21-Day GRE Prep: Days 4-6

I began to feel more confident about doing well on the GRE verbal.  I fell behind schedule with my GRE math practice. I will write additional posts on the individual question types, such as Text Completion, including more details on the experience of pairing Magoosh with the Manhattan 5 lb. Book of Practice Problems.

Magoosh

Text Completion — Overview (all 6 videos)
Sentence Equivalence (all 6 videos)
Reading Comprehension (all 11 videos)
Paragraph Argument (all 10 videos)
Completed the 5-question quizzes at the end of each of these video sections.

Manhattan 5 lb. Book

Text Completions (Chapter 3) Problems 1-40
Sentence Equivalence (Chapter 4) Problems 1-20

 

MathGRETopper

Magoosh

Algebra, Equations and Inequalities (all 24 videos)
Completed the 5-question quiz at the end of each video section.

Manhattan 5 lb. Book

Algebra (Chapter 8) Problems 1-15
Inequalities and Absolute Values (Chapter 9) Problems 1-10

 

Interesting Articles

Baranczak, 68, Polish Underground Poet, Dies
by Bruce Weber

Books of The Times; Breathing Under Water in Poland
by Richard Bernstein

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These articles discuss themes that appear in GRE essay topics:

Heavyweight Response to Local Fracking Bans by Jack Healy

The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls by Nelson D. Schwartz

Sonjiala Jackson-Hotchkiss

Sonjiala (SON-ja-la) is currently pursuing an MS degree in chemistry at UC San Diego. As a member of the Bridges to Baccalaureate Program at San Diego Mesa College, her research in organic chemistry includes the synthesis of fatty acid esters of vitamin C that will be tested for their ability to inhibit glycolytic enzymes. In an additional research project she uses analytical chemistry techniques to determine the composition of World War II era California pottery.

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