GRE Study guide/tips

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For those of you that have done GRE,what study guides did you use, and which ones do you recommend?Any tips?I'm trying to apply for an MPH program.

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Wish I could help you, I was lucky my school took either the gre or the mat.. and I chose the MAT route... which to me was the easier way...

I just got a study book at the bookstore and started studying.. last summer. I took the test in November and I got accepted into my program.. EKU FNP program.. So I am very happy..

Good luck!!

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For the verbal section... vocab, vocab, vocab! Even if you are already familiar with the traditional types of verbal questions (analogies, sentence completion, etc) from say the SATs back in highschool, the biggest difference I found is a much higher expectation in terms of vocabulary.

I got a book of GRE vocab and made flashcards and that improved my score dramatically from the practice test i gave myself before i started reviewing

For math, according to the test it is not really much different than SAT style math questions... so just practice, practice, practice!

Good luck!!!

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Specializes in LTC,Med surg-Telemetry,alzheimers,home h.
For the verbal section... vocab, vocab, vocab! Even if you are already familiar with the traditional types of verbal questions (analogies, sentence completion, etc) from say the SATs back in highschool, the biggest difference I found is a much higher expectation in terms of vocabulary.

I got a book of GRE vocab and made flashcards and that improved my score dramatically from the practice test i gave myself before i started reviewing

For math, according to the test it is not really much different than SAT style math questions... so just practice, practice, practice!

Good luck!!!

Thanks will start reading urgh:banghead:

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Specializes in LTC,Med surg-Telemetry,alzheimers,home h.
Wish I could help you, I was lucky my school took either the gre or the mat.. and I chose the MAT route... which to me was the easier way...

I just got a study book at the bookstore and started studying.. last summer. I took the test in November and I got accepted into my program.. EKU FNP program.. So I am very happy..

Good luck!!

Thanks and good luck with your program:yeah:

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

You'll get a disc with study questions on it when you apply for the GRE. It's very useful. You can also print out practice questions, and do some online practice questions on the ETS website. You can start here:

http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=302b66f22c6a5010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=d687e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

I also used the Princeton Review book/CD, and website. http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=286&TYPE=GRE-TOOLS

Princeton Review has great test taking strategy info- I highly recommend it.

Do the practice questions at both sites to see where your weak areas are. Mine was Math (blech).

Good luck with your exam- the GRE was the most horrendous exam I have ever taken. It was 10 times worse than the NCLEX for me, because I had to dust off a lot of cobwebs in my brain.

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

Forgot to add this: https://allnurses.com/forums/f223/gre-resources-266775.html

Here's a very good sticky with GRE resources, as well.

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For those of you that have done GRE,what study guides did you use, and which ones do you recommend?Any tips?I'm trying to apply for an MPH program.

This is exactly the same question I had..I am also leaning towards a MPH versus a MSN; today anyways:rolleyes:

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I just took my GRE two weeks ago and was happy with my study prep. I used the Kaplan book and CD and thought it was well worth the money spent. The book comes with lots of practice questions, strategy tailored to each section, 1 full paper test in the book and then 4 more computerized tests on the CD that comes with the book. The book cuts right to the chase and doesn't have a lot of unnecessary padding. As Baptized_By_Fire mentioned you also get two free tests from ETS when you register. I recommend doing one practice test a weekend for a few weeks before you take it for real, with study in between on your weak spots.

For me it was my quantitative score that jumped the most as a result of study. My actual GRE score was almost 200 points higher than what I got the first time I took a practice test blind to get a baseline score. So studying really does pay off.

Make sure to take the ETS practice tests as well as whatever extra ones you do because they are the only ones that have questions that have actually been used on the GRE before. I didn't notice a big difference between the Kaplan and ETS practice tests, but my score was somewhat different between the two and the ETS one was a more accurate predictor of my actual score on test day.

I'm still anxiously waiting for my writing scores to come!

Good luck!

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I took the GRE a couple of months ago. I found getting a list of the most commonly seen words and making flash cards and studying them with my partner helped a lot with vocab. For the math I got a few different books and did the review questions and a few practice sections. For the math it was mainly reminding myself after ten years of not studying it! I gave myself a couple of months to study, so I could do it at a relaxed pace and that seemed to work for me!

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Specializes in LTC,Med surg-Telemetry,alzheimers,home h.
Forgot to add this: https://allnurses.com/forums/f223/gre-resources-266775.html

Here's a very good sticky with GRE resources, as well.

Thanks alot.Will look at all those resources

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Specializes in LTC,Med surg-Telemetry,alzheimers,home h.
I just took my GRE two weeks ago and was happy with my study prep. I used the Kaplan book and CD and thought it was well worth the money spent. The book comes with lots of practice questions, strategy tailored to each section, 1 full paper test in the book and then 4 more computerized tests on the CD that comes with the book. The book cuts right to the chase and doesn't have a lot of unnecessary padding. As Baptized_By_Fire mentioned you also get two free tests from ETS when you register. I recommend doing one practice test a weekend for a few weeks before you take it for real, with study in between on your weak spots.

For me it was my quantitative score that jumped the most as a result of study. My actual GRE score was almost 200 points higher than what I got the first time I took a practice test blind to get a baseline score. So studying really does pay off.

Make sure to take the ETS practice tests as well as whatever extra ones you do because they are the only ones that have questions that have actually been used on the GRE before. I didn't notice a big difference between the Kaplan and ETS practice tests, but my score was somewhat different between the two and the ETS one was a more accurate predictor of my actual score on test day.

I'm still anxiously waiting for my writing scores to come!

Good luck!

Thanks.I have the Kaplan book and CD.Just need to manage my time well and study stdy study.:no:

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