<p>Hello, I would like to know how is the book "BARRON's how to prepare for the GRE 2006-2007" as study guide for the GRE. Im an international student.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>they have a great word list. for that alone, i would purchase it because vocab is crucial, especially if your not proficient in english. </p>
<p>to me, the practice tests seemed comparable to the actual Gre. perhaps even a little more difficult, which is good.</p>
<p>I actually suggest Barron's to everyone I know who plans to study for the GRE because of the massive list of GRE words.</p>
<p>Barron's is lovely. </p>
<p>For OP: write out your words, that helps with your memory if you have a little ESL issue working:)</p>
<p>However, I am sorry for going a little off topic, what does one do to study the math portion(s) of the GRE? I hear rumors that it is basically Algebra I and II or something?</p>
<p>For OP: Definitely write out your words, I made over 4,000 flash cards for my GRE words using Barron's</p>
<p>For merlinjones: It doesn't go above the 10th grade level, so it includes geometry, algebra I, and some basic statistics, but not Algebra II. Download the GRE math review from the website, it tells you the type of math problems that you will face.</p>
<p>I used the Barrons product - the math on their practice tests is MUCH harder than the real thing. </p>
<p>When you've worked through the book and their tests be sure to download the PowerPrep package from ETS and take their practice tests. I found that a number of the questions in both the Verbal and Quant. sections were identical to the actual GRE.</p>
<p>Sorry for bugging anyone, but is it still true that one cannot use a calculator of any sort on the mathematical portion(s) of the GRE?</p>
<p>I don't think we were allowed to use calculators. I remember having to do everything by hand.</p>
<p>Correct - no calculator. Don't worry - you won't need one.</p>
<p>On top of using Barron's vocab list, I'm using number2.com to review math and vocab. It's helping a lot, you should check it out.</p>
<p>I've got a question related to the "no calculator" deal: are you really supposed to do all of the arithmetic by hand, or is there a trick to all the dumb, third-grade arithmetic problems? I've only taken one practice GRE, and I ended up spending more time trying to come up with good ways to guess-timate the arithmetic than it probably would have taken to do the darned division (or whatever)...</p>
<p>I realize that the big data analysis questions are meant to be estimated; I'm just wondering about the arithmetic questions.</p>
<p>So, what I'm wondering is: is it really the intent of the GRE test-makers for big old college students to sit there and do basic arithmetic?</p>
<p>you still have to do basic arithmetic like doing double digit multiplication, but by now you have had a decade to polish up on it! </p>
<p>btw, barrons word list is essential to an increased verbal score. i think it was worth the effort i made during the summer; i'd attribute a 50-70 point increase in my verbal score solely due to getting more antonym questions correct. but this won't matter as much for next year i think?</p>
<p>i took the test last friday and got a 800M 630V. math was pretty hard for me, probably because of the adaptive nature as well as the added "real-exam" pressure, but i did well i guess. tutoring high school and middle school math really helped me</p>
<p>how far does one's admission get affected by his GRE scores ?</p>
<p>lets assume one has a stellar GPA, smashing GRE scores, good research papers but lack of ECs and commitment to his society activities?</p>
<p>How far can his GRE scores boost his admission chances ?
How do adcoms look at it ? The SAT was kicking our butts off but it didnt have thta much effect on the admission decisions </p>
<p>sorry for sentence craps ,, am in a hurry</p>
<p>Please advice</p>
<p>I've been told that graduate schools do not care about ECs. Great grades, great GRE scores, great letters of recommendation, and some research experience is what you need.</p>
<p>Based entirely on what I've been told (and of course your field - mine being Classics) adcoms look at:</p>
<ol>
<li>GPA/Preparation </li>
<li>Writing sample/Research</li>
<li>Recs</li>
<li>GRE</li>
</ol>
<p>HOWEVER - everyplace I've seriously looked at appears to use the GRE as the basis for university wide fellowships since theoretically it measures everyone in some uniform way. </p>
<p>I suspect it is more important in programs that have hundred of applicants like engineering fields, and psychology. Big Classics programs seem to get something like 60-80 applications so the importance of the GRE is diminished.</p>
<p>For science major
how would a bad score ranging from 550-650 in the verbal section affect my chances at top schools if everything else is perfect
I have 3.8-3.9 GPA, good research papers but work on the more next summer, and the best recs letters ever </p>
<p>The only problem is this verbal thingy .. is it of paramount importance to the science majors "chemistry with biology minor" considering that I am an intl student ??</p>
<p>550-650 ≠ "bad score". Those are perfectly good for a science major. The average verbal score for an incoming engineering student at the top schools is never over 600. If English isn't your first language, that is an exceptional score range.</p>
<p>550 is not a bad score ??
In schools llike hopkins & MIT and other unis that emphasize on research </p>
<p>what is the favorable score that would give me a shot there ? "verbal score"</p>
<p>what other things can give me a hook</p>
<p>thanks alot for all of ur replies, they r really helping me out
May God bless you all :)</p>
<p>WilliamC Since you study Classics, I thought I would ask you an indirect question because I know of no Lit nor Theology majors on this whole board...</p>
<p>If you are to go to Grad School for something really Humanities based, do you think "they" take your math score on the GRE seriously? </p>
<p>I am giving myself my last year of schooling to study for the GRE. </p>
<p>And I have really, really bad dyscalculia. So, I am really worried about the math portion of the GRE and the no calculator rule!:)</p>
<p>MJ - my impression is that they pretty much ignore your math score in terms of admission to the department...but as I said, it does come into play in terms of university wide fellowships. Then, believe it or not, we humanities types actually have a slight advantage since we typically crush the verbal and writing sections while the science types tend to fall off rather badly there. (Plus we usually don't have a GRE subject test!)</p>
<p>For example, at Minnesota last year's Chemistry GRE average was 523.4V/730.5Q/3AW</p>
<p>For Classics: 647V/625Q/5AW</p>
<p>Truely - don't worry about the math especially if you're going to take the test next year. The "new" GRE will have a much more straightforward math section. ETS doesn't have study materials up yet for the new test but they do have some example problems. So take a deep breath, relax, and go check them out here:</p>
<p>MJ - one more thing - if you're about to be a senior and plan to go to grad school in Fall 2007, you'll need to take the GRE this fall since in most cases the application deadline is the first week of January or there about.</p>