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by: Princeton Review  Dewey Decimal Number: 378 EAN: 9780375764103 Edition: Bk&CD-Rom ISBN: 0375764100 Label: Princeton Review Manufacturer: Princeton Review Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: June 15, 2004 Publisher: Princeton Review Release Date: June 15, 2004 Studio: Princeton Review Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: If It’s on the GRE, It’s in This Book The Princeton Review realizes that acing the GRE is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about mathematics and essay writing–only the techniques you’ll need to score higher on the exam. There’s a big difference. In Cracking the GRE, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and -Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you -Raise your score by mastering the vocabulary words found most often on the GRE -Use Process of Elimination, Ballparking, and Aggressive Guessing to ace the exam -Master even the toughest sections: Analogies, Antonyms, Equations, and the Essay section -Practice taking the GRE in an online testing environment with instant scoring analysis This book gives you 120 practice test questions covering each section of the exam, plus a CD-ROM with 4 full-length practice GRE tests and instant score reporting. Our practice questions are like the ones you’ll see on the actual GRE, and we explain every solution. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Decent for beating the test, not the materialThis is the ideal book for those who don't have the time to study the actual material. It is chock full of hints and strategies, but the review of the actual material was pretty good. I found that what I really needed was to review the material, and the test-taking strategies really got in the way. Unlike many others, I did not have trouble with the online tests, though it took me two days to get my computer updated with the proper software. In the end, I ignored the online tests, using them ... Read More Rating: - Good math section, weak vocab.This book was very helpful in preparing for the quantatative part of GRE if you (like I) have not done math in a long, long time(good strategy advices, just enough practice questions), and had good strategy advice for the verbal and writing parts. However, vocabulary list is NOT enough to adequately prepare for the exam (unless you are satisfied with a lesser score). They operate on the principle of "hit parade," or the most used words on the test, which is not enough in case you get (and you always ... Read More Rating: - Good introduction to the GREThis book is a good buy over all. It has a good vocabulary list with good descriptions of what the words mean. The math section is week at times and should only be used by those who have not done math for a long time and want to brush up on their skills. A beter book for the math section is Barrons. The sample questions in this book are also very week and the test is a lot harder especially the quantitative part. Rating:  - Misleading information - website does not workThis book advertises on the cover that you will get free access to GRE tests online for practice purposed. When I try to login I just get an HTTP/404 error. When I called tech support they told me that they no longer allow access to the website for my edition of the book (they want me to purchase the new 2006 edition). The book does not state anything about my edition (2004) expiring after a certain time, and nor does the website. What a rip off. Rating:  - Worthless softwareAs many others have noted the book is passable, but the software attached to it for the computer simulated test is simply a disaster. Not only it sometimes ditches your whole test instead of grading it, it demands a registration (which results in a lot of spam), and the program didn't even adapt itself to my display format (i.e. you have to hold the "appropriate" display mode or part of the screen (including the crucial bottom buttons) will be offscreen. Considering I basically bought the book for ... Read More 
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