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Student Testimonial

The program in Austin was awesome! The Instructors were all VERY knowledgeable…The instructors and office staff were very accommodating in making sure the students were happy and had what they needed."

"I have been promoting the program to my friends… I told them the course is well worth (and then some) the money you pay for it."

Patrick G.

San Diego, CA, June 22–August 10, 2013

Tuition: $8,499 (room and board available for an additional cost)

Room and board: $3,499 for a single room in a 4-person suite (with shared bathroom)

To enroll, use the link below, or call 877-877-6687.

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San Diego is "America's Finest City." With a bustling downtown, hip urban neighborhoods, exciting clubs and restaurants as well as several charming seaside villages, San Diego offers unique attractions that could keep you busy all day. As MCAT Summer Immersion students, San Diego will provide the most exciting environment you won’t have time to see.

What? Won't have time to see? That's right! For 7 weeks you will be immersed in the most intensive MCAT preparation available. In 49 days, some of the best MCAT instructors in the country will provide up to 370 hours of custom designed MCAT instruction. Do the math… 370 hours in 49 days. That’s intense!

Seven weeks of MCAT Summer Immersion

• Classes are held from 9:30am to 8:30pm with breaks for lunch and dinner.
• MCAT Summer Immersion San Diego consists of over 100 interactive lectures followed by office hours, which focus on group-work and reinforce recent core lessons. In addition, students get teacher-supervised study halls and independent study.

Course Features:

• Science content lectures (biology, physics, G–chem, O–chem) with a different expert instructor certified to teach each subject
• Verbal reasoning strategy & skills sessions
• Access to amplifire, our revolutionary new technology that leverages key findings from Nobel Prize–winning brain research to produce extraordinarily high knowledge-retention rates so you can learn more efficiently. Click here to learn more about amplifire.
• 5 proctored full-length practice tests (19 total online) and 5 test review sessions
• Coaching sessions on medical school admissions and how to develop a great application
• Individual attention, teacher-supervised study halls, and independent study

Scheduled Workshops:

• An admissions seminar and a personal statement workshop with Rob Humbracht, founder of Passport Admissions. Find out what medical schools really want!
• An Interview Skills Workshop with Peggy Wallace, founder of Making Conversation, LLC

Extra Perks:

• An orientation dinner to meet your teachers and fellow Summer Immersion students
• A happy hour to celebrate your first week of studying
• A beach day where you can BBQ, surf, or just relax on the sand!
• A trip to the world-famous San Diego Zoo

Sample MCAT Summer Immersion San Diego Schedule:

Please note: Schedule specifics subject to change.

Room and Board

Room and board is available. Each student will get a single room in a shared apartment-style suite. Accommodations for students enrolled in The Princeton Review’s MCAT Immersion program in San Diego are available in the Manchester Village Apartments on campus at The University of San Diego. Each furnished suite has two bathrooms, living and dining areas and a full-size kitchen.

The Manchester Village Apartments are co-ed. The Princeton Review staff will select suitemates for you of your same gender.

Laundry

Students will have easy access to laundry facilities on the first floor of Manchester Village. The cost for a load of laundry in the washer is $1.25 and dryers are $.50. Students will need to purchase a laundry card for $2.00, but can replenish the card through a card dispenser as needed. The card dispenser accepts credit and debit cards.

Internet Access

Students are REQUIRED to bring their own laptop computers for testing and test review. Wireless internet access will be available in the dorm rooms.

Meals

Resident students will be provided with a pre-loaded dining card worth $500. Students will eat in the cafeteria of the Student Life Pavilion—a delicious food court concept with multiple options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Directly above the cafeteria is Tu Mercado, an award-winning organic market that features a full-scale grocery line replete with locally grown fresh produce and fair trade products. Along with natural dried goods and the L’Atelier sandwich bar, Tu Mercado has all the essentials for preparing your own meals while living on campus.

Emergencies

The staff of MCAT Summer Immersion is available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They will be your main point of contact for any residency issues that may arise during your stay. Security and police/fire/ambulance (emergency: 911) are also available 24/7.

Instructor Bios

Only our most experienced and successful MCAT Instructors are called on to lead our MCAT Summer Immersion bootcamps. These are the folks who write The Princeton Review MCAT books, design our courses and train other MCAT teachers. Your MCAT Summer Immersion team will include:

Adrian Sanchez—Biological Sciences Instructor

Adrian graduated from UCSD's Revelle College in 2004 and was awarded undergraduate degrees in classical studies, linguistics, animal physiology and neurology and biochemistry (with a dual emphasis in organic and inorganic chemistry). Adrian is a Premier tutor, a Certified Master Trainer for MCAT Biology, and earned his California Teacher's Credential immediately following graduation from UCSD.

Adrian has been teaching with The Princeton Review since 2003 and taught throughout the Northeastern Seaboard while attending a graduate medical program in Boston. He is currently completing graduate thesis work with UCSD and the Salk Institute in medical sciences. Adrian wrote and developed the Organic Chemistry materials for MCAT Summer Immersion and contributed to the Biology content. His MCAT score places him in the top 1% of test takers.

Jennifer Wooddell—Verbal Instructor

Jennifer received her BA from Harvard University in History and Literature. After doing graduate work at the University of Chicago and USCD, she came to work full-time for Princeton Review. She teaches LSAT and MCAT Verbal Reasoning classes; she also trains new teachers and trains people to train new teachers (she has even trained people to train people to train new teachers). Jennifer also works in LSAT and MCAT course development; she is the MCAT Verbal and Writing lead developer, which means that she writes or edits all Princeton Review Verbal materials. She enjoys this job in part because it is always intellectually stimulating to figure out the hidden logic of the test and how to beat the test writers at their own game. Her favorite moments, however, are in class, especially when she sees that light go on in a student's eyes when he or she "gets it."