This exercise is available on CourseInfo.  It can be found under the quizzes section of assignments.   So review the information below to prepare for anwering the questions.

Source of Information: The Internet links below; your text, Majoring in Psychology (chapter 9), plus Getting In located in the Peer Advising Office.

Review your text and the GRE link to find information about:
        it's purpose, format, composition, scoring, scores needed for gradute school, procedures for preparing for and taking it, and sending scores to graduate school.

Review your text and the Letters of Recommendation link and learn:
    their relative importance in admission, who should write letters, how to get good letters, how and when to ask for letters, how to make writing the letters as easy as possible for faculty, and the meaning of waiving the rights to see letters.

Below is a sample of the questions from the old http://www.csulb.edu/~psy301 format.  These are left here for your review in case the suggestions above are too abbreviated.

Do not answer these.  Go to CourseInfo.

1. What does GRE stand for? Describe the three parts of the General Test. Go to the sample question section for each of these parts and look at the questions.  How  well do you think you would do on the questions? (3 pts.)

2.  What is the Subject area test? Go to the sample question section and look at some of the questions.  How well do you think you would do?  (1 pt.)

3. What is the procedure involved in taking the exam, i.e., how do you register, when? When should you plan to take the exam? (1 pt.)

4. How should you prepare for the GRE?  (1 pt.)

5. Whom should you ask for letters of recommendation?  How and when should you ask?  (1 pt.)

6. How do you facilitate the process of writing the letters (make it easier) for the faculty member?  In other words, describe the materials you would give to those writing your letters.  How would you organize this material?  This question should have detailed answers.  (3 pts.)