Comments on: GRE preparation – has anyone used online tutors, such as TutorVista?

By: john

john — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:54:07 +0000

TutorVista is great for K-12 and college tutoring. We currently don’t offer GRE prep

By: This is Jonathan Chan

This is Jonathan Chan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:13:42 +0000

Okay I would really like to help but I’ve never used TutorVista before. I just know what it is. Why don’t you get help from the experts. Go to sites where many tutors & retired teachers hang out:
http://www.tuitionplaza.com/tutoring/
… and many more (use search engine).
Good luck!

By: komoroka

komoroka — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:13:42 +0000

I took a prep course for the GRE and only found it of marginal usefulness. However, I used Kaplan’s online program and found it excellent. (i also heard powerscore was good) There was a wealth of practice questions and realistic practice tests. And ultimately taking as many practice tests as you can is probably the best way to study. That allows you to focus on your weaknesses in a realistic setting. Another piece of advice I would give would be to memorize vocabulary words. That is probably the quickest way to increase your score on the verbal section. I thought the barron’s book was good for that (although the rest of the book was terrible). I hope this helps. Best of luck!