Quick post today. At the internship (as an editorial intern), I came across two commonly misused words that (tada!) are also Barron’s vocab! I now give you the Chicago Manual of Style: Abjure; adjure. To abjure is to deny or renounce under oath {the defendant abjured the charge of murder} or to declare one’s permanent [...]
Words that always elude me…
Sometimes the definitions of words just seem to elude me. I learn and re-learn them, but sometimes I need to get a few questions wrong in order for the words to stick. I took this sample question test from ETS on antonyms and got a modest score, merely because the words (all of which seem [...]
Taking the GRE Twice?
I had this great idea about naming this post “In a Pickle,” and then starting it off with a picture of me free-floating in a jar of green-tinted juice. Hah–I’m so funny! So great! This is going to be an awesome post. Well as you can see, that didn’t happen. It didn’t happen because I’m [...]
Little Victory
I’m chugging along on the math review section for Barron’s–and I’m pretty excited! Current Practice Results Section L, Circles: 17/20 Section M, Solid Geometry: 14/15 Since a lot of my scores on the math review sections have been much worse than this, I think it’s safe to say that I’m getting better. For one thing, [...]
Fitting the studying battle…on BART, at midnight, and when-never fits my schedule
I’m probably starting to sound like a broken record, but why is it so damn hard to fit studying into my life? This week, I don’t think I sat down to start studying before 9:30PM a single night – and often not before 10:30PM. Well, that’s if I’m allowed to discount 25 minutes of “studying” [...]
First Day of Class/English Review
“A good reader, a major reader, an active and creative reader is a rereader.” -Nabokov, On Good Readers and Good Writers Today marks the beginning of the semester! (Does anyone know why Berkeley starts its semester on a Thursday?) That’s right–it’s back to skool for me. Back to learning. Back to reading and writing. Back [...]
Math mistakes I make (frequently)
On previous posts, I’ve alluded to “dumb” math mistakes. Today’s practicing reminded me of them, again. I’m pretty sure the following one is my favorite so far: Context: Barron’s review section on polynomials, Question #5: c^2 + d^2 = 4 & (c-d)^2 = 2. After successfully factoring out and manipulating my equations, I had: -2cd [...]
Cool Vocab Sites to Study for the GRE
Today’s study session was replaced with an hour of mildly-pleasing computer games! It’s funny whenever people ask me how I spend my entertainment time–I don’t really like to go to the movies or watch tv, or play WoW like some people I know. In fact in terms of games I have a specific memory of [...]
“I hear ya, amen to that.”
Hello! Sorry for the lack of updates recently. As you can tell by my calendar, I have been immersed in the world of mathematics. Yuck–from the likes of the last post, I may have been a little too frank in my distaste for math. My sincerest apologies! There must have been something in the air [...]
Wow, time flies
So life’s been a bit crazy the past 2-3 weeks. Luckily I’ve been studying more than than blogging, though not as much as I would have liked. After my week in Chicago (August 2-6), I came back to work to some crazy work deadlines and deliverables, up until August 18. Before I knew it, August [...]
Meet the GRE Guide Writers
Dave Scalise is currently a professor at the University of San Francisco where he teaches graduate-level classes. He has written more than 16 books for entrance exams such as the GRE and has helped more than 50,000 students worldwide.
Brent Hanneson has worked as an instructor and tutor for a major GRE test preparation company, the Renert Center of Calgary, and the University of British Columbia. He has over 15 years of teaching experience.
Meet the GRE Journey Writers
Trisha Remetir is a 20 year-old, third-year English major at UC Berkeley. She has a lot of interests, including knitting, reading, baking, and kazooing.
