Kaplan - "In" with Med Schools?!?!

[chem4ever]

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Ok very weird question:

So basically, I was told by someone in my lab (an undergrad student who seemed like she knew what she was talking about) that when you take the MCAT prep with Kaplan, you have an automatic advantage to getting into medical schools.

For example, if 2 students have an exactly similar record (GPA/MCAT/EC's), then the medical school would pick the student that took Kaplan for MCAT prep. Something to do with Kaplan having some kind of "in" with med schools. At first I though she was pulling my leg, but after arguing over this for an hour, I realized that she honestly believed this to be true.

Besides for the obvious ethical problems with this, I'm not sure what medical schools get out of doing this.

Has anyone ever heard of anything along these lines?

 

[DrBowtie]

She is just trying to rationalize the $$$ she wasted on taking a prep course.

 

[circulus vitios]

I wouldn't be surprised either way.

 

[bucks2010]

She is just trying to rationalize the $$$ she wasted on taking a prep course.

Yep. The courses are way overpriced.

 

[tantacles]

This post was a good laugh. Thanks, OP.

 

[Arbor Vitae]

Ok very weird question:

So basically, I was told by someone in my lab (an undergrad student who seemed like she knew what she was talking about) that when you take the MCAT prep with Kaplan, you have an automatic advantage to getting into medical schools.

For example, if 2 students have an exactly similar record (GPA/MCAT/EC's), then the medical school would pick the student that took Kaplan for MCAT prep. Something to do with Kaplan having some kind of "in" with med schools. At first I though she was pulling my leg, but after arguing over this for an hour, I realized that she honestly believed this to be true.

Besides for the obvious ethical problems with this, I'm not sure what medical schools get out of doing this.

Has anyone ever heard of anything along these lines?

Is that what Kaplan told her to get her to sign up?

 

[jf1987]

 

[DrMediterranean]

Med schools could care less.

stop being so silly

 

[Stumpyman]

How much do you want to bet your Chem lab friend works for Kaplan?

 

[Renaissance Man]

How in god's name would medical schools know if you took a Kaplan course or not...? This is almost as good as another conspiracy I recently read about...

 

[LizzyM]

Absurd!

 

[235788]

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

You really missed the boat OP. I'll be applying this year and once schools see that "Kaplan MCAT prep graduate" the rest of the application will just be a formality.

 

[TheMightySmiter]

Lol, good joke.

 

[Myuu]

Ok very weird question:

So basically, I was told by someone in my lab (an undergrad student who seemed like she knew what she was talking about) that when you take the MCAT prep with Kaplan, you have an automatic advantage to getting into medical schools.

Yes, and gullible has four Ls in it.

 

[FattySlug]

Ok very weird question:

So basically, I was told by someone in my lab (an undergrad student who seemed like she knew what she was talking about) that when you take the MCAT prep with Kaplan, you have an automatic advantage to getting into medical schools.

For example, if 2 students have an exactly similar record (GPA/MCAT/EC's), then the medical school would pick the student that took Kaplan for MCAT prep. Something to do with Kaplan having some kind of "in" with med schools. At first I though she was pulling my leg, but after arguing over this for an hour, I realized that she honestly believed this to be true.

Besides for the obvious ethical problems with this, I'm not sure what medical schools get out of doing this.

Has anyone ever heard of anything along these lines?

If you believe her then you are unfit to attend medical schools

 

[deleted346323]

In the top ten of dumbest threads I've seen on here.

 

[musclemilk619]

Lolllll

 

[flodhi1]

In the top ten of dumbest threads I've seen on here.

+1 maybe even top 5

 

[pkwraith]

Only if they remember to do the correct handshake at the interview.

 

[NeuroLAX]

This post was a good laugh. Thanks, OP.

+1 hilarious!!!

 

[music2doc]

Only if they remember to do the correct handshake at the interview.

The trouble is that they ONLY teach the secret handshake in the Kaplan ADVANCED MCAT course. The regular one doesn't include it and neither does the On-Demand course.

 

[PurefighaUCD]

She is just trying to rationalize the $$$ she wasted on taking a prep course.

so true.