6/26 I'm going to enroll in a test prep course. What's better, Kaplan or
Princeton Review?
\_ Kaplan - paolo (doing mcat at kaplan)
\_ What the hell are you taking the MCAT for? Are you one of
those premed-CS guys?
\_ well, it's good to get a different perspective on things.
if all i studied was eecs i'd have a limited appreciation
of How Things Work. - paolo
\_ I agree. I took the kaplan GRE course and it helped me
\_ Physics. -- ilyas
\_ i prefered chem @ caltech. it was fun. - paolo
\_ Physics is the standard. Perspective. -- ilyas
\_ heh, you know how well i do with "standards",
ilyas.. - paolo
\_ I second that. Unfortunately EECS puts bread
on the table. Once I retire, I'll get my PhD
in Physics.
\_ Physics grads make more money than grads of any
other discipline. --dim
\_ Physics grads have been out of work ever since the
funding for that big accelerator fell through. I
have interviewed a LOT of physics PhDs looking for
UI monkey work.
\_ probably theorists. the average theory grad
student is very very smart, has solved very
hard but useless problems using lousy code
that no one will ever read or use, and is
just right for a lame monkey job. experimental
physics is very different. overall, the cancelat-
tion of the SSC has had little effect on
physics.
\_ what? really ? including ChE and EE? do you
have a source to back that up?
\_ "Physics Today" is where I read it. They publish
rankings periodically. Most of the highly-paid
physics grads are not doing physics for a
living. If they are, they own the company.
Physics grads are most successful in fields
outside of physics. Also, many physicists have
a lot going on outside of work. This link
references what physics majors made in
1993 (#5) but an actual article clarified it.
IIRC, physics folks started slowly and
gained steam so that by the time they reached
age 50+ they were tops. http://www.wpi.edu
Academics/Depts/Physics/Majors/whyphysics.htm
--dim
\_ Yes but they were working at age 50. I
intend to be retired quite a few years
before that. EECS means not having to
work past age 40 (unless you want to work)
\_ Dream on. Retiring that early
is very unlikely.
\_ I will be living the dream
shortly.
\_ Kinney is a physics grad from cal.
\_ I agree. I took the Kaplan GRE course and it helped me
increase my score by more than 200 points. I looked at
the PR materials and they were not as complete for the
new computerized GRE as the stuff Kaplan had. ----ranga
\_ Princeton review says they *guarantee* an improvement of
200 points. How many points did you increase by?
\_ Almost 300. Princeton's guarantee means that they
let you take the class again if you don't improve.
I don't think that they give you your money back.
You also have to prove that you did all the work
or they will give you nothing.
The main benefit I found in taking the class was
that it forced me to study and practice for the
GRE. I think the practice helped more than the
"in class" work. ----ranga
\_ i also got about a 300 point increase from early
practice tests to the real thing, but I used the
Kaplan CD. very very useful, and only 50 bucks.
I think that makes alot more sense, and i got some
pretty hight scores(my scores would have sucked
bad without the studying). the cd comes with some
book that's not so useful.
\_ I could probably have pulled it off just using
the CD, but I didn't want to take the chance.
It was $800 and if my GRE score helps me get
into a decent school, the degree will more
than make up for the cost of the class.
----ranga
\_ PR=$850, Kaplan=$999. So you think it's worth it?
\_ you're going to be a doctor. what's $150?
\_ Kaplan and PR were both about $800 when I
took the class. Unless PR has really upgraded
thier computer tests, I'd pay the extra $150
and take Kaplan. Say you take PR and you get
2000 which means you might have to go to SJSU
vs. say 2200 with Kaplan which means you can
probably go to Cal or the farm. Your degree
from Cal or the farm will more than make up
for the $150 you spent. ----ranga
\_ Too bad GRE scores don't really matter for EE/CS grad school.
You guys are wasting your time and money. Work on the rest of
your app. |
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