MCAT Prep Program (Bemo)

[#premedstudent]

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Hello. I am currently enrolled in Master's program with plan to apply to med school this upcoming cycle. I have taken MCAT twice in the past and scored less than 500 both times. I was looking at Bemo MCAT prep programs and they are quite expensive. I need help with content more than strategies. Will signing up for MCAT prep plans such as Bemo and spending more than $1000 on a plan worth it. Is Bemo good because their ratings look too good to be true? I am planning to take MCAT in July and will be working 2 part-time jobs and taking summer class as well.

Thank you.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What other prep resources have you used in the past?

 

[deleted1102547]

Hello. I am currently enrolled in Master's program with plan to apply to med school this upcoming cycle. I have taken MCAT twice in the past and scored less than 500 both times. I was looking at Bemo MCAT prep programs and they are quite expensive. I need help with content more than strategies. Will signing up for MCAT prep plans such as Bemo and spending more than $1000 on a plan worth it. Is Bemo good because their ratings look too good to be true? I am planning to take MCAT in July and will be working 2 part-time jobs and taking summer class as well.

Thank you.

Scoring less than a 500 indicates that you have very fundamental issues with content, which you seem to already recognize. I would strongly discourage you from paying $1,000 for any kind of an MCAT prep course. These courses tend to be very fast-paced and skim over a lot of the material. For people who already have a decent grasp of the material and just want a review, it might be an okay option, but I don't think you should consider it. I was dumb and took an official AAMC practice test before studying at all and ended up with a ~495. I was able to raise that up to ~520 on the real test. I think what helped the most was reviewing all of UWorld, a set of Princeton review books (Kaplan is good as well.), and the official online materials.

Please don't waste your money on BeMo.

 

[#premedstudent]

Thank you!

 

[#premedstudent]

What other prep resources have you used in the past?

None

 

[Neuroscifan]

These guarantees are often contingent on certain conditions, like 100% program compliance, and these programs often have very rigorous or strict programs. I’ve tutored at programs that are both for content and strategy either independently or combined. I’m my experience at another company, not Bemo, the students who fulfill the requirements for the guarantee do perform very well on the mcat, but it comes with sacrifice. You’ll likely need to focus 20+ hours per week on a program that offers content remediation, and usually need to also spend time beyond what the program requires in order to fill extreme content deficiencies. That said, it may be wise to spend time with free or cheap resources to get as much content mastered on your own before turning to the paid courses. All of the companies that I’ve worked for have had high attrition rates with many students realizing they didn’t have the time or motivation to keep up with the course and ended up disappearing. I definitely don’t want to see you spend thousands on a course and then be one of the students who gives up and is ineligible for the guarantees.

 

[inwantstobeadoctor]

Kaplan has videos dedicated to all the subjects for the MCAT that are free if you're looking for an alternative. I did a Kaplan prep course that was $2500 ($1000 after a discount) and I still only scored 495. I did a lot better self studying using the Khan academy videos, youtube videos (check out Chad's videos for anything chem/ physics and Leah4sci for math w/o a calc!), Uworld (kind of expensive but totally worth the investment, especially psych/soc IMO, and the AAMC prep stuff. There's also an anki deck called Milesdown if you're into anki that I found was helpful when I self studied.

 

[BeMoConsulting]

Hello. I am currently enrolled in Master's program with plan to apply to med school this upcoming cycle. I have taken MCAT twice in the past and scored less than 500 both times. I was looking at Bemo MCAT prep programs and they are quite expensive. I need help with content more than strategies. Will signing up for MCAT prep plans such as Bemo and spending more than $1000 on a plan worth it. Is Bemo good because their ratings look too good to be true? I am planning to take MCAT in July and will be working 2 part-time jobs and taking summer class as well.

Thank you.

Hi there,

These are great questions and we will be happy to answer any questions you have regarding our services (or MCAT in general). Regarding our ratings, I can assure you these are all true, verified reviews from students we've had the pleasure of working with for their MCAT prep/applications/CASPer and/or interviews. With 2 part time jobs you sound very busy so good for you for making time for your MCAT preparation as well. What we have found over the years is that students who are not able to improve their score after multiple attempts are missing those key MCAT strategies which is why our program is designed to teach those strategic skills. Content is definitely something you should build upon using the many resources out there but some students need that extra assistance with formulating strategies that will allow them to quickly identify question types and parse complicated passages - this will allow you to answer questions faster, more accurately and improve your score. Regarding cost: you are paying for our extensive experience and expertise and this is an investment so that you won't have to take the MCAT multiple times as this is not good for your wallet or time. If you have any additional questions regarding our MCAT programs feel free to reach out to us!

 

[dime123]

hello, I am a medical student preparing for MCAT. Recently I failed in MCAT test in Pakistan. But I also want to learn again. I can't understand why should I fail. I have prepared very well. But I don't know about the reason.

 

[fxryker]

I'd seriously avoid BeMo, they charge ~$3,000 for their most popular CASPer prep course, and write cope-and-seethe blog posts against premed101 and r/premed, which are free resources that anyone with a healthy dose of personal vigilance can navigate.

Here are some quotes from premedditors' opinions regarding BeMo:

had to ban them and report them to admins after strong suspicion of report abuse on posts that dared speak negatively of their services and using sock puppet accounts to defend themselves –A r/premed moderator

"And while this is true in some cases, like most portals and public internet spaces, Reddit is often used by individuals and businesses to promote self-interested, hidden, or personal agendas." –BeMo's r/premed article

The irony of this being the first point they make is so juicy.

And my favorite:

Anyone know why SDN isn't called out as well btw?

Probably because SDN has a prominent adcom / physician presence. LizzyM alone could probably tank their revenues just by adding a few anti-BeMo lines to her school’s admissions page.