Examkrackers 1001 Questions in MCAT Biology

Comment: I bought this book to help me brush up on my biology for the MCAT and to get a feel for what the questions would be like. While this book does have some moderate degree of usefulness, I would probably not buy it again. As others have said, this book is FULL of errors! It's both time consuming and frustrating. At times I was convinced that the author (a 3rd year med student who hopes to be a surgeon, according to the back of the book) had no idea what he was writing about (seriously, take a look at the passages in the "Microbiology" section. 1) They have almost NOTHING to do with microbiology and 2) The passages themselves are very choppy and incoherent, 3) The questions seldom have anything to do with the passage.) The book is good for the covering the areas which you know almost nothing about (i.e., stuff you covered for a week in Bio 1, but haven't taken another class in or thought about since.) If you have knowledge beyond the Bio 1/Bio 2 level of the subject, feel free to skip that section because the mistakes will drive you crazy in a hurry and just make you doubt your awesome self. You will save yourself a lot of time and one big head ache. All in all, there was some good information, and there were a lot of questions, but I'm sure that there are better books out there. If you do decide to go with this book, just keep this in mind; If you THINK the book is wrong, it probably is. Don't sweat it. Move on.

Comment: This book is definitely worth your money. Actually all of the Examkrackers books are great. The Audio Osmosis CDs are also helpful with studying for the MCAT.

Comment: These 1001 questions books along with the Audio Osmosis and their MCAT study package raised my MCAT score 4 points after I bombed the first one trying to study with Kaplan. Highly recommend for MCAT study, as well as physics, chemistry, bio, and ochem classes. I wish I had these books for those classes because they would have made the concepts a breeze. (yes, I am leaving the same review for all of the books I bought from ExamKrackers and no, I'm not getting paid to talk them up. They really are a fantastic study package.)

Comment: Did every question in this book and saw my AAMC practice scores increase over the weeks. I did 1 section of the book each week for 3 months leading up to the real thing, and got me a 12 (started with 8, then 9s, then 10/11, then consistent 12s on my practice tests). I am still in the process of applying, but feel much more confident with a 34 on my plate thanks to this book.

Comment: This book is one of the best tools to hone your biology test taking skills. With 101 passages and 1001 questions, you will become familiar with every topic covered on the real MCAT AND know some topics in details which may not be possible by just studying one of the prep books. I improved my scores from 8 to 14. Sure there may be some errors (maybe less than 10 questions), but i think it's definately worth to go through this book to prepare for the most important aspect of your medial school admission.