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Test Prep > GRE Preparation - Part 1
 This course covers all question types on the verbal and analytical sections of the GRE. We will discuss how to do your best on reading comprehension, analogies, sentence completions, antonyms, and logical and analytical reasoning questions. We will cover time saving techniques for both the paper based and computer administrations of the test.
This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Scott and Lisa Hatch.
 Scott Hatch has presented paralegal courses since 1980. He is listed in Who's Who in California, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, and has been named one of the Outstanding Young Men of America by the United States Jaycees. He was a contributing editor to The Judicial Profiler (McGraw-Hill and the Colorado Law Annotated (West/Lawyers Co-op)series, and editor of several award-winning publications. He is author of Paralegal Procedures and Practices, published by West Publishing, as well as books on mediation and legal investigation.
Lisa Zimmer Hatch, M.A., has been teaching legal certificate and standardized test preparation courses since 1987. She graduated with honors in English from the University of Puget Sound, and received her master's degree from California State University. She is co-author of numerous law and standardized test texts.
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Requirements:
Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader). and the following required text, which should be purchased prior to the beginning of class:
Practicing to Take the GRE General Test, (tenth edition).
Syllabus:
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
You may have heard that you can't study for the GRE. But that's just not true! There are a bunch of things you can do to prepare for the GRE, and the more time you spend preparing, the better your scores will be. In our first lesson, you'll learn the things you need to know about the general makeup of the GRE so you'll know exactly what you're getting into come test day. You'll learn how to relax when you start feeling panicky, how to eliminate the wrong answers the tests try to entice you to choose, how to guess when you're not sure of the right answer, and how much time to spend on each question.
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
If you're not familiar with the kinds of GRE questions that test your verbal skills, you'll know exactly what to expect once you've completed this lesson. We'll give you a taste of the format of antonym, reading comprehension, analogy, and sentence completion questions and the analytical writing section. Then we'll cover the information in much more detail in upcoming lessons.
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
The GRE antonym question is essentially a test of your vocabulary knowledge. If it's been awhile since you've thought about the meanings of words, don't despair. In this lesson, you'll learn how to improve your vocabulary without memorizing boring word lists. You'll also learn how to quickly eliminate wrong answers, even when you're unsure of word meanings.
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
Knowledge is power, but practice makes perfect! The best way to a better GRE score is practice. And in today's lesson, you'll get plenty of antonym question practice on previous GRE test questions. That way, you'll know just how you're faring before you sit down in front of the actual test. You'll also be able to track your improvement.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
You've been reading since first grade, but that's not enough experience to get you ready for the GRE reading comprehension questions. There's more to these babies than just reading a passage and working through its questions, and after you finish this lesson, you'll have the tools you need to develop your own personal reading strategy. You'll learn how to glide through even the most sleep-producing reading topics by focusing on what's important and ignoring what's not. We'll go over how to eliminate answers that hook other unprepared test-takers. And you'll learn how to spot the distracters the test-makers use to make wrong answers seem right.
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
In today's lesson, we'll steer through GRE reading comprehension passages that have appeared on past tests to give you a step-by-step approach for getting the most information from the passages in the least amount of time. You'll know just what a question's looking for and how to weed through all of the possible answer choices to pick out the right ones. You'll practice your skills on actual GRE reading test questions and have the opportunity to discuss your efforts with your instructor and other classmates.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
Another way the GRE tests your vocabulary is with analogy questions—but these questions come with a twist. Once you know what the words mean, you have to analyze how they're related and then find an answer choice with the same relationship. These babies can be tricky, but in today's lesson, we'll go over some time-tested tips to help you hone in on the exact relationships GRE test makers like to present year after year after year.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
We wouldn't move on without letting you get a little practice in, so today, we'll go through a bunch of analogy questions that have appeared on previous GRE tests. Today's exercises will help you analyze the way you approach each question so you know exactly what to do on test day.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
The fill-in-the-blank GRE sentence completion questions test your reading ability and your knowledge of vocabulary. In today's lesson, you'll learn the tactics for dissecting each sentence to extract its exact meaning so you know just what answer choice makes it whole.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
With practice, the sentence completion questions can become your favorite GRE verbal question type. Once you get the hang of how to approach them, you can probably answer most of these questions accurately. In today's lesson, we'll go through all the practice you need to become a proficient sentence completion question answerer.
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
For years, colleges and universities have complained that even graduate students don't know how to write. So you're going to give them a sample of the way you write before you enter the classroom. If the thought of writing a complete analysis of an issue or argument in about a half an hour has you running for the hills, don't despair. Today, we'll go over a specific plan for making the most of your time so you can prove to the admissions committee of your favorite graduate program that you can put your thoughts together in a cohesive and interesting essay. And before you impress the GRE essay readers, you'll get a chance to wow your peers. During this lesson, you'll compose sample essays and share them with your instructor and classmates for review. You'll also get the chance to read what other test-takers write and provide them with your enlightened commentary!
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
To put together quality essays, you have to know the essentials of proper grammar and writing style, and here in our final lesson, you'll learn all the essentials. But we won't go over every boring grammar rule known (or unknown) to the English-speaking public. We'll only review the rules that cause the most problems for GRE essay writers. Once we reinforce your grammar and writing skills, come test day, you'll be able to concentrate on the content of your essays.
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Student Reviews:
"For the most part, I felt that the material covered in this course was valuable and helpful to bettering my score on the GRE."
"I just want to say that I especially appreciated the encouraging tone of Ben's responses to each of us in the discussion area. This is a daunting exam we are up against and each of us needs all the encouragement we can get!! I am also extremely pleased with the content of this course and am feeling a little calmer about taking this bloody exam."
"I learned much from the course. It gave me just what I needed to prepare for the test. The advice it provided was great."
"I loved this class, it was awesome! I have already recommended this class to others because it has given me hope for my future."
"Thank you for the excellent class."
"The course helped me gain 80 points in the verbal section of the GRE General Test over my old scores. This is significant and my 560 score on the Verbal portion is enough to let me apply to the school and the program that I want. Thanks!!"
"This has been extremely helpful!"
"very good course. It is has a lot of useful info."
"Wanted to thank my instructor for being so helpful. I did have fun in this course."
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