Leave MCAT Prep on Khan Academy

The Issue

Khan Academy has recently announced that on July 15th, 2020 they will be removing a number of their free courses in order to divert resources to their K-14 core academic content. Among all of these courses being removed is their MCAT prep course. The MCAT is an exam required for all medical school applicants that involves months of preparation due to the large amount of content that it tests. Subjects on the MCAT include general and organic chemistry, biology and biochemistry, psychology, sociology, and critical analysis & reasoning skills. Prep courses through larger companies such as Kaplan and Princeton Review can range in price from $1000-$3000. Khan Academy offers free practice problems and preparative resources for the MCAT. Many students cannot afford to take these prep courses and rely on Khan Academy for all of their prep work. This puts lower-income students at a disadvantage for getting into medical school. The MCAT is the hardest and most important part of the medical school application and is usually the determining factor for being accepted. Please help me to urge Khan Academy to NOT remove their MCAT resources, as many pre-med students rely on it heavily. Please see this link for Khan Academy's full statement and list of resources they will be removing on July 15th:

https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043801271?utm_email_kaid=kaid_438130892183040880129049&fbclid=IwAR2503rP29Ck1uWW7IAF9NGP5pYaQDDw49BO-k2tuiE1nTaNj9RwJBkR32Q

 

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The Issue

Khan Academy has recently announced that on July 15th, 2020 they will be removing a number of their free courses in order to divert resources to their K-14 core academic content. Among all of these courses being removed is their MCAT prep course. The MCAT is an exam required for all medical school applicants that involves months of preparation due to the large amount of content that it tests. Subjects on the MCAT include general and organic chemistry, biology and biochemistry, psychology, sociology, and critical analysis & reasoning skills. Prep courses through larger companies such as Kaplan and Princeton Review can range in price from $1000-$3000. Khan Academy offers free practice problems and preparative resources for the MCAT. Many students cannot afford to take these prep courses and rely on Khan Academy for all of their prep work. This puts lower-income students at a disadvantage for getting into medical school. The MCAT is the hardest and most important part of the medical school application and is usually the determining factor for being accepted. Please help me to urge Khan Academy to NOT remove their MCAT resources, as many pre-med students rely on it heavily. Please see this link for Khan Academy's full statement and list of resources they will be removing on July 15th:

https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043801271?utm_email_kaid=kaid_438130892183040880129049&fbclid=IwAR2503rP29Ck1uWW7IAF9NGP5pYaQDDw49BO-k2tuiE1nTaNj9RwJBkR32Q

 

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Sal Khan
Sal Khan
Ginny Lee
Ginny Lee
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Petition created on June 12, 2020