If you can afford it, then I think you should study really hard from Kaplan MCAT books, class notes, and ExamKrackers Physics books....do practice questions...etc...and take the exam first....there's no need to take the Kaplan course unless you really know that you can't study without someone disciplining you or you're really bad at standardized tests....I would suggest that you take the OATs once after you study hardcore on your own and then if you feel you didn't do too well..then spend $1300 on a Kaplan course.