Kaplan Exam Preparation

Kaplan, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, is one of the nation's premier educational companies, providing individuals a full range of resources to achieve their educational and career goals. With nearly 200 centers and over 1,200 classroom locations throughout the US and abroad, including here on Stony Brook campus, Kaplan has served 2.5 million students in its nationally recognized test preparation courses. In addition, Kaplan offers admission services, student loan information programs, career services, individualized study programs and educational tools for universities and businesses. Kaplan prides itself on building futures, one success story at a time. This means that the service to our students goes far beyond the classroom.

Take Kaplan and get the score you need to get into the schools you want. Only Kaplan offers:

• expert teachers dedicated to your success;
• unparalleled strategies, customized review materials and authentic practice tests;
• flexible class schedules and locations, private tutoring and online courses.

Exam Preparation

LSAT
As competition for admission to law school increases, scoring your highest on the LSAT is more important than ever. Your LSAT score may account for more than 50% of the admission decision. A Price-Waterhouse study showed that the scores of Kaplan LSAT students improved an average of 7.2 points*. This leap may make the difference between acceptance and rejection at your first choice law school. Take Kaplan and get the score you need to get into the law school you want!

GMAT
With GMAT scores on the rise, competition for admission into the top business schools is tougher than ever. Only the Kaplan GMAT course teaches you the strategies you need to master the GMAT. Take Kaplan and learn how to solve complex quantitative problems, analyze critical reasoning questions, communicate ideas in writing, and work through reading passages quickly and accurately. Take advantage of the new Kaplan course with its online component and get a higher score.

GRE
Success on the GRE is a critical element in the graduate school admissions process. Not only will a high score help you get into one of your top-choice schools, scores are also used to determine eligibility for merit-based fellowships as well as teaching and research assistantships. The Kaplan GRE course provides you with the math, verbal and analytical skills and strategies you need to ace the GRE with an additional online component to simulate the test day experience. Score your highest with Kaplan, get into graduate school and receive maximum financial assistance.

MCAT
It's no wonder that 79% of students who were accepted and got into medical school took Kaplan+. Many of our instructors are medical students themselves, and all of our instructors must complete an extensive National Teacher Training Program. At Kaplan, we provide you with the content, strategies and practice you need to score higher. Kaplan also prepares you with written explanations for over 6,000 MCAT practice questions, including information on why answers are incorrect, plus customized feedback from each practice test you take-many things you won't find in any other MCAT course.

DAT
If you’re heading to dental school, scoring well on the DAT is your first priority. The Kaplan DAT course provides a thorough review of all subjects covered on the exam-biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, reading comprehension and math. You'll learn important strategies for conquering the test and practice for the actual computer DAT exam in Kaplan computer training labs where we recreate the experience of the exam itself. Kaplan prepares you to score your best on test day.

SAT
The SAT is critical to college admissions, and acing the test can make all the difference. The Kaplan SAT Revolution course features great teaching, interactive classes, an online supplement, unique software, practice tests, and great home-study materials. A 1995 SAT study by Bruskin-Goldring Reasearch showed Kaplan SAT students increase their scores on average by 120 points. And 28% of students surveyed improved by at least 170 points.
*May 1994 LSAT Performance Study conducted by Price-Waterhouse.
+1998 survey of medical school students by Bruskin-Goldring research.

Online Exam Preparation
Kaplan Exam Prep Online Kaplan courses are offered in a distance learning format in a wide variety of graduate pre-college and professional licensing exams, including the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, PSAT, SAT, AP, ACT, CPA, USMLE and NCLEX. College and graduate admissions programs and essay reviews are also available.

Students can chose between “active learning” which consists of an interactive curriculum that utilizes internet technology or “self-guided study” which uses streaming audio and visual technology to bring Kaplan classroom courses into students’ homes 24 hours a day.
Nothing beats the Kaplan classroom experience when it comes to face-to-face access to teachers who are committed to getting you higher scores. Our live classes do have online components and online upgrades are always available.

Registration Information
For more information or to enroll in a Kaplan class, call 1-800-KAP-TEST or visit www.kaptest.com