I can't find on the Thompson Prometric site whether or not I can bring a calculator. Can we use one, and if so, what types?

10/12/2006 8:15:39 AM

no calculator, no anything (even pencils)...just an ID. everything you bring with you will be placed in a locker and anything you need is provided by them.

[Edited on October 12, 2006 at 9:42 AM. Reason : Good Luck!]

10/12/2006 9:41:29 AM

body and id

10/12/2006 8:42:32 PM

i have to sign up to take this

10/12/2006 9:05:10 PM

anyone taking the subject math gre? I gotta drive to greenville for that crap..

10/12/2006 9:53:18 PM

^ fun times

we should carpool

10/13/2006 12:52:53 PM

The GRE is a lot harder than you think it is and your score will be a lot higher than you think it will be after you spend your time going "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST THIS IS HARD".

10/13/2006 1:21:03 PM

I have to take the GRE to get into Physical Therapy school. Is it the same for everything or is it specific based on your major or what? You could major in anything as long as you had the pre-req's although I am majoying in Biology. Also what is the best way to study for GRE? Kaplan class worth the time or money or just go buy one of those study guides/books at the bookstore?

10/13/2006 3:20:23 PM

I say no to classes. Math should be cake if you get one of those books and read over the tips. I made a 780, if I had taken it on paper I would have made an 800 bc I would have spent the time to solve the problem that I couldn't go back on at the time. The verbal kicked my ass, but I don't think too much would have helped since I am convinced that I have never seen the majority of those words in life...

10/13/2006 6:09:48 PM

thanks.. yeah i was thinking it wasnt worth the money for the classes and I could do it myself with the review book.. one thing that my advisor(shes not that great) couldnt even answer was whether it was coure or major specific. Since I am a bio major do I take one that is specific for that or is it general for everyone who has to take a GRE?

10/13/2006 6:14:46 PM

everyone takes the same thing unless u have to also take a subject test, that's the only thing that's specific. Granted you are getting different questions from everyone, it's still essentially the same test.

10/13/2006 6:20:33 PM

ok cool.. maybe you should be an advisor here at State.. she couldnt even answer that question. What kind of stuff is on it and what should I spend my time studying?

10/13/2006 7:31:50 PM

The math is mostly which is greater A= A>B B=B>A C=equal an D= cannot be determined. The verbal is like SAT verbal with much much harder words.

10/13/2006 7:41:33 PM

so just math and verbal?

I had heard that it was a tougher version of the SAT which makes me wonder sometimes why I am even going to college.

10/13/2006 7:47:02 PM

u have to write some essays too, but I forget whast they were about. I know one was persuasive. I thought it was easier than the SAT mathwise, but verbal was harder...

10/13/2006 7:49:48 PM

well thanks for the info.. ill probably start studying around May

10/13/2006 8:00:15 PM

Goddamnit I need to take this shit before I go back to school in the spring.

10/13/2006 10:50:15 PM

Three sections: Analytical writing, verbal, and math.

For the writing you will have two sections. In one you will be given to open-ended topic statements and you choose one of them, writing your thoughts on the topic, perhaps saying whether you agree or not, or to what extend. The second section will give you an argument, might be a situation or an argument. You write a respond critiquing the effectiveness of the argument. It's not really what your opinion is, you are describing how effective the author is at making his case. These two sections are separated into 45 minute and 30 minute parts.

The Verbal section has four different types of questions. 30 questions, 30 minutes. You cannot go back to earlier questions. One will be fill-in-the-blank, either one or two words into a sentence. Pretty straightforward. Another type will be antonyms. You will be given a word and then asked to pick out its antonym out of five choices. The third type are analogies. The fourth is critical reasoning. You'll read a short passage then asked a few questions on that passage. Like it was stated above, the words used for the antonyms and the analogies are *significantly* more difficult than SAT-level materials.

In the Math section, it is very similar to the SAT math. It is fairly straightforward. 28 questions, 45 minutes. You cannot go back to earlier questions. No calculator.

I know all this because I'm taking it tomorrow. Good luck with yours.

[Edited on October 14, 2006 at 12:31 AM. Reason : .]

10/14/2006 12:31:27 AM

Goddamit, why are you people answering questions about the format of the test???

The dumbo should go to http://www.gre.org and look it up himself. How stupid could one get?

If one can't look up the makeup of a test one is facing, one shouldn't be taking that test.

