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The GRE Test for Dummies, Fifth Edition | 
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| Author: Suzee Vlk
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764554735
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
UPC: 785555110670
EAN: 9780764554735
ASIN: 0764554735
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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Amazon.com Review
It goes without saying that if you're taking the GRE you're not really a dummy. But GRE scores are an important part of any graduate-school application--so you need to do your best. Suzee Vlk, long time test-prep specialist and author of several Dummies books, can help. The GRE for Dummies is packed with useful information and strategies to help you prepare for the test. The book includes advice on how to use the book efficiently (Vlk estimates you'll need 31 hours to work through it), review chapters for all three sections of the exam, and two complete practice exams. Vlk also discusses the pros and cons of taking the GRE by computer or with paper and pencil and special advice for those who choose to take the computer-based test. In familiar Dummies style, Vlk includes a handy tear-out "Cheat Sheet" with a summary of the most important information and a "Part of Tens" section with 10 "wrong rumors" about the GRE and 10 relaxation techniques to use before and during the exam. With its witty writing, helpful icons in the margins pointing out important information, and useful vocabulary scattered throughout, The GRE for Dummies makes test preparation easy and relatively painless. --C. B. Delaney
Product Description
Whether you’re a college senior or someone who graduated years ago, you’ll want this friendly guide to help you ace the GRE and get into the grad school of your choice. Suzee Vlk, a test-prep guru with nearly thirty years of coaching experience supplies you with: - Up-to-date sample questions
- Two complete practice tests
- Guidance on how to approach each type of question
- Tips on how to avoid test tricks and traps
- Relaxation techniques that keep you calm and focused
- Hints on how to beat the clock
- Comprehensive reviews of the basics in all categories
With Suzee as your guide, you’ll discover how to think the GRE. You’ll identify the point behind each of the various styles and types of questions and understand what each is meant to test. And you’ll gain the confidence you need to: - Have the last word on sentence completions, antonyms, analogies, reading comprehension, and analytical writing questions
- Take the full measure of the geometry and algebra questions
- Hand in an incomparable performance on quantitative comparison and problem-solving questions
Revised to address the test’s new computer-adaptive format, The GRE Test For Dummies arms you with everything you need to vanquish the beast standing between you and the graduate program of your choice.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 52 more reviews...
 Very helpful for almost-40 GRE taker November 10, 2008
I found this book to be extremely helpful. I attempted to re-learn math using Barron's and it was incomprehensible at first. GRE for Dummies did an excellent job of explaining most of math concepts you'll find on the GRE. Once I read Dummies, I went back to Barron's and it made a lot more sense. I also thought the verbal test-taking tactics were very helpful. One that really came in handy was making different colored note cards listing similar words so you learn to associate them with each other and with a "positive" or "negative" color. For both verbal and quant, GRE for Dummies provides a lot of explanation for all the practice questions--something that is lacking in other prep materials, especially the practice tests you get from the GRE itself. I would not use this book alone, but it is a great way to get started, especially if you've been out of school for a long time like me. And, it is way more fun to read than the other GRE books!
It's all you need October 23, 2008
A perfectly adequate preparation. Full of helpful tips. Nothing came as a suprise. You don't need anything else.
 This Book is a Dummy October 20, 2008
Probably the worst GRE prep book ever. Get the Princeton review one, and a tutor. This book did not supply adequate or useful information for taking the GRE. In fact, it almost made it seem like the GRE was going to be a piece of cake. Which it isn't. It's not the hardest test ever, but it certainly is not the CBEST. There were not good examples or good strategy advice.
I usually really appreciate this series, so this was definitely a let down.
It's very helpful July 31, 2008
The book is really very helpful.The tactics,and the approach to the topic are simply wonderful.
A Helpful GRE Supplement May 18, 2008
This 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.
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