Cracking the GRE with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition (Graduate Test Prep) [Paperback]

Princeton Review (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0375763228 | ISBN-13: 978-0375763229 | Publication Date: June 17, 2003 | Edition: Bk&CD-Rom

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the GRE is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about mathematics and essay writing–only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the GRE, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Raise your score by mastering the vocabulary words most often on the GRE
·Use Process of Elimination, Ballparking and Aggressive Guessing to ace the exam
·Master even the toughest sections: Analogies, Antonyms, Equations, and the new essay section

This book gives you 120 practice test questions covering each section of the exam, plus a CD-ROM with four full-length practice GRE tests and instant score reporting. All of our practice questions are just like the ones you’ll see on the actual GRE, and we fully explain every solution.

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From the Inside Flap

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the GRE is very different from getting straight A?s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about mathematics and essay writing?only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the GRE, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Raise your score by mastering the vocabulary words most often on the GRE
·Use Process of Elimination, Ballparking and Aggressive Guessing to ace the exam
·Master even the toughest sections: Analogies, Antonyms, Equations, and the new essay section

This book gives you 120 practice test questions covering each section of the exam, plus a CD-ROM with four full-length practice GRE tests and instant score reporting. All of our practice questions are just like the ones you?ll see on the actual GRE, and we fully explain every solution.

About the Author

Adam Robinson graduated from Wharton before earning a law degree at Oxford University in England. Robinson, a rated chess master, devised and perfected the Joe Bloggs approach to beating standardized tests in 1980, as well as numerous other core Princeton Review techniques. A freelance author of many books, Robinson has collaborated with the Princeton Review to develop a number if its courses.

John Katzman graduated from Princeton University in 1980. After working briefly on Wall Street, he founded the Princeton Review in 1981. Beginning with 219 high school students in his parents' apartment, Katzman now oversees courses that prepare tens of thousands of high school and college students annually for tests, including the SAT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; Bk&CD-Rom edition (June 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375763228
• ISBN-13: 978-0375763229
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money! Really Disappoints!, August 6, 2003

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Phil Alexander (Quakertown, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the GRE with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition (Graduate Test Prep) (Paperback)

I have been preparing for the GRE with this book along with Kaplan, Arco, Barrons and Powerprep and I should say that the GRE Princeton Review is the WORST of all and really disappoints. Dont buy this book if you have any of the above - its just a waste of your money. Here are the "salient" features of this book:

1. The edition says "2004" ,but the Analytical Section of the CD-ROM (BELIEVE IT OR NOT!) still has ONLY GAMES and LOGICAL REASONING... How anyone would dare to put out such a CD is beyond me!!..Maybe the authors were affected by the Y2K transition and are still stuck in 1999 ...

2. The CD-Rom software must have been written by high school students on cocaine. Everytime you take a test, the software PERMANENTLY ERASES IT OFF YOUR LIST OF AVAILABLE TESTS. Every other software I know lets me easily reset my tests so I can take them over and over again. Here's how you are supposed to reset tests on the Princeton Review (these steps are ACTUALLY printed in the book !!):
UNINSTALL THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.
Go to C:/Program Files/The Princeton Review/
Delete the folder "GRE Diagnostic"
INSTALL THE PROGRAM AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

My God! ..the dark ages of computer science are upon us ...

3. The Quantitative Sections are not tough enough. The Math is too easy.

For all of the above reasons (and more) I would strongly recommend against buying this book/CD-ROM. Save your money!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor explanations for sample test questions, October 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the GRE with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition (Graduate Test Prep) (Paperback)

Normally, I'm a Princeton Review book fan. But this book is disappointing. The descriptions for each section are overly basic, and don't get into the specifics of the actual test. Phrases such as: "Remember, the GRE is not a test of intelligence." and "Work backwards." constitute the bulk of the book's content.

The biggest disappointment came when I took (and tried to review) the tests on the CD. Some of the questions on the CD-Rom are the same as the sample questions in the book -- not a good way to test anyone's improvement or ability to do well on the test, or to try out any new techniques. Couldn't the authors have written just a few more GRE questions to use as new examples?

Still determined, I decided to read through the explanation for the answers on the CD. Those were less than helpful. Here are a couple of examples: "Work backwards." "Use POE." "This is the correct answer. 'Panegyrize' means 'to praise'. Of the answers, this word comes closest." How are any of these bits of "advice" supposed to help me improve?

Sorry, Princeton Review. THis time you really tried to cut costs too much. Next time you decide to publish another book, put a little bit of time, effort, and money into it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cracking the GRE 2004: 4 Practice Tests on CD-Rom, October 20, 2003

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C (Quincy, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the GRE with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition (Graduate Test Prep) (Paperback)

The Kaplan one is much better. The CD-Rom has the old format of the test for one and then once you sit one test you can't sit it again. Then each answer doesn't have an explanation. A waste of money.