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GMAT Course - Kaplan or Manhattan GMAT? 14 Feb 2006, 10:28
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Hello,

I am based in New York City and am trying to decide the best course to take. There is a Kaplan course which meets twice a week which is great for my schedule, but I have heard Kaplan doesn't really have the teacher quality that Manhattan GMAT does. Does anyone have experience with this and can talk relative strengths/weaknesses of these two and which they would recommend?

Thanks.
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GMAT Course - Kaplan or Manhattan GMAT? 19 Feb 2006, 14:57
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Hello,

I am based in New York City and am trying to decide the best course to take. There is a Kaplan course which meets twice a week which is great for my schedule, but I have heard Kaplan doesn't really have the teacher quality that Manhattan GMAT does. Does anyone have experience with this and can talk relative strengths/weaknesses of these two and which they would recommend?

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I've taken both a Kaplan traditional class and a MGMAT online course. IN my experience, the MGMAT course was superior in every aspect.

I'm not saying Kaplan doesn't have good classess or material, but it's true the teacher makes a HUGE difference, and I've found MGMAT does a better job with their teachers.

I visited a few Kaplan classes and found: a part-time comedian teaching the GMAT (was very funny by the way, but not sure if he knew math), an english lit grad student, and a couple others who didn't stand out in any way.

The teachers in my MGMAT class really, really knew the test and the material. They'd taken it (which the Kaplan comedian guy admitted he NEVER took the GMAT but he'd been teaching the material for several years) and the MGMAT teachers gave superior strategies on how to attack it.

Just my .02. I don't work for MGMAT, but I'm a pretty satisfied student (and previous student of Kaplan).
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GMAT Course - Kaplan or Manhattan GMAT? 19 Feb 2006, 15:02
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I'd also add that online version of Manhattan GMAT class worked better for my schedule.
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GMAT Course - Kaplan or Manhattan GMAT? 20 Feb 2006, 07:37
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I decided to save a buck last summer and went with Kaplan as well, which turned out to be a HUGE MISTAKE. Basically, my Kaplan teacher was a glorified LSAT and SAT instructor who happened to be the only teacher available on Wednesday nights. When faced with detailed direct questions beyond the scope of the Kaplan classroom based materials, he always responded by saying "let me get back to you on that," which by the way, he never did. He even point blank told our class that permutations would not be on the official test, rather than take the time to explain the concept. Last, but not least, he never took an official test himself, yet even unknowingly claimed that ETS would grade in 5 point (instead of 10) incriments.

The only thing I walked away from that class with was how to use the 3-2 split on sentence correction problems- a skill that can be easily mastered on one`s own.

In hindsight, if I could go back in time I would gladly pay the extra $1000 or so for a dedicated and skilled professional.
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