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Hi All,

I have been thinking for sometime to appear for GRE. I dont know much about it but would like to score good to get my desired choice of specialization.
As i am a new engg, student so pls give a detailed answer about how to prepare and how to make right strategy?

Thanks
Pallavi


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Canada123's picture

Canada123

I think the vocabulary section is key to the GRE and your main focus should be on that. The math section should come naturally to you as an engineering student.

Hope that helps.


2 years 37 weeks ago
vaibhavsharma's picture

vaibhavsharma

Well GRE is basically to test your reasoning power,speed,understanding of language and guessing power.
I am final year engineering student. I am too preparing for it.
To get good score in GRE you've to work hard in both maths and verbal section. Maths is quite easy as being part of engineering background but verbal is quite tough. to score in verbal you should have good vocabulary.Basically there are scads of book for GRE but niceties are provided in Barons, GRE NOVA, GRE BIBLE.These are sufficient books to get through GRE.But dont go through these book ostensibly but to its depth. For voabulary there is one institute called MAHAVIR JAIN ACADEMY in Delhi. You can join it to improve for your vocab.
ALL THE BEST.

cheers
Vaibhav


2 years 30 weeks ago
Yogita Potaliya's picture

Yogita Potaliya

Your are quite right about that Vaibhav. The structure to score revolves around your basics in Maths, general reasoning, understanding and usage of English Language & English vocabulary. English vocab turns out be relatively difficult of the lot when compared with Maths for Engineering students.
I suggest you still take a test and see for yourself the area when you are lacking and accordingly plan your preparation.
For preparation on vocab you would be looking at Barons and other wordlists. But it is quite difficult to memorize all the words in a period of two months and thats where you must think smart and try to memorize word roots first. It is quite helpful and easy to memorize every word you come across after that by creating links with the roots as most words in English have their origin from the basic roots given in Barons. There are quite a few words you come across during the GRE test you will not have seen before but you could take good guesses based on your knowledge of word roots.
I have quite conveniently assumed here that cramming the wordlist is the tougher one. If there is anything else do ask!

Good Luck

Yogita


2 years 29 weeks ago
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Avinash Patra's picture

Avinash Patra

I would very much agree with Yogita.
For Verbal Section I would like to add Kaplan GRE books. They are pretty good. The emphasis is on words' roots (etymology). Going through Baron's wordlists is very useful. However, I would also suggest to go through Kaplan GRE's verbal related books (esp. for those who find cramming Baron word lists to be a horrendous task). With emphasis on etymology, you would find it easier to retain words in memory.

Anyway, you may always ask me, if you want me to elaborate on any particular aspect of GRE or if there is any other query.

Cheers,
Avinash Patra.


2 years 29 weeks ago
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Cindy_zsk

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1 year 28 weeks ago
jonos's picture

jonos

Bonjour et merci pour les informations bonne continuartion
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1 year 26 weeks ago
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Canada123's picture

I think the vocabulary

by Canada123 - 23 May 2009 - 10:38am

I think the vocabulary section is key to the GRE and your main focus should be on that. The math section should come naturally to you as an engineering student.

Hope that helps.

vaibhavsharma's picture

Well GRE is basically to test

by vaibhavsharma - 12 Jul 2009 - 12:46am

Well GRE is basically to test your reasoning power,speed,understanding of language and guessing power.
I am final year engineering student. I am too preparing for it.
To get good score in GRE you've to work hard in both maths and verbal section. Maths is quite easy as being part of engineering background but verbal is quite tough. to score in verbal you should have good vocabulary.Basically there are scads of book for GRE but niceties are provided in Barons, GRE NOVA, GRE BIBLE.These are sufficient books to get through GRE.But dont go through these book ostensibly but to its depth. For voabulary there is one institute called MAHAVIR JAIN ACADEMY in Delhi. You can join it to improve for your vocab.
ALL THE BEST.

cheers
Vaibhav

Yogita Potaliya's picture
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Your are quite right about

by Yogita Potaliya - 15 Jul 2009 - 3:00pm

Your are quite right about that Vaibhav. The structure to score revolves around your basics in Maths, general reasoning, understanding and usage of English Language & English vocabulary. English vocab turns out be relatively difficult of the lot when compared with Maths for Engineering students.
I suggest you still take a test and see for yourself the area when you are lacking and accordingly plan your preparation.
For preparation on vocab you would be looking at Barons and other wordlists. But it is quite difficult to memorize all the words in a period of two months and thats where you must think smart and try to memorize word roots first. It is quite helpful and easy to memorize every word you come across after that by creating links with the roots as most words in English have their origin from the basic roots given in Barons. There are quite a few words you come across during the GRE test you will not have seen before but you could take good guesses based on your knowledge of word roots.
I have quite conveniently assumed here that cramming the wordlist is the tougher one. If there is anything else do ask!

Good Luck

Yogita

Avinash Patra's picture
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I would very much agree with

by Avinash Patra - 20 Jul 2009 - 7:53pm

I would very much agree with Yogita.
For Verbal Section I would like to add Kaplan GRE books. They are pretty good. The emphasis is on words' roots (etymology). Going through Baron's wordlists is very useful. However, I would also suggest to go through Kaplan GRE's verbal related books (esp. for those who find cramming Baron word lists to be a horrendous task). With emphasis on etymology, you would find it easier to retain words in memory.

Anyway, you may always ask me, if you want me to elaborate on any particular aspect of GRE or if there is any other query.

Cheers,
Avinash Patra.

Cindy_zsk's picture

I am also want to know how to

by Cindy_zsk - 23 Jul 2010 - 8:27am

I am also want to know how to prepare for it. Looking forward to the answers. mattresses

jonos's picture

Bonjour et merci pour les

by jonos - 4 Aug 2010 - 8:15pm

Bonjour et merci pour les informations bonne continuartion
pmu

jim65jim38's picture

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by jim65jim38 - 11 Aug 2010 - 7:32am

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