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Thanks for responding. Mostly I mean just ones which aren't well known, ivy league institutions. Something like the university of new mexico, for example. Ideally I'd like a program in a large university.

Hi, could anyone recommend small but good not very competitive universities in the continental USA which decent funding that have strong Medieval literature English programs? Thanks!

Hi, I'm going to be applying for MA programs in English literature at schools such as the University of Georgia and the University of California Santa Barbara. I have a strong GPA, a resume with prior teaching experience, excellent references, a good writing sample and an excellent admissions letter. Now, how should I divide my study time? Of course I should prioritize the verbal and writing portions of the GRE. I believe I'll be able to pull a decent, though not spectacular math score out of the test, but beyond that I think I will be hurting my other scores and minimally raising my quant score. Any advice from successful humanities applicants to mid to top tier grad programs? What do you think contributed to your successful applications?

Could anyone give me some general pointers about how to study and do well on the literature subject test? Also, could someone who has already taken the test tell me which study guide was the best for them and why?

Cool. Thanks a lot. I'll try to use your method and see what I get.

Here's a tricky (in my opinion) practice problem from the Et Cetera part of the GRE test: "An elected official wants to take five members of his staff to an undisclosed location. What is the minimum number of staff members the elected official must have in order to have at least 20 different groups from which to choose?" Now, I understand that is is a combination problem. We need to know the least amount of staff members the official can have in order to be able to form 20 distinct groups of 5. I understand that just because a member is in one group, doesn't preclude the possibility that they could serve in another group, making it a combination problem not a permutation problem. The answer choices are: a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 e. 11 I know I need to plug in. I'm just having a hard time visualizing what I need to plug in, and why I'm doing so. Any help is much appreciated.

Okay, all the advice so far has been a great help. So far I am liking the Princeton Review 2013 GRE guide better than the Kaplan, especially for math. If I wanted tons of math practice problems to go along with ALL of the concepts reviewed in Princeton''s guide, should I get the Manhattan math books for that? Will coupling Princeton, Manhattan Math with the Magoosh material be enough to "crack" the GRE?

Hi there, I have the Kaplan Premier 2013 GRE study guide. I feel that the math section of this study guide is quite short, both in explanation and in practice problems. First, could anyone give recommendations for books which cover GRE math section for the 2013 test? With lots of practice problems. Second, I'm getting the feeling that the Kaplan book doesn't cover everything that appears on the 2013 test. Could anyone with experience tell me if this is true or not? Thanks in advance.