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sirRiddy:
Very fine. Ife sweet o but money no just dey. This one wey woman don bounce me from F2 to F3. Anyways, I don gba kadara sha.

I like the spirit here. Seems there will be lots of collaboration henceforth. Boys seem willing to help out now.

Lmao. No worry my broda, no woman fit chance you jare. Yeah, i like the atmosphere here too. A lot more contributions taking place. I will also update my intial story. I think its past its age and needs an urgent update. Can you post your suggestions too so i can add it to the first page?

@gba Kadara : Lmao. Wetin this one mean ni? This boy wants to corrupt a correct ajebo like me.

How far with your applications?

kaycome:


Ahhhh my Boss ur own na special one. I dey think make i give u my chick cos u too much.

This chick you wan gimme, is she fine? Yellow? Proportional Ukwu? Coke bottle figure? Sabi Book? If yes to all, then what are you waiting for?

sirRiddy:
Kaycome make it chilled orijin...
My bro, well done. However for quant, my candid advice to you is to throw away that gruber abi na guhu maraji. Find Nova, Barron, Manhattan and ETS guide.
Post questions that you find intriguing. We will really appreciate them.

Thanks Boss. Please which edition should i start out with,Barron 19th edition or 20th edition?

kaycome:
Guys who is studying in Boston University cos am applying there?

The USA student visa thread would be a better location for this question. Find it here: https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/2310954/general-u.s.a-student-visa-enquiries-part

From the little i know, its a private university and a bit expensive. Whats your intended major? Are you for graduate studies or undergraduate?

DanjaNinja:


This chick you wan gimme, is she fine? Yellow? Proportional Ukwu? Coke bottle figure? Sabi Book? If yes to all, then what are you waiting for?

I think we need more ideas about acing the verbal section. I know guys like ebdib, dicapino and horayce who did well there. Hopefully, they can give us strategies that will help us approach the section.
Ebdib and dicapino, please we would like to have you here.

As for applications, I have completed one out of eight. Still on the remaining ones. My target is to turn in all app materials by the end of August so I can be eligible for funding placements.

DanjaNinja:


Lmao. No worry my broda, no woman fit chance you jare. Yeah, i like the atmosphere here too. A lot more contributions taking place. I will also update my intial story. I think its past its age and needs an urgent update. Can you post your suggestions too so i can add it to the first page?

@gba Kadara : Lmao. Wetin this one mean ni? This boy wants to corrupt a Behind ajebo like me.

How far with your applications?

kaycome:


Thanks Boss. Please which edition should i start out with,Barron 19th edition or 20th edition?

20th edition if you have it. Where did you find the 20th edition of Barrons's? Do you have a soft copy? If yes, please send it to as an attachment on [email protected]

Thanks

Anyone would suffice. Just start preparing early and do practice tests early too. Your first powerprep should give you an idea of your preparedness. Good luck.

kaycome:


Thanks Boss. Please which edition should i start out with,Barron 19th edition or 20th edition?

sirRiddy:
I think we need more ideas about acing the verbal section. I know guys like ebdib, dicapino and horayce who did well there. Hopefully, they can give us strategies that will help us approach the section.
Ebdib and dicapino, please we would like to have you here.

As for applications, I have completed one out of eight. Still on the remaining ones. My target is to turn in all app materials by the end of August so I can be eligible for funding placements.

Oh thats good. Bro, i pray by the grace of God, you shall receive full funding.

Biko, ebdib, dicapino and horayce your attention is needed in this thread. Please, can you guys please come share strategies on acing the GRE?. We would very much appreciate that. Thank you in advance and God bless.

neahyo:
Good day bros, I sent a blank message to your mail but i haven't seen any reply

Fear not. First, check your spam folder, you might find it there. If you dont find it there, post your email, i will send you copies manually.

vtsouthpaw:
Good morning guys!!! I ve sent blank mail to dt email add given to get d gre materials and I ve nt received it til now. Someone pls help ya brother nw. Thnkx!!!

First, check your spam folder, you might find it there. If you dont find it there, post your email, i will send you copies manually.

Thanks man. I will holla at them and call their attention.

DanjaNinja:


Oh thats good. Bro, i pray by the grace of God, you shall receive full funding.

Biko, ebdib, dicapino and horayce your attention is needed in this thread. Please, can you guys please come share strategies on acing the GRE?. We would very much appreciate that. Thank you in advance and God bless.

kaycome:


Thanks Boss. Please which edition should i start out with,Barron 19th edition or 20th edition?

