GENL 322 - GRE Review

Course Description

This review course will prepare students for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test. Initially, the focus will be on content and test-taking strategies for the Quantitative, Verbal, and Writing portions of the General Test. Numerous example problems will be conducted during class to reinforce the concepts and strategies that will be discussed by the instructor. In the final weeks, students will take full GRE exams as homework and discuss the solutions to problems. The lectures will be interactive, with student participation strongly encouraged. All homework materials will be taken from the Official GRE Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning Practice Question Books or from Official GRE Practice Tests that are provided by ETS (the makers of the test).

Learning Objectives:

Refresh knowledge on math concepts, verbal reasoning, and analytic writing
Sharpen skills for and gain confidence in GRE test-taking
Improve GRE general test score

Textbook Information

There is a required textbook for GENL 322 that can be purchased through FAES or on your own. The name of the book is: Official GRE Super Power Pack, 2nd ed. The fee for the book is $72.00. If you would like to purchase the book through FAES, please register for the section (GENL322-003) that includes the book. Upon receipt of payment and fulfillment of your book order, your book can be picked up at the FAES Bookstore in Building 10 on the NIH campus in Bethesda.

If you are unable to pick up the book at the FAES bookstore and would like the book mailed to you, please contact FAES at (301) 496-7976 or registrar@faes.org. There is a $10 charge for mailing the book.