Kinh nghim n thi GRE - Phn 1 Bi 1: Kinh Nghim n Thi GRE Phn 1: Trc ngy thi (*) Bi vit

c chia lm nhiu k nhm gip ngi c tin theo di. I. GRE l g? GRE Graduate Record Examination l mt h thng kim tra, nh gi nhm gip cho cc trng i hc cc c quan ti tr nh gi mt cch ng n nng lc ca cc ng c vin. GRE kim tra th sinh v 3 nng lc c bn l ngn ng (verbal), ton hc (quantitative) v vit lun (analytical writing). Hu ht cc trng i hc ca M u yu cu ng vin phi tham d k thi ny. Kt qu ca k thi ny cng vi im hc trong qu trnh i hc s l mt trong nhng s c nhn vin xt tuyn quyt nh chp nhn hay t chi mt ng vin vo chng trnh sau i hc ca khoa/trng mnh. K thi GRE trn giy bao gm 5 phn nh, ngoi ra ngi ta thng lng vo k thi ny mt phn th nghim na nhng th sinh khng bit phn no l phn th nghim c. Nhim v ca phn th nghim l nhm gip ETS xy dng c cc b thi GRE tt hn trong tng lai. Phn thi vit bao gi cng l phn thi u tin, th t cc phn thi cn li l hon ton ngu nhin. Thang im ca cc phn thi nh sau: - Phn ton: im t 200-800, khong cch gia cc mc im cnh nhau l 10 - Phn ngn ng: im t 200-800, khong cch ga cc mc im cnh nhau l 10 - Phn vit: im t 0-6, khong cch gia cc mc im cnh nhau l 0.5 Thi gian dnh cho k thi l 3 gi 45 pht. Trong 3 phn thi k trn, phn ton l d nht, c bit l i vi sinh vin Vit Nam. Hai phn thi sau kh hn. Thng thng, im thi l ton: 790-800, ngn ng 450-500, vit: 5-5.5 c coi l chp nhn c. (Ngun: http://community.vdict.com/showthread.php?t=5525) => Ni chung ch c nhng ai c nhu cu hc cao hc M hoc cc nc khc m trng bn mun np n yu cu c im GRE th mi cn thi k thi ny. Thng thng mc im an ton l t 1200 tr ln (tng im Verbal v Quantitative) v Writing: 4.5, mc im ny khng kh i vi sinh vin VN nhng cng khng phi d. Trong trng hp khng t 1200 th t nht bn phi c gng t trn 1000 im cho 2 phn thi Verbal v Quatitative, v ti thiu 3.0 cho Writing. Nu t hn na th c hi c nhn ca bn s rt thp, tr nhng trng hp hi hu l GPA (im trung bnh), thnh tch hc tp, nghin cu, th gii thiu ca bn ht sc ni tri. II. Kinh nghim thi GRE: A. 1 nm trc khi thi: Khc vi TOEFL hay IELTS, cho d bn c vn ting Anh tt th vn cn mt thi gian kh di hi cho vic n thi GRE. T vng trong GRE rt kh v l vn mu cht quyt nh bn c t im cao phn thi Verbal hay khng, mc d trong phn Verbal vn c

nhng on reading. Chuyn bn c 100 im TOEFL nhng kt qu GRE bi thm l chuyn bnh thng. V Quantitative hay gi tt l Math, mi bi ton nu ng mt mnh th khng h kh, nhng nu lm 30 chc cu lin tip v thi gian cho mi cu cha y 1 pht th li l vn khc (tr cc bn khi t nhin th c th thy phn ny d nh n ko). V khi lng t vng ca GRE rt nhiu v kh (v GRE dnh cho dn bn a thi m T_T) nn bn cn c mt k hoch hc tp di hi v khoa hc ty theo nng lc bn thn. Trung bnh theo kinh nghim ca nhng ngi luyn thi bn mt khong 1 nm n luyn m bo t kt qu cao (vi iu kin vn ting Anh sn c ca bn phi mc Intermediate tr ln). Khi ln k hoch n thi, bn nn ch nhng im sau: 1. Xc nh nhng trng bn mun apply v c lng hoc tm hiu thng tin v yu cu im GRE ti thiu & bnh qun ca tng trng. Tt nhin im cng cao cng tt nhng bn nn tm hiu xc nh cho mnh mc im ti thiu phi t c. Nu bn mun apply vo trng top 50 th chc chc chn di im GRE s khc vi trng top 200, 300. 