McGraw-Hills New GRE with CD-ROM, 2011-2012 Edition

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Be ready for the GRE revised General Test to be introduced in August 2011!

McGraw-Hill's New GRE—specially created by nationally renowned test-prep experts—has been updated in anticipation of the release of the revised GRE General Test in August 2011. It includes complete coverage of the new GRE test format, including samples of all the new question types. You will get expert guidance on math and verbal skills, sample essays, and strategies for every type.

Features:

Complete coverage of the new GRE format scheduled to be introduced in 2011
Two complete interactive tests on CD-ROM, 2 complete interactive practice tests online (in addition to the 4 tests in the book)
A Welcome section on How to Use This Book, GRE Study Plan, Getting the Most from the Online Tests, and more
Strategies for answering every question type
Special information for international test-takers

Topics include: Overview of the GRE; Taking the GRE; For International Test Takers; Preparing for the GRE General Test; GRE Diagnostic Test; GRE General Testing Strategies; Introduction to GRE Logic; GRE Analytical Writing; GRE Quantitative; GRE Verbal; Content Area Review; Basic GRE Math Review; Basic GRE Verbal Review; Practicing for the GRE General Test; GRE Practice Test 2; GRE Practice Test 3; Online: 2 Practice Tests

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Average Customer Review

(8 customer reviews)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Too many errors, June 7, 2011

Vince Ward (Stehekin, WA, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's New GRE with CD-ROM, 2011-2012 Edition (Mcgraw-Hill's Gre (Book & CD-Rom)) (Paperback)

When you are trying to learn from a text book it makes it very difficult when there are so many errors in the exam parts. You would think they would at least check their own test results for errors.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Too many errors, June 11, 2011

Lyon2012 - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's New GRE with CD-ROM, 2011-2012 Edition (Mcgraw-Hill's Gre (Book & CD-Rom)) (Paperback)

A textbook that is supposed to prepare you for the GRE should not have any errors. I feel like they haven't even checked their own answers as so many of the "solutions" are downright wrong.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Full of errors and bad explanations, July 13, 2011

Ed - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's New GRE with CD-ROM, 2011-2012 Edition (Mcgraw-Hill's Gre (Book & CD-Rom)) (Paperback)

This book is riddled with errors in the answer key. Many of the explanations for the answers on the verbal section are tautologies, e.g., for the question "Select the sentence in the passage that presents an argument for the surprising and unusual nature of this discovery", it gives "This sentence tells the reader that the device is unique and surprising" as an explanation for the correct answer.

Also, there is no indication of how to score your test; it just gives some cop-out about how the conversion between number of questions answered correctly and score depends on the version of the test you take. This is true of most standardized tests, but most books give an estimate so you at least have some idea of where your score would be.

Completely worthless.