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Cracking the GRE, 2010 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) |  | Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
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Are you hoping to pursue a master’s degree or Ph.D.? If so, the GRE will probably be an important part of your graduate school application. You’ll find everything you need to prepare for this crucial test in Cracking the GRE. This new 2010 edition of our popular guide offers proven techniques from the test prep experts at The Princeton Review. It includes over 300 practice questions in the book and exclusive free access to 2 practice tests, additional practice questions, and expert advice online.
In Cracking the GRE we’ll bring you the key strategies and skills you need to ace the Verbal, Math, and Essay sections. We’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and
•Master specific strategies for answering every question type, including the newer question types like “Enter a Number”
•Solve even the toughest questions in Text Completions, Reading Comprehension, Algebra, and more
•Practice, practice, practice with questions just like those you’ll see on the real GRE, and learn from your mistakes with detailed explanations for all answers
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 Cracking the GRE is by far the most user-friendly and helpful GRE prep book!!! June 29, 2009
Ian W. Ettinger
218 out of 220 found this review helpful
I just finished studying for the GRE with Barron's, Kaplan, ETS, and Princeton Review, and Cracking the GRE is by far the best out of the four. Its math and verbal sections are incredibly user-friendly and helpful, and the analytical writing section is essential if you want a top-scoring essay on the test. Princeton Review not only tells you exactly what you need to do to get the highest scores on your essays, but its website also offers LiveGrader, a service which allows you to have your essays scored by actual graders (not computers!) for $6 per test. This is much cheaper than the grading service ETS offers ($13 per test)! The math section is excellent for someone (like me) who is not gifted in math, with the most simple, clear, and useful explanations of any GRE prep book I've found. As far as I'm concerned, Cracking the GRE is ESSENTIAL to do well on the GRE!! The only caveat I would add is that if you want a top score on the verbal section you'll also need to reference Barron's comprehensive vocabulary list, which is unmatched by any other book...
GRE's - Cracked August 1, 2009
Baleen Buddha (NJ)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I can't recommend this highly enough. I've been out of college 34 years. It's been 38 years since I took a math class (and then who knows how much attention I was paying). I worked with this book and the related tools on the Princeton Review web site for less than two weeks and I was able to get the score I needed for grad school (a combined 1100). It was also helpful on the essay questions, though I won't know those scores for a while. What an amazing tool! Just do like they say, take the practice tests, etc., and you'll be good.
Cracking the GRE Helped My GRE Score September 15, 2009
A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com (Glen Ellyn, IL USA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
There are two kinds of people who take the Graduate Record Examination. Well, three, actually: Those who don't study for the GRE, those who take a course costing several hundred dollars, and those of us buying a book or two. Buy "Cracking the GRE." It is what you need.
I suspect those who take the courses get their money's worth.
However, "Cracking the GRE" is a much cheaper, quicker solution. It cuts to the chase, tells you what you need to know, and shows you how to figure out those algebra problems better than your high school freshman year teacher.
They teach you how to be organized during the test. And you'll learn how to draw sensible charts for the logic portion. This will save you precious time as you realize you have no clue how to answer number 27. It teach you how to effectively guess.
With the DVD, you will endure (it is a tough exam, after all), test conditions, and receive video tutorials. The greatest benefit, however, and where you might find yourself studying the most is the book. Plow through word lists, key types of questions and testing suggestions.
I took the GRE. I used the Princeton Review. I crammed. Sure, sure--not the best approach for an important exam, but the fact remains, I'm not alone. Effective cramming involves knowing what to jettison, and what to keep on board. That is, knowing what is important to focus on. The Princeton Review folks know this.
I dreaded the math portion. If I told you how low my high school grades were for math, and then told you my GRE score, you'd likely believe neither. But it is true. My score rocked. Why? The easy teaching style of "Cracking the GRE." The MIT admissions people wouldn't be impressed with my score, but for a guy with a literature degree looking to get into a marketing communications program, the "Cracking the GRE" helped me get the math score I needed.
Have I convinced you? No more delaying. Hurry up, get on with it, and buy "Cracking the GRE." You'll get the best results cramming can bring you. Oh, and be sure to get to the exam early. There is a long form to fill out beforehand.
I fully recommend "Cracking the GRE."
Anthony Trendl
http://anthonytrendl.blogspot.com
Awesome, definitely effective October 13, 2009
Kate
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I took the GRE last year with only the ETS preparation materials, and didn't realize until I read this book how many little tricks there are when it comes to the GRE. It's about strategy, and not so much about what you know. I used this book along with 'The GRE Test for Dummies' and between the two, my score went up significantly.
The vocabulary lists in this book are wonderful. I made an online flashcard game for every word and spent the summer glancing through them when I had a chance. I was a bit dubious that these would actually be the words on the exam, but on test day I was amazed to find that I knew nearly every word (both in the questions and answer choices and in the reading comprehension) because they were in the lists in this book. My score went up from 560 to 780, and that's a testimonial to this book. The verbal section becomes quite a bit easier once you know your vocabulary :-)
The math section was more difficult for me. They had some really good strategies and problem-solving techniques, a lot of which felt like 'cheating' (e.g., they suggest always plugging and never actually doing algebra) but which worked surprisingly well. The strategies for averages and distance/rate/time made life a lot easier and simpler for me. My score went up from 630 to 650, so not a huge improvement, but it's something.
This book saved the day with the analytical writing section. They had some really solid advice on writing good essays. I consider myself a good writer, but only got a 4.5 last year. When I read this book, I understood that there is a definite formula that needs to be used and they pinpointed exactly what the GRE graders are looking for. They suggested some basic templates that could be used in any scenario, for both the issue and the argument essays, and it made my writing much more straightforward. My score went up to a 5.5.
They also give some general advice, like how to effectively use your scratch paper. Their advice helped me pace myself and focus better.
Although I'm giving this book 5 stars, I did feel that the practice sets at the end could have been better. I didn't like how they split it up into 'easy', 'medium' and 'hard.' I would have preferred to have a full-length practice exam that had a combination of difficulty levels because that would better simulate the actual exam. But they're explanations of the correct answers were good and thorough.
I highly recommend this book, in conjunction with 'The GRE Test for Dummies.' Between the two, I felt very prepared. This one is a bit more dry and boring, but straightforward, and the Dummies book is more fun and a bit more accessible, but it seemed more geared towards those shooting for just an average score, not a really high score. The improvement in my scores speaks for itself!
Great resource July 24, 2009
Jess
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I used this book, 1,014 GRE Practice Questions (also by Princeton Review), and Kaplan's Vocabulary in a Box (1st ed) to study for the GRE. This book is really helpful. It offers strategies that when applied really can raise your score. The online practice tests are essential and are EXACTLY like the real test. I recommend using this book and a vocabulary aide from a different company (Ie loved my Kaplan flashcards)as the verbal section really is just a vocab test. I used th 3 materials mentioned above and only studied for about 3 weeks. I scored very well.
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