Kaplan Material

[JP2118]

Is anyone a repeat Kaplan student that has the most recent Kaplan material? Have you found any difference in content between the old and new material?

[DocT7]

I am a recent Kaplan student - it was my first time with them so I dont have a direct comparison but I do know from hearing others that the books were completely revamped (done through Scientific America, actually really nice) and reorganized to be more "reader friendly" - more similar to Exam Krackers with jokes and memory aid tools etc. Basically it's just less blatant stating of facts and tells more of a story. I've also heard the diagrams are better.

 

Any specific questions?

[thatonekid]

The content is generally the same. The only difference is in the way it's presented. The new books are more interesting (better diagrams, etc) but I like the old books better (since they just contain the facts that you need to know).

[JP2118]

The content is generally the same. The only difference is in the way it's presented. The new books are more interesting (better diagrams, etc) but I like the old books better (since they just contain the facts that you need to know).

 

That would actually seem better, since that seems to be Kaplan's pitch, of having a directed learning approach rather than a whole shotgun-thing (which I think is Princeton's thing)?

[thatonekid]

That would actually seem better, since that seems to be Kaplan's pitch, of having a directed learning approach rather than a whole shotgun-thing (which I think is Princeton's thing)?

Well, the old books were black and white and very "blah" looking. I think they've re-vamped them to compete with Examkrackers and the like.