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Kaplan MCAT Comprehensive Review with CD-ROM, 6th Edition (Mcat (Kaplan) (Book and CD Rom))

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I used this book to study for the August 2002 MCAT and I performed as I expected. I also worked through most questions in the Kaplan MCAT Workbook and several of the Examcrackers books. One thing I noticed very quickly is that had my background not been very strong, those books would have been useless. The key to performing well on such a grueling exam is to review old college materials (notes, textbooks, etc.) and to be a good student in the first place. Any review should just be that, a review and not instruction in materials with which you are unfamiliar. This book is a decent review but not necessarily a complete review. I believed that the physical sciences section was particularly weak when compared to the questions on the MCAT. For a much better review, I worked questions from my old college physics and chemistry books. I suppose the point of my rambling is to say "beware." Even though this book is marketed as a "complete" review, use all materials at your disposal to perform your best.

I recommend that you buy a used copy of this book, even if it an older edition, I've heard they don't change that much from one year to the next (but don't go too old). The reason being because you should determine your weak area(s) and purchase the Examcrackers book specific for that subject. Whatever you do STUDY!!! Don't do what I did and just go take it, it ripped me up one side and down the other! I'm taking it again in August. I got the Examcrackers Verbal Reasoning to go along with this one.

This book is excellent for MCAT review. In so many ways it was better than my actual textbooks. I wish I had it when I was taking the classes that it was reviewing. I especially liked the comments and notes in the sidebars. It also gives review questions after each section as well as a full lenght exam. I haven't taken the actual MCAT yet as my testing center was closed this past August when I was scheduled to take it, so I am opting to take it in April of next year. But, I am confident that with this book I will have no problem.