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

Sun Aug 26 02:14:39 UTC 2018

Tara, I took the GRE in 2016 in a paper format.
I used the GRE practice materials the ETS provided plus resources I
was able to find online.
The resources I was able to find online were mostly for the verbal
section and essay prompts.
If you browse around the web, you should be able to find sample
prompts for the writing portion.
Bookshare has quite a few GRE practice books. Most of the verbal
practice materials are useful and only parts of math section are
useful in my opinion.

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

Best of luck!

Miso

On 8/25/18, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Tara,
>
> ETS (Educational Testing Services) is the company that produces
> the GRE.  They have study materials on their website.  Once you
> get set up with accommodations they will also send you practices
> test in Braille, digital practice tests with software you can
> load on your computer that is the same software you would use on
> the test if you took it electronically.  That's good because you
> can practice with the built in screen reader and see how it reads
> math formulas.  The online study materials ETS provides also have
> math written out in words in the same way that your screenreader
> will read it.  I found the actual test taking quite accessible.
> Unfortunately I can't help with the book.  Maybe if you have
> friends in your old DSS office they would do it for you, but they
> certainly have no legal obligation to do that for you.
>
> HTH
> Karl
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tara Briggs via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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> Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:10:48 -0600
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Taking the GRE! What were your experiences
> studyingfor itand what was it like when you took it?
>
> Hi Thank you so much for your reply! Who did you say that
> provides accessible study material? How can I get access to this
> material? I gather from your message that the math part is not
> accessible. What I mean is the math study material is not
> accessible. Or, is it pretty much all the material for the GRE is
> in accessible except for one specific place? You mentioned taking
> the test on a computer, how exactly does that work? Did you use a
> screen reader? I am sorry for my million questions but I really
> don’t know where to get started or where to turn. My friend
> mentioned a book that she used to take the GRE. At the time she
> took it, she was doing her undergraduate degree. So she was able
> to get the book made accessible to her by her local university.
> Unfortunately, she doesn’t have the book anymore because it was
> on her old computer. I’m happy to purchase the book I just want
> to be able to read what I purchased and printed and I have not
> gotten along since my birthday in 1982. Anyway thank you so much
> for any more assistance.
> Tara
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>  On Aug 25, 2018, at 12:43 PM, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>  Hi Tara, I took the GRE on the computer.  ETS provides a nice
> set of study materials, but unfortunately I found no third party
> study materials for math that were accessible.  That means we
> blind people are at a significant disadvantage when it comes to
> studying.  I also had trouble with math and didn't do too well,
> but the actual test taking was pretty straight forward.
>
>  HTH,
>  Karl
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Tara Briggs via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:14:09 -0600
>  Subject: [NABS-L] Taking the GRE! What were your experiences
> studying for itand what was it like when you took it?
>
>  Hi all! I am writing this email in the hopes of starting a
> discussion. For those of you who took  the GRE  what was it like?
> What was it like to study for it? What materials did you use? Any
> links would be beyond awesome!! Also, my friend has given me the
> title of a  book but I’m not sure how to get that book an  an
> accessible format. Can I go back to my alma mater and make a
> request from them? I’m not a student there anymore but I was.
> When it came time to take the GRE what accommodations did you
> use? How did you get through the math section? That’s the one
> that is making me the most terrified! Nath and I have been bitter
> enemies for years and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
> Thank you so much for any help!
>  Tara
>
>  Sent from my iPhone
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