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Kaplan Advanced 08 Dec 2009, 20:46
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Hi everyone,
I am interested in taking Kaplan Advanced Course. Has anyone taken it here or heard about it?
I can't provide the link as I am new here. Please Google if you don't mind!

There is a minimum requirement of 600, which makes me think they will be focusing on harder material which will help me break the 700-barrier

I am also looking at Manhattan GMAT's course. Which one is better?

Please share your views!

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Kaplan Advanced 08 Dec 2009, 23:06
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HI DestroyTheGMAT,

You're right, the Kaplan Advanced course focuses on more advanced material. We teach the same basic concepts to all of our classes, but the Advanced students get an extra book of high-difficulty example to better challenge themselves on the execution.

Please let me know if I can offer you any other help; feel free to post other questions here, or to PM me. And good luck on your test preparation!
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Hi KapTeacher,
Thanks for your reply.

I have read all over the place that Kaplan's tests are way harder than the actual GMAT. The GMAT Estimator on this website shows that Kaplan's 600 means 680 on the real GMAT. Considering that I already need 680 to enroll in Advanced, where will the completion of the Advanced Program take me?

I am not even sure if I will be able to get a 680 myself and get enrolled in it. What do you suggest I do?

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Kaplan Advanced 09 Dec 2009, 23:20
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Our tests are not 80 points below, according to our internal numbers; the GMAT estimator is based, at least in part, on old CD tests that we no longer use because they are inaccurate, and I just had a student get a 780 on a diagnostic meaning that he would expect an 860 on the real thing :-)

As for where it will take you, well as I said, every point counts. Our course is comprehensive, building on foundations of algebra and subject-verb agreement up to complex concepts like combinatorics and past perfect tenses. I've had students enter advanced classes with a 600 and leave with a 700; I've had at least one enter in the low 700's and leave with a perfect scores. Our materials are highly personalized, and I'm sure we'll be able to make them fit you.
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Kaplan Advanced 10 Dec 2009, 00:02
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Thanks again for your reply.
I am glad the tests are updated. I was talking from my research of course.
Just 1 more question (I hope its not a stupid question): Since students in Advanced program are already scoring 600, they might have been using certain strategies to solve certain types of problems. How do you work around getting everyone to work in a newer way?

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Practice.

A common phenomenon in Kaplan courses, particularly advanced courses, is a dip in scores after three or four sessions. This occurs for exactly the reason you specified: smart people trying to shift from their own methods to Kaplan's. But Kaplan's methods are (IMHO) the best in the business. Moreover, the Kaplan course offers a full 9 CATs. You'll have plenty of opportunity to work through the rough spots, and once you get the methods down your score will improve or you can get your money back.
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