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Monday, October 31, 2011

Kaplan Qbank Ipad App - Questions on the Go

So, Kaplan offers a fantastic application for doing your usmle testprep anywhere, and anytime.

The app is free, granted you paid for a questionbank subscription. At the moment they have a good deal of offering upto 12 months for only $200. You get 2500 questions, a good deal in my opinion, especially compared to other Qbank prices I've seen.

The good:

  • The app is fast.
  • You can Pause, and resume as many times as you want, and quit out/come back to the application.
  • You have the option of choosing to create custom tests just like the online website
  • You can choose unused questions, or questions youve previously gotten wrong, or a combination
  • The full explanation, how many seconds it took you to answer, and why the wrong answers are wrong are provided after each test you complete.
  • It's up to date with the new questions, downloaded straight from your Qbank. 
  • You can review your total subjective scoring, and overall percentages. 


The Bad:

  • The app is Iphone/Ipod/Ipad compatible... however it is written for Iphone/Ipod format, so when you expand it to 2X size... its not as crisp as you would expect it to be on your Ipad you spent so much money on. 
  • You can't review past tests you've taken in the past. 
  • You can only work on, and review one test at a time. 
  • You cannot make tests longer than 45-50 questions. 


Overall though, I've found this more than useful! I even do questions during lecture when it gets slow... and then pause it immediately when the lecture picks up speed.

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