Preparing for GRE

PVCCHoo · Feb 6, 2014

I took the GRE this summer. I bought the Princeton Review Cracking the GRE.

Ran out of time to finish the book and still broke 300. If you have been out of school a while, I would focus more on preparing for the math.

Stormy8 · Feb 6, 2014

I've been out of school for about five years. I'm just not strong in standardized test which makes me nervous for the GRE.

Stormy8 · Feb 6, 2014

Plus my GPA isn't the strongest so I really need to do well. I've already retaken a course and a grad course to help but I need to do well with the GRE.

Screen name · Feb 6, 2014

I studied a bit and took it early, leaving myself enough time to study more and take it again before deadlines. This also gives you an idea of your weak areas on the actual exam. Its an expensive way to go about it, but I met my goal the first time taking it... after that no more stress or time spent on it.

Powertrip · Feb 7, 2014

Hi everyone! I'm getting all my ducks in a row before I apply for CRNA school. Need advice on GRE prep. What did you guys use? Princeton? Kaplan?
Thanks for your help!!

I would say all the books are good, but go with the one you are most comfortable with. I do better taking practice tests, so I got the book with the 5 practice tests and online practice tests. It all comes down to how you study. Note of reference, I don't do well on standard type tests either, I literally walked out of the test the first time. When I came back and took it, I ended up making a really high score on it, and feel it was due to studying the way I studied best.

icu_rn88, BSN, RN · Feb 25, 2014

Buy the book published by ETS, they are the ones who administer the test. I got the Kaplan and the ETS book and Kaplan was much easier so not a reliable way to study. ETS book is much harder and more accurate to what is on the test. I just took it and got 163 on verbal and 154 on quantitative. Get the ETS book because the types of math problems on the actual test were even harder than the ETS book but it's the closest one. The types of problems were exactly the same.