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Hi All the words were not from barrons. i had prepared barron's wordlist thoroughly but the scene was different there. Do download bluebible dictionary, i have heard its useful. For ideas of great personalities on various topics refer this link http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/BluePete/AAASubjectINDEX.htm U can view your performance on the test by entering the registration code present on the score card at http://grediagnostic.ets.org These are some sample questions from grediagnostics: PESTLE : GRIND :: (A) whetstone : sharpen (B) balloon : float © mill : turn (D) hinge : fasten (E) switch : conduct INDEFATIGABLE : TIRE :: (A) insufferable : irritate (B) persuasive : entreat © implacable : yield (D) impulsive : tolerate (E) wistful : yearn INDELIBLE : FORGET :: (A) lucid : comprehend (B) astounding : expect © inconsequential : reduce (D) incorrigible : agree (E) fearsome : avoid RETROSPECTIVE: (A) irresolute (B) hopeful © unencumbered (D) evanescent (E) anticipatory PROPENSITY: (A) antipathy (B) violation © competence (D) independence (E) penalty EVANESCENT: (A) gradual (B) retrograde © flammable (D) luminous (E) permanent Although the Impressionist painters appeared to earlier art historians to be __________ in their methods, recent analyses of their brushwork suggest the contrary--that, in fact, their technique was quite _______. (A) unstudied . . sophisticated (B) idiosyncratic . . effective © eclectic . . naive (D) lax . . fashionable (E) careless . . unpremeditated The diplomat, selected for her demonstrated patience and skill in conducting such delicate negotiations, _______ to make a decision during the talks because any sudden commitment at that time would have been _______. (A) resolved . . detrimental (B) refused . . apropos © declined . . inopportune (D) struggled . . unconscionable (E) hesitated . . warranted Even though the survey was designated as an interdisciplinary course, it involved no real _______ of subject matter. (A) encapsulation (B) organization © synthesis (D) discussion (E) verification --seeny.

Thanks vehemozz,xearo and amruta. u must be knowing this! u can view your gre exam by entering the key no. present in the gre scorecard on the link mentioned there.

Thanks Ramya and Synthia Right now i am concentrating on my studies(b.e. comp engg) and have decided to apply next yr. Have u applied anywhere? u have great scores so can get in top ranking universities.Anyway best of luck. If u wanna know the universities satisfying yr criteria submit yr profile at http://www.theroadsahead.com and u will receive the reply within a week through mail.

"Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will work".-Dr.Robert Anthony. This is hope that one has to have in oneself and then "Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible".

After a countup of 50 days, alas i received my score card. verbal 520 65% quant 760 84% awa 5/6 i hope these scores are enough to get in a decent university! More than 100000 THANKS to Erin for guidance and starting TestMagic and to all the members for contributing.Without any material for AWA Testmagic made this score possible. CONGRATS to Ramya, Sri, Xearo, creativelives, Kaushik for wonderful scores Sorry for the delay. --seeny.

GRE TOPPER Congrats!! for your great achievement which is also very rare. Your incessant hardwork has made the gates of all the universities open for you. Some useful links: http://www.gradfortune.com http://www.edulix.com http://www.gradschools.com http://www.ulinks.com http://www.usnews.com http://www.theroadsahead.com http://www.infozee.com Wishing u similar great results in future ---seeny.

Congrats!! I am happy that my contribution helped you in someway. I am sorry for the delay in greeting u. One of my friend in UCSB told me to apply in 8 2 - top 3 - medium 3 - average/easy to get into Its a good strategy to apply to 3 easy-to-get-into universities so that you can be sure of an admit in the worst case if something goes wrong (which wont happen - but why take the risk!?)Some useful links for university information. http://www.gradfortune.com http://www.edulix.com http://www.gradschools.com http://www.ulinks.com http://www.usnews.com http://www.theroadsahead.com http://www.infozee.com ---seeny.

1st 5 questions i got were antonyms and sentence completions but my friend got 2nd ques as rc(80 lines). So it can be anything. in my case 10 min break came after the awa(45+30 min) its good if u prep properties of conics.I did from higher secondary book.Its not difficult to get them from any higher std. geom. book. Best of luck!

Congrats! Xearo, 1470 isnt bad and is definitely impressive.

Congrats! The scores are not bad at all and definitely impressive. After all u used to tell that scores higher than 1450 are good. Can we know the awa results before one month ?

Hi Synthia and Ramya, some words in analogies and antonyms were unknown to me! I was not very good at r.c and did mostly 60% of ques correct.so lost score I had mailed to ets asking about the research sect. in the new gre and they replied that it can be a verbal or quant or another awa.But I think, mostly it is verbal or quant. The only change is in anal which we all know.Verbal and quant are unchanged.I got 3 r.cs,of 85, 35, 30 lines each in both verbal and other std. type ques. The quant was actually very easy and normal.It contained ques on topics from barrons math review or which are present in any review.Though I had done conics, no ques encountered.My friend had got a ques on parabola but the basic ques. So i would advice to do atleast the properties of each.Do ques on std.dev as one is freq asked. do u think i have deviated from topic in issue?Please do ans. frankly i am very afraid! I heard today that ets is going to resume the old format from jan 2003, is it true?

