[NABS-L] Taking the GRE! What were your experiences studying for itand what was it like when you took it?

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi=20Tara,=20I=20took=20the=20GRE=20on=20the=20computer.=20=20ETS=20provide=
s=20a=20nice=20set=20
of=20study=20materials,=20but=20unfortunately=20I=20found=20no=20third=20pa=
rty=20
study=20materials=20for=20math=20that=20were=20accessible.=20=20That=20mean=
s=20we=20
blind=20people=20are=20at=20a=20significant=20disadvantage=20when=20it=20co=
mes=20to=20
studying.=20=20I=20also=20had=20trouble=20with=20math=20and=20didn't=20do=20=
too=20well,=20
but=20the=20actual=20test=20taking=20was=20pretty=20straight=20forward.

HTH,
Karl

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From:=20Tara=20Briggs=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2025=20Aug=202018=2009:14:09=20-0600
Subject:=20[NABS-L]=20Taking=20the=20GRE!=20What=20were=20your=20experience=
s=20
studying=20for=20itand=20what=20was=20it=20like=20when=20you=20took=20it?

Hi=20all!=20I=20am=20writing=20this=20email=20in=20the=20hopes=20of=20start=
ing=20a=20
discussion.=20For=20those=20of=20you=20who=20took=20=20the=20GRE=20=20what=
=20was=20it=20like?=20
What=20was=20it=20like=20to=20study=20for=20it?=20What=20materials=20did=20=
you=20use?=20Any=20
links=20would=20be=20beyond=20awesome!!=20Also,=20my=20friend=20has=20given=
=20me=20the=20
title=20of=20a=20=20book=20but=20I=E2=80=99m=20not=20sure=20how=20to=20get=
=20that=20book=20an=20=20an=20
accessible=20format.=20Can=20I=20go=20back=20to=20my=20alma=20mater=20and=20=
make=20a=20
request=20from=20them?=20I=E2=80=99m=20not=20a=20student=20there=20anymore=
=20but=20I=20was.=20
When=20it=20came=20time=20to=20take=20the=20GRE=20what=20accommodations=20d=
id=20you=20
use?=20How=20did=20you=20get=20through=20the=20math=20section?=20That=E2=80=
=99s=20the=20one=20
that=20is=20making=20me=20the=20most=20terrified!=20Nath=20and=20I=20have=20=
been=20bitter=20=20
enemies=20for=20years=20and=20I=20don=E2=80=99t=20see=20that=20changing=20a=
nytime=20soon.=20
Thank=20you=20so=20much=20for=20any=20help!
Tara

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