Does Kaplan Comprehensive Review have EVERYTHING?

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Hey, does the Kaplan MCAT comprehensive review have every topic to answer every question on the MCAT. That is, if someone knew everything in Kaplan really well, plus of course the critical thinking skills and really good at verbal, is it safe to say a 39 can come? I mean I am saying this (Kaplan) + all the Biology pre-req courses that is...

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i would say not EVERYTHING. there were a couple questions about the auditory system on my mcat that wasn't even mentioned in kaplan, but overall, i think it's a VERY good condensation of the material.
 
Hey, does the Kaplan MCAT comprehensive review have every topic to answer every question on the MCAT. That is, if someone knew everything in Kaplan really well, plus of course the critical thinking skills and really good at verbal, is it safe to say a 39 can come? I mean I am saying this (Kaplan) + all the Biology pre-req courses that is...

Thanks.
With the biology pre-reqs? Do you mean you're going to have pre-reqs missing? Two problems - review courses really are meant to refresh your memory of things you've already had - you could be a fantastic student, but a review course is still not going to take the time to explain the underlying detail in order for you to have a good understanding of something you've never seen before. Second, Kaplan and everyone else makes decisions about what to emphasize based on all of the information that they can gather about what was actually covered on recent MCAT exams. If you look at the MCAT website, they have a comprehensive list of every topic that's fair game for the exam. I think you'd find that some of the coverage is pretty cursory on things they haven't tested on in a long time. But MCAT loves to throw a few curves now and then - which isn't that big of a problem unless you're counting on a 39. :laugh:
 
i know people who have been able to pull off high 30's with the kaplan comprehensive review book (a friend and one of my TPR instructors). some have also recommended PR's comprehensive review book. i have the kaplan book (brand new 2006). outside of prep-course material, it wasn't as helpful as the EK books. however, if you are interested in buying a kaplan book or the EK set (brand new 6th ed, gen chem has some markup), PM me 🙂 not sure if i am allowed to advertise selling books here...oops. but you can at least take away the message from my experience with these books. i probably won't revisit this forum, so PM if you have other questions.
PS. i used the 2005 kaplan book when studying, that's why the 2006 one is still new.
 
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