Books for Prep | |
 - It's very helpfulThe book is really very helpful.The tactics,and the approach to the topic are simply wonderful. Rating: - A Helpful GRE SupplementThis book is geared for the computer test, and states that throughout the text. I'm currently using it to prepare for taking the GRE later this summer. I would not recommend it as your singular source of preparing for the GRE, but it has lots of helpful tips, hints, and strategies, that I feel it is worth the investmant. The author has spent several decades helping students prepare for standardized tests, so has a lot of experience, and insights into what she has seen work, and what doesn't. No book is going to singularly prepare you for the GRE, I would recommend at least three texts, to cover the three main aspects of the GRE, which are quantative, verbal, and analytical writing skills. This book could easily be completed in 2 or 3 weeks, if you spent an hour or two everyday going through the different sections. Plus, she has a great sense of humor, yet tells it like it is. Rating: - Good on Math, Bad on VerbalI think this book does a good job of making you "relearn" math that you may have forgotten. I took several practice tests and got many of the math questions wrong. In high school, I had very good math skills. This book helped me brush up on mathematical concepts that I had forgotten. After reading the math reviews, I was able to get 75% of the math problems right. I still had trouble with the verbal section, though. I'm not sure why. I was a Spanish major in college, and my professors assumed that I would do well on the verbal section. But I didn't. The math part was much easier for me. I think it's because I use "logic" to understand languages, and logic what math pros use. Brandon Simpson Rating: - Very pleased!This book gives a very thorough review of different topics that appear on the GRE. It also gives a lot of tips and other things to look out for. The math review is excellent. If you need a extensive review for GRE, this is your book. Rating:  - GRE for DummiesThis preparation guide lives up to its name. Its quite introductory, and for some thats a good thing. But the sample questions included in the explanations were much easier than the real GRE test. I have not looked through more than a couple sections, so this is just an initial review. One positive is that this book was much less expensive. Its funny, well at least, funny for a GRE book. I also like the way the author sneaks in GRE vocab words(with definition) in her explanations. Good buy for folks looking for something more introductory... In association with Amazon.com | |