[UCM LIST: Healthprofadvising-l] January Insider from Kaplan

[Erica Robbins]

Dear UC Merced students,

Turning the calendar to a new year can be thrilling or it may leave you feeling a bit trepidatious.  January is all about a fresh start and a clean slate.  Here's the tough part - it's up to you to take those well crafted resolutions, turn them into achievable goals, and start blazing the path to accomplishing those goals.   

Let Kaplan help you get a jump-start on making your medical school goals a reality.  Be sure to check out the savings, free events, and resources available to you in this month's issue of Kaplan's monthly newsletter.  As always, please help spread the word by forwarding this email to all who may benefit from it. 

Thank you,

Kristin Robinson

In this issue:

.         Take advantage of free course extensions by enrolling in January

.         Upcoming January MCAT, GRE and DAT classes in Merced

.         Spotlight Event:  Mastering the Verbal Reasoning Section

.         Lend a Hand.  Help us meet the Kaplan for Doctors Without Borders Challenge 

.         From the Kaplan MCAT Blog:  Med School Personal Statements

.         Save up to $200 on courses for the GRE

.         Attend a Master Class in the New GRE

.         Try our brand-new, fully-adaptive practice for the GRE - free.

 

Not sure which test date is right for you?

Enroll today to get a free course extension for any 2012 MCAT, DAT, or OAT

Whether you're planning to take the MCAT, DAT, or OAT in the spring, summer, or fall, now is the time to start your prep and get ahead.  Enroll in a comprehensive MCAT, DAT, or OAT course by January 31st and take advantage of complete access to all of your resources through any 2012 test date.

Learn More <http://www.kaptest.com/MCAT/home/MCAT-extend-prep.html>  >

Upcoming MCAT Classes in Merced

1/24 - 5/3       Tues/Thurs        6pm/6pm    MCFR12303C

1/24 - 4/12     Tues/Thurs        6pm/6pm    MCFR12303M

Upcoming GRE Class in Merced

4/4 - 4/30       Mon/Wed         6:30pm/6:30pm       ERFR12304

Upcoming DAT Class in Merced

2/9 - 3/25       Sun/Thurs        1pm/6pm                 DAFR11801

Free Medical School Spotlight Event

Mastering the Verbal Reasoning Section

The Verbal Reasoning section is considered by many students to be the toughest part of the test, but it's also given the most weight in medical school admissions. Join us for our free event on Monday, January 9th at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT) and get an inside look at the structure and background of Verbal Reasoning passages and questions.

Register <http://www.kaptest.com/MCAT/Home/medical-school-spotlight-events.html>  >

Lend a Hand

Check out the Kaplan for Doctors Without Borders Challenge

Support a great cause by signing up for the Kaplan for Doctors Without Borders Challenge. For every sign-up we receive, we'll donate $1 to Doctors Without Borders - up to $50,000!

Sign-up <http://www.kaptest.com/sweeps/DWB_Landing.jhtml>  >

>From the MCAT Blog

The Med School Personal Statement: Where to Start

There's a great line in the 2000 British stop-motion animation film Chicken Run. After surviving a brush with death, Babs, the sweet, daft chicken, deadpans, "All me whole life flashed before me eyes ... It was really borin'." Some of you may be feeling a little bit like poor ol' Babs as you stare at an empty Word document - or blank sheet of paper for you old-fashioned types - wondering how you'll ever manage to craft a personal statement for your medical school primary application that is interesting, meaningful and no longer than 5,300 characters, including spaces. You might be thinking, "Well, I haven't cured any major diseases. I haven't performed solo at Carnegie Hall. So I don't really know what will be interesting or unique to write about." But if this is what you're thinking, you're missing the point of the personal statement.

Read More <http://www.medschoolpulse.com/2011/12/12/the-med-school-personal-statement-where-to-start/>  >

 

Now is the best time to prep.

Save up to $200 on courses for the GRE.*

Enroll in one of Kaplan's prep courses for the GRE by January 31, 2012, and get up to $200 off the price of our market-leading courses. Start the new year off right with this special savings, while making sure 2012 brings high scores and great graduate school opportunities your way.

Click here <http://www.kaptest.com/GRE/Home/gre-savings.html> >

Special Presentation

A Master Class in the New GRE

On January 25th at 9:30pm ET (6:30pm PT), join our exceptional faculty members Jennifer Fletcher and Adi Hanash, as they share Kaplan strategies and teach the most important concepts on the new GRE. This will be a live, interactive event in our Classroom AnywhereT environment. We will be giving away Kaplan study resources for the GRE through our Twitter and Facebook contests throughout the event. We look forward to seeing you there.

Learn  More <http://www.kaptest.com/GRE/Home/spotlight-series.html>  >

Free Practice

Try our brand-new, fully-adaptive practice for the GRE - free.

Full-length, fully-adaptive practice tests are so important when preparing for the GRE:  they help build your endurance, work on your pacing, and get you accustomed to the content that will be coming your way for almost four hours on Test Day. Start building your skills today with our free practice test and enjoy analysis of your results, including scoring, full explanations, and video teaching reviews of seventeen questions.

Check it Out <http://store.kaptest.com/checkout/checkout_onepage.jhtml;jsessionid=WMSI0SST1T0JFLA3AQJXBN3MDUCBE2HC?classids=383016813&_requestid=5666>  >

 

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*Free Course Extensions: Offer applies only to MCAT 15-, 25-, 35- and 45-hour Private Tutoring, On Site Advantage courses, Classroom AnywhereT Advantage and Advanced courses, and On Demand Advantage courses. Students may extend their prep through the final 2012 MCAT test date, Tuesday, September 11, and must call the Kaplan Customer Care Center (1-800-527-8378) to extend assets or enroll in a subsequent class of equal or lesser value, or pay the difference. Tutoring students may only repeat an On Site, Classroom AnywhereT or On Demand course only. Offer valid for enrollments between January 1st and January 31st, 2012.

Higher Score Guarantee: Conditions and restrictions apply. For eligibility requirements, visit kaptest.com/hsg.

GRER is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service. Kaplan materials do not contain actual GRE items and are neither endorsed by nor affiliated in any way with the ETS.

*$200 discount applies to On Site Advantage courses and One-On-One tutoring packages (15-, 25- and 35-hour packages) for the GRE in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. $100 discount applies to Classroom AnywhereT and On Demand Advantage courses for the GRE. Excluded products include GRE Math and Verbal Advantage courses (On Site and Classroom AnywhereT). Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Offer valid for enrollments between January 1st and January 31st, 2012. 

Higher Score Guarantee: Conditions and restrictions apply. For eligibility requirements, visit kaptest.com/hsg.

 

-- 
Kristin Robinson

Campus Manager

Davis/Fresno/Merced

Kaplan Test Prep

 

Kristin.Mathews at kaplan.com

559-920-9183

Skype: Kristin.Fresno

 

1-800-KAPTEST
www.kaptest.com

 

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