I made a mistake with my mail, the correct mail is "[email protected]". Please forward the 20th Edition of Barron to my email. Thanks

DanjaNinja:


20th edition if you have it. Where did you find the 20th edition of Barrons's? Do you have a soft copy? If yes, please send it to as an attachment on [email protected]

Thanks

No i did not have the 20th edition . Actually what happen was that i went one of the testing center in ph and i saw the hard copy of the 20th edition. But the price mehn na something ooooooo 10k

DanjaNinja:


I guess thats why you are having issues. Please try a PC with a fast internet connection. That should work. If ing issues persist, let me know.

Also, post your facebook email address so i can add you to the group. Once you have been added to the group, Click the "Files" section on the top right corner and you will get all the materials you want.

Sure will.
[email protected]

dania30:


Sure will.
[email protected]

Added you to the group.

kaycome:

No i did not have the 20th edition . Actually what happen was that i went one of the testing center in ph and i saw the hard copy of the 20th edition. But the price mehn na something ooooooo 10k

Okay. Cos i scoured the four corners of the internet and could not find the free able version of the 20th edition online .

DanjaNinja:


Added you to the group.

Yea saw it. Have ed

Hello friends, grt Job u guys are doing here.
Pls help a fellow nairalander o, I need someone to offer me some info on hw to for GRE (the steps) and schedule a test date without a third party, and hw much exactly it will cost me. As in I just want to pay the application fee an go sit for the exam. Pls help cos it's kind of urgent, am planinng to take the exam next month (August)
Anticipating ur response.
Thanks

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DanjaNinja, sirRiddy et al dis one is for u guys o

kaycome:

No i did not have the 20th edition . Actually what happen was that i went one of the testing center in ph and i saw the hard copy of the 20th edition. But the price mehn na something ooooooo 10k

If you leave in ph, I can direct you to a bookshop where you can get it at a much more cheaper price. Not original though. But who cares about an original.

OriginalJ:
Hello friends, grt Job u guys are doing here.
Pls help a fellow nairalander o, I need someone to offer me some info on hw to for GRE (the steps) and schedule a test date without a third party, and hw much exactly it will cost me. As in I just want to pay the application fee an go sit for the exam. Pls help cos it's kind of urgent, am planinng to take the exam next month (August)
Anticipating ur response.
Thanks

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DanjaNinja, sirRiddy et al dis one is for u guys o

Simply visit www.ets.org/gre ----->Click ' For A Test(General) -----> Create a Profile(if you haven't)----->follow the remaining instructions.

The exam would cost you $195 (About 39,750naira but subject to current Forex rates). Have the naira equivalent(40,000naira may be enough) in an activated for Online payments via Paypal or Visa Card.

P/S: It is advisable to use a Windows Internet Explorer or Google Chrome... So you don't have issues with the 'payment page'

sirRiddy:
I think we need more ideas about acing the verbal section. I know guys like ebdib, dicapino and horayce who did well there. Hopefully, they can give us strategies that will help us approach the section.
Ebdib and dicapino, please we would like to have you here.

As for applications, I have completed one out of eight. Still on the remaining ones. My target is to turn in all app materials by the end of August so I can be eligible for funding placements.

Sir riddy thought u've already written the GRE, wetin u still dey find for here?? Verbal is the hardest aspect to improve on even with targeted practice unlike Quant. However, if you are starting from a really low base, say < 140 and you have a lot of time, word lists may help. Barrons has a high frequency list containing about 350 of the most frequently appeared words on the GRE. Master those then move on to the 1000 or 3500 lists if you have more time. You also want to improve your reading comprehension. You may want to try magazines: the economist is my favorite. It may be boring and tedious at first, just start off slowly and you may eventually get your grove on later on. You also want to practice with a lot of GRE material to get a feel of the material. I'd recommend taking 6-10 untimed and timed mocks just to work on pacing.

pennstate:


If you leave in ph, I can direct you to a bookshop where you can get it at a much more cheaper price. Not original though. But who cares about an original.

Yes i leave in ph where can i get the books?

So you still dey nairaland, bro?
I have done my GRE but I am still part of the family.
Just want to help others and see guys murder the test.

How is Houston now? It has been a while o. You just
forgot your boy.

I know how much assistance you rendered to me during my test and I will*
forever remain grateful. God bless you.

