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  1. the math study guide in the powerprep software. It is the exact material that is found on the actual tests. If you know all that material, you can answer any question on the exam.
  2. By the way, the Analytical Reasoning score in the third column of the first table naturally was changed from multiple choice to the essay writing component after this data's time period. Simply convert the old scaled 300 ~ 800 pt range to the current 1 ~ 6 pt system: 800 = 6 700 = 5 600 = 4 500 = 3 400 = 2 300 = 1 This is the most recent data I've seen put out by ETS. No comments on this? Makes you feel better about your own scores, does it not?
  3. I took the test again today and I have a sheet with their official ETS data for mean average test scores. Period: 1998 ~ 2001 General Test Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports % rankings Scaled Score------Verbal------Quant------Analytical _____________________________________________ 800---------------99----------94----------97 700---------------97----------71----------81 600---------------85----------50----------56 500---------------59----------29----------33 400---------------30----------12----------14 300----------------5-----------3-----------3 # of examinees -------------1,082,718----1,082,416----1,080,935 mean ------------------469---------584---------560 std deviation ------------------117---------148---------139 % male / female ----------------41 / 55------41 / 55-----41 / 55 (examinees who earned no score are not included) General Test Mean Scores Classified by Intended Graduate Major Field Major Field--------# examinees------Verb----Quant----Analytical ________________________________________________________ Life Sciences-------107,500---------464------568--------577 Physical Sciences----45,700---------491------694--------633 Engineering----------46,600---------474------721--------632 Social Sciences------79,500---------484------548--------574 Humanities-----------39,300---------541------549--------591 Education------------36,000---------450------521--------550 Business--------------6,500---------444------570--------556 (data limited to examinees who earned their degrees within 2 years of testing)
  4. I just want to reaffirm my conclusion that powerprepp is indeed the best study material. I took the test again today and it was spot on. There were even some questions the same as the software! I recommend Barron's vocabulary section and powerprepp's exercises + math study guide. If you master all three you should do well. Barren's math section is extremely thorough -- even overkill I believe. For example I've never had combinations/permutations probability questions on an official exam yet. The real GRE has only simple elementary probability questions. BUT, if you master Barron's math as well you should ace the exam itself. You should only take the powerprepp practice tests one time each, that way you avoid simply memorizing the questions and artificially boosting your score. Before you start studying for GRE, take one practice test to create your baseline of where you stand now. When you are ready to take the exam after lots of preparation, do the second practice test to see how much you improved -- that score should be very accurate to what you will get on the real exam.
  5. Only need a 700+ Q score if you are mastering in engineering or such a field.
  6. None. Powerprep is best, its most accurate to what the actual test looks like and will ask you. Made by the people to make the tests.
  7. I think the probability and word problems are the hardest...they eat up the most time.
  8. Did your test give you a set of data and ask you to calculate std deviation? Mine did not and I'm wondering if anyone had that kind of problem. I would assume not because it takes too much time to calculate out in this kind of test. So did yours?
  9. I might be completely wrong on this, but assuming both grading scales follow the same model for As Bs and Cs, then how about a straight ratio conversion? n/4 = 8.25/10 Gives you a 3.3/4.0 for cumulative GPA on US model.
  10. I took the GRE once and taking it again in one week. The test is only difficult because of the time contraints, imo.
  11. Concentrate on your weak areas to make your studying more efficient is all I can say.
  12. My feeling is the the practice questions in Barrons and Kaplans, etc, are all far more difficult than the actual test itself. The actual test is more like what you find on the powerprep software...makes sense since they are the ones who make the tests. The newer GRE has even tried to switch focus away from long calculations and concentrate more on your analytic ability. For some people that means its easier, for some its harder. For me, it's easier.
  13. If you answered 23/30 quant questions and still got a 720 I think thats impressive.
  14. Check out the statistics in the powerprep software...you can find out there. I know 650 is around 72%.
  15. When you are reading the sentence, first put in your own words so that it makes sense to you in the context of the sentence. Then look at the choices...do any look similar in meaning to what you would have done? That's what I do and it works well for me.
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