In order to get my handle on the word list back, I’ve been diligently reviewing those words that I got wrong on practice exercises. Occlude: (v) to stop, close up. So, after a pretty relaxing day yesterday, I’ve decided to get down to business and do what I promised in the plan. (What plan? you [...]
About trisha
Hey! I'm a 20 year old UC Berkeley student that likes to read, bake, take urban hikes (read: get lost in my neighborhood), etc. Graduate school is (hopefully) in the future for me. In five years I hope to see myself in an English doctoral program either at Berkeley or New York, but I do know that everything could change very quickly. Say hello to me at trisha@magoosh.com. Cheers!Antonyms, Not So Fast
So a few days ago I finished the analogies section in Barron’s. All’s well that ends well–I want to check out my Princeton Review book for more exercises because, frankly, it’s really nice to take practice portions of the GRE and do well. Antonyms, however, are quite different. Scores from Barron’s (out of 4 exercises, [...]
Analogies: Visible Improvement is to Accomplishment…
Above: my workspace this morning. I spent the morning doing a couple of analogies exercises from Barron’s. After having read the strategies from Barron’s and Princeton Review, I figured it was time for me to do some practice. However I found it weird how PR doesn’t have as many practice sections as Barron’s… Today’s practice [...]
Flashcards, Wherever You Go
On Friday I spent the morning making flashcards from the Barron’s word list. I’ll say this time and again: if you really want to sound smart, memorizing the Barron’s word list wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Sometimes in my studying phase the words just slip out, like whenever I comment on someone’s effrontery* [...]
Preparing Part 3: Learning About the GRE
My books and I are having a little honeymoon phase right now. They’re so crisply new and shiny and just sitting there on my table that sometimes I get the urge to pick them up and flip through their untrammeled recycled pages. But really now I guess it’s probably time I should actually look at [...]
Preparing, Part 1: My Stats and Game Plan
So I think before I get started on this journey I should probably go a little bit more in-depth about myself. I mean, the GRE is a difficult test—you know that, I know that, blah blah blah. But I mean really, if you’re somebody like me, this is going to be REALLY difficult. Let’s see: [...]
And So It Begins… (An Introduction)
Hello, my name is Trisha. I’m a 20 year-old, third-year English major at UC Berkeley in love with the world. I have a lot of interests, including knitting, reading, baking, kazooing, etc. etc. etc. Over the summer I’d really like to start hiking, exercising, eating healthy, and basically enjoying the good company of friends. And [...]
