[心得] 2012/10/11 1戰 316分 美加心得
《GRE應考日期及成績》 2012/10/11
《求學背景》Simon Fraser University Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
《英文能力敘述》 沒有參加過英文考試
《考試身份》 在職考生
《考場地點》 士林考場
《準備時間》 兩個半月 準備VQ
《準備教材》 OG 美加老師發的教材
《各科分數》 Verbal：154分、Quant：162分、AWA：4.0分
基本上 剛開始會想要去美加是因為可以在很短的時間內 了解考試方法與多做練習
幾乎沒有花時間準備AWA 第二次經過練習幾次後就變成4.5分!
其他的V跟Q分數我個人覺得試還有很多進步的空間
考GRE我覺得根本就是考體力!
所以模考一定要從頭做到尾 多做幾次
這樣才知道自己體力/專注力的極限 祝大加考試順利 加油!
以下是用英文寫出來的心得文 請大家多多指教 >///<
I chose Merica because of its reputation and flexibility. It’s got the most
choices for class time and the structure of the class is well planned out.
The teachers are all professional and passionate about their fields. I
believe that Merica has the most resources that could help students
accomplish their goals in taking standard exams. I chose Merica also because
of the experience they’ve had with helping students. Merica has been helping
students for almost fifty years; I believe that they would have the knowledge
of students’ weakness and strength.
The teachers at Merica were all very knowledgeable and patient.
Dr. Mo provides knowledge of the roots of each vocabulary and the deeper
meaning behind the word. His stories helped me memorize the vocabulary with
much more ease.
Mr. Huang is very humorous in his lessons. His lectures are filled with jokes
that not only make the students laugh but also reinforce students
recollection of new vocabulary. He also has his own organized lists of past
exams questions both on paper and in digital format. Nothing beats learning
from the actual test questions. The textbook that Mr. Huang hands out is also
very helpful. Because the vocabularies are taken right out of the exams, some
of them are more advanced and I believe, are great challenges to students who
look for study materials beyond the fundamentals.
My favorite teacher is Mr. Jiang who taught us how to approach verbal and
quantitative section. Mr. Jiang is very smart. He knows the content and
structure of the test very well. His lectures are never boring and are always
full of new valuable knowledge for students. He is very experienced and he
highlights the important parts in the text that the student should spend more
time reviewing. He also shares interesting stories of him studying abroad
during class which I believe acts as a great inspiration to students who are
preparing to study abroad.
The mock exams are very helpful as it is exactly the same as the actual test
although some of the questions on the mock exams are available for free on
the GRE official website. Nonetheless, mock exams were necessary for me in
preparation for GRE because it helped me mentally prepare for what was going
to come.
Besides getting myself being more familiar with the method of testing, I did
not spend a lot of time memorizing. I realized that although memorization is
an important part of getting a higher score, getting used to the logic behind
the test is more important. The questions in verbal reasoning sections are
repetitive in the sense that the writers of exam hope to assess the ability
of a students processing and analyzing information accurately and quickly.
Memorizing can only go so far since the vocabulary database for GRE is quite
substantial.
With the background of studying overseas for more than ten years, coming to
Merica was a way for me to know the structure of the test more quickly and
efficiently.
The speed of going through each section is also important. At first I thought
it would be no problem for me to go through the test without running out of
time; however, as I went through more advanced questions which were closer to
the real questions on the test, I started to run out of time. Really being
able to focus on the test material and going through it as fast as possible
without influencing your judgment is one of the keys to scoring high marks
for GRE.
My advice is to set a realistic goal. I believe that GRE score cannot be
drastically improved in a short period of time; therefore, it is important to
set a goal that is achievable.
Do not rely too heavily on the official guide as I found the questions on it
were generally easier than the real questions on the tests.
Spend as much time as possible on looking over the writing question pool as
this will help you save time for the actual writing during the test. This
time when I took the test I did not prepare for the writing section. The
second time when I took the test my writing score was improved to 4.5 after
some practicing, so practicing is REALLY important.
Practice, practice, practice.
Figure out the best condition of yourself that
will give you the highest score.
Follow through each practice test. Do not do the sections separately. I think
GRE also tests on your ability to focus after a long period of time. Being
able to make the same logical judgment even after all the writing,
quantitative, and verbal sections is the key to success in taking the GRE.
Good luck!
:)))
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