PS: Abeg send dollars na

Horayce:

Sir riddy thought u've already written the GRE, wetin u still dey find for here?? Verbal is the hardest aspect to improve on even with targeted practice unlike Quant. However, if you are starting from a really low base, say < 140 and you have a lot of time, word lists may help. Barrons has a high frequency list containing about 350 of the most frequently appeared words on the GRE. Master those then move on to the 1000 or 3500 lists if you have more time. You also want to improve your reading comprehension. You may want to try magazines: the economist is my favorite. It may be boring and tedious at first, just start off slowly and you may eventually get your grove on later on. You also want to practice with a lot of GRE material to get a feel of the material. I'd recommend taking 6-10 untimed and timed mocks just to work on pacing.

Horayce:

Sir riddy thought u've already written the GRE, wetin u still dey find for here?? Verbal is the hardest aspect to improve on even with targeted practice unlike Quant. However, if you are starting from a really low base, say < 140 and you have a lot of time, word lists may help. Barrons has a high frequency list containing about 350 of the most frequently appeared words on the GRE. Master those then move on to the 1000 or 3500 lists if you have more time. You also want to improve your reading comprehension. You may want to try magazines: the economist is my favorite. It may be boring and tedious at first, just start off slowly and you may eventually get your grove on later on. You also want to practice with a lot of GRE material to get a feel of the material. I'd recommend taking 6-10 untimed and timed mocks just to work on pacing.

Three gun shots for you sir. Thanks for blessing this thread with your wisdom. Any suggestions for tackling the Quant section?

DanjaNinja:


Three gun shots for you sir. Thanks for blessing this thread with your wisdom. Any suggestions for tackling the Quant section?

U're welcome chief. Your strategy on the first page is more than adequate. Beginners: Manhattan( all math texts) plus the 5lb book to drill down concepts. For advanced test takers just work thru Nova or Magoosh. Also solve as many official problems from power prep and the ETS books.

@ Sirriddy lol. Houston just dey there. The kain summer heat wey they blow for here na die. We just dey try adjust small small that's why i haven't been as active as i'd love to on nairaland. But i occasionally come by here just to read people's posts. How ur own ission paroles dey go? Wishing u all the best of luck sir.

So Danjaninja has asked that I contribute to this thread. I wrote the GREs in January of this year, started preparing a few months prior to my test date.

Quant Section:
The Barron’s GRE book was everything and more. The author assumes you have little to no knowledge of the actual GRE test material so it introduces the test taker to basic principles of fundamental mathematics. I started off by taking the Practice test at the back of the book to identify my weak areas after which I read the entire math section paying close attention to my not-too-strong areas.

The next stage of my quant practice was ing and taking the first practice test on the GRE powerprep software provided by ETS on its website. I scored a 160! Danjaninja may not agree with me on this, but I feel that how well you do on those powerprep tests reflects how you’d perform on the actual test give or take a mark or two. So you can imagine my excitement. Lol

Next, I ed Princeton Review’s “1014 practice questions”. I started off by taking the skills test at the beginning of the book. I got scared because I didn’t perform as well as I thought I would given my performance on the ETS powerprep tests. So I got practicing again. Solved as many questions as I could section by section. It didn’t matter whether I was comfortable with the topic I was spending time on, I simply did as much as I could.

Later, I moved on to Manhatan’s “ 5lb book of GRE Practice Problems”. At this point, I must mention that if you want to ace the quant section, you HAVE to solve as many practice problems as you possibly can. It boosts your confidence on test day.

Anyway, about two weeks to my test date, I took the second powerprep test. Scored a 162!.

NOTE: It’s always important you time yourself whenever you solve practice questions. Give yourself a minute and a half or two minutes max to solve each question. If you’re experiencing difficulties solving any question, move on to the next. You can always come back later.



Verbal:
The first step to acing the verbal section is expanding your vocabulary. Again, the Barron’s book comes in handy. There are hundreds of GRE- type words listed at the end of the verbal section. Learn (or memorize, which ever suits you best) as many as you can, paying special attention to those that frequently appear on the test.

After about a month of intensive cramming (lol), I took the first powerprep practice, scored an abysmal 153! lol

What I’ve learnt is that it’s not about the number of words you know, but how well you can use them in the right contexts. That’s where Manhattan’s “5lb book of GRE Practice Problems” comes in. You have enough Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completion questions to practice with and because Manhattan’s problems are a lot more difficult than any question you’d encounter on the actual test, it’s a good way to beef up your skills.

About two weeks to the actual test, I took the second ETS powerprep test and scored 159 which to be honest was good enough for me as my intended graduate program is more quant-based.



