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More resources for GRE Preparation 2006-12-04 19:24:00 Hello my friends and GRE aspirants. I am adding two new resources for gre preparation. Hope you find them useful. Of course, to maximise your gre score, you've got to be focussed on ur gre prep. Dont lose interest in studying after a few days of initial enthusiasm. The rest, as they say, shall be history. Here goes:
Cambridge Software for GRE
(7mb) : A GRE exam is your ticket to the graduate school in the USA...
Arco's Teach Yourself the GRE in 24 hours
(310kb) : Exclusive "walk-through" of the computerized GRE experience (including pre-test and post-test procedures), so...
Here are some other pages on this blogs where I have posted download links for other gre prep material earlier:
Page 1
(includes Barron's How to prepare for the GRE, Kaplan Verbal Workbook, ETS Powerprep and more...)
Page 2 (includes gre vocabulary enhancing software like vocaboly, wordhacker and verbologist...also includes GRE AWA guide - a must download!!)
Page 3
(includes other helpful
After the Exam - Get the Right College 2006-11-29 16:25:00 After giving your GRE (if you're applying for graduate school) or SAT (if applying for an undergrad course) and getting your scores, the next big step is identifying the right college. For domestic as well as international students, the US has been the destination of choice for pursuing their higher education. Now you can easily look up any college in the US thanks to top-colleges.com - a site where you can find the right college/university for you by location (by entering a zip code search), by doing a a program search (e.g. engineering, MBA) or by doing a state search (California, New York etc).
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GRE Prep Materials - latest additions 2006-10-15 16:24:00 Hi. Hope your gre test prep is going well. For those who cannot afford gre prep classes due to lack of money or time, online gre prep is the best option! Of course, a gre prep course is always recommneded because we tend to study better in a group...alone can be boring!But why to waste money when you have blogs like mine for free gre test prep !Below are the latest useful downloads for the GRE preparation:Barrons GRE Flash Cards (pdf,842kb) : Barron's flash cards for GRE is one of the best resources for learning up the barrons gre wordlist...GRE Maths Revesion by ETS (pdf,1mb) : GRE Maths revision guide by ETS is a nice quickfire aid to revsising the gre quant section just...Peterson's Writing Skills for GRE & GMAT (pdf,7mb) : This book was my bible for writing the Issue and Argument essays on the GRE test. I scored 5.0 (out of 6.0)...Antonym Software (rar) : a handy tool for gre verbal preparation, of which antonyms are a formidable part...For vocab enhancing softwares (wordhacke Read more:Materials
More Free GRE Downloads 2006-09-17 19:08:00 Since the day i put up downloads of important GRE preparation material and gre software, my blog has reived a tremendous response. Taking inspiration from this fact, along with suggestions of readers, I have put up a few more softwares that will help you prepare for the GRE test effectively. GRE is a very easy exam if you learn properly, but if you dont prepare it, GRE can be notoriously tough. GRE testing is simple but complex, to get a high gre score you need lots of practice. And of course, never forget your GRE test dates. That would mean $160 down the drain! Regularly give GRE practice tests online from sites like number2.com. If you follow all these instructions, you can be assured of a high gre score.The following is the extra GRE Prep material I had promised:Latest GRE Download update @ September 28th :GRE AWA Guide (320kb, pdf)On popular demand (well frankly on Neetu's demand), I have uploaded the GRE AWA guide which includes sample expert essays of both the arguement task a Read more:Downloads
GRE Experiences 2006-11-03 15:09:00 Hii friends. I am posting below the actual gre experiences of people - which they have put down in the gre community on orkut.
I am Sakshar Thakkar from BARODA.
Yesterday I had my GRE.
Got 1260 Q-790 V-470.
I am very thankful to the whole community.
Some words which i remember:
Crone, Prudent, Demoniac, Therapeutic, Splentetic, Yield,
Procastinate, Hackneyed
there were 3 RCs of 50,30 n 120
GRE Expereiences - II 2006-12-22 18:07:00 This post would not have been possible if I hadn't chanced across this file on my pc's my documents folder. Just 3 days before my GRE exam (my exam was on September 4 this year), I saw some guys experiences in the orkut gre community who had scored some 1400+ marks n they had actually remembered the words of their gre verbal section.
