**Please Note: In addition to the Course Fee, a $15 non-refundable processing fee is charged for the GRE Series. If you register for the GRE Prep Series and the Basic Math Refresher, the $15 fee is only charged once.Call 206-685-1090 to Register today!
The GRE Prep Course and Basic Math Refresher are taught by Mark Wahl, director of Mark Wahl Learning Services. Thousands of students have taken this course and found the content extremely valuable in improving their preparation for taking the GRE examination. His classes are dynamic, humorous, and tap both the right and left brain for effective test tactics. The GRE Prep Course coaches you for success on the computer-adaptive GRE test format. Besides factual knowledge, you need a strategic approach to outsmarting questions combined with a strong performance attitude. Mark Wahl, who has empowered students for GRE accomplishment for twenty years, hones math concepts, introduces shortcut math strategies, shares subtle verbal tactics, and offers a way to look like a sharp writer in the short time frame of the critical writing section. Note: If you need specific improvement in math concepts and skills, foundational math rebuilding is available through the Basic Math Refresher course which follows (description below). The instructor generally recommends three to six weeks of study and practice following the course, before taking the GRE test.
Day 1: Introduction to the computer testing format, ways to change defeating test-taking attitudes, subtleties of test timing, recommended print and web study resources, and an introduction to the GRE math section, terminology and strategies.
Day 2: Effective strategies using a multitude of examples for a large variety of math content in the math section’s three question formats. The math areas include arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry and data analysis.
Day 3: Powerful ways to crack the four verbal formats of the verbal section and the two rapid-composition tasks of the critical writing section.
Note: This course assumes basic math ability. If you feel you are not prepared for the GRE Math section, please consider the Basic Math Refresher Course described below.Has your math grown rusty? Anxious about getting a good score on this section of the GRE? Build a math foundation that dovetails with the GRE Preparation Course. This power-packed refresher course rebuilds math fundamentals of arithmetic and algebra so that you can work efficiently with strategies developed in the GRE Prep Course.
Note: this class is NOT a GRE strategy class; it covers math skills only and should be accompanied by the GRE Preparation Course.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations for the GRE Prep Course or Basic Math Refresher must be received prior to the start of class in order to receive a refund. The $15 processing fee associated with the GRE Prep Course or the Basic Math Refresher is not refundable and serves as a cancellation fee. If a person exempt from the processing fee cancels, there is still a $15 cancellation penalty applied. If you are canceling 5 days prior to the start of class, you’ll receive a 100% refund of the course fee (minus the $15 penalty); if you cancel less
than 5 days prior, you’ll receive 50% of the course fee (minus the $15 penalty) . Refunds are not given for missed classes or no shows. You may make up missed classes in other sections within the same quarter, if available. Please click here for the Women’s Center’s full Registration and Cancellation Policy.
The GRE is administered by a testing agency called ETS, including the general test and the subject tests. The ETS website provides detailed information on the GRE, including test preparation, sign up, and other useful tools.
Test Centers closest to Seattle are operated by Prometric. The Washington State test sites are located in Puyallup, Mountlake Terrace, Spokane, and Ellensburg. Click here to visit the Prometric website to locate a testing center and/or to sign up to take the GRE test.
Rescheduling your test date: You can reschedule your test date if you contact the testing center (via phone, online, or via mail) at least ten days prior to your scheduled date. Note that there is a $50 fee to reschedule the test.
Canceling your appointment to take the test: You can cancel your test, but you must cancel at least 10 full days prior to your test date, in order to receive a refund equivalent to half of the original test fee (The current fee for the General GRE Test is $140, so canceling 10 days in advance would mean a refund of $70).
For full cancellation and rescheduling details, please visit the GRE site.