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Do they already have powerprep for the new exam? I will definitely use that. I think I'll just get ETS's book plus Princeton review for now... Kcola - I think Barron's is the best for GRE as far as I've heard from people and forums...

Hi! I am just now starting to study for the new GRE (going to take in September) and I was wondering which books you guys would recommend. I went by a bookstore yesterday and I am not sure if I should go with Princeton (there are a few options with an actual manual and also a book full of verbal and quant drills), Kaplan, or wait until Barron's comes out with their new book in July...A friend of mine had a bad experience with Kaplan for MCAT so I don't know if I should trust them for the GRE (even though its a different test...). Also, as far as I can tell learning vocabulary isn't going to help for the revised GRE, is it? It looks like vocab will now be tested only in context. Do you think I should devote my time to vocab memorization?

I've been reading the threads on approaching potential professors and emailing them regarding their programs. The issue that I have is that I am currently in my junior year of my bachelor's and the research that I am involved in is not exactly the branch of biology that I would like to go into. How do I explain this to a professor in an email without seeming like I'm not serious?

I have another quick question- are most graduate schools on rolling admissions? I know med schools are but not sure about graduate schools. None of the websites have that mentioned so I'm not sure if everyone just knows to apply earlier or what? I am planning on applying earlier than the dead lines but not sure how early..

Thanks for the great advice! You were very helpful!! I think I just have pieces and bits of info from a few sources regarding graduate school and I'm now trying to figure out how the whole process works so whatever info anyone has would be great! Funny you mention plants - that is the one thing that worries me because that is the one section of general biology I absolutely HATED and promptly forgot about

Hello everyone! I am new to this board and I am looking for some information on graduate school application. I'm a senior, biology major at Georgia Institute of Technology and my current GPA is a 3.30. I am currently studying for the GRE and will be taking it early September. I am a bit confused as to how the admission process works. I've heard that some schools will automatically accept people from undergrad into a masters/PhD program (as in you won't have to apply for the PhD you're automatically accepted). Do most schools have that? If on their website it says "PhD" for a particular field, does this mean they go by that? I would like to know what my chances are of getting into a program either in human genetics or cellular molecular pathology (these are the 2 fields I am interested in) at the following universities assuming I get a decent GRE score (1400 and up?): -UCLA (cellular pathology PhD) -Columbia (cellular pathology PhD) -Stanford (genetics PhD) -U. of Michigan (cellular pathology PhD) -MS biology program at San Fransisco University I know my GPA is on the low side but its mainly due to some not so good grades in my freshman year. For the past 4 semesters I've had GPAs of about 3.7 to 3.5 and I still have 2 more semesters to go. I've been involved in research (no papers) however will have a poster next semester. The research is unfortunately not in the field I want to study for a PhD (its in ecology) however i do enjoy it. Any advice regarding any other programs that perhaps I should look into would be greatly appreciated. Also, if anyone could advise what books to use to study for the biology subject GRE test it would be greatly appreciated - I cannot seem to find much online. Where can I get more practice tests? I found one from ETS but there's only one...:-/ Thanks!!