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What are some great online resources for writing a CV? I've found OWL (purdue's resource) really excellent for anyone else wondering, but it's without samples. What are some others anyone else might know about? I'm applying to PhD clinical psychology programs. Thank you, in advance. Link to OWL website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/641/1/

This is excellent. At least a 5, if not a 6. Did you do this under timed conditions?

Oh wait, I think i understand why this didn't work. Cross-multiplying assumes there is an equality between the two expressions, when the whole point of this type of problem is determine the nature of the relationship between the two expressions. By cross-multiplying, equality is preserved, but the value of each expression is altered, meaning that I am no longer evaluating the original problem. Is this correct?

I'm super confused as to why my solution path to a comparison problem didn't work. Any help would be appreciated. Problem 41, Chapter 8 (Algebra), GRE 5 lb. book of problems Here are the constraints: X > Y XY =/= 0 Here is the problem: A: B: X2/ (Y + 1/Y) Y2/ (X + 1/X) My strategy was to cross-multiply to make this more manageable when using test cases. So: A: B: X2 (X + 1/X) Y2/ (Y + 1/Y X3 + X Y3 + Y (I could have factored out, but didn't feel a need to as far as helping me calculate test cases.) Because X > Y, the test cases I used, respectively, were +/+, +/-, -/-, choosing simple numbers. (+/+) X=2, Y=1 A: 10 B: 2 (+/-) X= 1, Y= -1 A: 2 B; -2 (-/- ) X= -1, Y= -2 A: -2 B: -10 In all test cases, A is bigger using the equation I derived using cross-multiplication. The book the answer is "D." Their strategy was not to try and simplify like I did, but instead, directly use test cases off the original formulas. So either, my derivation of the simpler formula was wrong, or my calculation of test cases was wrong. I don't think my use of test cases was incorrect, so where did I go wrong in cross-multiplying? I thought that such an operation was perfectly valid in examples like these? I'm super confused. Any help would be greatly apprecaited. Thank you, in advance!

My only advice is practice, practice, practice. Do as many problems as you can between now and test time. This has been my strategy. I think the specific type of problelms the GRE uses are somewhat unique, in that they don't use complex math, but are difficult from a logic standpoint. Be aware of your meta-cognitive strategies, and be flexible in those strategies Obviously, you have to have a solid grasp of the basic concepts involved in all types of math problems seen on the GRE, but that alone won't do it, imo. Being a good problem solver means not being rigid in your approach. There may be multiple ways to solve a problem, and expert problem solvers will evaluate which strategy they think is best, and re-evaluate during the problem solving process to see if it is still best. don't get stuck on a the first "path" you can think of. This has been dificult for me (I get this information from a cognitive psychology course I took. you can probably look up to see for yourself by googling "cognitive psychology", "metacognition," and "problem solving"). With this is mind, I think you can develop an "intuition" about the kinds of problems present on the GRE, only by doing them again, and again, and again. It sucks, and is no fun, but I don't think there is a short cut, especially since you need that intuition to serve you over your anxiety that will likely be present during test day. I hope that helps.

I think getting up to 165 is really difficult in general, although that was similar my own goal in taking the test a second time, which I've since dialed back. I'm just trying to get above 160 for both verbal and quant at this point, cuz... this test is nuts.

I thought the Kaplan book was great, covering a vast majority of the basics of psychology which is a huge topic obviously, but research every topic you can whenver you have time and are curious (cruising around wikipedia), cuz they can throw anything at you. I"m also going for clinical psychology as a non-psych major, btw. best of luck

Verbal: 160 Math: 156 Writing: 5 I'm studying to take it a second time in November to improve my math score. I'll let you know November 5th!