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Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan Gre Exam (Book & CD-Rom)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kaplan
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 223
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1419552066
Dewey Decimal Number: 378
EAN: 9781419552069
ASIN: 1419552066
Publication Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description
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. With features such as updates and useful resources on test changes posted directly to your online syllabus, test takers can depend on Kaplan for the most complete and up-to-the-minute information. 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. -- Up-to-the-minute GRE updates online -- 5 full-length practice tests (1 in the book, 1 online, and 3 on CD-ROM) -- Hundreds of additional practice questions -- Detailed answer explanations -- Interactive online study plan and progress report that adapts to your goals and schedule -- Diagnostic test to target areas for score improvement -- Kaplan-exclusive score-raising strategies -- Essential tactics for the computer-adaptive test (CAT) format
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Highly recommended August 5, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book gives an excellent overview of what the GRE will be like, and has lots of super tips as to how to best approach the different question types. When I got to the math section I was a little overwhelmed, especially since I have never had geometry, only algebra. But the authors say that it is not a math test at all and go on to explain how to approach each type of math question. I am so relieved. Despite my history of usually doing well with English questions, the resources in the back of the book are invaluable. It is filled with commonly used GRE words to memorize and lists of like-meaning words. Now I know what the test will be like and have the tools to play the game, which is how Kaplan says the GRE should be approached. Thanks for the confidence booster, Kaplan.
The best foundation for GRE prep September 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My biggest worry about this product was that perhaps the practice tests would be contrived and undiagnostic of actual GRE performance. However, I took the actual GRE this morning and was pleasantly surprised to find that my scores were roughly the same as the scores that I had achieved on the practice tests provided with this guide--I'm impressed!
I would recommend this product as the foundation for any GRE test prep. Not all of the tips they provide are brilliant; you'll be able to pick and choose which ones you find helpful and which ones you find needlessly cumbersome. However, it provides a good overview of the typical GRE vocab and math problems and, if you're like me, you'll be grateful (and a little embarrassed) when they point out blatantly obvious tips that you hadn't previously thought of (e.g., creating a verbal bridge to join analogy terms).
Of course, I recommend using other products to supplement the material in this guide. The free GRE Powerprep math review is a good reinroduction to basic math concepts if you're rusty (I went through it prior to starting on this book). I also used Kaplan's "GRE Exam Vocabulary in a Box", as well as the vocabulary hit list from The Princeton Review's "Cracking the GRE". Using these products, I was able to obtain an extremely high verbal score and a decent quantitative score. If you want a perfect quantitative score, you may want to go a bit deeper than I did. However, the products that I've mentioned should be enough to get you a verbal score in the high 90s.
Effective and helpful August 28, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm going to start my third year of college soon and have already registered to take the GRE. This book is a MUST HAVE because ETS has changed the format of the GRE and this book covers all the changes. The book contains a lot of strategies that I could have figured out for myself...but the practice problems and tests are very useful. This is a priceless resource if you want to score high because they give you a list of the most common vocabulary words that appear on the GRE...I'm sure nobody wants to randomly memorize words from a dictionary.
Excellent August 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent prep book for the actual gre. Their vocab and math prep workbooks are also excellent.
Very Educational! October 18, 2008
This GRE review is great. I highly recommend the Vocabulary cards. I had no idea that my vocabulary was so limited! Shipped fast, a little worn as described, but still in great condition to study with. No marks no tears.
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