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Originally posted by sigmagrrl:
OK, I'm bumping this back up to the top because I need some feedback. Has anyone taken a Kaplan or Princeton Review class? What are the pros and cons of each? The only thing that is different in my eyes is the cost (K's $999 vs. PR's $899). I want to sign up by the end of the month. I just need to see who liked their prep classes and if they made a difference! THANKS!
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Sigmagrrl, I HIGHLY recommend Kaplan!!!!!!!!!! I took Kaplan for the SATs, and it has helped TREMENDOUSLY. I am so glad that I took the class. The instructor is soooo very helpful, very smart, and totally wants you to do your best. She motivated us to do well, AND she even let us email her for any questions...and even left her phone number for us! My friends also took Kaplan classes too, and though we didn't all have the same instructor - we all came out with the same consensus - our scores improved dramatically (like 200 + points), the instructors wanted us to do our best, and even though they were so very smart - never made us feel bad if we felt we had a "stupid" question! Yes Kaplan is expensive, but IMHO, it is worth every single penny! Now let's hope that my scores are good enough to get me into a good college
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I also have friends that took the Princeton Review, and while they loved it too, their scores did not dramatically improve like my friends that took Kaplan. While people say "you cannot study for the SAT," IMHO, I think it all depends on how well you know the test and the test-makers, which is exactly what Kaplan teaches!!!
This is of course for the SAT, so I'm not exactly 100 percent sure about grad school tests - but I HIGHLY recommend Kaplan!!!!!!
GOOD LUCK in your grad school search!!!