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Cracking the GRE with DVD, 2008 Edition (Graduate Test Prep)
by Princeton Review
from Princeton Review

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Should be used in conjunction with other prep books as it has shortcomings
  Having just sat for the GRE today and obtained a satisfying score, I decided to review all the GRE prep books I used. Firstly, I have been out of college for 13 years and hated Math [I was an English major]and so I was quite apprehensive in preparing for the GRE. Three books helped me get through the GRE - Barron's, Kaplan's and the Princeton Review, in that order.
  In short, I found Barron's to be the most useful in terms of preparing for the verbal and quantitative component, Kaplan's for the... more info

• Thank God for the Princeton Review
  I purchased two books to help me study for the GRE. I bought the Princeton Review because the reviews I read said that it had a good section on how to write the essay. Thank goodness for that review, I used the Princeton Review twice as much as Barron's (worthless). Not only is the essay section good, but the math section is great for anyone (me! me! me!) who has not taken math for a while and is math phobic. I would not have survived the math sections (I got two, due to the testing of new questions, lucky... more info

• A Good Choice
  As you can see there are a million GRE review books online. I don't know how the other books are, but I can tell you that this book was a good choice for me. The language in the book is easy to read and they break everything down. I'm a terrible test taker, and the tips and techniques they have in the book are ones I've never learned but know I can remember, even when the anxiety of the test comes into play. The DVD is a little corny, (but did you think it wouldn't?) but its very helpful. Its good to study... more info

• First GRE Prep Book to Buy
  None of these books are perfect. I found this one the most beneficial followed by the Barron's. I would suggest purchasing at least these two and practicing with any free information available. The test is too expensive and stressful not to be more than prepared for it.

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