Princeton Review Hyperlearning vs. regular course

[Jack223]

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Can anyone tell me if there is a huge advantage to taking the regular course over the hyperlearning course for the princeton review? Are the extra hours in class worth the extra $800 for the regular course? Has anyone taken one and wished they'd taken the other? thanks

 

[ih8mcat]

I took the hyperlearning course, I'm not even sure if there was a regular course offered at the time, for the past august exam. Do yourself a favor and just buy the hyperlearning books from a TPR student and their syllabus, the only real benefit to the lectures is if you get a good professor (which is rarely the case). Mostly it's people who just scored really high. I lucked out only with a physics professor who also taught at the University I took the TPR course at. All of the lectures for the other professors were worthless and a waste of time.

 

[robertschuh]

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[smuwillobrien]

Listen to the above poster!

get the books, make a study schedule, and spend your $1500 on something nice

LOL, my sentiments exactly.

 

[Jack223]

Well, one reason I'm looking into a course is that I know that I don't have the self discipline to sit down and study constantly without a class forcing me to review the material. Also, my friends have said it's nice to have a place where you can take practice tests without distractions. Thanks for your responses. Can anyone else offer an opinion here?

 

[theunremarkable]

Does anyone have a syllabus that they are willing to email? I have all the books. . but no syllabus.

 

[Inessa]

maybe it's not what you're looking for as far as exact 'syllabus', but on first page ( or around there) of sci workbook- it lists passages to do for each topic.

Does anyone have a syllabus that they are willing to email? I have all the books. . but no syllabus.

 

[ih8mcat]

Does anyone have a syllabus that they are willing to email? I have all the books. . but no syllabus.

I'll post the one I had if I can find it.

 

[j-weezy]

Well, one reason I'm looking into a course is that I know that I don't have the self discipline to sit down and study constantly without a class forcing me to review the material. Also, my friends have said it's nice to have a place where you can take practice tests without distractions. Thanks for your responses. Can anyone else offer an opinion here?

I found taking the course worthwhile over the summer ONLY because I think I wouldn't have had the self-discipline to study on my own. Towards the end of the summer (about 3 weeks before the MCAT) however, I stopped going to the classes because I realized that with the MCAT so near, I had (out of fear) the discipline to study on my own. I too liked being able to take the practice tests - I treated them all like the 'real deal' and I think it really helped come test day.