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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Although they lack hard numbers, House resident tutors estimate that between a third and half of students who take the LSAT take commercial courses to prepare; for the MCAT, as many as 80 percent take courses, according to Winthrop pre-med tutor Allison L. McDonough...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Test Prep Courses Stress, Cost Students | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

...disparity is explained by the difference in the exams. The LSAT tests reading comprehension, writing and reasoning sections, familiar skills to anyone with a solid SAT score. The MCAT, by contrast, judges test-takers on their ability in the physical and biological sciences...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Test Prep Courses Stress, Cost Students | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

...actual 'substance' of the LSAT, there isn't any," writes Pforzheimer House pre-law adviser Gene Koo in an e-mail message. "It's not like the MCAT--a lot of it involves reasoning and logic, and that's something that's hard to teach...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Test Prep Courses Stress, Cost Students | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

...MCAT's length can be daunting. It is twice as long as the LSAT, lasting almost six hours--so long, students say, that practice is a must in order to build up endurance...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Test Prep Courses Stress, Cost Students | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

...studying does require major time commitments. Kristin L. Keon '01, who is enrolled in a Kaplan MCAT course, estimates that she has spent more than 15 hours a week preparing for the last two months...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Test Prep Courses Stress, Cost Students | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

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