One of the most pressing issues facing prospective medical students today is the choice of how to prepare for the MCAT, a now 5+ hour test which factors largely into the highly competitive process of medical school admission and whose revised edition is more complex than ever. This article gives students an idea of what bona fide courses are available to them in the classroom, online and in a self-paced mode.
Live Classes
For some students, nothing can replace the give-and-take experience of a traditional classroom with live instructors who are able to answer questions immediately and provide face-to-face feedback during the process of test preparation. For these students, traditional courses are a good option. Here are some choices from around the country to look at:
Princeton Review’s Immersion Course
While Princeton Review may be best-known for its online and self-study courses, it also offers its Ultimate Course, which provides students with a 6-week on-site course totalling 481 hours of instruction time at 3 locations throughout the country. This course also include 13 practice tests and a wealth of AAMC materials, the amplifire study tool and 4-6 different instructors who are experts in their own particular subjects, which are all needed for the test.
Kaplan In Person Instruction
Like the Princeton Review, Kaplan also provides an in-person program based on live classroom learning to help students achieve their best MCAT scores. The course is over 150 hours of classroom time and takes place at various locations and times throughout the year, giving students more flexibility in where they are able to learn.
MCAT Prep Course at Emory University
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, helps students to prepare for the MCAT through a combination of classes taught by Emory faculty and independent, online study courses that are designed to help students achieve a high MCAT score–and admission to top-tier medical schools. The course helps students through the newly-revised portions of the test as well as the core subject areas of biology, chemistry and physics. The class also emphasizes test-taking skills and guidance on the medical school admissions process.
MCAT Test Preparation, Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, Utah, also offers an intensive classroom-based course to prepare students to tackle the MCAT. This 10-week course includes 51 hours of lecture time and three practice tests. Students also get to take home the AAMC’s Official Guide to the MCAT 2015 and the Kaplan MCAT 2015 7-Book Subject Review.
MCAT Preparatory Course, University of Oregon
Students who are interested in a successful MCAT experience also have the option of the MCAT prep course from the University of Oregon at Eugene (although streaming and video on demand versions of this are also available). A team of faculty members and other educational experts with strong grounding in MCAT subject areas offer students the knowledge base and testing skills they need to succeed on the test.
Online Courses
Sometimes work, schools schedule, or other constraints make it difficult to attend a traditional classroom-style preparation course. Fortunately, with the Internet, the classroom can come to you with a series of online courses that can get your read for test day.
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