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Princeton Review GMAT course is horrible!!!

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:37:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dchu919 - The instructors are horrible. They barely teach you anything. They make you do all the work yourself and take their pre-made exams that you can buy your the books and work on them yourself.
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You better off le...

The real deal

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:45:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author duckiep - I relied exclusively on Veritas for preparing for the GMAT. The material was well organized and THOROUGH, and the instructor went above and beyond my expectations. I would say that he is in the top two or three teachers I have ever had, in any...

Good course, but not all you need!

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:27:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author attyanna - I took BarBri, which focuses mostly on your essays and performance test and Emanuel Bar Review for my MBE supplement. BarBri is great for the lectures given by profs like Chemerinsky, who is brilliant. I had the unfortunate circumstance to have the...

No Longer Necessary

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:52:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author chickiebos - There are very few people who won't tell you that you NEED to take BarBri to pass the bar. It doesn't matter how intelligent you are, what school you attended or how well you did in law school--people feel BarBri is necessary. Looking at reviews here,...

Not helpful

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:57:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author happy12345 - I took a private tutoring course and do not recommend Princeton Review for the GRE. The skills they teach are not worth the money you pay. Such skills can be easily learned by just reading a prep-book on your own. A lot of PR's methods take too long to...

Not impressed

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:59:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jeenacho - I ordered the essay trainer with the PT trainer. I did not order the California state specific course material as I have BarBri books so I can't comment on that. As for the essay trainer, the material is NOT state specific. There are lots of typos in the...

Princeton Review GRE course

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:39:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author aritz - If the GRE preparation is in any way symptomatic of its abilities with LSAT preparation, I wouldn't pay for anything whatsoever by Princeton Review. I was very disappointed with the quality of instruction, the preparation materials provided, and the...

Great... if you can afford the time and money.

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:11:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mssnotreal - After doing some research on how best to prepare for business school, I saw many recommendations to use the Princeton Review or Kaplan to help me prepare for the GMAT. I chose the Princeton Review because it was cheaper and because I used them when I was...

Awesome!

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:05:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author willyguill777 - The Study Group Bar Exam Essay Trainer Course was the key to succeed on the New York Bar Exam. In addition to that I took the Study Group MPT Trainer Course. Both of them helped me tremendously in achieving my main goal of passing the NY Bar Exam...

COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED, DO NOT USE KAPLAN!

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:11:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author johnso23 - Sorry to write a title in all caps but I must be demonstrative. When I arrived for the diagnostic test for the baseline score, I just been caught in a traffic jam and had an uncomfortably full bladder. I arrived 5 minutes into the first test and finished...

Former Teacher says goes someplace else

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:15:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author adargent - I used to teach for Princeton Review before and during law school. So this is written from a teacher's perspective. First, there used to be no minimum score requirement for teachers. I really think this does a great disservice to students, how can...

Barbri is just like insurance....

Sat, 5 Jan 2008 00:10:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mckabe27 - My law professors used to tell me that, after the first year of law school, you know just enough to get yourself sued at Christmas when you see all the relatives and start handing out gratuitous, as well as erroneous, legal advice. So true. After law...

You'll still need a bar after the Bar - but BARBRI can help.

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:18:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chelledun - BARBRI has come up with a truly ingenious business model. Step 1 – Create a bar review class that claims to teach students everything they need to know to pass the bar. Step 2 – Talk lots of students into taking the class and learning...

Verlo - Heritage

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:34:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author barrett9909 - Bought a queen size Heritage at Verlo 8 months ago and I'm sleeping better than ever. Great customer service. They are a franchise so it may vary, but the local store in Wisconsin was great, no hard sell, delivery was on time, and what impressed me they...

BarBri is awesome

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:47:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dmbhall - While, yes, law school is necessary to develop proper legal research and writing skills and gives you the ability to 'think like a lawyer', BarBri does what it is supposed to do very well: It prepares you for the Bar Exam. The key to the Bar studying...

Probably helpful if you're not a good test-taker

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:42:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author wvhokie55 - I took the Princeton Review GRE course during the summer of 2005 as part of a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at Texas A&M. The REU paid for the class, which was nice, though I have no idea how much it would have cost otherwise. As part of...

Not very impressive

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:19:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mlazee - I took the PowerScore Course in April 07 for the June test date. Instructor was late a few times, cancelled a few others. One time, we didn't have a room to take class in (PowerScore scheduling error), and it had to be rescheduled. The instructor didn't...

Major, major scam

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:49:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pkscolax - Despite actually completing all of the required work for the course, Kaplan's GRE course did little to boost my GRE score. And there was nothing insightful about the course: the classes covered topics that any plebeian should already know well enough...

very poor service

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:01:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ramsayr - they cancelled the class due to poor enrollment, then they give me the run around to get my money back. their customer service was...

Who Needs Law School When BarBri Can Cram It All In Two Months? (UPDATED)

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 18:35:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sdeinhorn - Update: Several readers have quibbled with my title, "Who needs three years of law school when BarBri can cram it into two months." Just in case the body of this review does not flesh my conclusion out, let me be very clear: I believe that an...

An excellent support for your TOEFL ambitions.

Sat, 26 May 2007 06:19:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author asifkawloon - I am not from an English speaking country. But in my opinion, a good TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) preparation program should be contemporary and should offer Internet based tests. I think this program is now being offered as completely...

Dissatisfied with Study Group Bar Review for NC

Wed, 23 May 2007 23:21:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bitterroot - I am dissatisfied with the Study Group bar review. I ordered the full gamut of materials including state-specific and essay trainer for North Carolina. I used it regularly for at least four months before the February bar examination, but I did not pass...

GRockit: Great class and excellent value

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:26:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author modifiers - I am about to take my GMAT and did some research for online courses. I hadn't heard of grockit but decided to give it a shot since it much less expensive than the other classes. The instructor is very qualified, and the price (I paid $399 the website...

The Study Group is THE ULTIMATE BAR REVIEW!!!

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:20:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jscottbbr - I had taken the North Carolina Bar Exam two times before using both Barbri and Micromash and failed both times. It wasn't until I found The Study Group that I passed on my third attempt! The Study Group has the most valuable tool available: the essay...

Books are good but that's about it

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:10:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author assilem089 - It's not worth it, I enrolled in a Mcat prep course and regret it after it. They only care about the money. They hired students as "teachers" which showed in class because they were nothing as expected. Their local staff did not really worked with me in...