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| Cracking the GRE with DVD, 2008 Edition (Graduate Test Prep) | 
 enlarge | Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
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Pages: 400
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ISBN: 0375766162
Dewey Decimal Number: 378
EAN: 9780375766169
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Publication Date: July 3, 2007
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Product Description
Cracking the GRE offers major features on DVD, including engaging video tutorials from The Princeton Review’s top instructors. The 2008 edition includes over 300 practice questions in the book and exclusive free access to 4 practice exams and expert advice online.
Of course, you’ll also get all the test-prep techniques you expect from The Princeton Review. In Cracking the GRE we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and
Solve analogies even when you don’t know the meanings of all the words in the problem
Crack even the most complex algebra problems by plugging in numbers in place of variables
Master even the toughest problems in the Verbal and Quantitative sections
Learn directly from our teachers in a GRE strategy session on DVD
We give you plenty of practice problems to help you master our proven techniques. Our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the real GRE–but with detailed answers and explanations for every question.
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 Princeton Review Helped My GRE Score July 12, 2007
74 out of 84 found this review helpful
There are two kinds of people who take the Graduate Record Examination. Well, three, actually: Those who don't study for the GRE, those who take a course costing several hundred dollars, and those of us buying a book or two. Buy "Cracking the GRE." It is what you need.
I suspect those who take the courses get their money's worth.
However, "Cracking the GRE" is a much cheaper, quicker solution. It cuts to the chase, tells you what you need to know, and shows you how to figure out those algebra problems better than your high school freshman year teacher.
They teach you how to be organized during the test. And you'll learn how to draw sensible charts for the logic portion. This will save you precious time as you realize you have no clue how to answer number 27. It teach you how to effectively guess.
With the DVD, you will endure (it is a tough exam, after all), test conditions, and receive video tutorials. The greatest benefit, however, and where you might find yourself studying the most is the book. Plow through word lists, key types of questions and testing suggestions.
I took the GRE. I used the Princeton Review. I crammed. Sure, sure--not the best approach for an important exam, but the fact remains, I'm not alone. Effective cramming involves knowing what to jettison, and what to keep on board. That is, knowing what is important to focus on. The Princeton Review folks know this.
I dreaded the math portion. If I told you how low my high school grades were for math, and then told you my GRE score, you'd likely believe neither. But it is true. My score rocked. Why? The easy teaching style of "Cracking the GRE." The MIT admissions people wouldn't be impressed with my score, but for a guy with a literature degree looking to get into a marketing communications program, the "Cracking the GRE" helped me get the math score I needed.
Have I convinced you? No more delaying. Hurry up, get on with it, and buy "Cracking the GRE." You'll get the best results cramming can bring you. Oh, and be sure to get to the exam early. There is a long form to fill out beforehand.
I fully recommend "Cracking the GRE."
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
New types of questions coming-- -- alert! August 11, 2007
46 out of 55 found this review helpful
The computer administered GRE exam has changed with the November 2007 administration, and the practice exams in the new 2008 edition of Cracking the GRE do not appear to include the new question types. That's defensible in one sense because for at least the first administration in November, the new questions will not count in the final score. However, the new questions may start to count with the next or subsequent administrations, provided GRE can "validate" the scoring for the new format questions. Thus, if you are thinking of taking the test after November, this book is not quite enough. You'll also need to go to the GRE website and examine the format of the new questions if you want to be fully prepared and avoid any unpleasant "surprises." (I'm also hoping that Princeton Review will offer the new question types online at its website at the appropriate time.)
In case you were wondering, the new Verbal question type is a text completion question that requires the test taker to fill in two or three blanks within a passage from separate multiple-choice lists. Currently, the Verbal section contains text completion questions that require test takers to fill in one blank within a passage from a single multiple-choice list. The new Quantitative question type will be a numeric entry question that requires test takers to type their answer as a number in a box, or as a fraction in two boxes. Test takers can review sample questions and additional information about the new question types on the GRE website.
That said, this book is still quite useful, as the paramount element of this book is the wide-ranging vocabulary review. Princeton Review has included several hundred words that they feel crop up frequently on GRE exams. I unquestionably feel that reviewing the vocabulary part of the this book helped me come back with a few questions that I would not have known.
I also recommend going to the GRE's website and downloading the free PowerPrep software in addition to buying this book. It includes two full GRE tests and a few hundred practice problems, including the new type in verbal and in quantitative. Additionally, for the essay part of the examination, they include a few sample prompts and responses, so you can see the writing they grade highly.
 Good online practice tests August 13, 2007
40 out of 45 found this review helpful
The four online practice tests are useful for familiarization, but don't expect the questions to match with those on the actual exam. There is not test prep book that knows what's going to be on the exam. I memorized a lot of vocabularies, i.e. all the Hit Parade and more from various websites, but still there were some vocabs I wasn't sure with. I got only 560 verbal on the actual test, while I got 660 on the practice test. Know your vocabs and know how to read the passage for GRE.
The math however was very helpful. I'm a physics major, but I still couldn't finish the math part. Left two questions and scored 700. If a question is too long, skip it. Don't get stuck on the POE too much; that's just the guideline. Go as fast as you can.
If you don't take the online practice tests, you will not do well. I recommend buying this book, just for the online practice tests. (It's a little tricky to access it. You have to click on the very first word in the link at the center.)
 Online practice tests are clumsy! October 13, 2007
39 out of 46 found this review helpful
I really bought this book for access to the online practice tests so that I would be familiar with the format used. Unfortunately, the system they use is extremely slow and clumsy. I didn't really use the book itself so I won't comment on that.
As for the on-line practice: It takes at least a half hour to get started. First you must create an account, yep another username and password to forget. Then you must surrender all your personal information, answer to a barrage of survey questions and marketing junk. Then you have to do a bunch of other crap like set goals and other mumbo jumbo that doesn't really help. Finally when you get to taking the practice tests, they are slow and clumsy. Not because of my internet connection (I tested loading other pages which came right up). Their server is extremely slow, sometimes making you wait several minutes for the next stage to load. Question submissions often fail, making you think you should wait for the question (while time ticks away) then you realize that you need to re-submit your answer to get the next one to load, only to find your wait indeed did tick away time from your test. Furthermore, the results are also cumbersome to retrieve, and solutions to the quesitons are also extremely slow to load, often taking several minutes.
When you do get through the test, it gives you a score, so you can see where you stand, and that's a valuable feature. But the practice scores can really only be used to track your improvement relative to each other, they should not be considered a reasonable estimation of your score. I got pretty consistent results on my practice tests, but on the real GRE my score was around 150 points lower than the practice test scores.
In short, if you really want to see what the test will look like and what the screen will be, then go ahead and use this resource, it will help you. But it is slow and cumbersome such that I don't believe it's an accurate representation of how the test will really work, or how you will score on it.
 Does not reflect actual test November 22, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
From the good reviews here, I decided to buy this book with DVD. However, it's really not worth the money or the time.
1. the book is too short to have enough useful information
2. the online practice questions have almost no relation to the actual test....also, the online practice questions are doggy, once I did a CAT, the quantitative questions did not have any geometry questions in there, I got only 700, yet only got 1 question wrong (in the ETS CD, I got the 2nd question wrong and was able to get 800)
On the other hand, it does contain some useful hints, but they are better covered in the Kaplan book.
Yes, I've done the GRE, got >1400, no help from this book though.
I suggest for people who want to do well in the GRE to buy Barrons (very good for math) and Kaplan (good for verbal). More importantly, practice the free material that ETS sends you!
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