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Summary: Okay with reservation
Review: The book is okay for last minute revision prior to taking the real exam. However,the tests are quite out of date and there is only one test with full explanation out a total of eight tests.
It can be difficulty to see the reasoning behind some of the answers without detail explanation and it does hinder the exam preparation. As an exam preparation book, it is incomplete and disappointing.
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Summary: Poor reflection of content on 2002 GRE exam
Review: The content in this book did not reflect the content on the actual 2002 GRE exam. The practice tests have similar questions in the verbal section, however the quantatative and analytical sections were nothing like the actual exam. Why spend time focusing on "standard deviation" when there wasn't a question about it in the entire CAT? Also, the book does not have any logic questions, which were a large part of the exam.Barron's Book is much better for preparation. Grade: D
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Summary: Product worth the money and the time
Review: The content of the book is just like the questions in GRE CAT. It is important to do as many problems as possible from ETS publications as possible. It is definitely going to increase your score. Exposing yourself to as many ETS questions as possible not only helps you revise concepts but also to formulate a way of dealing with a variety of questions with confidence. But if you already have the ETS big book, you may dispense with this book as atleast 4 of the tests in this edition are already in the Big Book. So if you can lay your hands on the now hard-to-get Big book, it would be a better alternative. Else do not let go of the chance to go through 8 very helpful question papers. The only setback is that it is in paper mode and is in the old format - two sections each of V,Q,A. If you want to know my scores as an indication of the effectiveness of this book - V 710, A 800, Q 800.
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Summary: Tests Now Available On-line for Free
Review: The GRE folks now provide practice computer GRE tests for free via their website - www.gre. com. As such, don't purchase this book if you only want the computer tests. Test-Preparation.net
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Summary: Prior preparation prevents poor performance
Review: The price of this book is low enough that you can afford a shot at written versus software-based tests. While I prefer software tests, this book will test your patience as well as your proficiency. I also give this three stars because it is really a predictor of performance, not a real practice, complete with diagnostics to show your weak areas. But, I'll bet you probably know your weak areas already (ie, vocabulary, logic, math, etc.) But you will need other tools to polish those skills. I took the practice tests in the book again just to see if I retained any of the stuff I did in college. Hahahaha! Blushes all around. Well, with age comes wisdom, if a loss of some factual memory. I took the GRE's for real years ago and got good enough scores to get into the grad schools I wanted. Which brings me to the real point; it's actually easy to get into grad school. It's harder to get OUT of grad school, once you are in. Still, if you are on a student budget and can't afford more expensive books, classes or software quizzes, this is a fine way to practice. And the more practice, the more comfortable you will be during test time. Also, I have a theory that if you are taking a written test, you should practice in writing as well as online. The look and feel of the written page will make you smoother and less nervous come test day. Good luck!
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Summary: Inaccurate model of quantitative section
Review: The quantitative section on the CAT GRE is more difficult than their textbook will lead you to believe. Better to use the cd that ETS sends when registering for the GRE to prepare for the quantitative section. If you rely too much on the paper-format exam questions to gauge your quantitative abilities, you may be quite perturbed by the questions on the CAT. The sad thing is that there is no one book that I can recommend in preparing for the quantitative section of the GRE. Some do not cover slopes and standard deviation (which, by the way, is important) others give examples that are much more difficult and will never be seen on the real exam. Overall, Barron's, Kaplan, Princeton review, and ETS books all have their drawbacks when covering the quantitative section of CAT GRE. Seemingly, no one company has yet been able to give an accurate description of the part of the exam.
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Summary: Lots of practices- but not much else
Review: This book included several practice tests, which are actual tests that were given years ago. The only problem, is that most of the information, and some of the practice tests are exactly the same as what I had already read or done for free online at the GRE website. There is only one practice test that provides explanations with the answers, but this test is also available online for free. Overall, I would not have bought this book had I known that most of the material was exactly what I had already seen, for free.
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Summary: A must buy for the GRE
Review: This book is a must for all students that want to have a good score on the GRE . I have bought it and i have never regret it . Its best asset is it's reliability . I have tried around 20 of the tests included and the scores that i have earned were only slightly lower that those i received when i took the test . This book gives you valuable insight on your strenghts and weaknesses .
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Summary: Valuable questions, yet inherently flawed!
Review: This book is most valuable for those preparing for the GRE who are after a plethora of real GRE-like questions (other review books I have used have questions that seem much harder or easier (i.e. not realistic). The major flaw of this book is that it only includes explanations for one of its tests, and also that there are some errors in the awnser key.... at least in the Logic sections. I would still recommed it though, these are the questions that appear on the GRE and the best way to raise your score is practice, practice, practice!
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Summary: This book has 8 real tests
Review: This book is written by ETS which provide the GRE test service. The merit of this book is these: first, this book offers the official guidelines of the test. And that line is informative and helpful to test-takers. For example, you can figure out what scope the math section would deal with. And that this book not only show you the scope of section, but explains how to solve the questions in succinct way. Second, as the title says, this book has 8 real tests ETS made. Though ETS offers PowerPrep software for free to practice and get familiar to the test, current 3.0 version has not much tests. With this book, you could get more material to practice. And better, they explain why the question should have this kind of answers in detail. With that explanation, you could catch the knack how to approach the questions.
But this book has the weaknesses like these: first, those real test this book offers are outdated. They provides tests held in the late 80s and the early 90s. But current CBT test are somewhat different from those tests. Current tests are much easier. Second, there is no guide to what kind of words is tested in the exam at all. Guidelines are no more than official on that matter. And those guidelines could be downloaded from ETS site for free. Then the only point to buy this book is the 8 real tests. It¡¯s up to you whether to buy this book. But in my opinion, if you take the test score seriously, you¡¯d better practice those real tests.
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