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cridamour · 2005 May 20th, 08:32 AM

I think you'll have to retake the TOEFL. I know in general some countries get you out of it, but I don't know if yours does. I think it'll only be an advantage that your English is excellent and you'll be able to score very high on that one and impress the admission committees! I managed to score 297 out of 300 with about one or two weeks' preparation.

About the GRE general: the most important part for us is of course the verbal and analytical writing. I think it is important to work hard on the verbal preparation, but also not to completely ignore the quantitative. I think you should aim for a quantitative score of about 500, it's not that hard, and it'll will not make you stand out for a very bad Q score. For funding, test scores are really important, so try to do average on the Q while doing extraordinarily on the verbal and analytical writing!

As for the Barron's list, I am not using it, so I can't advise you on that one. Maybe check the forum on GRE Verbal here at TestMagic!

2005 May 20th, 08:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
cridamour Providence-bound! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 3,394	Re: Graduate Studies in Literature I think you'll have to retake the TOEFL. I know in general some countries get you out of it, but I don't know if yours does. I think it'll only be an advantage that your English is excellent and you'll be able to score very high on that one and impress the admission committees! I managed to score 297 out of 300 with about one or two weeks' preparation. About the GRE general: the most important part for us is of course the verbal and analytical writing. I think it is important to work hard on the verbal preparation, but also not to completely ignore the quantitative. I think you should aim for a quantitative score of about 500, it's not that hard, and it'll will not make you stand out for a very bad Q score. For funding, test scores are really important, so try to do average on the Q while doing extraordinarily on the verbal and analytical writing! As for the Barron's list, I am not using it, so I can't advise you on that one. Maybe check the forum on GRE Verbal here at TestMagic!