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

Sun Aug 26 02:49:05 UTC 2018

I actually didn't receive the calculator when I rquested my materials. Perhaps you should double check that they send you one.
Another tip, if you are taking the paper format, you can request that you use notepad on a computer that has a screen reader when composing your essays.
Miso 

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> On Aug 25, 2018, at 10:31 PM, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ETS will also send you one of the calculators you will be using to practice with.  It would definitely be nice if there were a manual for it though!
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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> Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:14:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Taking the GRE! What were your experiences studyingforitand what was it like when you took it?
> 
> 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
> 
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