Is the GRE as hard as it looks?

[mommy2BCD]

I was studying some today for the GRE and wow it seems pretty tough. Can anyone let me know how it really is ? It seems like the words they want you to know are so out there. It said in the Kaplan book to let the thesaurus be your best friend haha. Also the math seems tough as my nursing school only required college algebra and they had calc and trig in the book. How does it compare to the ACT? I realize that it would be harder but after receiving a college degree I would hope it wouldn't be impossible as I do have good grades!

[KaeRN]

I would suggest Princeton review!

It worked great, I get test anxiety and it walks you through all sections so no parts of the test are a surprise, it was like taking a practice test again.

Helpful hints:

* give yourself at least 4 weeks especially if you are working full time (I think the pros suggest 4-10 weeks)

* study the vocab the way they tell you too, because it can't be crammed in your brain overnight

* dictionary.com is a great reference - sign up for "word of the day", they will email you a word a day and break it down into the latin origins, which helps with other unfamiliar word you may run into on the test.

* need to save a penny!!! - go to the public library, they have many books Princeton, Kaplan, etc. For free!!! And Princeton at least will mail you a practice study disk for going to their site (but you have to check the back cover of the book for exact info)

Good luck!!!