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  1. Beware of using the REA Best, Princeton Review and other tests to measure progress. These are not tested against the same population of test-takers as are the ETS offical practice tests. Measure ETS against ETS. The other tests are great for practicing the testing style and environment. You can take one of the REA Best tests, for example, at a library under timed conditions. Get a feel for the pacing. Don't use the score, though, to rate your performance. Hope this helps. I took the GRE Subject Exam--Literature in English in December 2005. I've listed where I've found three version of ETS tests at.... http://quiz.agencyinfo.org/grelit/ I've heard there is a 1982 version available in old "ETS Practicing the GRE Subject Exam" but I have not come across the test myself. Good luck. Mike
  2. Here's a site with some really good material including quizes, though the site is still under construction. I haven't browsed the whole site but seems to be pretty complete up to Middle Romantic period. http://academic.reed.edu/english/gre/ Doesn't seem to be much activity in the "study materials" section. Anyone taking the test in the coming year?
  3. I don't know how helpful this is, as much of the information is from my prior posts in this community or at Live Journal, but I've posted my experience with the GRE last December at: http://quiz.agencyinfo.org/grelit/ In addition to shameless links to Amazon, there is a short quiz in the multiple choice format of the GRE. Sorry for such a short quiz. Most of my effort was in developing the Quiz application for an Ethics Exam with the idea that by developing a quiz in the style of the exam, I would be less threatened by the exam itself. If the questions seem lame....give me some of your own to include. Happy to make more quizes. Please, though......don't send actual test questions or copyrighted material. BTW...The Ethics quizes are at..... http://quiz.agencyinfo.org/ethics/ Anyway....I would love feedback.
  4. The link seems to be working for me..... http://www.geocities.com/titaniumbits/0972732446.pdf
  5. I've seen many references to "Brilliant" materials on this site. Any suggestions on how to obtain a copy here in California? Thanks.
  6. Hey Cridamour, I'm hoping to complete in the next year. My approach is part-time, but, thanks partially to slow business, I was able to complete 34 semester units in the first year. Maybe I can finish within a semester. The 4 courses are all self-paced. If business picks up, I don't have to turn down work. Mike
  7. I took the GRE Lit in December. Scored 74%. I hadn't been a Lit major. I was going for a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a major in Philosophy. Anyway....I decided to add English Literature as a second major. I need two more classes in Philosophy and two more in Literature and I'm done. Mike
  8. BlueWhiskey....Now it's just waiting. I remember swinging back and forth between must've done okay because I was relaxed, to must've bombed because I might not have been focused enough. In the end it was okay. I think the trick now is to find something to take your mind off of the test for a month. 20 questions left at the end in itself isn't bad. Just depends on the rest of the test. On the test in December, I made it to the end but I'm sure I left more than 20 unanswered throughout the test. Anyway...good luck pkkim, bluewhiskey and everyone that tested this weekend! Ain't no more problem questions. The test is over. Go see a good movie and escape.
  9. Good luck. Relax. In the room I took the test, they allowed water bottles and even bags, if stowed under the desk. If I were to do it again, I would bring a water bottle and little snack bar for a short break and just toss 'em out if they aren't allowed. Desk was small with enough room for the answer sheet and a couple of pencil. Where I had practiced, I has lots of room to spread out. Don't know if any of that helps.
  10. That's the one I found with my litineng.pdf" search. I've documented one other official test I came across in hard copy at my post.... http://www.www.urch.com/forums/171790-post21.html I spaced these ETS official test throughout my studying, using the first one as my baseline and the other tests as measures of progress. It's easy to get discouraged by scores in REA Best Test series and even Princeton Review's Cracking. There may be great for helping to study, but I don't find their results comparable to the ETS official tests. Compare ETS with ETS and maybe REA with REA. Beware that the older tests don't cover new material, but with that in mind they are great for measuring progress. I went from 38th percentile on my baseline test in May of 2005 (1st of 3 official tests) to 76th percentile on the third and last official test in November 2005. On my 4th offical test--the actual GRE on December 10th....I scored 74th percentile. I also took each of the three official tests several times to be sure I mastered the nuances of the specific questions.
  11. Thanks, Cridamour. Should give me 24 units, completing all of my non-Philosophy requirements toward my Liberal Arts degree with a Philosophy major. I need to complete four more courses for the degree. An additional two courses can give me a second major in English Literature. Makes it all worth the many months studying. Started in May with my first practice test (GR9964) in the 36th percentile.
  12. Two days ago when I called in for test scors was told to "wait a week." But tried again today and got my results.....74%.
  13. Here is a December comments... Thanks everyone for comments, ideas and material. It helped. On Saturday...the pacing working. I started out slow, but by the end of the second column of questions I sped up and kept up pace til the end, finishing with 5 minutes to spare. I looked over skipped sections and erased a few stray marks and was done. Just happy I made it through without freaking out or zoning out. No just the wait for result. Better now in that is-what-it-is-state than the is-there-anything-else-I-can-cram-in-my-head" state.
  14. It's been quiet in here lately. Love to hear from TestMagic forum members how the experience was. My test is December 10th. There is talk in Live Journal on the November test. http://www.livejournal.com/community/litgre/
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