GRE: Graduate Record Examination General Test Prep

This class focuses on identifying the different types of GRE questions and teaching the most effective approaches and strategies for each of the question types. A portion of the fundamental knowledge tested on the GRE will also be covered. The teaching methodology is mostly problem based and encourages participation in class and through email. The instructor also provides students with information about useful GRE resources, enabling students to build on the skills and information learned during the class, to put together an effective study plan, and to continue studying and improving outside of class. Students will receive: 16 hours of instruction; experienced instructors; Small classes and additional tutoring, as needed.

Note: 

Attendance Policy

GRE Students who do not show for the first class without advance notice to precollege@ucsd.edu will be dropped from the section without refund. Students must contact our student services team at unex-reg@ucsd.edu within five business days prior to the course starting to drop and receive a full refund. Students who do not provide notification within the five business day window, will not receive a refund.

Other

This class is free for UC San Diego undergraduate students, but space is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Please visit the Student Grant Program landing page for more information.

Students will need to purchase the textbook for this course if noted as required.

Course Number: EDUC-90008
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)

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9/28/2019 - 10/19/2019

$500

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  143812

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Lundeberg, Soph

  Soph Anya Lundeberg has been with UCSD since 2017, teaching GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses to thousands of high school, college, and professional students. In 2019 she scored 170V 167Q 5.0AWA on the GRE, and in 2018 she scored 770 on the GMAT. Soph has been tutoring since 2008 (her first student was in chemistry), and she has been leading classes since 2013 (her first class was in discrete mathematics). Classes Soph teaches are primarily lecture-based, but there are always opportunities for students to work individually or in groups, to ask questions individually during breaks, and to make friends.    From San Diego originally, Soph graduated Westview High School with four varsity letters and a National AP Scholar distinction, for having at least a 4 or higher on at least...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions 2nd
  by McGraw-Hill Education
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259863486

  
  SUGGESTED

  GRE Vocabulary in Practice 2017
  by The Critical Reader
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780997517835

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 9/23/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
9/28/2019	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/5/2019	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/12/2019	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/19/2019	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla

10/22/2019 - 11/12/2019

$500

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  143813

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Lundeberg, Soph

  Soph Anya Lundeberg has been with UCSD since 2017, teaching GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses to thousands of high school, college, and professional students. In 2019 she scored 170V 167Q 5.0AWA on the GRE, and in 2018 she scored 770 on the GMAT. Soph has been tutoring since 2008 (her first student was in chemistry), and she has been leading classes since 2013 (her first class was in discrete mathematics). Classes Soph teaches are primarily lecture-based, but there are always opportunities for students to work individually or in groups, to ask questions individually during breaks, and to make friends.    From San Diego originally, Soph graduated Westview High School with four varsity letters and a National AP Scholar distinction, for having at least a 4 or higher on at least...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions 2nd
  by McGraw-Hill Education
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259863486

  
  SUGGESTED

  GRE Vocabulary in Practice 2017
  by The Critical Reader
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780997517835

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 10/17/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/22/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 115, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
10/29/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 115, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
11/5/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 115, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
11/12/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 115, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego

11/14/2019 - 12/12/2019

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  143814

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Lundeberg, Soph

  Soph Anya Lundeberg has been with UCSD since 2017, teaching GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses to thousands of high school, college, and professional students. In 2019 she scored 170V 167Q 5.0AWA on the GRE, and in 2018 she scored 770 on the GMAT. Soph has been tutoring since 2008 (her first student was in chemistry), and she has been leading classes since 2013 (her first class was in discrete mathematics). Classes Soph teaches are primarily lecture-based, but there are always opportunities for students to work individually or in groups, to ask questions individually during breaks, and to make friends.    From San Diego originally, Soph graduated Westview High School with four varsity letters and a National AP Scholar distinction, for having at least a 4 or higher on at least...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions 2nd
  by McGraw-Hill Education
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259863486

  
  SUGGESTED

  GRE Vocabulary in Practice 2017
  by The Critical Reader
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780997517835

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 11/9/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
11/14/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 116, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
11/21/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 116, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
12/5/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 116, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
12/12/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	Room 116, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego

11/16/2019 - 12/14/2019

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  143816

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Lundeberg, Soph

  Soph Anya Lundeberg has been with UCSD since 2017, teaching GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses to thousands of high school, college, and professional students. In 2019 she scored 170V 167Q 5.0AWA on the GRE, and in 2018 she scored 770 on the GMAT. Soph has been tutoring since 2008 (her first student was in chemistry), and she has been leading classes since 2013 (her first class was in discrete mathematics). Classes Soph teaches are primarily lecture-based, but there are always opportunities for students to work individually or in groups, to ask questions individually during breaks, and to make friends.    From San Diego originally, Soph graduated Westview High School with four varsity letters and a National AP Scholar distinction, for having at least a 4 or higher on at least...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions 2nd
  by McGraw-Hill Education
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259863486

  Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions 2nd
  by McGraw-Hill Education
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259863509

  
  SUGGESTED

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 11/11/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
11/16/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	2:00 p.m.	Room 162, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/23/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	2:00 p.m.	Room 162, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/7/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	2:00 p.m.	Room 162, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/14/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	2:00 p.m.	Room 162, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla

