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How to ace the Psychology GRE?

solipsophistocracy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:24:47 -0800

Can you point me to some good resources to prepare for the GRE Subject Test in Psychology? I found a ton of great resources for the general test online (mostly thanks to AskMe), but am having less luck with the Psychology subject test. I've been told that it's not much more complex than a comprehensive exam for an introductory psych course, but I'd really like to blow it out of the water.

I have the ETS guidebook, and I'm willing to purchase another book or some software if there's something out there that really knocked your socks off, but I'd prefer to find some free resources online.

I'm also interested in any study strategies you might have (but for this test in particular, not just general test taking tips). If you took the test, what did you like/dislike about it? What surprised you? What would you have spent more time focusing on?

I have about nine weeks to prepare, and have planned for about an hour of study per day.

Test: Skill :: MAT : ?

Miko — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:21:55 -0800

MAT vs. GRE: Does it matter? The graduate program I'm applying to [American Studies with a certificate in Public Culture and History] requires either the GRE -or- the MAT.

I don't want to take both and won't have time to take either more than once between now and the application deadline. I'm inclined to take the MAT because it's shorter, cheaper, and I think I have good skills at logical analysis. Evidence suggests I would probably do very well on the GRE verbal, but low-mediocre-to-very-poor on the mathematics.

My question is this: is there any reason to think one is a better choice than another? Funding? Strength on the application? Fit with field? Just want to make sure I don't create a detriment. Thanks for anything you can offer.

What are the best ways to study/approach the GRE?

Viomeda — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:24:32 -0800

What are the best ways to study/approach the GRE? I graduated college in 2006 and would like to take the GRE in the new year. I haven't taken a standardized test since high school and since then only taken a handful of general tests as they were not the main requirement at the college I attended. I am quite confident in my writing and comprehension skills but the experience is rather intimidating, especially the math portion. I have never been one of those natural test takers (lucky bastards) and need to put in a lot of hours to feel prepared and less anxious. Can anyone bestow some piece of knowledge of how to make the GRE a successful experience?

Take the GRE and cancel the score?

gregb1007 — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:38:32 -0800

Is it possible to take the GRE without having the score counted on my record? I would like to take the GRE but only to experience the simulation of the test experience and to obtain an idea of my strengths and weaknesses (more precisely, my score range.) Is it possible to do take the real GRE and have my score revealed to me but not recorded anywhere?

GRE retesting

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:45:43 -0800

So I just bombed my GRE: 700 verbal, 660 math. I don't know the exact percentile of each, but I know its low, especially the math. How do grad schools handle re-tests? Do they just look at the highest one, like most undergrad admissions offices do? Do they average the two, like I think I heard somewhere they did? Something else? Is it worth taking them again, or should I just kiss grad school goodbye and get on with life?