Kaplan GRE Exam 2008 Premier Program

I'm so glad I ordered this book! I always read reviews exhaustively before I ever purchase books, so I picked this one out. My review is just of the beginning of the book (I just started it), but I feel like it's so good I can't wait to tell people that they should get it! I graduated with a 3.something Bachelor's degree and have been out of school, and pretty much out of a real job, for a couple years now. Finally I figured out that I want to get a Masters, but I've been out of it for so long- I needed help! So I just started this book the other day from page one. What I love about it is that it is going through everything I need to know in an honest, cool conversational style that isn't putting me to sleep. Yet the language and content is still intelligent- unlike other "Dummies"- type guides that kind of talk to you like you're, well, a dummy... and have no common sense or basic knowledge. Also, it tells you how the test grading works- the test itself is a dynamic computer program that changes difficulty/ amount of points you can get for a limited number of question- so you can trick it out to get the most points for what you know without having to be a genius.

Also, the book is so logical, it's like, "Oh, that's why I suck at these questions! And here's the way you're supposed to think about the questions to get them right. And here are the tricks (well, it's logic, not really tricks) for how to guess the right answer- even if you have no clue!!!" Sweet.

There's also a section on how to get into grad school- sweeeeet for the clueless like myself.

So the first 50 pages of the book are awesome so far. I think the rest will be, too. I haven't looked at the math stuff yet. I actually ordered another couple math books- the one review one with the giant pi on the cover and the blue EZ Solutions Math Strategies one for getting them done faster.

Grad School or bust! Was this too long? I hope it helped!

Its Great. Math is explained in steps. Easy to follow and understand.

As an immigrant, American grammar is not what I am used to. Verbal is helpful.


I encourage you to buy the GRE IN A BOX FLASH CARD as well.

Great buy!

I bought this book here at amazon earlier this month. Today I installed the software from the CD-ROM that comes with the book. That's how I have learned that it is not compatible with Windows Vista.

My inquiry to Kaplan's online tech support resulted in a prompt and courteous email which said, "Unfortunately the CD is not compatible with the Windows Vista Operating system. You will need to install the CD on a Windows XP or Windows 2000. We do apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced."

I hope that the book sans software turns out to be helpful and worth the purchase price. I also hope that amazon will update its product information to include the important disclosures that the CD-ROM will be nothing more than an expensive coaster for customers using Macs or Vista-equipped PCs.

Got 550 in the verbal section and 680 in the quantitative section after studying with this book.

This book is a very brief overview if you need more indepth studying then I suggest the ETS brand of books. This one does not dumb anything down and explanations for analagies for example is only two pages on how many what they are and ways to solve them the rest is just practice questions. I need better explanations for things then this book had to offer.