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Gre-Lsat-Gmat-McAt Reading Comprehension Workbook (1st ed)

Mark Alan Stewart

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Packed with sample questions set for the GRE, the LSAT, the GMAT, and the MCAT, this unique guide builds the skills students need to get into the graduate or professional school of their choice. Includes in-depth analysis of every reading question type, detailed explanations for all questions, and sample passages from all academic subjects.

Ace's Exambusters New MCAT CD-Rom & Study Cards (Exambusters)

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EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards printed/boxed or on CD-Rom are specifically designed for exam preparation: AP, PSAT, New SAT, SAT II, ACT, PRAXIS, PPSAT, New GRE, GED, New GMAT, New MCAT, CLEP, ASVAB, New York State Regents, HSPT, COOP, SSAT, ISEE, and classroom quizzes, tests, and finals. Each EXAMBUSTERS Study Card title provides a concise, focused review of course material. Only essential facts and formulas are presented. We cover many introductory high school and college courses, and our titles are approved by the New York City Board of Education.

Why are Study Cards the best way to learn?
Because we learn most effectively when we can:
---absorb information in small, progressive increments.
---take an active part in the process
---receive immediate feedback (the answer is shown as soon as we fill in the blank)

Who wrote the cards?
High school teachers, test prep coaches, language experts, professional interpreters and translators, and college professors, with a focus on preparing students for standardized tests such as the AP, New SAT, SAT II, PRAXIS, GRE, GED, GMAT, MCAT, ACT, CLEP, and many others. Each Course in a Box or Course on CD-Rom covers the basics of a full year introductory course. EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards focus only on essential facts, definitions, and formulas. The flash cards were designed to help students learn and review courses efficiently.

What is the advantage of flash card study over textbooks and review books?
---Parents, tutors, and teachers can work together with students. Perfect for home schooling!
---Groups of students can have fun turning a study session into a trivia game.
---Portable: Learn a few each day. A sense of accomplishment grows as your stack of I have no idea! decreases, and the stack of I know the answer! increases.

Who has benefitted from our study cards?
* high school and college students
* head start oriented grade school students
* parents and grandparents concerned about their children's education
* teachers (for classroom, small group activities)
* tutors (for one-on-one teaching)
* business travelers and tourists

What is special about EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards on CD-Rom?
Cutting edge. . . the only series of its kind. User-friendly software--simple for all ages to explore. Study cards are displayed on the screen, one at a time, and can be eliminated from the stack just like printed cards. Our Screensaver Mode displays a new question and answer every few seconds in random order. Learn subliminally! Finally, our test mode randomly selects questions to create a quiz, mid-term, or final--your choice--a new test every time. The EXAMBUSTERS software program keeps track of the test time limit and grades you at test completion. Grades are stored in a table on the help menu so you can track your progress.

What are the computer system requirements for EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards on CD-Rom?
At least 500 MHZ processor, Intel Pentium II (or equivalent), 128 MB of RAM, 400 MB of disk space. Microsoft Windows XP or VISTA operating system, 2x CD-ROM drive, 256-color SVGA monitor: minimum resolution 800 x 600. Not compatible with Macintosh.

PCAT, 4/e (Academic Test Preparation Series)

Arco

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

Another sorry PCAT book 1 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

Listen, I just took the PCAT about an hour ago. This book is not good. Biology questions were not even close, chemistry questions were a little better, but not close. Worthless.
The first review was probably someone selling books.
Trust me. Bad.

A "quick and dirty" way to prepare for the dreaded PCAT. 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 16 people found this review helpful.

Hey what can I say? This is a VERY GOOD BOOK. Belive it or not this book has some questions that I found on the actural PCAT test!!! It is not many (about 5-10 out of the entire test that I can remember) but it helps A LOT. If you want to get a PCAT book, get this one first then the others. It is crude looking but don't let that fool you. It is a good book. It was even nice enough to give you a listing of the accredited pharmacy colleges and where you can write to apply for the test. A complete preparation book.

Not worth the money 1 out of 5 stars.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

The title on the front states that "ARCO is the leader in test preparation". If this is true I'd really hate to see all the other brands. This book led me to believe the practice questions presented would be similiar in content and form as the actual test. The only thing I saw similiar to the actual test was that the test was in a multiple choice format. I found the practice questions to be no where near the difficulty of the PCAT. The verbal ability part only gave example questions of antonyms and synonyms, leaving out analagies which is half of the verbal ability test.