Finished the new GRE and experienced opposite of what thought. Score v520,q760 was fearing about awa and got defeated in others. Hearty Thanks to the Magician and all those who contributed, since TM was the only source i referred for awa and proved to be of great help! Aleast completed and satisfied with what I wrote. decided to continue the membership and help others as much as i can. First was awa as in powerprep, think its always 1st. Perspective was...don't falter to give comments if any! "How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society." and other i didnt see points i explained 1)socialization is hindered by factors(in each para) a)It begins at home-in cases of divorce child becomes aloof and indifferent from society due to lack of love and affection from parents. b)Culture of certain under developed countries don't let girl child to bloom properly. c)Curriculum doesn't consider c.s. and personality dev. as important and assume that a child will learn it by itself by just attending school.Certain things like g.d, c.s as a sub.,seminars etc. would nourish the child with socialization which would grow with him. 2)Aspects of Socialization a)Communication,personality dev.,behaviour,attitude towards society. b)egs.if an engg. lacks in such skills, he might not explain his brilliant ideas to others or cannot artfully clear his doubts or misconceptions.Often leaders give lenghty speeches even including the page no. of readymade material shows lack of capability of an orator. 3)Advantages-would lead to easy exchange of ideas and all around dev. completed in 40 min. Then arg. The following appeared in a memo from the sales manager of Eco-Power, a company that manufactures tools and home appliances. "Many popular radio and television commercials use memorable tunes and song lyrics to call attention to the products being advertised. Indeed, a recent study of high school students showed that 85 percent could easily recognize the tunes used to advertise leading soft drinks and fast-food restaurants. Despite our company's extensive advertising in magazines during the past year, sales of our home appliances declined. Therefore, to boost company profits, we should now switch to advertisements featuring a distinctive song." Pointed out many flaws but could mention less but enough. Then verbal came, was difficult with some unknown words .3 r.cs 30,80,30 lines. tried to do well but... Quant was very easy don't know where lost 40. Again verbal, was easy. A mystery unsolved which verbal was considered.had started getting above 600 in verbal in preps. and knew almost whole wordlist from barrons. so Depressed with scores! Are the versities going to change their method of evaluation ? If so, which section should be important for engg. students?

You are right! in this case i felt the paucity of points and was able to finish only this much, that too in 37 min. Are you able to write an essay containing 5 to 6 paras in 30min? Please send your views on other essays .

Hi Ramya, I am seeny from mumbai. Thanx, for your suggestions.Your 2nd point was quite insightful which I could have never thought of. Please send similar suggestions and your views for my other other responses too especially the Appleby college dated 24th sept.

2) The Treasury has once again introduced a dollar coin, the Pine Tree dollar. Neither the Presidential dollar coin, introduced 11 years ago, nor the Eagle dollar coin, introduced 3 years ago, remained in circulation long: people simply preferred spending paper dollars. However, a survey conducted soon after its release indicates that the Pine Tree dollar is far more appealing than other dollar coins: 76 percent of respondents own the coin; 62 percent of those owning multiple coins consider it so attractive that they are still saving rather than spending the most recent coin to come into their possession. Since the Pine Tree coin promises to become the dollar currency of choice, the Treasury is correct to begin saving money by dramatically reducing the costly printing of paper dollars. Answer: The writer’s argument at first glance seems convincing, however, it has some self-contradictory points.The writer’s understanding seem to be opposite of what is implied by the facts mentioned in the argument. First, the writer clearly mentions that the previously introduced coins remained in circulation for a short time.Same thing can happen with Pine Tree Dollar. It is introduced recently, so is popular, but after some time it might dwindle in circulation.The survey strengthening the point is conducted soon after its release. It is clear that coins are more reliable since they cannot be damaged like paper Dollar which gets torn after considerable use.Thus it seems absurd that people are inclined to use paper dollars .The reason might be different which seems to be undiscovered. Second, the writer clearly states that the 62% out of the 76% people using Pine Tree dollar are preserving it instead of spending. This implies that the most frequently used form still is the Paper Dollar.This contradicts the writer’s conclusion to reduce the printing of costly paper dollar. Third, it is possible that because of the reduction and unavailability of paper dollars the Pine Tree dollar has gained popularity and is the currency of second choice, since the treasury has begin its curtail of paper dollars. Thus the writer seems to have interpreted the facts wrongly and has reached to conclusion by a perfunctory study of the matter. Time:37 min. Please send more ideas!