Kaplan MCAT 528?

[Medaholic Dr]

Hello Forum,
What are your opinions on Kaplan MCAT 528 book? Thanks !

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[TexasSurgeon]

Hello Forum,
What are your opinions on Kaplan MCAT 528 book? Thanks !

dude they already released a 2nd edition like wtf. they've barely just released the first edition!

anyways, it does seem to be a good book but i recommend you personally take a copy of the 2015 outline with you to a bookstore and check out and see if the book is actually worth it in the store before purchasing

 

[EParker37]

I perused the version at my local bookstore and decided to grab the last copy, its a pretty decent book with a lot in it for only 45$.

 

[Abraxas305]

How many passages/questions does it have?

 

[EParker37]

How many passages/questions does it have?

A lot, more than I feel like counting, but its a not insignificant amount of information in the book. I recommend it.

 

[squash_fan]

Do you guys have the first or second edition?

 

[XxThaDoggxX]

No idea if i purchased the 1st or 2nd edition at Barnes and Nobles...didn't even know there was a 2nd edition yet...will check when I get home, will be hella pissed if I ended up getting 1st lol. Book is solid, a little pricey imo (but I'm broke and cheap as hell at this point), seems to have good passages though.

 

[DrHart]

book is worth it. you won't get much (any) content review out of this. but it's gold for learning strategy

 

[XxThaDoggxX]

book is worth it. you won't get much (any) content review out of this. but it's gold for learning strategy

I'm just not a huge fan of "mapping" that Kaplan loves to talk about so much..I feel it takes so much time, and after taking the actual test I know for a fact I don't have time to sit there and make an outline of the passage

Can you summarize what were your biggest takeaways from the book Hart?

 

[DrHart]

I'm just not a huge fan of "mapping" that Kaplan loves to talk about so much..I feel it takes so much time, and after taking the actual test I know for a fact I don't have time to sit there and make an outline of the passage

Can you summarize what were your biggest takeaways from the book Hart?

I agree with you about mapping. Totally ignored the stuff that Kap seemed to tout. For me, mapping took too much time and it was easier and more efficient to make a mental map and highlight the rest.
Most important thing I learned from 528 was what should be going through my mind as I read the passage and as I look at answers. There are a ton of different ways to arrive at the right answer but some are more efficient than others. The 528 books was basically a ton of passages with a step by step explanation of how to tackle them. Chem/Phys was my weakness and I felt like I bumped 15-20% from just reading the book.

Sometimes I think I read to much into this, but my experience with the MCAT is this:
Lets face it you can't "know" everything, especially with the amount of reasoning on the test. With many questions, you'll get to a mental fork in the road. "Do you use this formula or that" "Would this activate or suppress" "Is this sympathetic or parasympathetic" - you get the point. I found that with Kap's 528 I had a more solid reasoning process to help me pick the right direction.

 

[Glazedonutlove]

personally I thought it was useless