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- From: dnash@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Dave Nash)
- Subject: Re: GRE Studying Tips?
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:42:43 GMT
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- In article <009640CE.33820CC0@Msu.oscs.montana.edu> uchpcjv@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Nov23.213847.11843@news.cs.brandeis.edu>, st891425@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Andrew Weiskopf) writes:
- >
- >The "Model" will probably be the most useful tool. The level of questioning
- >as I recall was pretty "zero-order" -- maybe junior level material (?).
- >The inorganic/organic parts -- descriptive chemistry -- seemed very
- >trivia oriented. The P-chem part was absurdly easy. Have fun.
- >
- >My .02/worth.
-
- Seconded. If they taught you your organic at least semi-intelligently (i.e.,
- start from physical and chemical ideas, then explain why and how certain
- reactions occur, rather than just throwing a barrage of names at you) be
- prepared for a fairly rude surprise come GRE afternoon.
- "Name" reactions up the proverbial wazoo. The P-chem and analytical/instru-
- mental parts seemed more in line with how the material is generally taught
- these days. HOWEVER, if you learned all the subjects reasonably well this
- problem is more of a nuisance than a serious obstacle -- you're still in
- a position to do well because you understand the reactions involved, rather
- than just having them stashed in short-term memory. So -- review concepts and
- relationships before names and obscure trivia.
-
- Oh yeah, don't burn the midnight oil studying the night before. It won't help.
- The practice manuals are helpful but be prepared for the real thing to be
- quite a bit harder.
-
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