3/13/18
SCSU GRE Prep
Center for Continuing Studies – GRE Prep
This GRE Prep course will give you the skills and confidence to maximize your performance on the GRE revised General Test. This proven study plan covers the key sections of analytical writing, verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning.
This course is recommended for those who want an advanced degree in a specialized field — education, medicine, social work, public administration and business — within the next five years. Many MBA programs now accept the GRE. It’s perfect for those who want to return to school, recent graduates and undergraduates looking for help with the complex quantitative and verbal skills needed to succeed on the GRE.
Classes Offer:
-Trained, experienced instructors.
-Proven strategies developed by experts with experience writing exam questions and preparing students for standardized exams.
-GRE-specific materials
-Choice of sessions at the Welcome Center or a live-online class that lets you take the class from anywhere at any time.
-Fees that cover all course materials and instruction from a trained professional
Sessions Offer:
Quantitative Test
-picking numbers, both for quantitative comparison and for multiple choice problems
-tips for breaking complex word problems into small, manageable parts
-tips for turning geometry diagrams into solvable equations
Verbal Test
-solving problems when you don’t know the vocabulary
-answering reading comprehension questions quickly, without reading the entire passage
-using comparison and contrast clues to solve sentence completion problems
General
-solving “multiple right answer” questions
-using the process of elimination
-mastering time management skills
-minimizing test anxiety
-identifying common distracters
-strategies for the analytical writing section
-sample prompts with accompanying essays
Materials Included:
-“Official Guide to the GRE revised General Test, 2nd Edition,”
-“GRE Student Workbook”
-GRE Power prep II software on CD that offers a computer-based GRE practice exam.
GRE Live-Online Dates:
March 14 – April 9, Mondays and Wednesdays
April 18 – May 14, Mondays and Wednesdays
June 4 – June 27, Mondays and Wednesdays
June 5 – June 28, Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 18 – July 18, Mondays and Wednesdays
July 16 – Aug. 8, Monday and Wednesdays
July 17 – Aug. 9, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Sept. 12 – Oct. 8, Mondays and Wednesdays
Sept. 13 – Oct. 9, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Sept. 25 – Oct. 18, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Oct. 23 – Nov. 15, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Nov. 27 – Dec. 20, Tuesdays and Thursdays
GRE Classroom Dates:
March 13 – April 5, Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 5 – June 28, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Cost: $749
Cancellation Fee: A 10 percent fee if cancelled one week prior to the first day of the session.
Contact: Angie Olson arolson@stcloudstate.edu 320-308-6160
*Textbooks are mailed to you prior to class.
https://www.stcloudstate.edu/continuingstudies/ceo/test-prep/gre.aspx
General Classes to Prepare for the GRE
Quantitative Reasoning:
Basic Math Concepts – MATH 70
Intermediate Algebra – MATH 72
College Algebra – MATH 112
Mathematical Thinking – MATH 193…
Elements of Geometry – MATH 565…
Analytical Writing
Verbal Reasoning