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Gre: Practicing to Take the General Test (Practicing to Take the Gre General Test)

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I exptected this book to be one of the best since it is written by the people whose motto is: 'We prepare the tests -- let us help prepare you.' I was beyond disappointed. I'll make this simple. THIS BOOK IS GOOD FOR: Individuals who have enough self-initiative to take the practice tests, check their answers, and determine by themselves how ETS came up with the 'best' answer. THIS BOOK IS NOT GOOD FOR: anyone else! There are 6 GRE practice tests. GREAT! However, only one of them has complete explanations! This is extremely frustrating when trying to figure out how and why you answered certain questions wrong because you need to figure it out for yourself. If you answered the question wrong in the first place, it's very possible that you still won't have a clue as to why you answered it wrong after you see the correct answer. Practice exams should most certainly explain what the 'best answer' is so that when it comes to taking the real thing you know the methodology behind choosing the answers. Sorry ETS.

Although the fact that the correct answer to most of the questions in this book is not fully explained is a major drawback, there is no point in buying a GRE book that is not published by ETS. None of the others have questions that accurately reflect what you will see on the test. The very best preparation tool is ETS Powerprep software. All the answers are explained fully. Even Princeton Review, (whose book is great for strategy BTW), states that to be truly prepared to take the GRE you will have to use ETS materials.

Fellow pseudo-graduate students, search no further because this is it. If you want to know what the real thing looks like, this is the book you have to buy. Buy this book and the Powerprep Software, mix a lot of practice and time and you are ready for the big day.

This is the true test, take them, see how you do, and judge your life appropriately. Unlike kaplan and princeton review this requires you to get the right answer, not recognize the wrong answers and through some tricks cajole the appropriate answer. Just take the tests and get all of the "difficult" questions correct and you'll be fine. The other books are a waste of your time. They give your erroneous definitions for words and silly little tricks to solve things. And don't worry about the solutions not being in this book, is it really hard to look something up in a dictionary? And if you can't do the math in here move to Mexico or some other place because you are pulling down the national average.