2. Tm hiu cc gio trnh cn thit. Theo nhn xt ca ngi vit th gio trnh GRE ca Barron, Big Book, Princeton v phn mm GRE Bible l nhng b kp thn cng kh hu hiu v thc t cng c kh nhiu ngi hc GRE tin dng. 3. Lp k hoch hc tp ph hp. Chng hn bn dnh 4 thng u hc t vng, luyn reading, 2 thng tip theo n Math, 3 thng tip theo review tng hp + luyn writing, v 3 thng cui gii . Ty qu thi gian ca mi c nhn m vic phn chia ny c th khc i. Tuy nhin, thi gian dnh n Verbal ni chung lun nhiu hn thi gian dnh cho Math (thng chim 60-70% tng thi gian). 4. Tm hiu ni luyn thi hoc lp nhm hc tp. Cc bn TP. HCM v H Ni c li th hn nhng a phng khc ch 2 thnh ph ny c kh nhiu ni dy luyn thi GRE. Bn c th hi nhng ngi i trc hoc thy c tm ni hc ph hp. Ngoi ra vic hc nhm cng c nhiu bn p dng nhng mnh khng ngh l phng php ny c nhiu tc dng lm. Tuy nhin, cng khng t bn t n luyn GRE v iu ny l hon ton c th v khng phi l mt vn g qu chng gai. Ct li vn vn nm ch: Phng php v K hoch hc tp. 5. Tm hiu kinh nghim n thi ca bn b, ngi quen v l nhng ch dn thc t nht gip bn rt ra phng php hc tp hiu qu hn. iu ny khng phi ai khuyn g bn cng p dng nhng bn nn thu thp nhiu kinh nghim chn lc b quyt hc tt nht, ghi nh nhng li cn trnh hay nhng vn c th gy tr ngi cho bn trong qu trnh hc, lm bi thi c bin php khc phc. Trong giai on 6 thng u, bn nn dnh thi gian hc t vng v n Ton. Nh ni, thi gian n t vng thng chim nhiu hn nn bn c th dnh ra khong 4 thng hc t v 2 thng cho Math. Lm sao hc vocabulary hiu qu? - c lng s lng t cn hc. Thng thng khong 3000 t. - c nhiu cc bi bo, sch gio khoa, ti liu nghin cu bng ting Anh tng vn t hc thut. Vic c ny s gip bn nh t lu hn l ch hc chay tng t mt. - Chia nhng t cn hc theo nhm. Chng hn, theo Positive/Negative Meaning, theo Human/Objects, theo Feeling/Action, v.v.. - Hc gc Latin, prefix, suffix ca t. Vic ny s gip bn rt nhiu trong vic on ngha t kh.

- S dng cc phn mm h tr hc t (chng hn GRE Bible) , flashcard (th ghi t vng), v.v.. Lm sao n Math hiu qu: - Review cc vn c bn ca Math theo ti liu n ca ETS (ci ny thc cht cng ch ci my bay xem hoa nhng khng phi v th m n khng cn thit). - Review Math theo gio trnh GRE ca Barron v GRE Bible. Theo kinh nghim ca mnh, phn Math Review ca 2 chng trnh ny rt chi tit v hiu qu. Bn khng nhng cn nm cc quy lut Ton m cn phi xem cc mo v chin thut lm bi. Mnh cam oan l nu nm vng v lm ht cc bi tp trong 2 chng trnh ny, kh nng bn c >750 im cho phn Quantitative l 90%. Trong thi gian ny bn c th cha cn tm nhiu n Writing nhng bn cng nn tm hiu k nhng yu cu ETS ra cho phn ny. Phn Writing bn s c 2 bi lun, bi 1 l trnh by quan im c nhn v bi 2 l phn tch tnh logic ca mt on vn cho trc. ETS c a ra nhng bi lm mu v tiu ch chm im cho mi loi topic, bn c th cn c vo hnh dung cc yu cu v hnh thc v ni dung bi essay ca mnh. B. 6 thng trc khi thi: T thi im ny bn nn dnh ra 3 thng n luyn tng hp li tt c cc kin thc va thu np 6 thng u. Lm cng lc cc bi tp Verbal ln Math, bn