You Must Have This Book for the MCAT
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| Review Date: October 7, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Solomon Min, |
| This book contains 101 MCAT Biology passages and 1001 questions overall. No other book I used to prepare for the exam simulated the real test as this text. My biological sciences score jumped 4 points to a 13 from the first time I took the MCAT. In fact I recommend the entire ExamKracker series. |
Extensive coverage... but full of errors.
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| Review Date: February 6, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Caleb Stowell, Provo, UT |
| I bought this book looking for a good passage-based practice for the biology section of the MCAT. From my experience with the book 101 passages in Verbal Reasoning, I was impressed with Examkracker's accurate represenation of real MCAT questions. However, I soon found numerous errors in the questions used in this book, and I confirmed that they were wrong with several physiology and biology professors. From that point, I gave up on the book, because it caused more harm than good. |
Full of errors, incoherent
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| Review Date: February 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Anthony Sevold, |
This book is full of errors. The Examkrackers website has a forum for errata, but you have to pay for an "Elite" membership to access it. Ridiculous.
The answer explanations are often incoherent and the answers they deem correct make you question your sanity. |
A great find
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| Review Date: February 24, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Jacqueline F. Moreau, |
This book is by far the best in terms of MCAT biology prep. Other companies overwhelm readers with facts and irrelevant information, while Examkrackers gives you what you need to know, and provides you with "1001 questions" in MCAT passage-style form to ensure that you know more than just the science: you also know how to take the MCAT.
There are a few errors in the book, but to be honest, they are small and obvious; there is no confusion about correct answers etc. Such is the reasoning for my awarding 4 instead of 5 stars. |
Buy this book
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| Review Date: July 23, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Cbro, |
| This book was great practice for the MCAT. Most questions are passage based (like the actual MCAT) and I found many to be as difficult as the real thing. It's also a great tool for learning the material, which should be used as a supplement to a general biology textboook. By the end of the book, you end up having a good feel for the topics that are most likely to appear on the MCAT. This book is by far the best MCAT bio prep out there. |
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