I had just copied their experiences into a word document, just to have a quick read before the
GRE
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Here they are:
Person 1:
hey, .. i managed 1400 ( 620 in verbal n 780 math
)..maths section was not quite as expected, was a bit tough than wat i had assumed.. N bout the verbal section, got some reaaly tough antonyms in the first 5 questions, rest was fine..
overall the paper was tough than wat i had expected, with a few words outside barrons..
some words were:
concord, intemperance, balky , proclivity , fluvial, befriended, frenetic ...rest i don't rem.
sentence comps and analogies were very simlple..
hey
More Resources for GRE Preparation - II 2007-01-11 13:14:00 Hello GRE test takers. My apologies for the delay in updating this blog - I was too busy in other things, plus, uploading softwares on the googlepages server takes time.
Anyways here are 2 new softwares to help you with your gre preparation:
Crack the GRE (1mb)
Hangman Pro (1mb)
Details about the software are given on the download page which opens on clicking the links.
For new users of this blog, you will find a lot of other important GRE study material and software on my other post:
More Resources
for GRE Preparation
I hope you get a great gre score. All the best!
GRE Aspirants: My Apology 2007-01-28 11:28:00 I'm sorry if some of you were not able to download some of the GRE material because of the the error message that comes as "bandwidth limit exceeded". It happens when too many people download in a short span of time. And of course, the bandwidth is limited because its a free server. I might as well start looking for donations to upload the stuff on a paid server.
Anyways, I'l be back wih more gre preparation material for you guys very soon. Till then ciao and all the best for your Graduate Record Examination!
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GRE VERBAL ABILITY - ANALOGIES
An analogy quest... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 GRE VERBAL
ABILITY - ANALOGIES
An analogy question gives you a pair of words; from a list of five other pairs you pick the one that most nearly matches the relationship of the original pair. For example, let's look at a word pair: CRUMB : BREAD :: This is a well-known example analogy that has been used for years on test instructions. It's clear how these words relate: a crumb is a piece of bread.Directions Choose the answer key which contains a pair of words with a relationship most similar to the relationship between the pair of words in capital letters.Example: AVIARY : BIRDS (A) den : lions(B) coop : chickens(C) school : fish(D) desert : camel(E) garden : weeds Now let's think about what might make a good second word pair that has the same relationship. What if, among the answer choices, you saw the word pair: SPLINTER : WOOD Just as a crumb is a piece of bread, a splinter is a piece of wood.n what ways could two words be related? There are lots of ways.
GRE VERBAL ABILITY - ANTONYMS
Antonym questions ... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 GRE VERBAL
ABILITY - ANTONYMSAntonym questions
account for about one quarter of the marks on the verbal section of GRE. Antonyms test your vocabulary. Unlike some of the questions in the other verbal sections, antonyms are simple and quite direct. You are given one word and then find another word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning. Sometimes more than one answer is plausible; in these cases you'll be distinguishing shades of meaning.Directions Choose the answer key corresponding to the word with a meaning most nearly opposite to the meaning of word in capital letters. Example: OBDURATE (A) amenable(B) stubborn(C) rash(D) vacuous(E) advancedThe best way to approach these questions depends on how familiar you are with the words in the question. In essence, antonym questions are a gauge of your vocabulary. Sometimes, they go after your ability to reason a little, or to discernnuance, but for the most part, it's vocabulary. Which means that, beyond learning the
GRE Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension qu... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 GRE Reading
ComprehensionReading comprehension questions test your ability to understand a passage and answer question on the basis of what is stated and implied in the passage. You need to read the passage first so that you can identify the main idea of the passage and appreciate features such as the author's tone and attitude as well as the organization of the passage. Scroll back to the relevant point in the text as you do each question. Passages on the GRE vary in length from short extracts that take one and a half minutes to read to ones that take three and a half minutes to read. Allow approximately 1 minute to answer each question after completing the reading. The GRE Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) passages will not normally have more than 4 questions per passage. Our mini tests contain two passages each with 3 or 4 questions to be completed in a total of 10-12 minutes. Directions The reading passage is accompanied by a set of questions based on the passage and any introducto
GRE Sentence Completion
Sentence completion quest... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 GRE Sentence
Completion Sentence completion questions account for about one quarter of the marks for the verbal section of GRE. Each question contains one or two blanks, and you have to find the best answer choice to make the sentence make complete sense. Be sure to study the sentence carefully so that you notice all the clues built into the sentence. On average you will need a 45-50 seconds to answer each question. Our mini tests have 12 questions to be answered in 10 minutes.DirectionsEach sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the answer choice that contains the word or words that best complete the sentence.Example: There are some people who think that only the poor and less educated people use slang, but this idea is _________. (A) accurate(B) popular(C) erroneous(D) widespread(E) ineffectualConsider these two examples: Because of the heavy rainfall in the spring, the tenants were ---- about flooding. Despite the heavy rainfall, the tenants were ---- about flooding. What
