Best way to study for Biology Section of the PCAT?

[miracleman91]

Currently, I have the Kaplan 2012 PCAT book and Dr. Collins 2011 study packet. I was just wondering what's the best way to tackle the Anatomy portion in the Biology section of the PCAT? Should i buy the Cliffnotes Anatomy and Physiology book or just stick my AP Bio book?

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[mentirosa18]

I basically looked through topics covered on Bio sections (they are listed on the PCAT blueprints - available on the official website), and then watch tutorial videos on youtube. there are many free youtube tutorials like Khan academy.

 

[AlPacino]

Collins was the best for me. They tell you exactly what you need to know and I even saw 2-3 Collin questions on the PCAT. Everybody raves about Kaplan bio section, but I honestly found Cracking The PCAT bio better. Brush up on microbioolgy as I got quite a couple on mine.

 

[Sugoi Travis]

I didn't have the big bio update when I took the PCAT, but for the most part, I felt the bio section for Collins was a little bit lackluster; yes it did point me in the direction of what I should know, but aside from that, I didn't get much out of it. I ended up just taking the study guide as a skeleton for what I should know and substituted the information with the notes I took in my science classes at my university.

 

[TheDuce]

along with Dr. Collins im using PCAT Destroyer which I think has helped out tons. Its nothing but questions (over 400 on bio alone) with in depth explanations.