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This is a long overdue message!
For the more than twenty years this forum has existed, thousands upon thousands of premeds, medical students, and doctors have been helped. For us (me), this forum has been a godsend and we owe you a huge thank you. As a small company we have survived because you exist. As I'm sure many other small MCAT companies would agree, this is that rare spot where students can share and read honest opinions about their journey to medical school and the aides that are available to them.
Long before the word "influencer" came into vogue, you had thousands of them sharing their experience. As a small company with a great course (at the time) but no advertising budget, this site was the great equalizer. I believe deeply in my heart, and the average MCAT scores confirm this, from 2008 to 2015, we were the best MCAT course in the nation. We weren't right for everyone, no course is, but for the student who was logical and hard-working, it was a perfect fit. Premeds were able to learn we existed because of SDN. Students who heard about us here relocated thousands of miles just to take our class.
You have also served as a reality check. Sometimes truth hurts, and you need someone to give you a candid response. In 2017, there were posts here that made absolutely spot-on comments about our company being slow to adapt. The classroom aspect of our program had been updated and was strong, but our exams and books had been stagnating. People called us out on it, rightfully so, and it woke us up. Sort of. The organic chemistry, general chemistry, and physics books got several new passages and questions in their subsequent printings. Unfortunately, the biology book, CARS book, and psychology book did not get that same attention.
In the past six years, since the inception of the new MCAT, at least eight new companies have come into being, all using SDN as a springboard into existence. SDN members have shared their opinions, and now one of those eight has the most popular online test bank and literally every other company is scrambling to catch up. SDN was a haven for a CARS tutor to get traction, and now he is venturing out to be a full company. Their story, as well as our story, do not happen without SDN serving as a platform for the best services and products to be recognized.
As I write this, I have no idea where we will be a year from now, something I have not fathomed in a long time. So now seemed like the right time to say a long overdue thank you to the SDN community, the thousands of kind members who have sung our praises over the years, the hundreds of posters who have given us hard-to-read feedback crucial to growth, and especially Dr. Burnett for creating such an amazing forum. You are all awesome.
For the more than twenty years this forum has existed, thousands upon thousands of premeds, medical students, and doctors have been helped. For us (me), this forum has been a godsend and we owe you a huge thank you. As a small company we have survived because you exist. As I'm sure many other small MCAT companies would agree, this is that rare spot where students can share and read honest opinions about their journey to medical school and the aides that are available to them.
Long before the word "influencer" came into vogue, you had thousands of them sharing their experience. As a small company with a great course (at the time) but no advertising budget, this site was the great equalizer. I believe deeply in my heart, and the average MCAT scores confirm this, from 2008 to 2015, we were the best MCAT course in the nation. We weren't right for everyone, no course is, but for the student who was logical and hard-working, it was a perfect fit. Premeds were able to learn we existed because of SDN. Students who heard about us here relocated thousands of miles just to take our class.
You have also served as a reality check. Sometimes truth hurts, and you need someone to give you a candid response. In 2017, there were posts here that made absolutely spot-on comments about our company being slow to adapt. The classroom aspect of our program had been updated and was strong, but our exams and books had been stagnating. People called us out on it, rightfully so, and it woke us up. Sort of. The organic chemistry, general chemistry, and physics books got several new passages and questions in their subsequent printings. Unfortunately, the biology book, CARS book, and psychology book did not get that same attention.
In the past six years, since the inception of the new MCAT, at least eight new companies have come into being, all using SDN as a springboard into existence. SDN members have shared their opinions, and now one of those eight has the most popular online test bank and literally every other company is scrambling to catch up. SDN was a haven for a CARS tutor to get traction, and now he is venturing out to be a full company. Their story, as well as our story, do not happen without SDN serving as a platform for the best services and products to be recognized.
As I write this, I have no idea where we will be a year from now, something I have not fathomed in a long time. So now seemed like the right time to say a long overdue thank you to the SDN community, the thousands of kind members who have sung our praises over the years, the hundreds of posters who have given us hard-to-read feedback crucial to growth, and especially Dr. Burnett for creating such an amazing forum. You are all awesome.
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