LupeF Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I know it's kind of late, but I've recently decided I want to test before the summer is out (late August). I intended to self study, but I'm unsure where to begin. Could anyone link me to good resources (book prices, which books to choose for what section, types of tests, etc.)? I'm a supernoob at this so positive input would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCATMountain Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Berkeley Review is great for Physical Sciences. ExamKrackers is good for Verbal and TPR is good for bio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Intrepid86 Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Take a diagnostic test first to locate your weaknesses and gauge the amount of study time you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Take a diagnostic test first to locate your weaknesses and gauge the amount of study time you need. Yes, the free online test from AAMC is a good place to start. Also, do you have a strong background in the basic sciences like gen chem, orgo, bio and physics? If so, examkrackers books are great as they focus almost entirely on just what you need to know for the MCAT, whereas many of the other books like Kaplan and Princeton go into way more detail that often isn't required unless you have a lacking background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qester Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 If I were to start from scratch and were testing in august I would buy the full Exam Krackers set, the full Exam Krackers 1001/101 books and Chad's videos online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I would also suggest the rather obvious point of starting with your weakest sections - sounds silly I know but people tend to start studying things they already know - biology or physics usually rather than VR. Bit of an ego thing I think, we all want to feel that we are smart and thus ignore other areas. Plus I think there is weird tendency to think things we don't know aren't that hard that and VR is important - more important than any other section and the one people are most likely to do poorly in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeF Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Like I said, I'm a supernoob; I was unable to find the aamc diagnostic tests by just googling it. can anyone please provide a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 https://members.aamc.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&WebCode=PubDetailAdd&DoNotSave=yes&ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&ParentDataObject=Invoice+Detail&ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&ivd_prc_prd_key=87B3239A-D424-4D3E-B23E-2C7B78175716 Register there and you can do test 3 for free and pay for the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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