Posts by dhaller

My parents have one (the one I grew up with) which they bought in the mid-1960s; white, it shows no "yellowing" to speak of. While it's not new looking, it also survived a stint as a "basement rec-room table" in a house with two boys in...

Quote:Originally Posted by captainkim Manhattan GRE books are pretty damn good. If their course is like their books, I wouldn't hesitate to go there. I know Manhattan spares no expense in getting good instructors. For instance, they...

Quote:Originally Posted by sinnedk really sound advice, does the GRE contain no essay section? That's true, there are two brief essays, which are a little different in terms of practice - obviously it would be useful to get...

If I had to prepare for a standardized test - GRE, GMAT, or LSAT (MCAT would be a little different) here's what I'd do: First, I'd do my research on materials. I'd ask on forums, of course, but I'd also check out review comments on...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gibonius You got a 1600? What year was that? Damn near nobody was getting 800 verbals back when I took it. Kaplan was recruiting me to do test prep because I got a 730, which was top 1%. I wouldn't have...

Quote:Originally Posted by sinnedk folks this is kind a thread fail, i want to take a course and i dont study well on my own, i need an environment online or at in class... any suggestions? The Kaplan program is pretty good. Really,...

Well, from my vantage point (I'm a physicist, in academia), I see increasing demand in several key fields. (i) Materials science: this is where nanotechnology lives (nanotubes being the obvious very-promising technology here). Lots of...

CLASSIC management consulting question (last time I heard it it was "gas stations in Germany"). I haven't read the posts here (and I'm sure it's been covered) but the basic "solution" is to estimate number of households, use this as a...

About southern cooking/soul food in Atlanta: Collonade is for your "white folks" southern fare. It's a trip on Friday nights when you have the conservative families and the big tables of aging gay men adjacent to each other. It's also...

I request "no shoes" in my house, and I always give folks a heads-up about that when they're invited over; I also provide "house shoes" (a Japanese custom I picked up living there). If I *know* I'm headed someplace where shoes will be...