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Seven full-length practice exams, plus 7 bonus analogies tests for the GRE.

Graduate & Professional Programs: An Overview 2009 (Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs : An Overview)

Peterson's

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The six volumes of Peterson’s Annual Guides to Graduate Study, the only annually updated reference work of its kind, provide wide-ranging information on the graduate and professional programs offered by accredited colleges and universities in the United States and U.S. territories and those in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Africa that are accredited by U.S. accrediting bodies. Books 2 through 6 are divided into sections that contain one or more directories devoted to individual programs in a particular field. Book 1 includes institutional profiles indicating the degrees offered, enrollment figures, admission and degree requirements, tuition, financial aid, housing, faculty, research projects and facilities, and contacts at more than 2,200 institutions.

Ace's Exambusters New GRE CD-Rom & Study Cards (Exambusters)

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EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards printed/boxed or on CD-Rom are specifically designed for exam preparation: AP, PSAT, New SAT, SAT II, ACT, PRAXIS, PPSAT, New GRE, GED, New GMAT, New MCAT, CLEP, ASVAB, New York State Regents, HSPT, COOP, SSAT, ISEE, and classroom quizzes, tests, and finals. Each EXAMBUSTERS Study Card title provides a concise, focused review of course material. Only essential facts and formulas are presented. We cover many introductory high school and college courses, and our titles are approved by the New York City Board of Education.

Why are Study Cards the best way to learn?
Because we learn most effectively when we can:
---absorb information in small, progressive increments.
---take an active part in the process
---receive immediate feedback (the answer is shown as soon as we fill in the blank)

Who wrote the cards?
High school teachers, test prep coaches, language experts, professional interpreters and translators, and college professors, with a focus on preparing students for standardized tests such as the AP, New SAT, SAT II, PRAXIS, GRE, GED, GMAT, MCAT, ACT, CLEP, and many others. Each Course in a Box or Course on CD-Rom covers the basics of a full year introductory course. EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards focus only on essential facts, definitions, and formulas. The flash cards were designed to help students learn and review courses efficiently.

What is the advantage of flash card study over textbooks and review books?
---Parents, tutors, and teachers can work together with students. Perfect for home schooling!
---Groups of students can have fun turning a study session into a trivia game.
---Portable: Learn a few each day. A sense of accomplishment grows as your stack of I have no idea! decreases, and the stack of I know the answer! increases.

Who has benefitted from our study cards?
* high school and college students
* head start oriented grade school students
* parents and grandparents concerned about their children's education
* teachers (for classroom, small group activities)
* tutors (for one-on-one teaching)
* business travelers and tourists

What is special about EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards on CD-Rom?
Cutting edge. . . the only series of its kind. User-friendly software--simple for all ages to explore. Study cards are displayed on the screen, one at a time, and can be eliminated from the stack just like printed cards. Our Screensaver Mode displays a new question and answer every few seconds in random order. Learn subliminally! Finally, our test mode randomly selects questions to create a quiz, mid-term, or final--your choice--a new test every time. The EXAMBUSTERS software program keeps track of the test time limit and grades you at test completion. Grades are stored in a table on the help menu so you can track your progress.

What are the computer system requirements for EXAMBUSTERS Study Cards on CD-Rom?
At least 500 MHZ processor, Intel Pentium II (or equivalent), 128 MB of RAM, 400 MB of disk space. Microsoft Windows XP or VISTA operating system, 2x CD-ROM drive, 256-color SVGA monitor: minimum resolution 800 x 600. Not compatible with Macintosh.

Physics Builder for Admission and Standardized Tests (Test Preps)

The Staff of REA delete

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This test preparation book reviews all physics questions covered on standardized tests such as the AP Physics, ASVAB, CLEP, GRE Physics, MCAT, NTE Specialty Area Tests, and SAT II: Physics. The book is comprised of chapter reviews and drills in vectors and scalars, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, heat, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, modern physics, classical mechanics, and electricity and magnetism.

The Official TASP Test Study Guide

National Evaluations Systems Inc.

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

EXCELLENT STUDY GUIDE 4 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I recenlty took the TASP Test for the second time and I passed the test. I borrowed this book from a friend and study about 2 weeks on the reading and writing sections. This is a very good book and it has exactly everything that is on the test in the book. If you buy the book and study through it you will have no problem passing the test.

