Welcome to October ­ the month filled with falling leaves, autumnal festivals, and Halloween celebrations! Whether your idea of a great month will include acing your midterms, buying your first pumpkin spice beverage, attending CSA’s Relaxathon on the 15th, or getting involved in a new organization on campus, there are endless opportunities to set a positive tone for the academic year ahead. That’s what we’re doing at Kaplan Test Prep, as we focus on providing students with the best and most helpful opportunities and resources available. As you consider your own timeline to prep for an entrance exam, write and revise your personal statement, obtain letters of recommendation, etc., don’t miss out on all of the tools available to you now, to give you an edge on your growing competition. Don’t delay in taking advantage of relevant opportunities below, and reach out to us at 1800­KAP­TEST for help with choosing the best prep option or to take advantage of Kaplan’s Admissions Consulting Services. Remember that now is the time to Unlock the Good Life and prepare for the future of your dreams! (*Find our table in the SAC Lobby @ SBU on Tuesdays in October*) *Also tabling October 12th (NSCS Induction) and October 15th (CSA Relaxathon)* Check out this month’s info below, jump on what applies to you, and share with your friends and classmates so they can benefit too. Updated with discount info as available. Contact Market Manager Casiah Edlin (516­532­2631 / casiah.edlin@kaplan.com) with any test prep questions, event requests, EBoard changes, or concerns.
To view / share this informative Google Document, copy&paste this link: bit.ly/sbuoctobernewsletter *~* The Starting Line *~* Kaplan’s Tuition Assistance Program kaptest.com/thestartingline Don't let financial need stand in the way of accomplishing your goals! Every year, we help hundreds of students who would otherwise not have access to test prep courses step up to the same starting line as everyone else. Are you eligible? Apply now and get started on your future today. You could be eligible for up to a 60% discount on your Kaplan course. Find out more at kaptest.com/thestartingline. > Actively Hiring Instructors on Long Island! (SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT) Find out more at kaptest.com/teach Admit it, you know you love standardized exams and you also love teaching. What better way to combine those two loves than teaching for Kaplan part­time? At Kaplan, we embrace our inner­nerd and get excited about things like scaled scoring and upcoming test changes. If you identify with those things and want to impact students’ educational goals, you should join our team! Sure, the pay will be great and the schedule is flexible, but the most rewarding thing about teaching for Kaplan is helping your students achieve their educational and career goals...and there are career growth opportunities to develop and expand your role with us! ★ Currently looking for talented individuals on Long Island, NY. Teaching positions are part­time and offer flexible hours and competitive pay. ★ Interested and want to learn more? Click bit.ly/WorkForKaptest to get started! ★ Questions? Email us at teacher.recruitment@kaplan.com today. ~~~~~~~~~ *MCAT* > 12th Annual UC Davis Pre­Health Professions Conference (10/11 ­ 10/12) Kaplan is proud to be the exclusive Test Prep partner for the 12th Annual UCDPHSA Pre­Medical and Pre­Health Professions Conference, October 11­12, 2014. Click here to see the impressive list of Keynote Speakers scheduled to speak this year. ● This conference provides community­college, university, post­bac, and high school students, parents, and counselors with the information and skills necessary to succeed in the medical and health­professions school admission process. It provides a unique opportunity for direct contact with medical school deans of admission, admission officers, financial aid officers, faculty, and staff. The 2014 Conference will be held at the University of California, Davis on October 11­12, 2014. ● This event is OPEN to EVERYONE, regardless of level of school completed: high school, community college, state university, private university, post­baccalaureate, graduate, and professional level students are welcome. ● With over 30 workshops, 500 programs, 1500 speakers in Medicine (MD and DO), Public Health, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, PT/OT, PA, Optometry, Veterinary, PhD and STEM, the UC Davis Pre­Health Conference has something for everyone. Register at www.ucdprehealth.org. > MCAT Foundations of Biochemistry and Behavioral Sciences kaptest.com/mcatfoundations Planning to take the new MCAT, but not sure if you’ll be ready for the new content in time? Get a head start with MCAT Foundations, the only course designed specifically to cover the new content on MCAT 2015 from scratch. Plus, enroll in MCAT Foundations