Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan GRE Premier Program (W/CD)) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 1419552066 | ISBN-13: 978-1419552069 | Publication Date: June 3, 2008

The Education Testing Service continues to make gradual changes to the content of the GRE. But with this unique multi-format preparation program, students will receive the most accurate, timely details on the GRE test change.

 

This customized study program includes:

• The latest information on the November 2007 updates, including samples of the two new question types with detailed answer explanations.
• Full-length practice test
• Hundreds of additional practice questions
• Detailed answer explanations
• Diagnostic test to target areas for score improvement
• Kaplan-exclusive score-raising strategies
• Essential tactics for the computer-adaptive test (CAT) format

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419552066
• ISBN-13: 978-1419552069
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Graduate & Professional > Graduate Preparation
  • #96 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Graduate & Professional > GRE

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94 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not as good as Princeton Review, September 8, 2008

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Essie412 (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan GRE Premier Program (W/CD)) (Paperback)

I got this GRE guide as well as "Cracking the GRE" by the Princeton Review... and preferred the latter.

Not that this isn't a good study book; you'd probably do fine on the GRE with either one. I found the PR book more easy to follow with print that's easy to read and even some tongue-in-cheek humor (studying doesn't have to be boring?). What it basically comes down to is that Kaplan is content based whereas PR is more techinique based, walking you through how to solve problems easily. The "Hit Parade" vocab lists in the PR was also super helpful--Kaplan has nothing near the number of need-to-know vocabulary words.

Bottom Line: at least check out the Princeton Review's "Cracking the GRE" before you buy this.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Resource for GRE Prep, June 9, 2008

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lil_applet "lil_applet" (Lone Star State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan GRE Premier Program (W/CD)) (Paperback)

This book is all you need to prep for the Verbal exam. I made flashcards out of the top 200 GRE words listed and defined in the back of this book. Then I read the test-taking tips and - voila - my Verbal scores were right where I wanted them to be. If, like me, you haven't taken a math class in years, then you will need some additional materials. I used Basic Mathematics by Bittinger, then studied the Kaplan materials for the test-taking tips. That worked perfectly. My score yesterday was 90 points higher than my GRE score from 13 years ago. I definitely think these materials helped me to get my best possible score. I gave this book only 4 stars because the online site was difficult to use, and the book contained a lot of typos.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor CD, September 13, 2008

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M. Kern (Louisiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan GRE Premier Program (W/CD)) (Paperback)

I got this CD book in the expectation that the book would be similar to the actual computerized GRE. I use it primarily for its practice tests. Unfortunately, the CD is a HUGE disappointment. It does not appear to adjust the questions based on performance like the actual test. It does not scale to your monitor, so if you have a widescreen monitor, it is hard to read.

However, what is much more disappointing is that the questions, particularly the quantitative questions, are of poor quality and often incorrect. For example:

The drawings are horrendous. Some questions assume that things are drawn to scale without stating it, while others say that an answer must be "not enough information" because the drawing does not say it is drawn to scale. On Q Test 4, one diagram was a closed shape according to the answer explanation, but it was clearly open in the drawing so a number of degrees could be fit inside. One of the chart questions on test 5 has two charts but both are labeled "sales" - one is supposed to be net profits.

If you are getting this to teach you how to take the GRE or for the paper tests, it may be a fine buy, but the software it horrendous and riddled with errors.