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

Karl Martin Adam kmaent1 at gmail.com
Sun Aug 26 02:31:42 UTC 2018 

ETS=20will=20also=20send=20you=20one=20of=20the=20calculators=20you=20will=
=20be=20using=20
to=20practice=20with.=20=20It=20would=20definitely=20be=20nice=20if=20there=
=20were=20a=20
manual=20for=20it=20though!

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Miso=20Kwak=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=2022:14:39=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[NABS-L]=20Taking=20the=20GRE!=20What=20were=20your=20expe=
riences=20
studyingforitand=20what=20was=20it=20like=20when=20you=20took=20it?

Tara,=20I=20took=20the=20GRE=20in=202016=20in=20a=20paper=20format.
I=20used=20the=20GRE=20practice=20materials=20the=20ETS=20provided=20plus=20=
resources=20
I
was=20able=20to=20find=20online.
The=20resources=20I=20was=20able=20to=20find=20online=20were=20mostly=20for=
=20the=20
verbal
section=20and=20essay=20prompts.
If=20you=20browse=20around=20the=20web,=20you=20should=20be=20able=20to=20f=
ind=20sample
prompts=20for=20the=20writing=20portion.
Bookshare=20has=20quite=20a=20few=20GRE=20practice=20books.=20Most=20of=20t=
he=20verbal
practice=20materials=20are=20useful=20and=20only=20parts=20of=20math=20sect=
ion=20are
useful=20in=20my=20opinion.

As=20far=20as=20the=20actual=20test,=20the=20biggest=20problem=20I=20had=20=
was=20using=20
the
calculator=20that=20ETS=20provided.=20I=20had=20no=20experience=20with=20th=
at=20
particular
model=20beforehand,=20because=20it=20was=20not=20clear=20to=20me=20what=20k=
ind=20of
calculator=20would=20be=20provided.=20To=20make=20things=20worse,=20there=20=
was=20no
manual=20of=20any=20kind=20on=20how=20to=20operate=20the=20calculator.=20I=
=20mean,=20the
calculator=20was=20pretty=20self-explanatory=20but=20I=20think=20it=20would=
=20have=20
been
smoother=20had=20there=20been=20a=20a=20simple,=20easy-to-follow=20manual=20=
because=20
some
of=20the=20buttons=20were=20confusing.

Best=20of=20luck!

Miso

On=208/25/18,=20Karl=20Martin=20Adam=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20=

wrote:
=20Hi=20Tara,

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


=20HTH
=20Karl

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

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


=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

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

=20=20Hi=20Tara,=20I=20took=20the=20GRE=20on=20the=20computer.=20=20ETS=20p=
rovides=20a=20nice
=20set=20of=20study=20materials,=20but=20unfortunately=20I=20found=20no=20t=
hird=20party
=20study=20materials=20for=20math=20that=20were=20accessible.=20=20That=20m=
eans=20we
=20blind=20people=20are=20at=20a=20significant=20disadvantage=20when=20it=20=
comes=20to
=20studying.=20=20I=20also=20had=20trouble=20with=20math=20and=20didn't=20d=
o=20too=20well,
=20but=20the=20actual=20test=20taking=20was=20pretty=20straight=20forward.

=20=20HTH,
=20=20Karl

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

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

=20=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone
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