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Flowers & Silver Practice MCATs, 7th Edition (Princeton Review: Flowers & Silver Practice MCAT)

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I honestly CANNOT recommend this book. There are few hints within the book and there are tons of mistakes. If one looks through the first practice exam, the answers in the back are incorrect. There are also tons of misspelling. Also, this test is definately not a good gauge for the MCAT. It is WAY TOO EASY! If you got the extra $ by all means go for it, but I mean you'll be very very disappointed with this book.

These tests are nice confidence boosters but not an accurate guage of the actual MCAT. I found the passages tamer and questions easier than the real thing. The answers are a bit skimpy on details too. I also think their scoring chart is a little generous - deduct two points (per section) from theirs to get a better idea of how you'd have fared if it'd been the real thing.

Despite the poor recommendations on this site, I bought this book because I ran out of AAMC practice tests to complete. Don't make the same mistake as me. There are typos, incorrect answers, and over-simplified tests (easier than the real test). Princeton Review should be embarrassed this book is still in print. I'm going to ask for my money back. Stick to the AAMC practice tests.

This book is not really indicative of the real MCAT I took. It's great if you want to gain some confidence before the test but the sample tests are too simple. This book is really contradictory to the Princeton classes b/c everything in there is really hard. Overall, I wouldnt recommend neither the class nor this book. If you must, take Kaplan or buy a bunch of practice tests and just work on them. I increased my score from a 14 to a 32 after taking about 20+ practice exams over the course of 6 months. It's about stamina and strategy and lots of science knowlege.

I have recently received 5 interviews from top prestigious medical schools in the U.S.. I can thank this book as part of my success. The Flowers practice exams gives you a template of what to expect when you step up to the real deal. I cannot emphasize how much working out practicing exams under real time constraints can really prepare you for a high score on the mcat. I firmly believe that this book would prepare your journey on entering med school.

The exams in the book are plain silly, especially the verbal sections. Don't wast your time or money.