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[geminigirl]

My brother called, "Just to chat" tonight. Unfortunatly, I missed the call, and when I returned it, he was busy with friends who had come over. The last time I remember him doing this was when he came out to me. I wonder what's on his mind this time.

Interesting complement paid today...about how in doing my group I create a very comfortable environment for the kids to ask questions and to participate. It was such a positive thing to hear. Yesterday, I called a new site contact (someone another contact had referred me to) who said "You come so highly recommended, I don't even need to meet with you. I know we want your program...can you call X, who handles all the programming to schedule it?"

The other thing I hear sometimes is, "I hope some of this sticks in their heads." Well, me too.

I should really use the gift certificates I have. (amazon and Barnesandnoble.com) Any suggestions as to how to spend them? Has anyone taken GRE's recently? I was thinking of putting some of one of them towards a GRE study guide...I took them so long ago.

On the same train of thought...this school thing...when I decided to try to go back for 2004 (in November) it seemed like much further away. I have 11 months or so to get everything together and such to really try. This means figuring out where I want to consider going, how to find money, getting my head in order. The usual. I think I'm probably nuts for even trying.

I'm also nuts because I've gone to bed too late for the last several nights. Including tonight.

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[rano-kwiatek.livejournal.com]

Ha! I've added you to my Friends list.

[slinkr.livejournal.com]

I took the GRE in September. I used Kaplan's GRE study guide but probably could have done without it. ETS has free downloadable test prep software (for Windows, at least) on the official GRE web site. It's got tons of test questions with an interface that looks just like the computer-based test. I'd try that before buying a book.

[entirelysonja.livejournal.com]

You come so highly recommended, I don't even need to meet with you.

Woohoo! And to think it's only been a little over a year!

Regarding the GRE's, if you think some coaching would be of value, I'd be happy to help out!

*hugs*

[wait.livejournal.com]

It feels like yesterday, but I just realized I took the GRE's during the summer of '98.

The GRE's are very similar to the SAT's in that they are no harder than SAT's. All of the math is stuff you learned in high school -- its nothing particularly hard, but if you haven't used it in while (and why would you?) its a good idea to review it well.

I took the GRE's on the computer, and I'm not sure if they even offer them on paper any more. The advantage with paper is that you can go back within each section to answer previous questions. On the computer you only have one shot to answer a question -- you can't mark it and return to it later.

I would defintely download the sample tests from on-line. The format is a little funky and the scroll arrows for reading passages aren't exactly intuitive. Knowing the layout of the screen will definitely save you time.

If you already have gift certificates for a bookstore, it can't hurt to buy a test book.

Also, don't worry too much about your score. I suspect you're going to be applying to programs that are more social-service types than physics or aeronautics. You just need to score decently enough to show them you are proficient. :)