Prep at Any Price: Making the most of your MCAT dollar

Introductions Bryan Schnedeker Vice President for MCAT Content and Tutoring Worked with thousands of MCAT students over the last 15+ years Personally achieved a 525 on the current MCAT, and a 44 on the old version

AAMC Fee Assistance Program Apply at the AAMC s website Family income that is < 300% the federal poverty level Free and reduced cost resources including two AAMC practice tests, Section Bank, CARS Question Pack Half off the Next Step classroom course tuition ($650 for all course resources)

Free Resources AAMC Outline and Khan Academy

Free Resources Next Several Step companies free account offer has a free lotshalf-test of resources Kaplan, Princeton Review, Gold Standard, Altius Full Length MCAT, Half-Length Diagnostic, Science Content Diagnostic, Lesson 1 from our course, Strategy Review Videos, Physics QBank, etc.

The Essentials Only truly essential prep is AAMC resources #1: Scored Tests: $70 #2: Unscored Test and Section Bank: $70 #3: Official Guide Passages and Question Packs: $82

The Essentials Students will still need content review and practice passages Can make do with Khan Academy for both

Budget Levels The essentials: $200 Students will likely need to borrow books or supplement with textbooks Lower Budget: $600 This is adequate for most students but they may miss out on key avenues of help Mid-level Budget: $600-$1600 This should be all that s needed for almost every student High Budget: $1600+ This used to be the dividing line between students who could afford premium-level classes or tutoring Premium Budget: no limit When you can afford to buy anything it can be hard to decide. Nice problem to have!

Lower Budget ( $600) With several hundred dollars to spend, students can afford to buy the AAMC essentials ($200), a set of MCAT prep books ( $200), and practice tests ( $200) Books: stick with an MCAT prep company, not a publishing company Practice tests: bundles are a much better deal than a la carte but a la carte does allow mix-and-match

Mid-level Budget ($600-$1600) At this price point, choices open up and get a bit easier Next Step F.A.P. discount class: $650 Next Step class full price: $1299 Kaplan MCAT Class w. Scholarship: $1200-$2200 A class turns the process into one-stop shopping Books, tests, AAMC essential materials all bundled in With extra cash to spend, very important to mix-and-match tests Aim to use tests from 3-4 sources: AAMC, your class, and 1-2 other prep companies

High Budget: $1600+ At this price point, students should almost certainly take a class and do some mix-and-match Next Step 16hr tutoring package: $1999; Class plus 16hr package: $2598 Kaplan class at full price: $2299 With extra cash to spend, very important to mix-and-match tests Aim to use tests from 3-4 sources: AAMC, your class, and 1-2 other prep companies

Premium Budget With no limits on the budget, students should almost always consider one-on-one private coaching Smart shopping! Ask key questions before committing to the tutoring: 1. Has my tutor taken the real MCAT? How did they score? 2. Does my tutor have teaching experience? How much? 3. Can I talk to my tutor before committing? 4. What if I change my mind after a few sessions? What s the refund policy? Plenty of really amazing tutors work for the big national MCAT class companies, but usually best to look for a place that specializes in tutoring Next Step, Wyzant/Varsity (listing services)

Over 50,000 students have used our MCAT resources for the revised MCAT. How can we help your students?

No matter a student s path we can help Self-Study MCAT Class Private MCAT Tutoring

To be the best, work with the best Bryan: 15 years MCAT teaching experience Anthony: MD/PhD; 12 years MCAT experience Clara: 526 MCAT, 5 years experience Phil: 5 years experience; 98% score Andrew: U Chicago PhD, 523 MCAT

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Welcome to Office Hours 10+ hours per week Guided content and strategy review Test review Open Q&A

Best of all. a value that can t be beat $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $500 $1,999 $1,899 $1,299 $0 Kaplan* Princeton* *Competitor pricing taken from corporate website on date of publication; may not be up to date.

Class Beta Test Results 27 student cohort to help us test and improve the course, as well as track impact on score improvement Students then followed up with official AAMC score reports Students who did 4+ practice exams (5 were required homework), and watched 18+ of the lesson videos (20 were required homework) saw an average score increase of 10.25 points Largest increase was 21 points from a 495 diagnostic to a 516

Institutional Benefits Discount codes for our exams and tutoring for your students Virtual sessions to bring our expert instructors to your students in your AV equipped room on campus Deep discounting available on classes and exams if sponsored and/or purchased at an institutional or departmental level Cohort-level reporting to see how your students are progressing Advisor-level control panel lets you keep an eye on your students or carefully analyze performance of individual students

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Questions? Want to learn more about how Next Step can help your students prepare for the MCAT? Reach out today to set up some time to talk: Todd@NextStepTestPrep.com nextsteptestprep.com 888-530-NEXT