10/14/2006 12:36:14 PM

Goddamit why are you so worried about what other people are doing? I was just trying to get someones perspective thats already taken it, on what I should concentrate on studying. I dont have to take it for a year. You shouldnt be so worried about what other people are doing "dumbo".

[Edited on October 14, 2006 at 5:35 PM. Reason : a]

10/14/2006 5:28:19 PM

I'm sure those classes mean something to certain people, because they advertise the rise in scores they provide. I'm not sure how the SAT scores work, but when your GRE scores are submitted to a university, every score you've received from every session will be reported. Some schools will average all of your scores, some will only take the highest, some will do their own thing. The analytical writing score can be challenged (if you pay), and someone will regrade it. If the regrade comes out lower, too bad -- that's the score you keep.

The math section is high school pre-algebra with some statistics and a few tricks tossed in. Any GRE study book will explain these tricks about as well as any teacher could. The verbal section couldn't possibly be covered in any class well enough to impact you. The Princeton Review study book has a good list of words that you can make flash cards with. The vocabulary is something that, if you don't already know it, you won't know it unless you live it for a few weeks. The analytical writing section might be benefited by a class, depending on how good your writing already is. The grading of the writing portion is a mystery, because some great writing comes out with scores in the 4-4.5 range, and some great writing comes out with 5-5.5. Don't expect a 6 unless you happen to be an expert on the subject that pops up.

If you're in an engineering field, you want math above 750. Verbal averages around 500-550 for engineers, so a high score makes you stand out. Also, the average analytical writing for engineers tends to be 4-4.5. If you're in a humanities field, I don't know what to tell you. Maybe shoot for math around 750 and a verbal around 600 or so. Verbal scores average far lower than analytical, so keep that in mind if you get something you think will kill your chances. If you get higher than a 1400 with a writing of 4.5 or higher, you're set. Good luck and remember that a high GPA will offset an average GRE score.

10/16/2006 12:19:00 AM

A friend of mine just took the GRE maybe 2 weekends ago and he didn't realize that there is a calculator on the computer that you can use for the test. He said he didn't realize till either right at the end or after he was completely done.

10/16/2006 11:14:04 AM

that part of the test isn't used in grading, its for research

10/16/2006 2:10:14 PM

^
i thought you didn't know which one was for research and which one was graded. so the graded part has no calculator on the computer?

10/16/2006 3:11:15 PM

There may be several experimental sections, it varies. There is one hidden one, you don't have the option to skip, but the ones at the end ( they will tell you they are research) with the calculator are trying out the new GRE format.

10/16/2006 3:24:48 PM

Sometimes you get a "hidden" research section that you have no control over. It'll look exactly like a normal section, but won't be graded. If you end up taking two verbal or two analytical sections, you got this one.

Other times, you are told the last section is a research section, and you have the option of skipping it.

10/16/2006 5:34:17 PM

Like it has been mentioned, the Verbal on the GRE is tough! Right now I am looking for a way to increase my verbal by 150-200 points. Does anyone with some GRE experience know of an efficient way to add some points to my verbal?

I know that one's vocab creates a "cieling" to your score, but Princeton Review says a 650 is reachable if you cram vocab and practice enough, but are they really telling the truth?

10/16/2006 11:59:34 PM

before i took the calculator one, it straight-up told me that it was for research, and wouldn't be counted, i didn't even have to take it if i didn't want to

10/17/2006 12:08:53 AM

I had a 700 verbal. I think what it takes is recognition of trends and roots in words to get an idea of their meaning even if you're not sure of the word itself.

10/17/2006 2:02:06 PM

should i go ahead and send my scores off to the schools i want to apply to at the end in order to get my grade or should i send them to schools i don't care about, see my grade, then pay the $15 to send it to a school? can schools see all your GRE grades even if you never submitted it? or just the grades you submit?

10/17/2006 4:40:02 PM

When a school receives a GRE score report, they see the grades from every time you've taken the test, whether or not you have sent them a report before. You aren't forced to send reports when you take the test, they just assume you will because the cost of 4 reports is built into the testing fee.

10/17/2006 5:45:28 PM

Quote :

"I had a 700 verbal. I think what it takes is recognition of trends and roots in words to get an idea of their meaning even if you're not sure of the word itself."

That's exactly what it is.

I got a 630 (89% of testers below me), and English is not even my first language.

I did it by memorizing a large number of words. Aside from being helpful in itself, memorizing a large number of words also has a hidden advantage, the one I quoted above.

10/20/2006 4:36:24 PM