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How much more Impressive is PS3 going to be than Xbox 360?

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pg22

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disclamer: This is just a thought, and I haven't taken the time to look into it at all and don't plan too...


But Microsoft has shown that they are willing to take huge cuts in profit margins to get thier consoles into peoples homes. And with all this hype of what the Xbox 360 is capable of (triple core, with all current gen games only using 1 core? wtf, but whatever) could PS3 really be that much more amazing?

I can just picture the boys in Microsoft's board room meeting saying "Why don't we just build a more powerful system than Sony can, but release it 6-8 months before them"

It seems like MS is taking a shot strait to Sony's ball sack.

edit: check out these pics! link I had clicked onto these pics, and then gone to a different tab for a while, came back to it and said to myself "why am I looking a photo's of a basketball game?" then realized they were pics of a videogame
 
My friend tried Testmasters and said it is better than Princeton and Kaplan. However, she later tried http://www.blueprintprep.com/ and said it is even better than testmasters (and cheaper). I am going to listen to her advice because her brother just graduated from Berkeley Law School and he was her mentor.

Hope that helps.
 
a friend did research into the classes and came to teh conclusion testmasters is teh best. i have seen the material and it looks pretty thorough, but i dont have anything to compare it too.
 
Originally posted by: TheAdvocate
Originally posted by: kumanchu
umm... best way to prep :

take as many practice tests as possible.

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QFT
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QQFT.

DON'T take K(r)aplan. My cousin and I did it, and it didn't improve our scores. We did all of the HW and everything. What a waste of money.

The reality is not understanding the concepts, but understanding HOW to take the test.
 
Take the LSAT practice tests and save your money for Law School. The only prep course I have ever taken was BAR/BRI for the BAR exam.
 
Originally posted by: kumanchu
umm... best way to prep :

take as many practice tests as possible.

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you just need to remember that Henry plays a tuba on Tuesday and a Trumpet on Wednesday while wearing a red shirt and Tom sits on his right. 😉

enjoy the logic 'games'...

I chose Princeton Review but have no basis of comparison. It did, however, force me to take multiple practice tests under simulated test conditions.
 
I took Kaplan and didn't find it that helpful. Actually, I benefited from their free practice tests after the course was over. Every weekend I went to the center and took a practice exam and they give you a printed score on the spot.

I graduated law school in May, and just found out yesterday that I passed the FL bar, but my recommendation to everyone is to seriously reconsider law school, because the job market for new grads sucks overall. It's not uncommon to be competing with dozens of other people for a $40K entry-level position in saturated areas.
 
Originally posted by: CptObvious
I took Kaplan and didn't find it that helpful. Actually, I benefited from their free practice tests after the course was over. Every weekend I went to the center and took a practice exam and they give you a printed score on the spot.

I graduated law school in May, and just found out yesterday that I passed the FL bar, but my recommendation to everyone is to seriously reconsider law school, because the job market for new grads sucks overall. It's not uncommon to be competing with dozens of other people for a $40K entry-level position in saturated areas.
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I still have to wait over a month for the Ohio results. :|

As far as getting a job, the good thing about a JD and passing the bar is that in a worst case senario you can hang your own shingle.
I am looking for a job in a specific/narrow field (immigration) and don't think it will be too tough to find a position in the Cincy area. But it all comes down to who you know. Besides the job placement office at school, entry level legal positions don't seem to be advertised too often.
Since I went to school part time I have had the luxury of a full-time real-estate law position all throughout school and it is now a well paying 'fall-back' career.

As far as the LSAT as the 'worst test ever'; wait until you take the 200 Multistate (multiple choice) questions on your bar exam.

 
Well some other students have told me about Blueprint so I think I may end up signing up with them.
 
Originally posted by: pg22
Is it pretty much the worst test ever?
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CPA exam is the worst test ever according to my sources...

LSAT is long and tedious, you get tired of it and have to keep going...but it wasn't that bad. Take lots of prep test, and have a system for logic games.
 
Cal Bar is the worst test ever. 3 days. 6 hours a day.

At least with the CPA exam you can take it in parts. Even if you "pass" one part of the Cal Bar Exam, you can still fail the whole thing and you have to take it over again.
 
Originally posted by: CptObvious
I took Kaplan and didn't find it that helpful. Actually, I benefited from their free practice tests after the course was over. Every weekend I went to the center and took a practice exam and they give you a printed score on the spot.

I graduated law school in May, and just found out yesterday that I passed the FL bar, but my recommendation to everyone is to seriously reconsider law school, because the job market for new grads sucks overall. It's not uncommon to be competing with dozens of other people for a $40K entry-level position in saturated areas.
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I will have to agree with him. In addition, more attorneys are getting out of the practice of law because they hate it so much.
 
testmasters if you have the money.

otherwise, just take a practice test, see where you need help, and then study. then take lots of practice tests under simulated conditions.
 
Originally posted by: CptObvious
I took Kaplan and didn't find it that helpful. Actually, I benefited from their free practice tests after the course was over. Every weekend I went to the center and took a practice exam and they give you a printed score on the spot.

I graduated law school in May, and just found out yesterday that I passed the FL bar, but my recommendation to everyone is to seriously reconsider law school, because the job market for new grads sucks overall. It's not uncommon to be competing with dozens of other people for a $40K entry-level position in saturated areas.
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Sage, sage advice.

Test prep for the bar is an absolute waste of money. All I did was sit in the local public library doing practice tests after work for about 5 nights prior to the LSAT and I scored in the 97th percentile. I'm not saying that to brag, just to point out that it isn't necessary to give away your money. BTW, while I had over a 3.0 in college, I certainly wasnt a great student.

But pay special attention to his comments about practicing law. It takes a very special breed to stick with it. My freinds from law school are all getting out. I only have 2 left practicing after 5 years. One has his own firm (the only way to do it), and the other is about to "make" partner at an insurance defense firm. He wants out so bad he can taste it.

BTW, when you "make" partner, that just means that they finally let you buy in. You pay THEM for the privilege of foregoing a salary anymore. Most attorneys have to take out a loan to afford it, and repay it out of their earning for the next 3-5 years. Once you get a partnership, you're normally much poorer than you were as an associate, until you get that loan paid off. And that's if you made it past the 2000-2500 billable hours hell of your first 3-7 years.

Seriously consider investing 3 years of your life in this career. The opportunity cost of going to school is NOT worth it if you leave practice in under 5 years. You can make nearly equal money, working a lot less hours, doing something else.

My $.02.
 
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