Columbia Review Intensive Preparation for the MCAT [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Stephen Bresnick MD DDS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0683010271 | ISBN-13: 978-0683010275 | Edition: illustrated edition

Students will find valuable test strategies that follow the same organization and format of the actual MCAT.

Product Details

• Paperback: 825 pages
• Publisher: Lippencott, Williams & Wilkins; illustrated edition edition (January 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683010271
• ISBN-13: 978-0683010275
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,614,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very intensive or comprehensive, February 24, 1999

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[e-mail] (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Columbia Review Intensive Preparation for the MCAT (Paperback)

This was the first study guide I bought for my MCAT review. After reading through it I thought it was very good. However, after purchasing and reading the Kaplan comprehensive review study guide, I realized that the Columbia Review book is NOT very intensive and does not thoroughly explain some scientific concepts (especially in the biology section). Specific details include the muscular/skeletal system and the nervous system. Bresnick's book is like glossary of terms with simple definitions with inadequate scientific background. Save your money. Buy the Kaplan book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Full of Errors!, February 17, 2001

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J. Reaves (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Columbia Review Intensive Preparation for the MCAT (Paperback)

I received the Columbia Review book as part of an MCAT course I'm taking. The book is out of print, but just in case anyone is thinking about special-ordering it, DON'T!

The book provides a decent overview of MCAT science, but the subject area practice tests that follow each section are full of errors. Some of the questions don't have a single "best" answer, while others don't seem to have any correct answers at all. I'm not talking about typographical errors; I'm talking about poorly written questions that do not reflect the level of difficulty of the real MCAT.

Preparing for the MCAT is hard enough. You don't need review materials that make it even harder. Use the Kaplan Comprehensive Review, and if you want more practice on a particular subject, try the MCAT Biology/Chemistry/Physics series from Nova Press.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Seriously?, July 3, 2001

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MCATcrazed (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Columbia Review Intensive Preparation for the MCAT (Paperback)

I don't understand how this book could get anything but a "1 star" from anyone. The questions are downright wrong! I've only done a few of the passages and found numerous mistakes where the book outright contradicts itself. You don't have to be a genius to find the mistakes, I found them in the verbal section. This book needs to be tossed - do yourself a favor and spend a little more money buying Kaplan/Princeton or basically anything else.