Dr. Collins and pearson pcat material

[uugirl77]

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what is so special about the dr. collins pcat study material??

Versus the pearson or pcat destroyer, Im trying to find some good study material.

 

[chemguy79]

Disclaimer: I have the PCAT destroyer, Dr. Collins and the Pearson practice exams.

The Pearson practice exams are great because they give you a composite score, as well as an individual section score. IMO, they give you an accurate idea about the types of questions that you'll see on the exam. IMO, they are a great study tool and imperative for the exam.

I like using Dr. Collins' study material since they are divided up into practice exams and I've seen some of the questions from these exams on the Pearson practice exams. The review guides that come with Dr. Collins' material are helpful, but the best attribute (again, IMO) are his practice exams. Tons of questions, although the explanations regarding the questions (especially for Chemistry) are lacking. However, I can definitely understand why his study materials are so popular.

Some people rave about the PCAT destroyer, however, I'm not a huge fan. (Truth be told, I wish that I hadn't purchased the material.) I think that there are tons of questions, however, I don't feel that they are all that indicative about the material covered on the exam. Furthermore, there is neither verbal nor reading comprehension materials with his study section. I think that he emphasizes the Organic Chemistry section, however, there aren't many Orgo questions on the exam and his questions are more difficult than those on the real exam. Finally, his study guide is just questions ... No review material at all.

Again, I think that it's all about preference. I think that the Dr. Collins' material is great. I think that the Pearson practice exams are necessary. I don't think that the PCAT Destroyer is all that helpful, but YMMV.

 

[Moni526]

I have taken Pearson's practice tests and as the above poster said, I really like the fact they let you know what your ranking would be. Those questions are also very similar to the ones on the test (some are recycled from old tests!!)

But I am a big advocate of Dr. Collins study materials. I took his class and improved my score over thirty points. His guide breaks it up in sections and has a study guide then practice tests. All in all, the best guide I have used.

Before I got into Collins guide, I used the Kaplan book. It was also very helpful and went over all of the individual concepts covered on the test in great detail, so this was also very helpful. (I also have the 2008-2009 edition of this guide that I am trying to sell, so message me if you are interested!)

My recommendation is just relax while you're studying and take it a day at a time. And don't freak out, this test isn't the end of the world. Good luck and I hope this helps you!