Is Kaplan GRE prep worth it?

<p>My daughter is a junior Kaplan is on her campus starting Feb with an 8 session 2-hours/per GRE prep workshop cost is over $1,000</p>

<p>Doubt it.</p>

<p>My oldest who had good ( but not CC standards) SAT scores, took the GRE’s four years after college graduation & scored well enough that she was awarded several scholarships from her desired school. All she did was brush up on her math a little bit & as a result that was her highest score!</p>

<p>I expect someone who is currently doing college work would do even better.</p>

<p>If you think that your daughter is not disciplined enough to study on her own, then you might want to consider it.</p>

<p>I self-studied for the GRE. Got some books, took lots of practice tests, and did very well. Got into a good graduate school.</p>

<p>I thought you/she were already paying college tuition to be prepared for the GRE. Brushing up on skills not used recently, such as math or writing skills depending on your major may improve scores. A student should also become familiar witht he testing format. This can be done with library materials for free. If a huge course is needed should the student even consider grad school? If it takes that much effort to get decent GRE scores will they be able to handle the grad program?</p>

<p>Agree with crizello. If your daughter is not disciplined about doing practice tests on her own then perhaps it’s a good idea to get her into the class so she is forced to do the work.
It has nothing to do with her ability, it’s a way to shift her focus.</p>

<p>No, Kaplan is not necessary. But make sure she uses the PowerPrep II software supplied free from ETS. Because the GREs are computer based and adaptive, most people will need a little practice.</p>