Essays:
To be honest, I never practiced writing essays not because I was confident in my essay writing abilities but because I simply had no time. This is where a good private secondary education comes in handy(lol..i kid). Anyway, a night before the test, I read a few Manhattan sample essays while trying to imagine possible topics.

If you’re drawing a blank on any topic on test day, just think of as many examples as you can on the topic and get writing. Anything is better than nothing!



I hope this helps someone out there. Feel free to me should you have any questions. Peace

Centrix:
So Danjaninja has asked that I contribute to this thread. I wrote the GREs in January of this year, started preparing a few months prior to my test date.

Quant Section:
The Barron’s GRE book was everything and more. The author assumes you have little to no knowledge of the actual GRE test material so it introduces the test taker to basic principles of fundamental mathematics. I started off by taking the Practice test at the back of the book to identify my weak areas after which I read the entire math section paying close attention to my not-too-strong areas.

The next stage of my quant practice was ing and taking the first practice test on the GRE powerprep software provided by ETS on its website. I scored a 160! Danjaninja may not agree with me on this, but I feel that how well you do on those powerprep tests reflects how you’d perform on the actual test give or take a mark or two. So you can imagine my excitement. Lol

Next, I ed Princeton Review’s “1014 practice questions”. I started off by taking the skills test at the beginning of the book. I got scared because I didn’t perform as well as I thought I would given my performance on the ETS powerprep tests. So I got practicing again. Solved as many questions as I could section by section. It didn’t matter whether I was comfortable with the topic I was spending time on, I simply did as much as I could.

Later, I moved on to Manhatan’s “ 5lb book of GRE Practice Problems”. At this point, I must mention that if you want to ace the quant section, you HAVE to solve as many practice problems as you possibly can. It boosts your confidence on test day.

Anyway, about two weeks to my test date, I took the second powerprep test. Scored a 162!.

NOTE: It’s always important you time yourself whenever you solve practice questions. Give yourself a minute and a half or two minutes max to solve each question. If you’re having difficulty solving any question, move on to the next. You can always come back later.

Actual Quant Score on test day: 161 (80th percentile)

Verbal:
The first step to acing the verbal section is expanding your vocabulary. Again, the Barron’s book comes in handy. There are hundreds of GRE- type words listed at the end of the verbal section. Learn (or memorize, which ever suits you best) as many as you can, paying special attention to those that frequently appear on the test.

After about a month of intensive cramming (lol), I took the first powerprep practice, scored an abysmal 153! lol

What I’ve learnt is that it’s not about the number of words you know, but how well you can use them in the right contexts. That’s where Manhattan’s “5lb book of GRE Practice Problems” comes in. You have enough Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completion questions to practice with and because Manhattan’s problems are a lot more difficult than any question you’d encounter on the actual test, it’s a good way to beef up your skills.

About two weeks to the actual test, I took the second ETS powerprep test and scored 159 which to be honest was good enough for me as my intended graduate program is more quant-based.

Actual Verbal Score on test day: 161 (87th percentile)

Total Score: 322

Essays:
To be honest, I never practiced writing essays not because I was confident about my essay writing abilities but because I simply had no time. This is where a good private secondary education comes in handy(lol..i kid). Anyway, a night before the test, I read a few Manhattan sample essays while trying to imagine possible topics.

If you’re drawing a blank on any topic on test day, just think of as many examples as you can on the topic and get writing. Anything is better than nothing!

Score: 4.5 (80th percentile)

I hope this helps someone out there. Feel free to me should you have any questions. Peace

Baba there are no words that can accurately express the depth of my gratitude to you for posting your experience on this thread. God bless you abundantly as you have shared with us. Thanks alot bro. Infact, take one Orijin

DanjaNinja:


First, check your spam folder, you might find it there. If you dont find it there, post your email, i will send you copies manually.

Thnks so much bro, I ve received d materials. I posted my appreciation here Sunday or so. May God in his infinite mercy grant u all ur heart desires! Remain blessed!!!

vtsouthpaw:

Thnks so much bro, I ve received d materials. I posted my appreciation here Sunday or so. May God in his infinite mercy grant u all ur heart desires! Remain blessed!!!

Amin

DanjaNinja:


Baba there are no words that can accurately express the depth of my gratitude to you for posting your experience on this thread. God bless you abundantly as you have shared with us. Thanks alot bro. Infact, take one Orijin

lol anytime bruh

kaycome:


Yes i leave in ph where can i get the books?

If you live in choba, the first bookshop under the storey building. If you are moving from choba Junction. Will be in ph tomorrow anyway, but that is the address. I m sure you can get it in any big bookshop.