Product Description

Includes:

*Full-length practice MCAT in the book

*2 Full-length verbal reasoning tests

*Effective tips and strategies for  test day success

*4-color insert featuring charts, graphs, and diagrams with most-tested material

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5557 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1072 pages

About the Author
Kaplan gets more people into Medical School than all other courses, Combined.

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions has been preparing students for the MCAT since 1963, longer than any other test prep company. Kaplan offers a wide variety of MCAT preparation including online programs, books and software, classroom coaching, personal tutoring, and subject specific preparation, as well as medical school admissions consulting. For information about live events, courses, and all available materials, visit kaptest.com/mcat.

Customer Reviews

Excellent book
Very well-done book... has comprehensive science review with plenty of advice for the writing sample and verbal reasoning sections. The color pages and diagrams are a major improvement over the 2007 ed. They've also gotten rid of the CD in favor of a completely online companion (this is less cumbersome and much better for the environment). The book questions and online questions come with complete, thorough explanations.

One of the best features is that taking their diagnostic test (and full simulation tests) the program tells you specifically what your weaknesses are. Your overall score can be separated into your biological sciences score and physical sciences score. From here, e.g., your biological sciences score is separated into biology and organic chemistry. If you select biology it will list the topics that were tested and the amount of questions you got right out of how many questions touched on that particular topic. From this you know what your specific weaknesses are... such as the function of carbonic anhydrase in the circulatory system.

This is a major improvement over the 2007 ed. and very helpful in terms of having an exhaustive review of all the material on the test.

A worthy volume, but not appropriate for everyone
This volume is Kaplan's alternative to their $2000 in-person prep course which comes with course books. This is a large, heavy tome--weighing in at 5lbs and nearly 1100 pages--containing condensed course notes for chemistry, physics, biology and organic. The material in this single volume is, for all intents and purposes, nearly identical to the notes you receive in the classroom course.

Now the big question: "Is this the right book for YOU??"

Did you take great notes in biology, chemistry, organic and physics? If you did (and kept them safe) then this book is probably not for you.

Did you send your invaluable course notes and old exams to the landfill after final exams? If you did, then this book is probably for you.

**90% of the pages in this book are NOTES not practice questions. If you already have great notes in the major subject areas, your money is better spent on a set of the Examkrackers 1001 Question books and official AAMC practice MCATs.**

If your surviving course notes leave much to be desired or failed to survive your undergraduate career, then you might consider this book or, alternatively, the Examkrackers Mcat Complete Study Package. The difference in price is not that significant though the Examkrackers books are a bit more in-depth and rigorous than this Kaplan book.

In either case, this book does not stand alone as a COMPLETE resource for MCAT prep, which is why I have given it 4 stars instead of 5. There's simply not enough practice material in this book to develop your MCAT test-taking skills. Kaplan does sell a book of practice MCAT's which compliments this book nicely. The subject notes in this book are concise and complete, however, and may prove to be an excellent timesaver for individuals who find themselves flustered or confused on "where to start."

Overall, I recommend this one for students with gaps in their subject knowledge or library of notes. Pass on this one and spend your money on practice testing material for those who have a firm grasp on the subject matter already. "A-"

Excellent For Content and Practice
This book has the best content review of any book. But because it is 1100 pages, you MUST start reviewing well in advance- at least 2 to 3 months in advance- of your MCAT exam. The content is extensive, you cannot procrastinate. The content review is excellent and comprehensive; practice questions help with developing analytical skills essential for the MCAT. I would recommend buying the AAMC 8 Practice Tests after completing this mostly content based book. Use this book for content.