understand it or care to after 3 reads. |
what program and school are you using the GRE's to get into? 1140 is a good score in most respects. How did you do on the analytical section? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| I have no idea what you’re talking about, but I suspect “G” stands for gay. |
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| JD8180 |
I took the GMAT about a year ago, don't know how different it is compared to GRE, but I felt like practicing math is completely necessary. GMAT's math is no higher than high school math, but chances are you have been out of high school for a long time now, so you need a refresher course.
The GMAT test was actually really easy, the worst part about the test that makes it difficult is the time pressure. don't know if GRE has that same problem of timing, but I remember you literally could not spend more than 1 minute or so per question or for sure you would not be able to finish.
As for verbal, as 17sss said, you can skim through whatever book to refresh on some rules, but for the most part you either know it by now, or you don't.
and my main tip for you is this: whatever material you READ from those books, you'll probably remember like 30% of it come test time. you NEED to practice, do as many practice problems as you can. that is the best way to learn the material. at least that's how my brain works. |
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| Boomer187 |
| 1140 is kind of weak, is that for quant and verbal? |
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| raveed |
I am studying for the GMAT right now and from what i hear, some of the sections on it are similar to that of the GRE.
I would like to echo what a few have already said to you which is to practice, practice and practice. The math may be fairly high schoolish but given the time constraints, you need to have the concepts mugged up to a T so that your brain instantly sets of a trigger on what approach you may need to take when you see a question.
On the topic of time constraints, you probably want to give 5-6 practice tests in the same way that you expect to take the actual GRE - meaning doing the test in the same time allocated for the GRE taking breaks just as long as the GRE permits between sections and writing the AWA's. Skipping the AWA's is usually not a good idea as you want to train your brain to be able to last the entire 4 hours and the AWA's account for about 30% of that time and do stress your mind.
Like you , I also am not the biggest fan of reading comprehension but it gets even harder for your brain to absorb passages on topics you hate after your mind has already gone through a couple of hours of problem solving. A good tip i heard for reading comp is to start reading articles from magazines etc. on topics you despise and force yourself to like them. While reading these sample articles, try scrutinizing each sentence and figuring out why the author has inserted it there as this will mentally train you to do the same when you take the practice tests and the actual tests.
Hope this helps and good luck. |
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