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Description:
You are ready for Graduate School. Let us help you take the first step to achieving an advanced degree with GRE test preparation from UW-La Crosse, Western Wisconsin’s leader in higher education.
Gain the skills and confidence you need to ace the GRE.
Maximize your potential with 24 hours of in-classroom instruction covering each of the three main sections of the GRE General exam - Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning. Sharpen your skills on actual GRE exam questions and follow our proven study plan on your way to success.
Expert Instructors: Our highly trained instructors are here for you. Our experienced instructors have aced the GRE and care about helping you achieve your goals.
Proven strategies: The University’s Test Prep program was developed by exam prep experts, who have years of experience writing exam questions and preparing students for success on standardized exams.
Superior Materials: The GRE Prep Course includes Practicing to Take the GRE General Test, 10th Edition – the most recent publication from ETS, the official GRE provider, and the GRE Student Workbook, designed to supplement your classroom lessons.
Convenient Location: All Test Prep programs are conveniently held on the campus of UW La Crosse, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Value: The course fee includes all course materials and instruction from a trained professional who cares about your success at an affordable cost.
Quantitative Test topics include:
- picking numbers, both for quantitative comparison
and for multiple choice problems
- tips for breaking complex word problems into
small, manageable parts
- tips for turning geometry diagrams into solvable
equations
Verbal Test topics include:
- solving antonym and analogy problems when you
don’t know the vocabulary
- answering reading comprehension questions quickly,
without reading the entire passage
- using comparison and contrast clues to solve sentence completion problems
General Topics Include:
- utilizing the process of elimination
- mastering time management skills
- minimizing test anxiety
- identifying common distracters
- Additionally, strategies for the analytical writing section are outlined, and sample prompts with accompanying essays are discussed.
Summer Sessions:
Free
Strategy Workshop
May 17, 2012
6-7:30 p.m.
165 Morris Hall, UW-La Crosse
Summer Dates:
or
Printable Registration Form (1 page PDF)
June 2-July 7, 2012; Saturdays
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
165 Morris Hall, UW-La Crosse
Cancellation Policy:
No refunds will be made in the case of
non-attendance. Full refund less $50 processing
fee before May 19, 2012. Refund
requests must be submitted in writing to: UW-La
Crosse Continuing Education & Extension, 1725
State Street, 205 Morris Hall, La Crosse, WI
54601 Cancellation Policy No refunds will be
made in the case of non-attendance. Full refund
less $50 processing fee before May 19,
2012. Refund requests must be submitted
in writing to: UW-La Crosse Continuing Education
& Extension, 1725 State Street, 205 Morris Hall,
La Crosse, WI 54601.
Hear what others have had to say:
"...Upon taking the class, doing the work, and using the techniques provided in the class my score went up 100 points on the verbal and 50 points on the quantitative areas. This class was concise, educational, and very beneficial." - Gretchen
"I truly don't think I would have passed the exam without your class. You were very supportive and provided many insightful tips for strategies on taking the exam. I am extremely satisfied with my results and I know the course was worth every penny." - Sandy
For more Information:
Continuing Education,
608.785.6504 or continuinged@uwlax.edu