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[Gladiolus23]

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Has anyone heard of or taken a course from an MCAT test prep center called ExamKrackers? If so, what did you guys think of it? I'm looking into taking a a six-week intensive verbal reasoning only course offered this semester and I'm wondering if it's worth the $475 of my money and time 😕

 

[Gladiolus23]

Has anyone heard of or taken a course from an MCAT test prep center called ExamKrackers? If so, what did you guys think of it? I'm looking into taking a a six-week intensive verbal reasoning only course offered this semester and I'm wondering if it's worth the $475 of my money and time 😕

 

[yehhhboiii]

every prep class is a waste of money
the only thing they're good for is to keep you on schedule so you can cover all the material in a timely fashion but if you can self-study then do that
get the books though, i only used examkrackers to study and did really well

 

[SpartanWolverine]

Has anyone heard of or taken a course from an MCAT test prep center called ExamKrackers? If so, what did you guys think of it? I'm looking into taking a a six-week intensive verbal reasoning only course offered this semester and I'm wondering if it's worth the $475 of my money and time 😕

I spent nearly $2k on a course with them. I found it useful since my biggest hurdle was motivation (while juggling a 40+ hour/week job). However, I'm not sure if their VR course would really be worth it? I remember thinking that it was probably the least useful of the subjects taught.

I think they offer a book with lots of passages... that might be the best way to go if you can get motivated on your own. Additionally, buy all the practice tests you can, since passage timing is definitely something you have to get used to (my #1 issue)!

Their classes helped me jump ~9 points (27 - 36 with a 13 on VR). However, I also had access to the Kaplan online resources, and think that doing almost every single practice test available was the best studying I did (though reviewing the basics in a lecture format certainly helped solidify knowledge)!

 

[TreadLightly]

This thread is a double post. Posted in your other thread.

 

[TreadLightly]

Hey. I took a full course from Examkrackers in CA. I had been using EK books before signing up for the course, so I was used to the format. Did this particular course help me? I would say so.

I started scoring 26-27 at the beginning of the course and ended up with 33's or so towards the end of the course. I did a couple points below my average on the actual MCAT, but that tends to happen and doesn't have anything to do with the course. Overall, I was satisfied with the practice scores I was getting towards the end of the course. If you have the money, I'm sure it won't hurt.

Some things:

1. The verbal practice for my course consisted of lots of in-class quizzes and then going over the answers. This helped because you got to talk through the answers. I'm not sure if your verbal intensive class will use a different strategy, but if you're scoring very low on verbal I'm sure it will help. I was scoring 8's before studying, and after minimal practice my average was about 10-11. I ended up with a 10 on the MCAT. If you're already scoring 10's I'm not entirely sure this class will help you.

2. You'll get tips on how to improve and practice materials, but improvement will only come with practice. You're not going to learn any magic in class that will make you a verbal god. That said, I think the EK approach to verbal is very useful. If you have one of their books, you'll learn lots of useful tips and tricks that should automatically raise your score 1-2 points if you use them on every passage. This is basically what happened for me. I focused on science and pretty much forgot to continue practicing verbal halfway through the course.

Edit: I think a valid alternative to the course could be to just buy the EK verbal book and practice using their techniques on EVERY passage that you do from now on.