ANDY WHAT ARE THE BEST MCAT BOOKS:
DEBATABLE. VERY DEBATABLE. BUT THIS IS WHAT I’VE GLEANED FROM KEEPING MY EAR TO THE GROUN ON THE MEAN PREMED STREETS.
I AM HESITANT TO GIVE THIS ADVICE OUT SINCE I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT HARM MORE THAN IT MIGHT HELP. BUT MAYBE IT’LL BE USEFUL TO SOME OF YOU.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS MEANT TO BE A VERY GENERAL POINTER. YOUR MILEAGE WILL LIKELY VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR LEARNING STYLE, STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES.
Without further ado:
Basic Overview
EK is short and to the point.
Kaplan goes into more detail, has some nice practice questions, but is riddled with errors.
PR is sort of a mix of EK and Kaplan.
Biology: 1. EK Bio (for content) + BR Bio (for passages and further topic depth if needed) 1. TPR Hyperlearning, detail oriented 3. Kaplan
Physics: 1. BR 2. Nova 3. TPR Hyperlearning 4. EK/Kaplan
Verbal: 1. EK 101 Verbal 2. TPR Hyperlearning Verbal Workbook 3. BR 4. Kaplan (Avoid if possible)
Organic Chemistry: 1. BR, by far 2. TPR Hyperlearning 3. EK/Kaplan
General Chemistry: 1. BR, by far 2. TPR Hyperlearning 3. EK/Kaplan
Extra Practice Material: 1. TPR Hyperlearing Science Workbook, good source of practice passages 1. AAMC Official Guide to the MCAT Exam (most representative material available) 2. EK 1001 series, helps nail down basics
EK = ExamKrakers, TPR = The Princeton Review, BR = Berkeley Review, Kaplan = Kaplan
DEBATABLE. VERY DEBATABLE. BUT THIS IS WHAT I’VE GLEANED FROM KEEPING MY EAR TO THE GROUN ON THE MEAN PREMED STREETS.
I AM HESITANT TO GIVE THIS ADVICE OUT SINCE I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT HARM MORE THAN IT MIGHT HELP. BUT MAYBE IT’LL BE USEFUL TO SOME OF YOU.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS MEANT TO BE A VERY GENERAL POINTER. YOUR MILEAGE WILL LIKELY VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR LEARNING STYLE, STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES.
Without further ado:
Basic Overview
EK is short and to the point.
Kaplan goes into more detail, has some nice practice questions, but is riddled with errors.
PR is sort of a mix of EK and Kaplan.
Biology: 1. EK Bio (for content) + BR Bio (for passages and further topic depth if needed) 1. TPR Hyperlearning, detail oriented 3. Kaplan
Physics: 1. BR 2. Nova 3. TPR Hyperlearning 4. EK/Kaplan
Verbal: 1. EK 101 Verbal 2. TPR Hyperlearning Verbal Workbook 3. BR 4. Kaplan (Avoid if possible)
Organic Chemistry: 1. BR, by far 2. TPR Hyperlearning 3. EK/Kaplan
General Chemistry: 1. BR, by far 2. TPR Hyperlearning 3. EK/Kaplan
Extra Practice Material: 1. TPR Hyperlearing Science Workbook, good source of practice passages 1. AAMC Official Guide to the MCAT Exam (most representative material available) 2. EK 1001 series, helps nail down basics
EK = ExamKrakers, TPR = The Princeton Review, BR = Berkeley Review, Kaplan = Kaplan