Press Releases
Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Adapting to the Current Realities of the Employment Landscape for Lawyers, Half of Pre-Law Students Say They Plan to Use their Law School Degree in a Non-Traditional Legal Job
April 11, 2013
New York, NY (April 11, 2013) – The employment stats don’t paint a pretty picture for pre-law students looking ahead, but flexibility about their future career and their passion for it is driving them forward. According to a recent Kaplan Test Prep survey of more than 200 pre-law students, 50% say they plan to use their law degree in a non-traditional legal field.
Read more |With a Big Overhaul Planned for the SAT®, Kaplan Test Prep Survey Finds that Parents are More Likely than High School Students to Think the College Admissions Test Needs a Shake-Up
March 28, 2013
New York, NY (March 28, 2013) – It’s no surprise that teens and their parents have differing views, but on the topic of shaking up the SAT, high school students are decidedly — and surprisingly — more “old school” than their parents. In a recent Kaplan Test Prep survey, teens showed an overwhelming resistance to moving the test from paper and pencil, with 81% of teen respondents* against the SAT going digital, while 65% of their parents supported a change to a computer-based format.
Read more |Kaplan Test Prep Comments on the 2014 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School, Business School, Law School and Medical School Rankings Issued Today
March 12, 2013
New York, NY (March 12, 2013) – It doesn’t have the glamour of any of the recent Awards shows, but when U.S. News & World Report announces its annual graduate school, business school, law school and medical school rankings today, many students (and anxious deans) will digest every word and data point to help them make important decisions. But should they? Recent Kaplan Test Prep survey results show that experience can give students different perspectives.
Read more |Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Less Than a Third of Pre-Meds Plan to Go into Primary Care, Diagnosing a Deteriorating Doctor Shortage Crisis Across the United States
February 20, 2013
New York, NY (February 20, 2013) – Don’t expect to get a doctor’s appointment quicker or spend less time in the waiting room of your primary care physician anytime soon.
Read more |Kaplan Test Prep to Hold Live Online Series with Graduate, Business, Law and Medical School Admissions Experts
November 21, 2012
New York, NY (November 21, 2012) – Kaplan Test Prep will hold its First Annual Admissions Officers Survey Debrief live online series of events for prospective graduate school, business school, law school and medical school students Tuesday, November 27 and Wednesday, November 28, 2012.
Read more |Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Facing A Tough Employment Landscape for New Lawyers, Law Schools Cut the Size of their Entering Classes and Revise Curriculum to Adapt to Evolving Market
November 19, 2012
New York, NY (November 19, 2012) – Responding to the reality that the toughest job market for new lawyers in 20 years may be the new normal for the foreseeable future, law schools are taking unprecedented steps to course correct.
Read more |Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Medical Schools Think the New 2015 MCAT Will Be Good Medicine for Shaping Tomorrow’s Doctors, But Many Also Think Learning All Its Additional Content Will Be A Tough Pill for Pre-Meds to Swallow
November 1, 2012
New York, NY (November 1, 2012) – According to Kaplan Test Prep’s 2012 survey of medical school admissions officers*, the vastly revamped MCAT set to launch in 2015 has the strong support of an important segment of the medical education community.
Read more |Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Business Schools’ Opinion of New GMAT Integrated Reasoning Section Slips; Uncertainty Remains as Applicants Prepare to Submit First Round of Scores
October 24, 2012
New York, NY (October 24, 2012) – As a new crop of business school applicants prepares to submit the first set of applications with GMAT scores that include the newly launched GMAT Integrated Reasoning section, Kaplan Test Prep’s 2012 survey of business school admissions officers* suggests that the opinion of business schools of the new GMAT section may have slipped – though it is too early to pass judgment on the new section.
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