Cracking the New GRE 2012

by The Princeton Review

If you need to know it, it’s in this book.

Cracking the New GRE, 2012 Edition has been completely revised and updated for the changes coming to the GRE in August 2011. It includes: 

   • Access to 4 full-length practice tests (2 in the book and 2 online)
   • Practice questions with detailed explanations for every question
   • Key strategies for solving Text Completions, Sentence Equivalents, Numeric Entry, Quantitative Comparisons, and more
   • Thorough review of all GRE topics, including everything on the new GRE

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

The Princeton Review is an education services company providing tutoring, test preparation and admission resources for students. It was founded in 1981. and since that time has worked with over 400 million students.

Reviews

[The Badger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good math review, but it would've helped if I'd known THERE WAS A NEWER EDITION!

[Paula ϟ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my number one resource for studying for the newly revised GRE. The book is broken down into easy to navigate sections. The side tips, use of numbering/lists, and many examples were what helped me the most. I love a well organized book. Each section closes with a 10-20 or so question quiz. These quizzes were really helpful, because the questions really do resemble what is presented on the actual GRE. There are many helpful, generalized test-taking tips throughout the book. I only spent a patchy 4-6 weeks studying for the GRE, and I read this book in entirety and did not really use any other resources other than an android application by Kaplan which has flashcards of the GRE vocab. I highly recommend checking that app out, it helped me a lot on the vocabulary section. My final thoughts are that this is a resource worth checking out. The author's tone is lighthearted and there are a couple of funny lines; this book does not make studying a complete bore. I was very happy with my scores.

[Gina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought overall this was a useful book if you need help with tactics on how to take the test. I found the tactics for verbal more helpful than for math. I am a science person though, so I think I get hung up on solving the math problems instead of quickly assessing and answering questions as the book suggests. I was worried that the verbal on the exam would be much more difficult than the examples, but it ended up being relatively similar in difficulty. I scored far better on the verbal than I expected and not as well on the math as I expected. But, both of my percentile scores were far better than scores from the previous version of the GRE I took in 2005. I did not use any other book to study, so I can't speak how well this book compares to others.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm taking the GRE in less than a month, and I had absolutely no clue what to expect until I started reading this. I can tell that the tips in this book are going to very useful, since they give a starting point for working on each type of question. I'm less nervous about taking the exam now that I know what I need to look for in each problem and how to approach them. The practice problems throughout each chapter were very helpful; I got quite a few right, and for the ones I got wrong I was able to see exactly why I got it wrong. Now I just need to apply all of the tips to the practice exams, and finish studying the vocabulary lists, then I'll be ready to tackle the real thing!

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good study guide covering the changes to the new GRE and many helpful tips and strategies. I didn't really use an other books, but this one worked well for me. I'd also supplement with as much vocab as you can jam into your daily routine - flash cards, smartphone apps, whatever you can find.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very helpful study tool. I ended up scoring in the 89th percentile for verbal and the 36th percentile for math (which looks low but it's a big deal for me). I would have scored zero in math without it, and the vocabulary lists were quite helpful.

[Joe]

Dropping grad-school-in-the-traditional-academic-system plans in favor of self-directed study and experimentation in the MOOC arena, so dropping intentions of taking the GRE any time soon.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hey, I read it. This book's pretty helpful and helps you both gear up and calm down. All in all, I liked it, but major bonus points for the vocab Hit Parade. That thing is gold.

[Jen Showman · Rating 3 out of 5]

It helped.

[Ashton]

Hoping it works!

[Kristy Archila contreras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stuff!

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

Delivered its promises, and now I can forget about it forever.

[Nyamka Ganni · Rating 4 out of 5]

my favorite GRE book so far

[M]

Clearly explains how to crack the GRE, I passed the test!

[Leylan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It does help you out and provides good guidelines but I found that more in depth explanation was required in the math section.

[Alicia Donner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave me some good tips n'at for doing well on the test.

[Yiwen Zhang · Rating 5 out of 5]

感谢丫在考前给了我信心！