It has pros and cons (having 10Gs as part of the big con). Also the program was a lot different than I thought. If I were to decide again, I wouldn't have taken the program. However, I wouldn't suggest everyone to turn ur back on the offer so quickly either. The program was meant for certain type of ppl, I just guess I didnt fit into that type and I had personal problems at the time which made things extremely difficult for me to use it's potential to the max. Many people were happy with the end results and there were a wide variety of people from traditional to non-traditional students.
The program had almost literally 24/7 tutoring throughout the program (6 weeks) and a lecturing and recitation class each running about 3 hrs everyday. Not only that, but before or after you can attend the classroom courses at ur local kaplan center and have tutoring for 1/3rd the price. They highly recommended that you read the review book beforehand because the class is intense but since I was in school, this was not an option.
Although they suggest that the program is intense, if you are familiar with the content the classes may seem very basic to you as all the classes taught in kaplan are meant to go over the basics. That's kinda how I felt when taking the class, but they have a very good speaker for lectures and for those who forgot their material I could see why this was useful. Some of us by the end actually stop going to the lecture but they eventually made the classes mandatory.
But the best part about the program, would definitely be recitation and tutoring... which really where all ur money is going to. You have around 7 teachers (most are mediocre but a few are amazing) and they really go through things with you. The only problem is, you go only as fast as the slowest person in the class. This was the biggest downfall of their program really. But what can u do?
This program is really meant for 2 types of people. Those who are just completely hopeless and don't know any of the material and they want to learn it fast, or if you are very dedicated and have done the mcat before and done bad and dunno what to do now. All other scenarios I felt you would be better off just studying on ur own unless the program has change significantly since I took it.
If you dun mind the expense I would suggest u 2 do this... you are allowed to attend any course you want before the class starts in the summer. Take a class, do the quizes, read the book, etc. Don't stress too much, just put around 1-2hrs a day. Then after the class when u start summer, just sleep through the lesson plans or re-hear em (same exact teaching though) and get through recitation. After recitation just study ur butt off everyday. When u have questions, ask the teachers constantly... they pretty much just stand there to answer questions. If u want, ask them to go over things or quiz u. If you do this, I wouldnt see y u cant get a 35 or higher. If you fuk up like me and dun do this, u will end up with the same score u started with. Best of luck.