11/22/2019 - 12/20/2019

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  143815

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Bing, Benny

  Benny Bing has published over 70 scientific papers and 16 books, and has 6 U.S. patents licensed to industry. He has served as a technical editor for the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine for 10 years, a guest editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine (twice) and IEEE JSAC, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His IEEE tutorials were sponsored 8 times by industry. Cisco Systems launched its first wireless product using 18,000 printed copies of one of his books. In addition, he was invited by Qualcomm and Comcast to conduct on-site courses, and the NSF to serve as a panelist on residential broadband. Among the various research, teaching, and industry awards he has received include the NAB Technology Innovation award. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical enginee...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 11/17/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
11/22/2019	Fri	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 309, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
12/6/2019	Fri	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 309, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
12/13/2019	Fri	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 309, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
12/20/2019	Fri	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 309, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego

1/6/2020 - 1/27/2020

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  144998

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Lundeberg, Soph

  Soph Anya Lundeberg has been with UCSD since 2017, teaching GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses to thousands of high school, college, and professional students. In 2019 she scored 170V 167Q 5.0AWA on the GRE, and in 2018 she scored 770 on the GMAT. Soph has been tutoring since 2008 (her first student was in chemistry), and she has been leading classes since 2013 (her first class was in discrete mathematics). Classes Soph teaches are primarily lecture-based, but there are always opportunities for students to work individually or in groups, to ask questions individually during breaks, and to make friends.    From San Diego originally, Soph graduated Westview High School with four varsity letters and a National AP Scholar distinction, for having at least a 4 or higher on at least...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 12/30/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/6/2020	Mon	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/8/2020	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/13/2020	Mon	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/15/2020	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/22/2020	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/27/2020	Mon	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego

1/7/2020 - 1/23/2020

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  144996

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Maguire, Flann

  Flann Maguire is a native Californian who has been, among other things, a field worker for U.S. Government surveys, a yacht salesman, a surfboard shop owner, a real estate appraiser, and an educator. He has been in the tutoring/teaching field for nearly 30 years, teaching subjects as varied as Spanish, French, history, English, English as a second language, and math. For the last 15 years he has specialized in test prep, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, and SAT subject tests. Flann started tutoring in the early 1990s and became the director of the Encinitas Study Hall, a tutoring center that focused not only on school curriculum but also good study habits, shortly thereafter. In 2004 Flann began working with The Princeton Review and rose to the level of Master Teacher/Tutor for the SAT,...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 12/30/2019.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/7/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/9/2020	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/14/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/16/2020	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/21/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
1/23/2020	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:10 p.m.	Room 111, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego

1/11/2020 - 2/8/2020

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  145204

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Lundeberg, Soph

  Soph Anya Lundeberg has been with UCSD since 2017, teaching GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses to thousands of high school, college, and professional students. In 2019 she scored 170V 167Q 5.0AWA on the GRE, and in 2018 she scored 770 on the GMAT. Soph has been tutoring since 2008 (her first student was in chemistry), and she has been leading classes since 2013 (her first class was in discrete mathematics). Classes Soph teaches are primarily lecture-based, but there are always opportunities for students to work individually or in groups, to ask questions individually during breaks, and to make friends.    From San Diego originally, Soph graduated Westview High School with four varsity letters and a National AP Scholar distinction, for having at least a 4 or higher on at least...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 1/4/2020.
  1st no meeting date: 1/18/2020.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/11/2020	Sat	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 3N128, Wells Fargo Hall, UC San Diego Rady School of Management, La Jolla
1/18/2020	Sat	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 3N128, Wells Fargo Hall, UC San Diego Rady School of Management, La Jolla
1/25/2020	Sat	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 3N128, Wells Fargo Hall, UC San Diego Rady School of Management, La Jolla
2/1/2020	Sat	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 3N128, Wells Fargo Hall, UC San Diego Rady School of Management, La Jolla
2/8/2020	Sat	1:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 3N128, Wells Fargo Hall, UC San Diego Rady School of Management, La Jolla

2/28/2020 - 3/20/2020

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  145000

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Bing, Benny

  Benny Bing has published over 70 scientific papers and 16 books, and has 6 U.S. patents licensed to industry. He has served as a technical editor for the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine for 10 years, a guest editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine (twice) and IEEE JSAC, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His IEEE tutorials were sponsored 8 times by industry. Cisco Systems launched its first wireless product using 18,000 printed copies of one of his books. In addition, he was invited by Qualcomm and Comcast to conduct on-site courses, and the NSF to serve as a panelist on residential broadband. Among the various research, teaching, and industry awards he has received include the NAB Technology Innovation award. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical enginee...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 2/22/2020.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
2/28/2020	Fri	9:00 a.m.	1:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/6/2020	Fri	9:00 a.m.	1:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/13/2020	Fri	9:00 a.m.	1:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/20/2020	Fri	9:00 a.m.	1:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego

2/29/2020 - 3/21/2020

$500

In-class

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  144995

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Bing, Benny

  Benny Bing has published over 70 scientific papers and 16 books, and has 6 U.S. patents licensed to industry. He has served as a technical editor for the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine for 10 years, a guest editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine (twice) and IEEE JSAC, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His IEEE tutorials were sponsored 8 times by industry. Cisco Systems launched its first wireless product using 18,000 printed copies of one of his books. In addition, he was invited by Qualcomm and Comcast to conduct on-site courses, and the NSF to serve as a panelist on residential broadband. Among the various research, teaching, and industry awards he has received include the NAB Technology Innovation award. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical enginee...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3rd
  by Educational Testing Service
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781259862410

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 2/22/2020.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
2/29/2020	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 301, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/7/2020	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 301, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/14/2020	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 301, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/21/2020	Sat	8:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Room 301, UCSD Extension University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego