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In my GRE test (details of which can be found here), I got a research section at the very end. It was an analytical task, which promised $250 if the response to that matched the quality of the response in my actual AWA. Of the 3 analytical writing tasks, I felt I made the best effort here ironically !! I got my AWA score today (5.0), and I'm sure the response to the research section would have rated at least 5 if not more...so, I'm wondering, does anyone here ever won the cash prize from ETS ? If so, what was the time taken before ETS informed you of the decision (that you've won the cash prize !!) ?

The best approach for preparing for the GRE test: I have been self preparing for the GMAT for a while now, and lately I have started looking into preparing for the GRE. As more and more business schools have started accepting both the GMAT and the GRE scores, it only makes sense to study for both. Moreover, there are a lot of common grounds between the GMAT and the GRE. Since there is an overlap between the GMAT and the GRE, you can study for both tests by making just a little bit more efforts. If you look into the content of the GMAT and the GRE, you’ll discover that there are more similarities than the differences. Another interesting thing I found is that most GMAT and GRE books too have a lot of common content. For all practical purposes, if you want to review the fundamentals, it would be safe to study any GMAT books for the GRE, and vice versa. Generally, the fundamentals are completely identical for both tests. Furthermore, there are not that many differences in the question types. In math, the problem solving questions are almost similar, and the biggest difference is data sufficiency and quantitative comparisons questions. In verbal, basics are again very similar, and the main difference is sentence correction and sentence completion questions. Following are some facts about the GRE Official Guide: -Although published by the test makers, the quality of practice tests is not very good and there are no answer explanations. -Most of the GRE practice tests are very similar, with just different set of numbers. Following are some GRE books to consider: -Kaplan/Princeton/Barrons/Peterson/McGraw – Get one ore more of these books to gain an overall understanding of the test. -EZ Solutions GRE Series – Recommended for serious students who want to ace the math section. I see many posts where many students are not clear about which GRE book to get and this may be assistance to some of you. There will be no need to take a prep course if you have access to the GRE books mentioned above. I really hope that I was able to help at least some of you who are still trying to figure out the best approach to prepare for the GRE. Thanks for reading and good luck with your preparation for the GRE. I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ~Winston Churchill

Hi can anyone please tell me where I can find free GRE practice tests?