The Friendly GRE Ghost 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hi friends. I am Saar, the friendly GRE ghost.Welcome to my Site. On this site I will help you to prepare for your GRE.I will look over you so that you can give your exam calmly and succesfully. I will also tell you some speacial secrets that will energise u with extra natural ability for the exam!We shall start your preparation now with the content of GRE exam:GRE VERBAL ABILTY SECTIONGRE QUANTITATIVE ABILITY SECTIONGRE ANALYTICAL ABILTY SECTIONGRE VERBAL ABILITY SECTION - The Verbal Ability section of the GRE consists of four types of questions:AntonymsAnalogiesSentence CompletionReading Comprehension2. GRE QUANTITAVE ABILITY SECTION - The Quantitative Ability Section of the GRE consists of two types of questions:Multiple Choice Probllem SolvingQuantitative Comparisons 3. GRE ANALYTICAL ABILITY SECTION- The analytical abilty section of the GRE consists of two types of Questions: Discussion of Issue Analuysis of arguementThis was the overview of the content of a Graduate Record Exam Read more:Ghost
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GRE Analylitical Writing Section (Essay)
GRE sets... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 GRE Analylitical Writing Section
(Essay)GRE sets two writing tasks (analysis of an issue, and analysis of an argument), collectively called the Analytical Writing Section. The tasks are designed to test critical thinking and analytical writing skills. The essays come first on the test - 45 minutes for the issue and 30 minutes for the argument.The first task on the GRE CAT is the discussion of an issue. The topic is intentionally open to interpretation, so that you can marshal your arguments in support of a position. It is rather like a debate. A good essay of this type will give highly specific reasons for a point of view, and back up its thesis with suitable examples. Minor errors in spelling punctuation or grammar will not prevent your getting a good mark - poor logical flow and vagueness will.The second task on the GRE CAT is the analysis of an argument, which tests your ability to find flaws in apparently logical arguments. It does help if you have a basic familiarity with the term
Free GRE Downloads 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hii friends, I am updating this blog after a long time. A treat for all of you...! Links to GRE prep softwares and gre study materials right here on this page. Please select the material you want from the selection below:Free GRE downloadsETS GRE PowerPrep 3.1The Official GRE testing SoftwareBarrons How to Prepare for the GREKaplan GuideOne of the most comprehensive study materials for the Graduate Record Examination.Nova's GRE Prep GuideNova's GRE Prep Guide teaches proven techniques specifically designed to help students prepare for the computerized format of the Graduate Record Examination. Newly updated, this best-selling guide provides comprehensive preparation for the GRE.GRE Issue Essay SamplesSample Issue Essays for the Analytical Writing SectionKaplan GRE Verbal WorkbookGRE Big BookBarrons GRE WordlistKaplan GRE Maths Questions40 SOPsA collection of 40 different Statement of Purpose (SOP) for your guidance. Statement of Purpose is an essential document for submission in Univ Read more:Downloads
GRE Registrations Closed 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Registrations for the Graduate Record Examination have now been closed. Please note that:>The current General Test will no longer be offered after July 31, 2007.->The first test dates for the revised GRE General Test will be September 10, 15 or 16, 2007 (depending upon location), and September 29, 2007. Registration for these test dates will open in July 2007.->Registration for the revised General Test will open in July 2007.->Individuals who register to take the GRE General Test before the end of July 2007 will not be able to transfer their registration to the revised General Test that is being introduced in September 2007. Similarly, individuals who register in July 2007 for the revised General Test will not be able to transfer to a current General Test administration prior to August 1, 2007->If there are no seats available, or registration in your country has been shut down, you will need to take the revised General Test that will be introduced in September 2007.->Once registration Read more:Registrations
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Revised GRE General Test 2007 2007-03-08 23:08:00 Overview of the Revised GRE General
TestThe revised Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) General Test
will be offered for the first time worldwide in September. The first test dates will be September 10, 15 or 16 (depending upon location), and 29, 2007. With the new test, the GRE Program will introduce a significantly revised and improved GRE General Test. The primary reasoning for the revisions to the test are to (1) address current and potential future security challenges associated with continuous testing, and (2) increase the validity of the test by reducing the possible effects of memorization in the Verbal and Analytical Writing sections of the test. Revisions to the test are also being made to provide faculty with better information on applicants' performance, and measure skills more directly related to graduate study. Revisions to the test include revisions to the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing measures; modifications t
