GRE subject test - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

[serendipity]

I am planning to take the test on April 10th in New York. Anyone else preparing for the exam? Need some guidance regarding preparation material.

[Genomic Repairman]

Hopefully you still have your textbooks from undergrad MoBio and BioChem. I just did all of the problems in them and looked up a few good reference websites on the web and took it.

[biosci3c]

Prepare well. The test is pretty tough. I took it back in November, and ended up about in the 50th percentile (so okay, but not stellar).

Don't bother getting any GRE prep books, I have heard they are not that great.

I usually hear Albert's Molecular biology of the cell recommended as a resource.

I found this helpful as well:

http://www.urch.com/...tudy-guide.html

Edited February 9, 2010 by biosci3c

[AlexM451]

I read Lehninger's Biochemistry, and Alberts' Molecular Biology of the Cell cover to cover, got a 92%. Seriously one of the hardest exams I've ever taken in my life.

[serendipity]

Thanks for your replies everyone. I am using Lippincott for Biochem and Esentials of cell biology (By Alberts) This is a condensed version of the big red book. I am using these because I only have 2 more months...

Btw any good recommendations for genetics and practice test sites

[fret]

Thanks for your replies everyone. I am using Lippincott for Biochem and Esentials of cell biology (By Alberts) This is a condensed version of the big red book. I am using these because I only have 2 more months...

Btw any good recommendations for genetics and practice test sites

Hi there, I saw this blog: grebiochem.blogspot.com and www.grebio.com

I havent bought any books myself either. Let me know if there is something useful...

[eyne]

Prepare well. The test is pretty tough. I took it back in November, and ended up about in the 50th percentile (so okay, but not stellar).

Don't bother getting any GRE prep books, I have heard they are not that great.

I usually hear Albert's Molecular biology of the cell recommended as a resource.

I found this helpful as well:

http://www.urch.com/...tudy-guide.html

I second biosci3c; while prep books might be a good investment for other subject tests, they're not worth it for the Biochem GRE.

As far as I know, there are only 2 official practice exams available from ETS: the 2005 version that they send you after you register (you can download this directly from the ETS website) and the 1994 version that's floating around on the internet somewhere. Use them wisely! I spent a few weeks reviewing the topics on this site using a combination of textbooks and notes from my undergrad classes, and then took one practice exam. I went back through my exam and made a list of topics I needed to study more based on my wrong answers. I repeated this for the second practice exam. If I had more time, I would've covered anything that the practice tests had missed. In the end, though, this strategy got me a 90th+ percentile score.