Kaplan $7,000 Bootcamp

[jackwill]

How is the summer/winter 6 week Kaplan boot camp that costs $7,000? I’m very weak on content, will this course help improve it while also teaching is to answer questions? Excluding the price and that prep can be done for cheaper...does the course help/ almost guarantee a 514+ score on mcat. Thanks.

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[deleted987519]

How is the summer/winter 6 week Kaplan boot camp that costs $7,000? I’m very weak on content, will this course help improve it while also teaching is to answer questions? Excluding the price and that prep can be done for cheaper...does the course help/ almost guarantee a 514+ score on mcat. Thanks.

no clue but that is too much money to spend

 

[Dochopeful13]

How is the summer/winter 6 week Kaplan boot camp that costs $7,000? I’m very weak on content, will this course help improve it while also teaching is to answer questions? Excluding the price and that prep can be done for cheaper...does the course help/ almost guarantee a 514+ score on mcat. Thanks.

Nothing can guarantee a 514

 

[GoPenguinsGo]

Dont waste your money on bs like that.

 

[deleted987519]

Just buy 1k Of test prep like everyone else and give me like 5k

 

[MaxCycle42]

Please don't! Not worth it unless you got too much money to burn

 

[GoPenguinsGo]

Just buy 1k Of test prep like everyone else and give me like 5k

No, we are splitting it 2.5 each. I helped OP too!

 

[deleted1066189]

Worth it if you need structure and routine for the hours of studying per day that you will have to do. I did a 4.5 week long bootcamp that was 11 am to 6 pm with optional evening live sessions. Some of the strategies are poor though, especially for CARS. One tutor gave a lecture on the concept of spaced repetition, but refused to mention Anki for some reason. Funny enough, they stated most students don't improve much by the end of the boot-camp, but will get a score boost of up to 10 points during their last month (due to being able to focus on your weaknesses). This most definitely happened for me, god bless UWORLD (Kap 496 diagnostic to 513 test day in 7 weeks). It helps with content to an extent...some of the high yield stuff like metabolism is unfortunately covered only in the evening live sessions, and Orgo is more or less ignored. The 1 hour small group sessions were not all that helpful, and we spent time going over practice passages far more difficult than what is on the real test (one example was a P/S experiment with three extremely confusing figures that were all inter-related). The program was most helpful for boosting my P/S and time management, but if you already know how to structure your time, I wouldn't bother. One nice thing though, is you gain access to all Kaplan materials, live and recorded lectures, and AAMC materials. We also have permanent access to a Slack channel, where you can ask questions for free even after the program ended.

 

[Blueprint Med School]

If your family is loaded (and some are) I imagine it will come with some decent results and a nice structure to boot. But there are certainly more efficient and value options in both MCAT classes, tutors and resources. I remember being underwhelmed with Kaplan's materials and questions for the MCAT, which was surprising because their practice questions for Step 1 are either #2 or #3 best behind UW depending on who you talk to.

David D, MD - USMLE and MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

 

[Princeton Medical Student]

An adderall rx and a full set of Kaplan books is a better option. Don't waste your money.

 

[dalton_623]

Don't waste your money - Kaplan strategies are useless, in my opinion.