Blueprint MCAT (Formerly Next Step Test Prep) Reviews 367

William Huffman was a stellar tutor. I was able to bring my score from a diagnostic of a 503 to a 514 in 6 months part time, and then scored a 517 on my second attempt. Combined was a 519! He made the MCAT a relatively enjoyable experience and I could not be more thankful to him and the Blueprint team.

Noah Heidelbach was very good at giving alternative ways to think about different topics. He not only gave good ways to review content but he provided a lot of test taking strategies that helped improve my score.

I had a great overall experience with Blueprint MCAT Prep, and more specifically, with my tutor Naveen. He was very knowledgeable, incredibly accessible outside of tutoring sessions, and genuinely cared about my success. Would recommend him to anybody looking to score really competitively or somebody who requires a lot of foundational instructions. Naveen not only provided so many helpful tricks and memorization techniques to hammer home tricky concepts, but did a great job at presenting material I had never seen before.

Naveen was a fantastic tutor and I had a great experience overall. He laid out a detailed day-by-day plan for me to complete and checked in with me periodically to make sure I was sticking to the plan, and was flexible whenever I needed extra time. Not only did my content knowledge improve after working with him, but he also provided me with practical test-taking strategies. He was always available to talk, and I felt more confident going into the test having worked with him.

Noah was such a great tutor! He was very attentive and took his time with whatever concept I was struggling with. I always got so much out of our tutoring sessions and owe all my MCAT success to him!

Noah was an amazing tutor!

He gave me real world representations of some of the concepts I was struggling with and was able to explain them in a very succinct manner. Great experience working with Noah and Blueprint!

Emily was so much more than just a tutor. She was there start to finish and helped with everything from course material to coming up with a plan if I get a migraine on test day. I always felt calm and better prepared after every session. She is an amazing tutor and person!

Noah was absolutely great to work with! Not only is he smart, but he is patient and a great teacher. Noah always had a plan for our sessions and was easy to talk to. He also was full of advice and resources. I highly recommend Noah!

Colin was a great tutor! He was always prepared for our sessions and did a great job breaking down and simplifying more complex chem/physics topics.

Cassandra was a fantastic tutor. I'm a non-traditional student and needed to take the MCAT before I had taken much of the required coursework - Cassandra taught me SO MUCH in such a small amount of time and I immediately saw huge score gains on practice tests. Sure enough, just got my official score back, and I hit my goal score of 515, up from my original diagnostic of 499!

Colin was a great tutor. He did a great job of helping me understand material that I had questions on. He was always prepared for our tutor sessions and would plan stuff in advance. He gave great advice and helped a ton.

Colin was very supportive and knowledgeable. He helped me review topics and study efficiently. Because of my tutoring hours, my score jumped way up! His positivity gave me confidence to score high on test day. I recommend Colin to anyone wanting to improve their MCAT score.

My experience with Adam as my tutor for the MCAT was fantastic. As a student retaking the exam, Adam not only boosted my confidence, but skills to succeed on this test. Review sessions and quick communication made this process feasible. I was pleased to use Blueprint as a part of my MCAT prep.

Josiah Perry was my MCAT tutor in the last few weeks before my exam. We only had about five sessions/2-ish weeks until I had to take it, and despite being so late in the game, he was able to revamp my studying and mindset and squeeze in the essentials. He was very good at identifying my weaknesses and strengths and was very knowledgeable about the content and trickery of the MCAT. Would highly recommend!

I was a little hesitant about live classes because I took SAT classes and they weren't helpful. However, Emily and Alex gave such good tips and advice that I would never have got on my own. Their enthusiasm and sense of humor was quite infectious whenever I would go to class. Additionally, they both were swift to reply to any emails I sent them. I really value that especially since I know they must be busy. Overall, they were both very understanding instructors and I hope I make them proud with my score.

I would like to add a side note. Despite being one year older than me, they both seem very mature.

My tutors name was Brock!! I had a great experience because he was very encouraging and really worked with my schedule. He was always willing to work with my goals and set realistic ones. So for him is a full 5 stars. However for the program I'll give it 4 stars. I found the Biology/Biochem videos and Psych/Soc videos to be more helpful. The physics videos weren't as great in my opinion. I'd use other resources for those topics. But the FLs and additional questions were the next best resource after AAMC!!

Justine and Hunter were the BEST instructors for the live online course. I was hesitant to sign up initially due to the price tag, but it was the absolute best decision I could have made for myself. I strongly recommend taking the jump if you are on the fence. I have learnt strategies that have helped me see an improvement in my score and the support from these two instructors has been amazing. I knew from class 1 that I made the right decision.

My tutor's name was Ahmed. I found throughout my experience with Blueprint, Ahmed was very helpful and encouraging. I had already taken the MCAT twice and scored decently but not competitive enough for my own personal ambitions. Disappointingly, my score only minorly improved after completing my study plan however, I did notice a great improvement in my understanding of some of the more complicated subject material. By the time I completed my study plan and tutoring, I had studied for a year and a half and as a result, felt quite burnt out by then. Unfortunately, this likely played a major role in my limited improvement. Overall, the experience was pretty good; there was more that I definitely could have gotten out of the program, but that falls more on me than anyone else.

I will say that I did have one major problem with the Blueprint material: the post-module questions. Most of the questions were True/False and select-all-that-apply type rather than multiple choice. It doesn't make much sense to me to have students answer questions about MCAT material in this way when the MCAT is 100% multiple choice. I found that this layout made me have to think about the material in ways that I wouldn't for the MCAT, which can be useful, but I would have found a layout identical to that of the actual MCAT to be much more beneficial.

I enjoyed learning this tough MCAT material simply because of my awesome instructors and the modules. My Live Online class was taught by Emily and Hunter and they're a dynamic duo. I loved their energy and insight and that they pushed us to be better. The video modules were informative and engaging. The only thing I would change is granting longer access to modules, quizzes, CARS practice, etc. since some students have test dates later than when their access ends.

I have done both the Kaplan and altius programs, and they did not work for me. I Stayed at 499 avg. Eventually, I found blueprint. I got the 24 hr tutor package. My tutor was Ethan. He was great. I loved the video format of learning, but they also provide books. I just recieved my mcat score back and I got 513!