khng cn phi lm bi theo ng thi gian thi m quan trng l lm ng cng nhiu cng tt, ng bn tm n vn thi gi. y cng l lc bn bt u luyn Writing. Nh ni, GRE c 2 writing, 1 cho bn nu kin c nhn v 2 l 1 phn tch tnh logic ca on vn cho trc. th nht ging vi thi Independent Task ca k thi TOEFL v IELTS, nhng yu cu v t vng, t cu v lp lun s cao hn. th hai th kh mi m i vi nhiu bn nhng thc cht cng khng qu kh. Khi luyn vit bn cn ch : - Nu kh nng vit ca bn cha thun thc th tt nht bn nn i hc hoc nh gio vin hay ngi quen gii Anh ng chm im, sa bi. Vit l phn rt kh t hc v bn s khng th t chm bi mnh nh phn trc nghim. - Nu bn vn l ngi vit tt v t tin mnh c th t n writing th nn nghin cu k cc yu cu ca tng dng bi, ng nhm ln gia nu kin c nhn v phn tch (mt li rt d mc phi), luyn tp tht nhiu bng cch vit da theo cc bi mu. Bn khng cn c gng t sng to v structure (kt cu bi vit) lm g, rt d sai. Ch vic c th hc c cch b cc tng nh bi mu l mt thnh cng ln ri. Ci bn cn practice l a ra tng, lp lun v sp xp chng theo mt logic cht ch nh cc bi mu. C. 3 thng trc khi thi: y l lc bn tp trung vo vic gii . Dnh thi gian lm trn vn cc mu theo ng thi gian v format nh bi thi thc. Vic gii rt quan trng trc khi i thi (l do v sao th mnh ngh bn no tng thi c u r). Lm cng nhiu cng tt, thc t l xc sut khi i thi bn c th gp li mt vi cu hi mnh tng lm trong khi gii khng phi nh. Mt im cn lu vi cc bn thi GRE PBT (Paper-Based Test) l nn tp vit essay bng bt ch trong qu trnh luyn thi tng tc vit. y l im bt li so vi kiu thi GRE CAT (Computer Adaptive Test), v c hai u c cng thi gian cho mi phn thi, nhng vi PBT bn phi vit tay trong khi vi CAT bn c type trn my tnh (tc

nhanh hn rt nhiu). Kinh nghim n thi GRE - Phn 2 Kinh Nghim n Thi GRE Phn 2: Trong phng thi (k cui) A. Trc gi thi: V tng thi gian bn ngi trong phng thi ko di n gn 5 ting nn tt nht l bui sng trc khi thi nn n ung y , th gin tinh thn tht sng khoi, ng b cng thng. Hm trc ngy thi khng cn n bi lm g v cng chng gip bn thm c im no, tt nht l nn dnh thi gian i chi, relax, gi u c c nh nhng, vui v B. Vo phng thi: Gim th s dnh khong 20-30 pht thng bo ni quy phng thi, cn li 4 ting sau l thi gian lm bi ca bn. Bn s thi Writing u tin ri n Verbal v Math. + Writing: vit , b cc r rng, mch lc, lp lun cht ch. C gng vit hon chnh v cho d hnh vn ca bn tt nhng bi essay khng p ng yu cu v k cu s b tr im kh nng. + Verbal: c gng suy lun mt cch c logic khi gp nhng t kh. Phn reading nn c k, ch p dng cc k nng, chin lc lm bi practice trc y. + Math: suy lun nhanh, cn thn c k yu cu bi. Nu thi PBT th bn c th chn cu d lm trc ri quay li cu kh. Bn s lm lin tc n 2 bi Verbal v 2 bi Math nhng khng bit bi no s c ly chm im nn trong giai on gii , bn nn luyn tp vi p lc thi gian v khi lng bi tng t (lm lin tc 2 Verbal + 2 Math trong thi gian quy nh) khng b b ng hay ui sc khi lm bi thi tht. C. Kt thc bi thi: Sau khi np bi th vic bn ra kt qu sai ng khng cn quan trng na. Hy th gin trit v ch i mt kt qu tt p nu bn c qu trnh n thi bi bn v k lng nh cp phn trc. Chc tt c cc bn thnh cng! ^^