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

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi=20Tara,

ETS=20(Educational=20Testing=20Services)=20is=20the=20company=20that=20prod=
uces=20
the=20GRE.=20=20They=20have=20study=20materials=20on=20their=20website.=20=
=20Once=20you=20
get=20set=20up=20with=20accommodations=20they=20will=20also=20send=20you=20=
practices=20
test=20in=20Braille,=20digital=20practice=20tests=20with=20software=20you=20=
can=20
load=20on=20your=20computer=20that=20is=20the=20same=20software=20you=20wou=
ld=20use=20on=20
the=20test=20if=20you=20took=20it=20electronically.=20=20That's=20good=20be=
cause=20you=20
can=20practice=20with=20the=20built=20in=20screen=20reader=20and=20see=20ho=
w=20it=20reads=20
math=20formulas.=20=20The=20online=20study=20materials=20ETS=20provides=20a=
lso=20have=20
math=20written=20out=20in=20words=20in=20the=20same=20way=20that=20your=20s=
creenreader=20
will=20read=20it.=20=20I=20found=20the=20actual=20test=20taking=20quite=20a=
ccessible.=20=20
Unfortunately=20I=20can't=20help=20with=20the=20book.=20=20Maybe=20if=20you=
=20have=20
friends=20in=20your=20old=20DSS=20office=20they=20would=20do=20it=20for=20y=
ou,=20but=20they=20
certainly=20have=20no=20legal=20obligation=20to=20do=20that=20for=20you.

HTH
Karl

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Tara=20Briggs=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2025=20Aug=202018=2013:10:48=20-0600
Subject:=20Re:=20[NABS-L]=20Taking=20the=20GRE!=20What=20were=20your=20expe=
riences=20
studyingfor=20itand=20what=20was=20it=20like=20when=20you=20took=20it?

Hi=20Thank=20you=20so=20much=20for=20your=20reply!=20Who=20did=20you=20say=
=20that=20
provides=20accessible=20study=20material?=20How=20can=20I=20get=20access=20=
to=20this=20
material?=20I=20gather=20from=20your=20message=20that=20the=20math=20part=20=
is=20not=20
accessible.=20What=20I=20mean=20is=20the=20math=20study=20material=20is=20n=
ot=20
accessible.=20Or,=20is=20it=20pretty=20much=20all=20the=20material=20for=20=
the=20GRE=20is=20
in=20accessible=20except=20for=20one=20specific=20place?=20You=20mentioned=
=20taking=20
the=20test=20on=20a=20computer,=20how=20exactly=20does=20that=20work?=20Did=
=20you=20use=20a=20
screen=20reader?=20I=20am=20sorry=20for=20my=20million=20questions=20but=20=
I=20really=20
don=E2=80=99t=20know=20where=20to=20get=20started=20or=20where=20to=20turn.=
=20My=20friend=20
mentioned=20a=20book=20that=20she=20used=20to=20take=20the=20GRE.=20At=20th=
e=20time=20she=20
took=20it,=20she=20was=20doing=20her=20undergraduate=20degree.=20So=20she=20=
was=20able=20
to=20get=20the=20book=20made=20accessible=20to=20her=20by=20her=20local=20u=
niversity.=20
Unfortunately,=20she=20doesn=E2=80=99t=20have=20the=20book=20anymore=20beca=
use=20it=20was=20
on=20her=20old=20computer.=20I=E2=80=99m=20happy=20to=20purchase=20the=20bo=
ok=20I=20just=20want=20
to=20be=20able=20to=20read=20what=20I=20purchased=20and=20printed=20and=20I=
=20have=20not=20
gotten=20along=20since=20my=20birthday=20in=201982.=20Anyway=20thank=20you=
=20so=20much=20
for=20any=20more=20assistance.
Tara


Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Aug=2025,=202018,=20at=2012:43=20PM,=20Karl=20Martin=20Adam=20via=20=
NABS-L=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Hi=20Tara,=20I=20took=20the=20GRE=20on=20the=20computer.=20=20ETS=20prov=
ides=20a=20nice=20
set=20of=20study=20materials,=20but=20unfortunately=20I=20found=20no=20thir=
d=20party=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.

=20HTH,
=20Karl

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

=20Hi=20all!=20I=20am=20writing=20this=20email=20in=20the=20hopes=20of=20st=
arting=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!
=20Tara

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