prep course

Exam training program

A prep course is an intensive program designed to prepare students for a specific challenge—usually a standardized test or demanding academic transition.

She took a prep course for the bar exam.

SAT prep courses, MCAT prep courses, and college prep courses promise to boost performance through focused instruction and practice.

The prep is short for preparatory.

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purpose/intent

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Proceeding without preparation

unpreparedness · trial by fire · sink or swim · improvisation

structure/formality

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Learning independently, without guidance

independent learning · autodidacticism · learning by doing · trial and error · winging it

supplementary vs. primary education

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Mandatory foundational coursework

degree program · general education · liberal arts education · traditional schooling · formal education

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