Looking for Best books for GRE Computer Science Subject Test?
Compared to GRE General tests, number of books for GRE Computer science is limited.
Let’s look at an overview of GRE Computer Science Subject test contents and look for best Books for GRE Computer Science Subject Test based on the test contents.
GRE Computer Science Test Overview
- Approximately 70 multiple-choice questions
- The approximate distribution of questions in each edition of the test according to content categories is indicated by the following outline.
- The percentages given are approximate; actual percentages will vary slightly from one edition of the test to another.
GRE Computer Science – Test Contents
- Software systems and methodology — 40%
- Computer organization and architecture — 15%
- Theory and mathematical background — 40%
- Other topics — 5%
GRE Computer Science Books
Get started with GRE Computer Science prep from Official GRE Study material (pdf).
Once, you get an idea about question types, you can refer to the following Computer Science Books
- Schaum’s Outline of Principles of Computer Science
- Schaum’s Outline of Computer Architecture
- Schaum’s Outline of Essential Computer Mathematics
- Elements of the Theory of Computation
Four books listed above should cover GRE Computer Science Subject test contents.
When number of test takers taking GRE Computer Science testis very small, looks like companies are not interested in investing time and money to create Computer Science GRE Subject test prep books.
Books for GRE Computer Science Subject Test
- ETS GRE Computer Science Subject Test
- GRE Computer Science (REA)
- GRE Computer Science Test Secrets Study Guide
- Arco – GRE Computer Science
Only 4 books were available in Amazon that are specific for GRE Computer Science Subject test.
But, reviews of the books are really poor and it’s not recommended those books.
There are few Graduate programs that require GRE Computer Science Subject test for admission.
Also, if your General GRE score is less, then GRE Computer Science Subject test score can improve your chances of admission.
Do you have any question about Books for GRE Computer Science Subject Test?
Hi HSB ! Is the Computer science GRE Test mandatory for students from CS Background. ? If not will it add some weightage ? again If one flunks it, is it still left to one’s own choice to send the scores apart from regular GRE scores to Univ ?
Hello sir,
I am aiming for University of California,Santa Barbara . I have 7.5 cgpa in my coll acads. I am aiming for 320 iabove in my GRE. How much should i score in my GRE subject test for getting UCA-SB…??(I also wanna know out of how much the scores are evaluvated)
Hi Vijay, 320 on GRE would surely be a good score to target Universities such as UC Santa Barbra. For subject tests, you get a score ranging from 200-990 with 10 point increment scale. A good score on a subject test depends on the subject and Universities you wish to consider. But usually a score close to 85th percentile is considered good. This is just for your reference. There is nothing like a minimum requirement.
All the best!
Hello,
I’m interested in pursuing a Master’s in CS. I have a non-technical background from the University of California in Santa Barbara and graduated in 3 years with a 3.81 GPA. Do you happen to know what my chances of getting into a Masters program are if I do well on the General GRE and the CS GRE?
Thank you!
Subject CS GRE will help and you need to show your interest in CS via college admission essay.
Hi, what schools would you say will consider the GRE if your marks aren’t that high?
Eastern Michigan University
UM-Dearborn
And i asked some universities before applying for their programs and universities told me that they may consider to waive some pre-requisites after seeing my complete application.
one of them is Grand Valley State University.
Thanks Swetha.
And also in many universities if a student take and Pass the GRE computer science subject test, then she is waived out of pre-requisites if her undergrad is from non-computers background
Can you list the name of the schools?