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 - Barron's is betterThis book was good as a general review, but now I'm working through Barron's GRE book and I'm happy that I didn't rely on the Princeton Review book. Barron's GRE is much more rigorous. All areas of the GRE are covered much more thoroughly by Barron's GRE. Rating:  - Does A Good Job, But Could Do BetterThis book was helpful, it was written well and in a positive style (which is good if you're freaking out about the GRE). When I bought this book I also ordered a couple of other GRE test prep books, and compared to some of the others (like the Barron's book for example) the Princeton Review book did not have as much practice sets and their word list was not as comprehensive either. This books was great in a lot of ways, but i just wish it had more. Rating: - A reproduction of an earlier editionI have mixed feelings about this review. On one hand the product seems to be serving the purpose just fine. It has wonderful tips and strategies that I believe will ultimately help me to perform well on the GRE. My problem with this product however is that a friend of mines has the 2006 edition of this book and as far as I can tell THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME BOOK. That's two editions old! Had I known this of course I would have simply purchased the 2006 version and save the money. If you don't have that option available to you, then this is probably a decent buy. QUALIFIERS: (I've not taken the GRE yet so I don't know how this product stands up to it's actual purpose & I've also not studied directly from any other GRE book so I can't provide any comparative analysis which probably renders this review useless to most) Rating:  - Best Book - but supplement with other softwareI used several GRE prep books, and this was by far the most useful. It seems written for a more intelligent audience - those aiming for 700+ on the Quantitative and Verbal sections. The "Hit Parade" section gave clear definitions as they are given on the GRE. I also reviewed the book's Analytical Writing section the night before the exam and it greatly helped organize my thoughts. The only way to improve this would be to add a CD-ROM with practice test software. The Princeton Review's online exam was difficult to access and required registration, and the book didn't give access to any more than the basic online test (which is already free to anyone). Use this book in combination with other testing software for better results. Also, don't buy separate vocabulary flash cards unless you are in a real hurry. It was much more efficient for me to make my own flash cards with index cards, based only on the words that were new to me. page 1 of 1
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