Corey11824 Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Ideally, I would like this to be the one-stop shop for all comments/reviews regarding the MCAT prep material, so please comment! I have found a few reviews on the books, except for the McGraw-Hill series and can not decide which one's to get. Also all the reviews I found were done before the first administration of the new MCAT so I believe they may not have been that representative and were not harsh enough in determining whether or not the books were useful for the MCAT. So for anyone who has written the new MCAT, which prep books did you use? Did you find the books helpful? To anyone, what are your opinions on each series and which ones have you purchased? I appreciate anyone's and everyone's comments, thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. Reviews I have found so far: ExamKrackers http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/examkrackers-2015-mcat-9th-edition-review-does-it-really-have-everything-you-need-to-know The Princeton Review (TPR) http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/did-the-princeton-review-really-crack-the-mcat2015-code Kaplan http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/should-you-use-kaplans-mcat-complete-7-book-subject-review-for-the-mcat2015 McGraw-Hill series of books (Could not find a review) http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/mcgraw-hill-education-mcat-2015/9780071843980-item.html?ikwid=MCAT+aamc&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacea Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have found a few reviews on the books, except for the McGraw-Hill series and can not decide which one's to get. Also all the reviews I found were done before the first administration of the new MCAT so I believe they may not have been that representative and were not harsh enough in determining whether or not the books were useful for the MCAT. So for anyone who has written the new MCAT, which prep books did you use? Did you find the books helpful? To anyone, what are your opinions on each series and which ones have you purchased? I appreciate anyone's and everyone's comments, thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. Reviews I have found so far: ExamKrackers http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/examkrackers-2015-mcat-9th-edition-review-does-it-really-have-everything-you-need-to-know The Princeton Review (TPR) http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/did-the-princeton-review-really-crack-the-mcat2015-code Kaplan http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/should-you-use-kaplans-mcat-complete-7-book-subject-review-for-the-mcat2015 McGraw-Hill series of books (Could not find a review) http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/mcgraw-hill-education-mcat-2015/9780071843980-item.html?ikwid=MCAT+aamc&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=26 You forgot TBR. You don't have to use 1 series exclusively. Certain books are better for certain subjects compared to others. It also depends on personal preference with respect to how much detail you want/need. For me, I combined TBR with EK. Used TPR occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey11824 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 You forgot TBR. You don't have to use 1 series exclusively. Certain books are better for certain subjects compared to others. It also depends on personal preference with respect to how much detail you want/need. For me, I combined TBR with EK. Used TPR occasionally. I did not forget TBR, rather I excluded them because they are not up to date for the new MCAT. What were your thoughts on EK and TPR, as those are the two I am currently debating between. Also have you heard anything about Kaplan's books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacea Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 I did not forget TBR, rather I excluded them because they are not up to date for the new MCAT. What were your thoughts on EK and TPR, as those are the two I am currently debating between. Also have you heard anything about Kaplan's books? EK is good for quick review if your background is already really strong. On the other hand, I thought TPR was a little too in-depth. I thought TBR was best for physics and G-chem. For bio though, i highly recommend going with EK because it's the most concise. TPR is way too detailed and I didn't think it was necessary since most of the MCAT questions in the bio section are not memorization-based anyways. I know way too many ppl who wasted too much time reading that thick bio bible from TPR and it didn't help them in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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