woah woah woah hold on here. Kaplan isn't trash. They improved my score by almost ten points. Everyone in my class had similar improvements. In my experience its not really about which resource you use but how well you utilize it. People who haven't succeeded with Kaplan either didn't take the methodolgy seriously or weren't serious about their studying period.
Now im not saying that Kaplan is golden, like every test prep company it has flaws but it is not trash. Overall it has helped the majority of people who utilize a test prep company get into medical school.
Also it is the only one with a super comprehensive guarantee. It's also rated highest for customer satisfaction than other test prep companies (I will look for this source and post when I find it!).
If you had read my post w/ basic understanding and not a motive, you would have realized I said for content, not for their courses. I wouldn't be able to comment on that since I've never taken their courses. What I have done however is use all of the Kaplan materials available for the MCAT and I too thought it was magic. Then, I was introduced EK, TPR and TBR and then I realized everything is relative; compared to these other books, Kaplan is trash. Their presentations and explanations are sloppy, they contain numerous typos, flaws and errors, leaving a lot to be desired overall. Don't let me post pictures!
Methodology? You mean MAPPING? Come on, this is not a Stand Up Comedy audition!
Raised your score by ten points? Where was it coming from? Was that score a product of a brutal but useless and unrealistic diagnostic test that is configured to generate fear and guarantee that their "guarantee" doesn't become a financial liability? Who is going to do worse on exam, after studying for 8 or more weeks? Take a seat!
Customer service huh? As the president of a pre-professional organization, my University gave me $$$ to spend on prep material so I dropped $400 on Kaplan MCAT books. The students began contacting me about the errors an typos and how they were confusing them. Therefore, when the Kaplan rep contacted me about setting up a meeting w/ my organization to discuss their services, I showed her the typos and numerous errors in their books. She assured me she would talk to her boss and get back to me. She emailed me two weeks later and said her boss said he'll do right by us and get us new editions and some additional sets. She asked for a delivery address and that I gave her. I've contacted her twice but I have not received a response; it's almost been two years. I have emails, I can post them!
In NYC, garbage and recycle are collected on separate days and if you mix them, you can get a ticket. I'd rather take the ticket than recycle my Kaplan books. They should be burned.
Don't take my word! Lets start a thread "Why should I use Kaplan over EK, TBR or TPR" and see how many endorsements we get.
