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Isn't?I'm beginning to think that any review course outside of just buying the books and doing it yourself is actually worth it...tbh.
If studying on your own is the most valuable part (it undoubtedly is), why pay for the course? I've never understood that.ciestar- They certainly are, but personally I don't think that expensive Summer Immersion program is worth it. Take a cheaper course and spend a majority of your time studying on your own.
Isn't?
I is confused by your tone.
This. A 25 isn't unexpected when 30 was your max score and you've been scoring "27s," etc.So you were scoring 27s on practice tests and you scored a 25 on the real thing. Those scores are pretty close. How was this totally unexpected for you?
The scoring went like this: 26, 27, 27, 28, 30, 29, 32. <----- In that order. You wouldn't think you'd fall below the outlier.
No, I'm sorry! I wasn't trying to be a prick, but in both this and the prior post, your TONE says "the courses are not worth the money" but your words say "The courses are worth the money"!Fine, are*? I'm not satisfied with my TPR online course. Hence, me thinking that formal courses aren't worth the money stands true.
Also on my phone so FORGIVE me.
The scoring went like this: 26, 27, 27, 28, 30, 29, 32. <----- In that order. You wouldn't think you'd fall below the outlier.
You are complaining that you scored a 25 when you said you were scoring only in the mid/upper 20's region during the entire class? 1) Your score isn't far out of what you were scoring on practice tests - the slight drop is either random or due to your test day failure, not TPR's. 2) You didn't mention any efforts to talk to the instructors or administrators during the course about how you weren't succeeding - you paid 12k and watched yourself fail continuously without changing something or even reaching out? 3) You say the content was irrelevant to the MCAT? Are you serious? Do you know how many people on SDN successfully use TPR material to great results? Much less the fact that there is no way TPR would continue to exist if their material and teaching methods weren't able to yield success. Not for you? Sure. But why pay for a course with material you don't like, and why stick with it?Look, a negative response gets a negative feedback. They are a LOT of trolls all over this place but you're right they are good helpful people here too thats why I want to send a message or warning out. I'm really not concerned about Adcoms finding my identity. I'm just going to ignore the trolls for now on. But let me be clear, Summer Immersion Program is not all that it appears. I'm about to write more about it in the comments below. I think consumer feedback is an important part of our capitalistic society, and this thread is simply another line adding into the fabric of our economy.
Cool to know... stats always make me curious, so I enjoy hearing about them. I really should've taken that course in college...mathematically, i don't think any number is an outlier in that set. most stats books define outliers as points that are 1.5*IQR above and below the upper quartile and lower quartile, respectively. in this set IQR = 2.5, UQ=29.5, LQ=27. so none are outliers in the set. however, this approach makes some assumptions that are not true for MCAT score distributions
mathematically, i don't think any number is an outlier in that set. most stats books define outliers as points that are 1.5*IQR above and below the upper quartile and lower quartile, respectively. in this set IQR = 2.5, UQ=29.5, LQ=27. so none are outliers in the set. however, this approach makes some assumptions that are not true for MCAT score distributions
If I'm doing reasonably well in my practice scores, then you would think a 25 is an outlier.
Were you happy with your last few test scores of about 30? If you were happy with those, then how did the program not get you to where you wanted to be? Plenty of people flop on their test days for whatever reason, if you didn't get the scores you were averaging how was that the programs fault? They can't take the test for you.Wow, chill out dude. I felt that TPR wasn't helpful to me and I have every right to express my grief about it. You must think I'm some lazy pre-med who hasn't busted his a$$ off in school or made sacrifices to get to where I needed to be. Well guess what... I payed my dues. Btw, I did tell the staff members of what was happening but nothing was done. My MCAT score was way lower than expected and the promise of improvement didn't come through. I took the test again and got a better score months later but this time without Princeton Review. If I'm doing reasonably well in my practice scores, then you would think a 25 is an outlier.