The GRE Big Book 2007-03-28 23:46:00 Hii friends, its been long since my last post. Well there was nothing much to post really so I was mostly replying to comments you guys leave in blog posts. Please feel free to post your comments or any problems that you face downloading the gre stuff and I'll be glad to reply.And finally, I have for you to download, the real big book package!Download the GRE Big Book (5mb approx)Here are the rest of the pages having download links for GRE Preparation material (in case you miss them):Page 1 (includes Barron's How to prepare for the GRE, Kaplan Verbal Workbook, ETS Powerprep and more...)Page 2 (includes gre vocabulary enhancing software like vocaboly, wordhacker and verbologist...also includes GRE AWA guide - a must download!!)Page 3 (includes other helpful study material like Barron's GRE flash cards, Peterson's writing skills for GRE and GMAT and more...)Page 4 (Cambridge Software for GRE + Arco's Teach yourself the GRE in 24 hours)Page 5 (Hangman Pro and Crack the GRE)Unfortuna
Revised GRE General Test Cancelled 2007-04-03 00:13:00 Rejoice friends! Plans to introduce the Revised GRE gneral test in fall 2007 have now been cancelled.Following is the press release from the ETS website:In consultation with the Executive Committee of the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) Board, ETS has cancelled plans to launch the revised GRE General
Test. While ETS and the Board remain committed to improving the test, on balance, and after thorough review, it became clear that full access to the test for all students could not be confidently assured. The decision to cancel the launch was made with the best interests of test takers and score users in mind.ETS originally planned to launch the revised GRE General Test
worldwide in September. Instead, the company will continue to offer the test worldwide in its current computer-based, continuous testing format. Registrations in India, China and Japan, which had been closed, will be reopened in the near future to accommodate application deadlines. Likewise, registrations for the cur Read more:Cancelled
Scholarship Always Handy for College 2007-04-10 12:05:00 Most of you trying out for your GRE out there must be having another oncern - that of getting a scholarship. In fact, most of you want to score those extra marks just so that some good samaritan helps you out with one of those gleaming scholarships that reduce your college fees to nil! There are a few colleges in the US that have actually tied up with scholaship organziations and websites to help students fund at least a part of thier course with scholarhips - one such institution being Collins College
. It offers associate's and bahelor's degrees and is a private institution.There are other sources of funding your scholarships too. You can always check out scholarships offered by the Government under the HRD ministry. And of course, there are the fulbright scholarhips that you ought to try out - they ar normally funded by the US government and the partner government. For example, in India - the fulbright scholarships are funded by Indian and American governments and there is a propos Read more:Scholarship
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GRE Registrations FAQ 2007-05-24 08:46:00 How do I register for the GRE computer-based General Test? In the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada there are three ways to register for the GRE computer-based General Test: Online- Credit card required.Phone - Call 1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255), 1-443-751-4820, or a test center directly. Credit card or voucher number required.Mail - Download and complete the Authorization Voucher Request Form (PDF). Mail it with your payment to the address printed on the form. For additional information, view the detailed registration instructions for each registration method. Outside the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada there are four ways to register for the GRE computer-based General Test. Online - Credit card required. Not available in Nigeria.Phone - Call the Regional Registration Center in your area. Credit card or voucher number required.Fax - Fax the International Test Scheduling Form (PDF) to the appropriate Regional Registration Center. Credit card or voucher numb Read more:Registrations
GRE Test Preparation Guidelines 2007-06-25 16:24:00 The important points that are very helpful in GRE Test PREP are. * Effective time management. * Awareness of the test sections and structure. * Repeated practice. * Start Preparation with out delay. * Repeated tests to assess oneself. * Work harder on weakness.Preparing for a test is never an easy task. Added GRE Test Prep is also not easy. It is important to learn to avoid anxiety during GRE Test Prep. The only way of doing this is through Planned GRE Test prep. Preparation is possible only through practice. Repeated practice on the samples of the test designed and presented in the same format as the original and with the time limitations is the best way to prepare for the original GRE.The next crucial point to remember is to accustom oneself on the basic foundations of the syllabus in the question sections.The choice of how to prepare for the GRE is entirely the student s decision. The method chosen for GRE test Prep is not of importance, only the time spent on GRE test Read more:Guidelines
