Kaplan - Chicago, Illinois

Shaun C.

The in-person LSAT prep courses are fantastic. Our instructor, Ged, introduced us to strategies for tackling LSAT questions that took my studies to the next level. I highly recommend the in-person course. Also the Kaplan resources made available are probably the best in the industry. I attempted another a LSAT course with a competitor, and what separates Kaplan from the competition I worked with is a sense of feeling that the instructors are personable and always there for any assistance you may need. Immediately after my first few in-person Kaplan courses my full practice exam shot up 10 points. And that's well before I practiced in a way that allowed for timely application of the strategies that are taught. I'm excited to see how I score on the next official LSAT exam. The progress has been amazing.

Andrés C.

I studied at Kaplan Chicago for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2. The place is well located, near train lines and bus stops. The staff is great and will always be helping the students. Live lectures are amazing, good option as a review course.

Rahul S.

I just completed the 14 Week Live Lectures for Step 1. I would say doing this course was the most important decision I made regarding my USMLE prep. Along with the excellent subject lectures, the residency related guidance and information provided to us by the advisors, group facilitators and other Kaplan students, made the overall experience invaluable!
Will definitely be returning for Step 2 as well!

Mohammed H.

I came here to prepare for the USMLE step 1 exam. I attended the live lectures, used their online resources, and combined that with First Aid and Uworld. I got a high score. The staff are very nice and kind. The majority of the lecturers for the live course were really good, and the management were responsive to feedback whenever we faced issues.

Audry C. S.

I just finished my course for the USMLE step 1 exam and I’m taking the same for Step 2! Very helpful. I had a wonderful experience here this year and I’m hopping to get the same for the next one. The staff are very nice and kind. The live lecturers were really good!.

Octavio C. R.

I've been to this center twice and I have loved my experience in both occassions. I really learned a lot and the Kaplan course helped feel less anxious about my USMLEs. All the staff at Kaplan are very polite and they really help you with any problems you might have. Congratulations to Kaplan Medical Chicago!

Carlos A.

For the step 2 CK course, the majority of the professors are amazing. It will speed up your prep time and Qbank answering ability tremendously. Epidemiology course needs work, especially if your bases for step 1 in biostat/epi are not that strong, the professor just read from the lecture notes. The obgyn professor does provide some good clinical insight and stories, but for the most part it didn’t exactly complement the lecture notes (which she read off of) too much, more hospital stories for a “wow” effect. The Internal medicine professors (all of them) were equally as good, answering Qbank style (and some IM Board level) questions and doing it in a timely fashion. Pediatrics professor was great but covered the material way too fast (needs a half a week if not an entire week added to the program). Surgery professor was also amazing.

All in all, the in center experience was amazing. If you get outside of yourself and studying every once in a while, you meet great friends and opportunities through it all. Make sure you know you’re going to work, as if you were in a downtown Chicago desk job. The advisors were especially helpful and made a great deal of effort to have small social events like the Halloween party + pizza for us. Get outside of yourself and work hard and you’ll find the the experience will be amazing.

Sameer W.

Kaplan test prep Chicago is probably the only institute in chicago that holds international medical graduates hostage to their classes.
It keeps bringing in new classes that require mandatory attendance even after a 22 hour per week attendance rule is in place. The best part is they call these classes "critical thinking" "advising" and "weekly advancement" sessions in which they teach "physicians" about short and long term memory techniques. What's more bizzare is that they send u "official warnings for the week, so it doesn't matter whether you've missed a single class or all the classes. Technically you can miss all the classes for the week and not even complete 22 hours and still get the same result. They threaten to report and deport you if u get 3 warnings so future students, please don't expect any help, assistance or leniency. Even if you're not feeling well you have to let them know a few days in advance so they can make the "necessary changes".
In short this is a nice place to burn money as long as you have lots of it. 👎