*The first guide to provide updated information for June 2007 test change
*Full-length practice test with detailed answer explanations
*Diagnostic test
*Complete content review
*Effective strategies for the PCAT
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Amazingly Awesome!:
This book is awesome! It sums up every subject so well and the tests in it are very very useful! Compared to the real test it was very accurate on what was going to show up. I'm going to keep this around because it is just full of information even if it isn't need for the PCAT.
Kaplan PCAT Review:
The biology review is missing a lot of important basic information and the calculus review doesn't cover what was on the real PCAT test. My recommendation is to take the practice pcat test from the pearson website. It was very similar to the real test. Then after that, you'll know what you need to review. This Kaplan test was helpful, but the material wasn't quite the same as what pcat tested on. My weak spots were chemistry and calculus and I don't feel the Kaplan review improved either for me.... more info
Needs more info:
This book needs more information on the "tough stuff". There's not nearly enough review on calculus or advanced chemistry. The english review sections (reading comp and verbal) were pretty decent. I absolutely hated the practice tests in this book for several reasons. First, they were full of errors; I answered questions correctly in the final practice test and the answer key had the incorrect answer letter (correct answer was B and key said it was C, but had the correct information with it). Second, the... more info
A Good Prep Book:
Over the summer of 2008 I prepared for the PCAT mainly with the Kaplan 2008-2009 PCAT test prep book. The chapters of the Kaplan book covering the verbal, reading, writing and biology sections are all great review with lots of good information and great tips for performing well on those sections. The two practice tests at the end were also fairly helpful overall for extra review and getting acclimated to the actual length of the PCAT. That being said I felt that the Kaplan book did a somewhat poor job... more info
