So why are Kaplan classes not worth it?

[mjg713]

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It seems to be that the general consensus on this board is that the Kaplan classes are not worth it. I recently spoke to a friend who got into Tufts who said to definitely take it. I am torn now but willing to do whatever will prepare me best.

 

[cacajuate]

Because all the information needed to study for it are on this forum.

 

[ModifiedBass]

Because it's extremely overpriced.

 

[sjv]

The amount and quality of material presented is not worth the cost associated with the class. For that price, you could literally buy every other DAT prep material out there.

 

[distressstudent]

because Chad is the only tutor we'll need

 

[sneakerblues21]

What everyone else said and because some of the material seems outdated and not challenging enough. Especially the PAT section, it was nothing like the actual DAT.

 

[Slumber]

All the information you need can be found on this forum.

 

[joejoejoe]

i regret...

 

[sgv]

edit: why hello there

 

[saintguitar]

I took the Kaplan courses and for one, I thought it was beneficial.
Now was it worth the price? No. I think it was waaaay overpriced.
But did it help the cause? Yes. And I am happy with just that.

However, you will be able to find vast amount of DAT prep materials that are highly recommended by the successful pre-dents before you on the DAT forum on SDN.

So invest your money wisely and you shall do well on the DAT.

 

[amneil13]

I was lucky enough to have athletic compliance at my university pay for it, but I'd probably say I wouldn't have if I had to pay for it on my own. It is actually a great course and I've relearned a lot and the way they have it set up with preview and review material is perfect. Not to mention the over 3500 practice questions they have. Some people on the forum will rag on the questions and the mistakes that are in them, but hey the more practice questions the better. Plus they give you 5 full length practice tests. If you have a hard time coming up with your own study regimen then DEFINITELY take it. If not, get Chad's Videos, download Feralis notes, buy Cliffs AP bio and Destoyers along with qvault and bootcamp online tests and you'll be set. I bought all of those for a total of like $300. Good luck!

 

[kingenamel]

The only good thing about kaplan is they give you a lot of practice tests and I was able to get my timing down pretty well. Other than that I got a lot more from chads, crack dat, destroyer and cliffs

 

[hitmans45]

I took the class because I didn't really know where to begin when it came to studying. It gave me a foundation to work off of, but it is way overpriced.