and you’ll also lock­in a $500 savings on your comprehensive Kaplan MCAT course in the future! > The Pulse: Finding the Med School That’s Right For YOU Monday, 10/20 @ 8pm ET ~ Live Online ~ Register at kaptest.com/thepulse Join us live online as we dig into the difference between osteopathic (DO) programs and allopathic (MD) programs and help you understand how to evaluate each school's mission statement. We'll be joined by the American Medical Student Association for a discussion about how curriculum factors and school policies can play a part in your decision. The event is free so reserve your spot now. > Reserve your spot today! > Free Events @ SBU This Month All free events online available at kaptest.com/mcat Prepping for a top score? Just starting to figure out what you need to do to plan out your pre­med track? Join Kaplan on campus at Stony Brook this semester for any of our various workshops and free practice test opportunities! As events are scheduled, they will be added to our registration link. Reserve your seat today at bit.ly/suffolkevents! Walk­ins are also welcome. ★ Free [current] MCAT Practice Test ­ 10/10 at 2pm (Frey Hall room 305) ★ The Inside Scoop: MCAT 2015 ­ 10/14 at 7pm (Frey Hall room 313) ★ Free MCAT 2015 Practice Test ­ 10/25 @ 11am (location tbd) > MCAT Test Change Resources Big changes are coming to the MCAT. Kaplan is prepared. Are you? ★ Download your free resources and sign up to take a free practice test at mcat2015.com >Free MCAT QBank! Get 175 realistic MCAT questions, customizable quizzes, and valuable feedback from Kaplan for free. This Quizbank is online and mobile­accessible so you can practice on the go! Snatch this up now as the perfect starting point for effective MCAT prep. ★ Get yours today at www.kaptest.com/freeqbank. ~~~~~~~~ *LSAT* > Introducing the New Advantage Course! Welcome to the next generation in LSAT prep. Updated courses. New advantages. Even more extreme. We’ve rolled out fresh, updated courses for the September LSAT cycle and beyond, including the new LSAT Channel—featuring hundreds of hours of live instruction! ★ Learn more. >>>Check out our AdvantagePlus offerings by clicking the link. > The 180 Live: 2014 Law School Admissions Officer Survey Results REVEALED! Tuesday, 10/28 @ 8pm ET ~ Live Online ~ Register at http://blog.kaplanlsat.com/the­180­live/ On this episode of The 180, we reveal the results of our law school admissions officer survey. We asked the admissions officers at every law school important questions such as: What's the most important law school admissions factor, What's the biggest application killer, and more! Find out the results on our live show. This event is FREE so reserve your spot now! > Free Events @ SBU This Month All free events online available at kaptest.com/lsat Prepping for a top LSAT score? Just starting to figure out what you need to do to plan out your pre­law track? Join Kaplan on campus at Stony Brook this semester for any of our various workshops and free practice test opportunities! As events are scheduled, they will be added to our registration link. Reserve your seat today at bit.ly/suffolkevents! ★ Free LSAT Practice Test ­ 10/10 at 2pm (Frey Hall room 309) ★ The Path to Law School ­ 10/13 at 7pm (Library room W4525) > The LSAT at a Glance “The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is unlike any test you've ever taken in your academic career. The LSAT is a skills­based exam designed to test the critical reading and analytical thinking skills that are crucial for success in law school…” (Read more @ kaptest.com/lsat/lsat­test/at­a­glance.) > Get Kaplan’s LSAT Proctor Anywhere App ­ free! Give yourself the experience of Test Day anytime, anywhere with the new LSAT Proctor Anywhere app from the world leader in LSAT preparation. Even includes ambient sounds to further enhance your realistic practice experience! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lsat­proctor­anywhere/id563586038?mt=8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *GRE & GMAT*
> Free Events this Fall at Stony Brook, Farmingdale, and St. Joseph’s College All free events online available at kaptest.com/gre and kaptest.com/gmat Prepping for a top score? Check out some upcoming event offerings to see what appeals to you at this point on your path to Test Day! Have you taken that first step with a free practice test? Looking for some advice as you plan out your undergrad path to future successes? Sign up today to reserve your seat on campus with Kaplan’s experts. ★ The Path to An Advanced Degree ­ 10/9 at 3pm (Farmingdale ­ Knapp Hall, University Club) ★ Practice Test for the GRE ­ 10/25 at 10am (Stony Brook campus) Can’t join us on campus? Take it online at kaptest.com/grepracticetest! ★ The Path to Graduate School ­ 11/5 at 12:30pm (St. Joseph’s campus, Patchogue) > Only at Kaplan Following are some of the course exclusives you’ll only get by prepping with Kaplan! GRE: ●
