Ron Woldoff - GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice

GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice

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1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 12

Years ago, during an early gig as a consultant, I sat at a desk that had a For Dummies book on the shelf. The book was something office-related, like SQL For Dummies. I took a sticky note and wrote the word Ron with a black marker, and then placed the sticky note over the word Dummies on the side of the book, so it read SQL for Ron. It fit nicely.

Since starting my test-prep company, Ive had students who would be my boss in the business world, and many have gone on to have amazingly successful careers. You, too, are in this group of future success stories. How do I know? Because youre on your way to an advanced degree, which will open lots of doors, and youre oh-so-close to getting started. You just need to get past this one hurdle called the GRE.

The GRE challenges your ability to conjure up everything youve forgotten since high school things you havent thought about in years. Really, all you need is a refresher, some strategies, and practice. This book has all that and more: It goes beyond rehashing what youve learned (and forgotten) by providing exam-specific strategies and tips for answering questions quickly and getting through the exam. There are examples, practice questions, and practice exams to help you hone your skills, identify areas you need to work on, and build your confidence for test day.

Ive never met someone who couldnt do well on the exam. I have met people who havent been coached properly, or who havent practiced enough. With this take, I aim for 100 percent with each student. Youre a little rusty here, havent seen that there, could use a few tips, but youll pick it up and do just fine. Succeeding on the GRE is like any other skill: If you know what to do, you have some coaching, and you practice, youll be fine. I get you started with some review and guidance, and you take it from there.

In GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies, I pretend you forgot everything. You start at the very beginning, covering all the basic math and verbal concepts, and then try some challenging GRE-level questions. You also discover how to approach these questions, avoid common mistakes, and practice the intuitive tricks that help you knock it out of the park.

There are three components to achieving a top GRE score:

1. Knowing whats on the exam.

   Read through this whole book. No matter how well you know a topic, you can discover strategies and common traps specific to the GRE, which has a way of asking a question thats different from what youre used to or what you learned in the classroom.

2. Strengthening your weak subject areas.

   While youre reading through the book, mark any sections that have unfamiliar or unclear topics so you can revisit them during your review. This book is organized to make it easy to find strategies and practice for specific question types that you have trouble with.

3. Preparing for the test-taking experience.

   Answering the exam questions is one thing, but taking the exam is another. Start with the online practice exams to prep for the experience. ETS offers two excellent online practice exams, free, but youll need more than two. Packaged with this book, also free (after you buy the book), are