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From: ln63wzb@sdcc7.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Preparing for GRE's (especially Computer Science)
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Date: Thu, 19-Feb-87 04:26:54 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 19 04:26:54 1987
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In article <1516@ttrdc.UUCP> levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes:
>In article <5679@dartvax.UUCP>, cline@dartvax.UUCP writes:
>>>In article <9186@duke.duke.UUCP> ravi@duke.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan) writes:
>>>>Can anyone advise me as to the best way to prepare for GREs?            
>>Buy the GRE software that ETS now offers for the General Exam.
>Is this a recent occurrence that Educational Testing Service is selling
>preparation/practice material for its own tests?  In the past, I understood
>they heavily played down the importance of "practicing" for their tests

From the 1986-87 GRE Information Bulletin:
  PRACTICING TO TAKE THE GRE GENERAL TEST - NO. 4
  SOFTWARE EDITIONS

  Each contains: diskettes for practicing to take three full-length
  GRE General tests; MATHLAB for review of basic math concepts; a
  copy of _Practicing to Take the GRE General Test - No. 4_

  Price for either Mac or IBM version: $55

>It IS a good idea to take practice tests (I'd be surprised if you couldn't
>get them in college bookstores, like I did).

ETS also sells the _Practicing to Take..._ book, which has three
sample tests included, for just (?) $7.  I'd sooner buy a third-party
practice test book -- no desire to further enhance ETS's income stream.

Has anyone ever seen any test prep software which was better than just
reviewing with a book, paper, and pencil?  Any software nearly worth
the price?

Grobbins