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Kaplan Exclusive! Get all course materials on Kindle and devices that support the Kindle Reading App (Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, iPad, etc.) >Free Question A Day Think you're ready for Test Day? Find out with this fun and FREE way to tackle practice GRE/GMAT questions. Register to receive one sample question a day for the next three months. ● A new GRE/GMAT­style question each day to test your knowledge and skills ● Get complete explanations and expert strategies with every question ● Compete against your friends to see who's really ready for test day Sign up for GRE at kaptest.com/gre/gre­practice/free­gre­practice­question­a­day. Sign up for GMAT at kaptest.com/gmat/gmat­practice/free­gmat­practice­question­a­day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *DAT + OAT* > ASDA Members save 10%! Are you part of ASDA? Before signing up for your prep course, check out the ASDA Member Benefits page and click the link provided to redeem your special discount on our DAT prep courses. >Questions? Call us at 1800­KAPTEST. > Free Events Online and On Campus at SBU All free events available at kaptest.com/dat and kaptest.com/oat Prepping for a top score? Check out some of Kaplan’s upcoming event offerings to see what appeals to you at this point on your path to Test Day! Have you taken that first step with a free practice test? Looking for some strategic advice from our preview classes? Sign up today and tune in to learn from our expert instructors, from anywhere with an internet connection, or join us at SBU for a Free DAT Practice Test! ★ Free DAT Practice Test ­ 10/25 at 11am (Stony Brook campus) ­ Sign up at bit.ly/suffolkevents ★ Online Preview Classes ○ DAT: October 28th @ 7:30pm ○ OAT: October 28th @ 9:30pm > Sink Your Teeth Into Our New Courses! You asked. We answered. The Kaplan DAT Course has been completely transformed. Practice smarter with Kaplan and get the DAT results you want. ­More DAT Practice Questions ­Even Better Alignment with the Official DAT ­More Realistic Full­Length Practice Tests ­More Instruction by Our Expert Faculty ­More Challenging Perceptual Ability Practice ★ See more at kaptest.com/welistened *Take a peek at Kaplan’s OAT Course, which has been completely transformed, too! Find out more at kaptest.com/newvision ~~~~~~~~ *PCAT*
Kaplan is still the only test prep provider endorsed by the AACP as the official provider for PCAT prep. > The PCAT Has Changed. Kaplan Has You Covered. In July 2014, the PCAT implemented a number of changes to the structure and question types on the test. Don't worry, we've got your back. Kaplan has fully updated our courses to prepare you for the 2014­2015 PCAT Test Changes: ➢ NEW: Passages with question sets will appear in the Biology and Chemistry sections. They're unscored for now, but you should know how to handle them on Test Day. ➢ NEW: More word problems in the Quantitative Ability section – experimental items are unscored, but are indistinguishable from scored items. ➢ CHANGED: The Verbal Ability section will have fewer questions than before, but all of them are scored, so it is more critical than ever to do your best on every question. ➢ CHANGED: There is now only one writing sample, and it is scored – we’ll teach you how to score higher. “Why Prep Kaplan for the 2014­2015 PCAT?” ➢ The Most Realistic Practice— 3 NEW full­length computer­based practice tests designed to match the new PCAT, plus a Diagnostic Test and 2500+ practice questions. ➢ The Most Instruction— 14 classroom sessions and 130 hours of online video instruction. ➢ Updated study materials— the PCAT Lesson Book, flashcards, online workshops, quizzes, and subject tests. Plus, the NEW Kaplan PCAT Review Notes, which cover all PCAT subjects (including new science and math chapters), and 16 pages of full color Study Sheets. ➢ Kaplan PCAT Smart Reports™— detailed breakdowns of where you’re improving and where you still need work. We’ll recommend areas of the test where you could study stronger. ➢ PCAT Prep On­the­Go — A sleek, mobile­enabled PCAT course available for easy prepping anywhere. ➢ Kaplan is still the only test prep provider endorsed by the AACP as the official provider for PCAT prep. The fully updated Kaplan PCAT course is now live. Enroll now. > Free Events Online All free events available at kaptest.com/pcat Prepping for a top score? Check out some of Kaplan’s upcoming online event offerings to see what appeals to you at this point on your path to Test Day! Have you taken that first step with a free practice test? Looking for some strategic advice from our preview classes? Sign up today and tune in to learn from our expert instructors, from anywhere with an internet connection. ★
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