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Peterson's the Gold Standard McAt (Peterson's Gold Standard MCAT)

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I used this book to prepare for the MCAT last summer (the 3rd ed). It was great. It had everything that was on the exam and no extra useless info. The practise exams were exactly like the real one. There were no surprises, and I didn't feel like I had wasted time learning things I didn't have to. The sections of the book are organized exactly like the list of topics that the AAMC is allowed to test you on. There is an excellent section at the end of the book which explains how to arrive at the correct answer for each question in the practise exams, in case you got them wrong and don't understand why. The book explained the biological and physical sciences very well- even if you had never taken science before, you could understand. The sections on organic chemistry were particularly helpful to me (I HATE orgo!). The book covered techniques for the writing sample and the verbal reasoning sections, and had other information about the application procedure. I looked at a lot of other books for the MCAT, and I think that this one is the best. I also had the opportunity to attend a lecture of Dr. Ferdinand's (he teaches courses to prepare for the MCAT) and I found him to be a very intelligent and sincere person.

to my surprise, this book is actually pretty good. The materials in the book are quite concise, too general, but the practice tests are excellent. Just the three practice tests alone are worth the price. The science review sections, however, could be more detailed. In addition, the author's high opinions of himself make this book somewhat annoying to read.