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

by Dr. Brett Ferdinand (Author), Lisa Ferdinand (Author), Kristin Finkenzeller (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Petersons (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0768901928
• ISBN-13: 978-0768901924
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,748,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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99 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks the house!, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information, Essential to success on the MCAT, April 17, 2000

By	"premedbio" (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peterson's Gold Standard McAt: 2000-01 (Peterson's Gold Standard Mcat, 2nd ed) (Paperback)

The day I recieved this book I knew it would help. Being an 800 page long book, it was small enough to carry with me when going to other activities. I studied every spare moment I had, and with this book along with a few others, I felt I was ready to take the test. When testing time came, I looked at the problems and understood them. I passed the test with flying colors, and am now in my first year of medical school, thanks to this guide.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most Realistic Exams, August 13, 2001

By	Laura (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peterson's Gold Standard McAt: 2000-01 (Peterson's Gold Standard Mcat, 2nd ed) (Paperback)

I got my April scores back recently, as well as my acceptance to nine of eleven schools and I owe the mainstay of my preparation to this book. Don't forget to get the AAMC's admissions requirements book; it is also very helpful. The only way to know how realistic (not perfect, but very realistic) these exams are is to practice with AAMC materials and to write the real exam. These tests can't be compared to Princeton Review exams, etc. You need to compare them with the real thing, after you've written the real thing. I have done this, and I've found the exams in this book to be very similar to the real MCAT.