Mcat Kaplan Audition

[etudiante04]

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I may be tutoring, or teaching for Kaplan, but first I need to audition. I know this topic has been discussed repeatedly, but the search function does not seem to help. What are some good topics for audition? Did anyone use props? How many people show up for the audition session?

Also, how did the teacher training differ from the tutor training?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

 

[Sicilian]

How do you audition for Kaplan? Can anyone do it, or do they call you up? And what happens during an audition?

 

[etudiante04]

How do you audition for Kaplan? Can anyone do it, or do they call you up? And what happens during an audition?

From the little I know so far, you contact the Kaplan (or princeton review?) center where you would like to teach. They will then give you the dates of upcoming auditions.

Some people may see recruitment flyers; others may get information from their Kaplan teacher in class.

I think anyone that has taken a Kaplan class, and sat for the practice and actual MCAT can teach the class if they score in the 90th percentile or higher. That is, if they score at least an 11 in the area they would like to teach/tutor in.

For a Kaplan audition, you are given 5 minutes to teach the class how to do something. The easier to explain, the better. I am trying to think of a topic, though, that I can use for next week.

Hope this helps

 

[Sicilian]

From the little I know so far, you contact the Kaplan (or princeton review?) center where you would like to teach. They will then give you the dates of upcoming auditions.

Some people may see recruitment flyers; others may get information from their Kaplan teacher in class.

I think anyone that has taken a Kaplan class, and sat for the practice and actual MCAT can teach the class if they score in the 90th percentile or higher. That is, if they score at least an 11 in the area they would like to teach/tutor in.

For a Kaplan audition, you are given 5 minutes to teach the class how to do something. The easier to explain, the better. I am trying to think of a topic, though, that I can use for next week.

Hope this helps

Thanks for the info. This is definitely something I'll look into. If you're looking for something simple to explain, consider maybe a basic description of the general cell. You could draw a cell on the blackboard, then draw in the organelles & briefly explain the functions of each as you drew them. Its definitely a topic that would take five minutes. But its also something the person judging you would be familiar with (compared with some arcane O-Chem topic, for example). Good luck.

 

[baylorshannon]

I auditioned for Kaplan and after a second interview, was told I had a job. However...it's been over a month and I haven't heard back from them regarding training. So whatever.

Anyway, to answer your question - At my audition session, we had about 16 people show up. They tell you not to use a topic that deals with anything that would be in an actual course. I talked about how to know if you have a winning poker hand - what hands beat other hands. Other topics included: how to hold a violin bow properly, how to find a good car mechanic, how to critique pop art, how to plan a trip to Europe, and quite a few others I cannot remember.

It's pretty low key, but definitely dress business casual or better. Make sure you bring a copy of everything they ask you to - your resume, test scores, etc.

Good luck!

 

[etudiante04]

I auditioned for Kaplan and after a second interview, was told I had a job. However...it's been over a month and I haven't heard back from them regarding training. So whatever.

Anyway, to answer your question - At my audition session, we had about 16 people show up. They tell you not to use a topic that deals with anything that would be in an actual course. I talked about how to know if you have a winning poker hand - what hands beat other hands. Other topics included: how to hold a violin bow properly, how to find a good car mechanic, how to critique pop art, how to plan a trip to Europe, and quite a few others I cannot remember.

It's pretty low key, but definitely dress business casual or better. Make sure you bring a copy of everything they ask you to - your resume, test scores, etc.

Good luck!

Thanks

 

[QofQuimica]

I may be tutoring, or teaching for Kaplan, but first I need to audition. I know this topic has been discussed repeatedly, but the search function does not seem to help. What are some good topics for audition? Did anyone use props? How many people show up for the audition session?

Also, how did the teacher training differ from the tutor training?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

I've been teaching and tutoring for Kaplan for several years, and I'm now also involved with training new instructors. You are free to pick any topic you like for your audition, but it shouldn't be very technical, and it's best not to pick topics that might offend anyone (steer clear of abortion, religion, and politics!). You should *not* discuss things like the structure of a cell or any other science topic; your trainer is not necessarily going to have a science background, but even if s/he does, the purpose of this audition is to see how you well you present information to a group, not to test you on your science knowledge. Pick something that is banal and common knowledge, and present it in an interesting way. I think I did mine on three different ways to tie your shoelaces. I've seen people discuss things like what to do for a cold, picking the right wine for a meal, and starting an exercise program. Props are not necessary, and I would advise against relying on them. You won't have props when you teach. The number of people in a training group varies; sometimes groups are as small as three or as large as in the teens. I think that five to ten is probably the average. The previous poster's advice to dress business casual is also on target. Definitely don't show up in shorts, jeans, or tank tops, and do shower and groom yourself neatly. (You may laugh, but I'm telling you this because I've seen people show up like that before.)