More GRE Study Material for Download 2007-07-30 16:47:00 Friends, students, GRE test takers - whatever way you'd like to be addressed. After a long time I'm adding more study material for the GRE for you to download and use. Wont give any lecture, here's the stuff:800score.com 5 GRE Verbal Tests - An "800" is the highest possible score on a GRE section. Over the last 8 years, 800score has helped over 100,000 students get their highest possible score...Quant Software for GRE - Qaunts is an important section of GRE which can trun out to be quite tricky! Brush up your quant skills with the software and questions database in this package.Kaplan software for GRE - Achieve the scores you need to get into the graduate school of your choice using Kaplan Higher Score GRE software. The Kaplan method has helped millions prepare for the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT exams--tests that can make or break your professional future.Oh and one important thing. Because there have been problems with previous download links that I have setup (sometimes bandwidth limit Read more:Study
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GRE® General Test to Include New Question Types 2007-08-02 14:08:00 Computer-Based GRE® General
Test to Include New Question
Types in November 2007Beginning in November 2007, two new question types will be included in the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections of the computer-based GRE® General Test
. Test takers may see ONE new Verbal question or ONE new Quantitative question or no new questions at all. No test taker will receive more than ONE new question. The new question types are part of the first phase of the General Test improvements that will be introduced gradually over time.The new question types have been through extensive field trials, and the results indicate that they are functioning as intended. The GRE Program will begin counting these question types toward examinee scores as soon as an adequate sample of data from the operational testing environment is available.Read more on the ETS official websiteDownload Sample Questions and Strategies * New Verbal Reasoning Question Type: Text Completions (PDF)* New Quantitative Rea
Get Scholarship Even With Low GRE Score 2007-10-25 09:16:00 For GRE score less than 1200, there are very good chances that you will get admission, but admission with Financial aid or scholarship will be little difficult. Keep reading, I will uncover few tips that might just get what you wanted.If the graduate schools admission committee is pleased with your performance by looking at high GRE score, papers presentation, projects, recommendation letters from high profile professors, they want such students to study in their school and they give admission with some form of Financial aid or Scholarship
.That doesn't mean students with Low GRE are less capable. There are few things that can be done to increase your chances to get college admission with scholarship. - Ask your professors who recommends you to highlight the achievements from the project work or paper presentation - Include the copies of your project report along with the graduate schools application packet - Include copies of all certificates ( Training, computer course, extr Read more:Score
GRE Changes of November 2007-12-06 15:32:00 GRE test takers experienced the new question types introduced this November
. The introduction of new question types in the Sentence Completion and Quantitative sections was a well planned and systematic move by Education Testing Service (ETS) after their withdrawal of the proposed sudden and big changes in April 2007 worldwide.This time the changes have been introduced in a very test-taker-friendly manner. The changes occurred in the form of at most one question each (either there will be one question of new type or none) in the Quantitative reasoning and Verbal reasoning modules of the test.Moreover, in the initial takes (not clearly specified) of the test the new question type will not contribute to the test taker's score but the catch here is that test takers will not know when it actually started contributing to their score. In any case, it is time to get accustomed to the new types and start practicing them more often during your preparation for GRE.Some Practice Questions for th
GRE Ebooks and Preparation Material Again 2008-02-27 15:11:00 GRE Preparation GuidesLong time no see guys. Busy as bee I have been, unable to post or reply to your comments. Well its my birthday today (28th Feb) and I decided what better time than this to post on my favourite blog.Well coming straight to the point, from most of the comments you have made, it appears that the GRE big book is the single most popular book you need! Well, I did post a direct link to it but it was so overused that the bandwidth limit of the googlepages site got exceeded and everyone could not download it.Anyways, below are rapidshare links to the big book and some other GRE preparation stuff that will help you. By the way, if you're a new visitor, don't forget to check the blog's archive in the sidebar. Maybe I have already posted links to something you need in the blog. Read more:Again
An Intro to GRE 2008-01-19 12:48:00 The Graduate Record Examination is held by the Educational Testing Service and is required for admissions into graduate programmes in universities in the United States of America and Singapore.Being a Computer Adaptive Test, it can be taken any time of the year. All one has to do is book a date with the ETS to write the GRE.The GRE has three sections:i. Quantitative Reasoning: This mainly includes basic mathematics questions -- 28 questions to be attempted in 45 minutes. One can score a maximum of 800 in this section.ii. Verbal Ability: 30 questions in 30 minutes is acknowledged by most to be the toughest section in the examination, especially for non-native English speakers. The highest score possible in this section is also 800.iii. Analytical Writing Ability: This requires students to w
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