Thanks a million

A horrible guide to a horrible program 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 21 people found this review helpful.

As a college student in Texas, I have had to take this wretched test, and often worry about the status of Texas higher education because of it's presence.

While learning disabled students are allowed access to other tests on campus, the TASP program has determined that the number of disability testing sites should be so small to make travel difficult. To date, the primary sites are in Austin and Houston---I felt somewhat fortunate because I lived in the latter during the summers and holiday breaks, but enough is enough.

A glance inside this book will tell you that the myriad rules and regulations governing this program are enough to make your head spin (and possibly implode). Sure, it sounds impressive on paper, but the program is a bureaucratic nightmare for disabled students who can be shuffled from one step to another without few good explainations about what is actually going on.

Even now, I shudder when I remember how much time and energy I spent on trying to solve a test that was not even remotely designed to measure what I had learned from years of special education classes. It appeared the majority of adminstrators were parroting the virtues of this program without actually thinking about how it would work in real life.

Editorial Review:

Instructional review of skills on the test with sample exercises, explanations, test-taking strategies, and test information. New test content included. Paper.

Kaplan GMAT 800, 2006-2007 (Kaplan Gmat 800)

Kaplan

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Just to Practice 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I used this book to practice some more to the GMAT test. My especific problems for the GMAT test lies on the reading, vocabulary and structure of it, on spot that english is not my first language. The book improve my skills on it, and seems to satisfy the objectives above. I agree that the title is too optimist for the book (GMAT 800), but think of it as a complementary self-study course. To use the official guide is a must.

My favorite GMAT book 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I love this book, very transparent and organized by topic sections. First, you have to answer three to four questions, and the solution with detailed explanation is just two pages ahead. I really like it, it's a lot easier to begin to study with, than for example official guide or Princeton review which I consider more as a drill where questions are not as neatly organized as here(it's more test like)...Hope this helps!

good material 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

if you haven't started studying for the gmat this book isn't for you. you should start w/the kaplan 2007 gmat book then move to this after you're done with that. the explanations are pretty good in this book. my only gripe is that some of the same exact questions that appear in their course book for the class ( i actually took a class) so i was doing the ssame questions twice. i don't mind the review but now i'm wondering where i can get some difficult questions that i haven't had exposure to. i'm going to move onto the official guide gmat book next.

Kaplan GMAT 800

Kaplan

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

Poor editing, not so challenging math examples 1 out of 5 stars.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This book was truly disappointing. This was the last book I used in preparing for the GMAT and it was so riddled with errors and poor explanations that it made me want to pull my hair out. The math problems were easy in the book but the actual problems I saw on the GMAT were much harder (and I'm a freakin' engineer!) I would recommend the Official GMAT study guide with over 1400 questions and irrefutable explanations (they wrote the test so they should know). My score was 740 and I think the Official Guide was the most helpful. I also used the Princeton Review book but it was not nearly as bad as this Kaplan trash.

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Kaplan GMAT 800 is designed for students aiming to score in the top 10 percent on the difficult Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Each year, more than 200,000 prospective M.B.A. students take the GMAT in hopes of gaining admission to a top tier business school. Considering the odds and the intensity of competition, it's no surprise that the legions of business school hopefuls who take the GMAT each year approach their preparation for this challenging exam very seriously. Kaplan GMAT 800 is a targeted study guide for students who want to score in the 90th percentile on the GMAT and get accepted to a top business school. Featuring hundreds of the toughest practice questionss with complete answer explanations and strategies for getting the right answers on test day, Kaplan GMAT 800 is an ideal supplement to Kaplan's basic GMAT guide and the perfect preparation for GMAT success.

The College Board Index of Majors & Graduate Degrees 2004: All-New Twenty-sixth Edition

The College Board

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Good But Incomplete 3 out of 5 stars.
13 of 15 people found this review helpful.

This guide is very helpful but should not be your sole guide to which college offers what grad programs - they do not include every single program. For example, the University of Maryland has a public relations program, but is not included under that section. It is an easy-to-use supplement, but don't forget to try Petersons.com and any other sources you may find.

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The most recommended guide to college majors

This essential guide helps you find the colleges with the major you want at the degree level you need. With The College Board Index of Majors & Graduate Degrees 2004 students can determine which of the six hundred majors is right for them and which colleges offer that major.