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 .Words for Smart Test-Takers
......(Peterson's, ARCO imprint)
Testworthy vocabulary words for GRE Analogies, Antonyms and Sentence Completions · scores of word games and matching-style quizzes · testworthy words from all academic fields · word roots and prefixes · "hit list" of need-to-know words for the GRE
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.GRE-LSAT-GMAT-MCAT
......Reading Comprehension Workbook (2nd Edition)
......(Peterson's, ARCO imprint)
Intensive prep for Reading Comprehension · strategies and techniques explored and evaluated · question types and wrong-answer ploys exposed · scads of practice sets with detailed explanations
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.How to Write the Perfect Personal Statement —
......for Law, Business, Medical, Graduate School
......(Peterson's, ARCO imprint)
Guide to writing application essays for grad-school admission (and for professional programs) · 30 real essays written by successful applicants (great for inspiration and brainstorming) · advice about in-person interviews and recommendation letters· in-depth interviews with admission officials at top-ranked law, business and medical schools
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My other Picks for GRE Prep
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.GRE-GMAT Math Review (6th Edition)
 ......(Published by Peterson's) ORDER This Book NOW
........ (directly from Amazon.com)Specs: $23.00 cover price ($US); 450 pagesBasis for my recommendation: This book provides the most complete GRE math prep of any book: lesson materials, skill-building exercises, GRE-style questions (but see Critique below). Because the book is now in its 6th Edition you'll find very few (if any) errors. Critique: The book contains few GRE-style Quantitative Comparison questions. If you want lots of practice with this question format, you're better off buying one of the comprehensive books I've recommended above. (In short: Buy this book for the pedagogy, not for taking practice tests.) Description/Features: - Skill-building exercises for every question type
- Lesson materials for every Quantitative area covered on the GRE
- NOTE: Portions of the book contain GMAT-only material.
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. GRE Prep Course
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.Computer-Adaptive GRE PowerPrep Software
 ......(Published by Educational Testing Service) ORDER this Product NOW
........ (used copies are available at Amazon.com)Suggested retail price ($US): $40.00Number of Practice Tests: 2 (see Features below) Basis for my recommendation: If you want to simulate the GRE testing experience without going to an official testing center, this software affords you a great way to do it. You'll know you're dealing with the real CBT computer interface and with the genuine computer algorithm — which moves you up and down the ladder of difficulty depending on your responses to earlier questions (but see Critique below). Critique: - The average difficulty level of the questions is skewed toward the easy end, and score reports distort performance levels upward in comparison to the actual GRE
- No teaching materials (other than the test taking tips, which are also included in the official (and free) GRE Bulletin
- Most of the test questions and practice questions also appear in GRE Big Book (keep this in mind if you're thinking of buying either of these two books as well)
- Windows version only (no Mac version)
Description/Features: - 2 full-length GRE practice exams, to simulate the real test-taking experience
- Approximately 400 additional practice questions with explanations (grouped by question type)
- Scaled score reports for the two tests and percentile rankings (comparing your scores to those of other GRE test takers)
- Test-taking strategies and the same computer tutorial you'll encounter at the testing center before you begin the real test
- NOTE: ETS has "retired" all the multiple-choice questions included in this software program, so you won't see any of them when you take the real GRE.
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. GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test (10th Edition)
 ......(Published by Educational Testing Service) ORDER This Book NOW
........ (directly from Amazon.com)Specs: $21.00 cover price ($US); 443 pagesNumber of Practice Tests: 7 (see Features below) Basis for my recommendation: With this book you know you're working with real previously-administered GRE tests (but you won't find these identical questions on the real GRE anymore); a low-priced alternative to ETS' GRE Big Book (see above). Description/Critique: - Although each test includes an answer key, only the first of the seven tests includes explanations for the questions.
- The structure of the tests in the book follows the old paper-based exam format. This isn't a big drawback; you just need to keep this in mind.
- The 40-page math review does not incorporate GRE-style questions (which would help reinforce math concepts); so if you're weak in math, don't rely on this book.
- The book contains no teaching materials other than a math review and the same basic test-taking tips that you'll find in the official (and free) GRE Bulletin.
- In short, buy this book for building confidence with the practice questions, not for the pedagogy.
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My Other Picks for Grad-School Admission
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.The Gourman Report : A Rating of Graduate and
......Professional Programs in American and
......International Universities (8th Edition)
......(Published by Princeton Review)  ORDER This Book NOW
........ (directly from Amazon.com)Specs: $21.95 cover price ($US); 320 pagesBasis for my recommendation: You've probably heard of The Gourman Report. The Gourman ranking system is the standard for rating graduate programs. The system assigns a precise numerical scores according to 14 criteria, including the caliber of faculty and facilities, breadth of curriculum, curricula, and academic selectivity. The process of thorough, ongoing reassessment makes The Gourman Report the most authoritative, accurate, and up-to-date book of its kind. The Gourman Report includes specific ratings of: - leading institutions for 105 U.S. programs
- Professional programs including law, medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy
- leading international universities in Europe and Asia
- graduate research libraries
- The top 50 schools for engineering, MBA, and doctoral programs in business and management
- top 49 international programs
- the quality of research facilities at schools in the U.S.
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.The Best Graduate Programs:
......Physical and Biological Sciences (2nd Edition)
......(Published by Princeton Review) ORDER This Book NOW
........ (directly from Amazon.com)Specs: $25.00 cover price ($US); 460 pagesDescription/Features: This book simplifies the process of finding and getting into the right program. It combines hard facts about more than 600 of the top science programs with the results of a survey of more than 1,700 currently enrolled students. The book includes profiles of master's and doctoral programs in: Anatomy, Astronomy, Atmospheric Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Cellular Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Forestry, Genetics, Geology, Horticulture, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Meteorology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Neuroscience, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology, Statistics, Zoology, and more. Specific features of the book include: - how to choose a school and get admitted
- which professional societies to join
- how to get the maximum amount of financial aid
- how to survive graduate school.
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.The Best Graduate Programs:
......Humanities and Social Sciences (2nd Edition)
......(Published by Princeton Review) ORDER This Book NOW
........ (directly from Amazon.com)Specs: $25.00 cover price ($US); 480 pagesDescription/Features: This book simplifies the process of finding and getting into the right program. It combines hard facts about more than 600 of the top science programs with the results of a survey of more than 1,700 currently enrolled students. Includes profiles of master's and doctoral programs in: African Studies,, American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Asian Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, History, International Relations, Italian, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Slavic Studies, Spanish Women's Studies and more. Specific features of the book include: - how to choose a school and get admitted
- which professional societies to join
- how to get the maximum amount of financial aid
- how to survive graduate school.
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.Financing Graduate School:
......How to Get the Money for Your Master's or Ph.D.
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