Examkracker books for CBT?

[Mapilowee]

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Does EK have updated books for CBT? I saw they have classroom courses for CBT, but the 6th ed. EK books were published Oct 2005 making me believe that they're outdated and I shouldn't use them to study for the April 2007 MCAT. While I know the topic coverage in paper MCAT and CBT are similar, the strategies taught in CBT and paper MCAT prep books should be different, no?

FYI, I'm retaking MCATs. I took MCAT Aug 2004 and used Kaplan classroom course. I still have all the books that came w/the course so I'm skeptical about buying more non-CBT prep materials. After seeing the good reviews about EK on this board, I'd figure I'd buy their new material and supplement w/old Kaplan material to review. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[mvenus929]

I don't know how much help I'll be, but I just went ahead and got the EK books. I plan to take a couple CBTs on e-mcat.com to practice how to work it. The material is the same, it's just the source of the exam is different.

 

[smuwillobrien]

I don't know what is so different about the CBT MCAT that older EK version books wouldn't be just as relevant.

 

[Beau Geste]

The content hasn't changed. Just be sure to do lots of on-line practice tests.

 

[smuwillobrien]

The content hasn't changed. Just be sure to do lots of on-line practice tests.

Listen to megboo - practice tests, even if they aren't the same format and timing, are helpful.

 

[gotmeds?]

Does EK have updated books for CBT? I saw they have classroom courses for CBT, but the 6th ed. EK books were published Oct 2005 making me believe that they're outdated and I shouldn't use them to study for the April 2007 MCAT. While I know the topic coverage in paper MCAT and CBT are similar, the strategies taught in CBT and paper MCAT prep books should be different, no?

FYI, I'm retaking MCATs. I took MCAT Aug 2004 and used Kaplan classroom course. I still have all the books that came w/the course so I'm skeptical about buying more non-CBT prep materials. After seeing the good reviews about EK on this board, I'd figure I'd buy their new material and supplement w/old Kaplan material to review. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

I hate to break it to you, but ALL MCAT study material is outdated. Everything you get is based on previous tests and the test prep companies are constantly playing catch-up. The best they can do is try to predict what the next test is going to be like based on the trends, and the AAMC tries to throw in enough surprises every year to make that difficult for them. Even the official AAMC tests are a few years out of date. So using your old books to study should be fine.