A lot of people suggest studying for the PCATs using Dr. Collins Study Guide, but I'm curious... has anyone scored above 90+ composite without it?
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Anyone get 90+ without Dr Collins?
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I didn't get 90+, but I got an 85 which I'm still proud of!
that's very awesome! what books did you use and how long did you study for
yes what did you get? i'm also trying to study without dr. collins
Got a 97 without it. Used the Kaplan book for anatomy and statistics since I hadn't taken them yet. Otherwise I was out of school for two years so I spent about 30 hours total over the previous 4 weeks or so. But to be honest I have a chemistry degree so the chem and quantitative was pretty easy for me. The practice tests helped more than anything just getting used to taking the test.
I got 85 without Collins, breakdown:
Chem: 93
Bio: 92
Quant: 85
Verbal was horrible I have no tips for those sections. But for the science and math I re-read Princeton Review PCAT book (not a lot of people know or use it) multiple times the details helped a lot. I also use the EK 1001 questions for Chemistry (questions were much harder than PCAT so I felt really prepared). I also used Kaplan for the questions only (the math section is horrible).
Chem: 93
Bio: 92
Quant: 85
Verbal was horrible I have no tips for those sections. But for the science and math I re-read Princeton Review PCAT book (not a lot of people know or use it) multiple times the details helped a lot. I also use the EK 1001 questions for Chemistry (questions were much harder than PCAT so I felt really prepared). I also used Kaplan for the questions only (the math section is horrible).
i have been out of school for 2 years now, i am reading the princeton review book now and will probably get the kaplan book too for anything extra and then take a ton of practice exams....i plan to take it in july so i figured if I start now i will be more than ready in 7 months
I used Kaplan (sucked), Princeton (pretty good!), and Barrons (it's just practice exams). And of course, I bought the PCAT practice tests from the actual site.
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I used Kaplan and got a 98th %ile composite. This was back in 2010, though. I took the paper-based test.
92.
I tried Collins at first and didn't score highly. Then I went back and studied solely through the online tests sold through the company that administers the PCAT. 92! I was pretty excited, and I also think Collins is totally overrated, based on my own experience and their astronomical cost.
I tried Collins at first and didn't score highly. Then I went back and studied solely through the online tests sold through the company that administers the PCAT. 92! I was pretty excited, and I also think Collins is totally overrated, based on my own experience and their astronomical cost.
99 and 95, no studying. 99 was the old paper exam. 95 was new format.
92 composite on the old paper exam; no studying
Sure, lots of us. 99 composite. No Dr. Collins.
all4mydaughter what did u use to study then?
I know I used a Kaplan biology book because I had been out of undergraduate for a long time and hadn't taken many of my bio pre-reqs yet. I can't remember much more than that.
