GC, I just took the GREs in December, and I took a Kaplan class which was very helpful for me. If you get the book, they should explain their "method" which of course I can't remember exactly now, but was a good time management/logic approach for both the Math and the Verbal.
Also, the pointers for the essay were good.
I took the GRE less than a year ago. I found it not too bad, also, very very much like the SAT.
Books help.
I'm actually planning on starting teaching SAT and GRE test prep (if Princeton Review ever actually gets back to me... which they should!), but I haven't had my training or I'd give you The Big Hints.
I took a Kaplan class
Oooh...how long did it take? Cost? Oooooh.
Yay and good luck, GC. I thought I said that before, but apparently I only said it in my head, where the other imaginary people live.
Now I'm wondering if I told either Sail or lisah how smoking their hair-dos look on them. Just in case I didn't? Smokin'!
It was, er, $1099 and I think it was like 8 weeks? If your company will pick up the tab (which was the situation in my case) I recommend it.
Though I had to buy myself a cookie as a pre-emptive reward for the Math sessions.
Good luck, GC! I took the GRE cold a few years ago (out of college for 10+ years) and, while I scored up there with the top 40% of 4th-graders on the math, the other two sections were easy. Don't sweat it!
(Unless you have to do well on the math)
That sounds very promising, P-C!
GC, I picked up one of those Kaplan or Princeton Review (I forget which) books for the GMAT and it was very helpful. Hints for studying practice tests, tips for actually taking the test. I don't know if it raised my score any, but it made me a LOT less nervous about taking it.
For anyone who is interested, a picture of the tornado that hit Stoughton, WI last night. Taken by a coworker's daughter looking south over Lake Waubesa.
Tornado!
For even more fun, a map of the location of my condo (red star) and it's location relative to the lake (just right of the red star.)
Meep!
The tornado was originally spotted over by Fish Hatchery road (runs N-S to the left of the red star.) It was heading towards Monona (just right and up a little from the star.) While I'm terribly sorry there was quite a bit of damage to the Stoughton area, I'm very glad the tornado did not stay on it's original projected course.
Also, yay! for GC. Go get 'em!
ETA: You have to zoom the map out to the "city" level to see what I'm describing. Sorry.
That sounds very promising, P-C!
I know, doesn't it? I'm scared this whole endeavor is going to blow up in my face. The chickens are going to turn out to be MUTANT KILLER OCTOPI.