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kaplan v. princeton test prep
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I took both courses, I did Kaplan tutoring AND the class last August. This past semester I did Princeton Review Class. It was like comparing night and day. Princeton Review was so much more in depth, and having a teacher for each subject was much better than having one teacher for everything. I'd recommend anyone I know who plans on taking the MCAT to take a prep course with TPR.
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atlfalcon191 said:
I think Kaplan's pretty worthless. Their overview of the material is very cursory and their "tips" are essentially BS. The only advice I found useful was to do the discrete questions first. So since I told you, you can save the $1600.
atlfalcon191 said:
I'm taking Kaplan...I think it's okay...I heard mixed things about Princeton Review also...but I think that overall I've heard that Princeton Review prepares you better! 🙂
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If i could do it all over again, I would still choose Kaplan. The advantage with TPR is that they give you everything printed out. However, I think Kaplan has a lot more material available then TPR, like you never run out of stuff to do. But the best way to go about doing it, is just getting a hold of all the material from someone who printed it out,and buying the Kaplan books off of somebody
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Is there any way to get an unmarked or almost unmarked MCAT Science Workbook from TPR?
I ended up buying two that has lots of markings! Thanks!
I ended up buying two that has lots of markings! Thanks!
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where I"m from and what I've heard from a lot of different places is that Kaplan has a different teacher for each section. sometimes even split between chem/phys and orgo/bio. and from experience i'd recommend kaplan it was worth it and the material was good enough if you are willing to sit down and not expecting to be spoonfed all of the info. TPR was just too many hours required(in my city it was a 4 day a week thing versus 2 days a week of kaplan...needless to say i ran to kaplan(literally) cuz it was across the street and more convenient)
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Can't I just use my textbooks, and also the Kaplan and Princeton reviews books without having to pay ridiculous amounts of money for classes these companies offer? on the other hand, can these companies really guarantee high scores? Its not yet my time to take the MCAT, its just that it seems people who score high on the test invest their money on either Kaplan or the Princeton Review.
And for those who are about to take the MCAT, good luck.
And for those who are about to take the MCAT, good luck.
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The biggest factor is you: your self-discipline, how much work you put in, your willingness to keep studying even when your friends are inviting you to go party all summer. The biggest factor is NOT which course you take. I have taught for 2 different national companies, and I've seen people do very well with every prep method under the sun.
No one can guarantee high scores; that is pure advertising hype. Kaplan and TPR students can get great scores, but they also are many of the students with the worst scores. Why? Because a lot of people take those courses, so by default many of the best and worst-scoring students have taken Kaplan or TPR.
All the company will do is "guarantee" that you can come back and take the same course at no extra charge. That's not very helpful if the course sucked the first time. (The full money-back guarantee is very hard to get because it requires doing ALL the homework, which even if you had time might not be the best use of your time.)
If a course provides the structure and deadlines that you need, and you have the money, then take it. If you have great discipline and no money, you don't need a course. Buy some good books (Examkrackers is my personal favorite) and get to work.
If you had an exceptional instructor, he/she would be totally worth the $$ no matter whether they taught every section or only one. A great instructor can give you great mnemonics and explanations that the book doesn't have, give you individual advice, identify your weaknesses, and help you target your studying appropriately. There are not many of these around; you find out about them by word of mouth. A mediocre instructor will do nothing for you and isn't worth the $.
No one can guarantee high scores; that is pure advertising hype. Kaplan and TPR students can get great scores, but they also are many of the students with the worst scores. Why? Because a lot of people take those courses, so by default many of the best and worst-scoring students have taken Kaplan or TPR.
All the company will do is "guarantee" that you can come back and take the same course at no extra charge. That's not very helpful if the course sucked the first time. (The full money-back guarantee is very hard to get because it requires doing ALL the homework, which even if you had time might not be the best use of your time.)
If a course provides the structure and deadlines that you need, and you have the money, then take it. If you have great discipline and no money, you don't need a course. Buy some good books (Examkrackers is my personal favorite) and get to work.
If you had an exceptional instructor, he/she would be totally worth the $$ no matter whether they taught every section or only one. A great instructor can give you great mnemonics and explanations that the book doesn't have, give you individual advice, identify your weaknesses, and help you target your studying appropriately. There are not many of these around; you find out about them by word of mouth. A mediocre instructor will do nothing for you and isn't worth the $.
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"They made $5.15 then, they make $5.15 now. Their wages are not only "tied" to Minimum Wage, their wages ARE Minimum Wage. How can you possibly deny this? "
If your page was $5.15 in 97, and your wage is still $5.15, your purchasing power is much less now. Again this is obvious.
However, I'm saying that the payment that the employer chooses to pay and the payment you choose to work with have nothing to do with the minimum wage, or price floor set. Your wage is not tied to the minimum wage. The minimum wage only determines the lowest amount you can pay a worker.
Back to the cars- If the government passes a law that every car must sell for at least 20 thousand dollars, this does mean that every car will sell for at least twenty thousand dollars like you are asserting regarding the employees wages. In the same way- if the minimum wage is $10 an hour, the lowest paid employee will be paid $10. It is not tied to the minimum wage value though because the $10 employee would be being paid $10 anyway. However, this does not mean that cars worth less than 20 thousand dollars will sell. They will not sell at all. No consumer is going to buy an old beater car for 20 grand. No consumer is going to even buy a 15 thousand dollar car for 20 thousand dollars. Those cars will just sit with their original owners. The same is true with the employees trying to sell services- employees who are offering services worth less than $10 will not find jobsunemployment.
I don't know how to prove the effects of a price floor but only to explain one.
If your page was $5.15 in 97, and your wage is still $5.15, your purchasing power is much less now. Again this is obvious.
However, I'm saying that the payment that the employer chooses to pay and the payment you choose to work with have nothing to do with the minimum wage, or price floor set. Your wage is not tied to the minimum wage. The minimum wage only determines the lowest amount you can pay a worker.
Back to the cars- If the government passes a law that every car must sell for at least 20 thousand dollars, this does mean that every car will sell for at least twenty thousand dollars like you are asserting regarding the employees wages. In the same way- if the minimum wage is $10 an hour, the lowest paid employee will be paid $10. It is not tied to the minimum wage value though because the $10 employee would be being paid $10 anyway. However, this does not mean that cars worth less than 20 thousand dollars will sell. They will not sell at all. No consumer is going to buy an old beater car for 20 grand. No consumer is going to even buy a 15 thousand dollar car for 20 thousand dollars. Those cars will just sit with their original owners. The same is true with the employees trying to sell services- employees who are offering services worth less than $10 will not find jobsunemployment.
I don't know how to prove the effects of a price floor but only to explain one.
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I'm taking Princeton online but it didn't boost my confidence too much. I was using EK books before and I was hoping for a big increase in my understanding. Unfortunately not 🙁
