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Preliminary Score Report
Verbal Ability 98
Biology 97
Reading Comp 68
Quantitative Ability 51
Chemistry 88
Composite 93
I took the PCAT yesterday morning 01/05. I used the Crack the PCAT study materials. I liked it because the format was similar to the actual test. There were also text and video explanations of answers. After you complete a practice test, it gets analyzed to compare against others. Don't put too much emphasis on your practice score, because it's based on how many questions you answered correctly, while the actual PCAT is weighted by how well you did against other test takers and the difficulty of your test.
I was pleasantly surprised by my PCAT score, a lot more difficult than the practice tests. There were passages in the biology and chemistry sections and the reading comprehension was a lot longer with 6 paragraphs each passage. The math killed me! I had 5 minutes left to answer 18 questions, so I had to guess the rest of the way. I don't think there's enough time for quantitative ability.
Verbal Ability 98
Biology 97
Reading Comp 68
Quantitative Ability 51
Chemistry 88
Composite 93
I took the PCAT yesterday morning 01/05. I used the Crack the PCAT study materials. I liked it because the format was similar to the actual test. There were also text and video explanations of answers. After you complete a practice test, it gets analyzed to compare against others. Don't put too much emphasis on your practice score, because it's based on how many questions you answered correctly, while the actual PCAT is weighted by how well you did against other test takers and the difficulty of your test.
I was pleasantly surprised by my PCAT score, a lot more difficult than the practice tests. There were passages in the biology and chemistry sections and the reading comprehension was a lot longer with 6 paragraphs each passage. The math killed me! I had 5 minutes left to answer 18 questions, so I had to guess the rest of the way. I don't think there's enough time for quantitative ability.
Collins is good for long-term studying. So yes, you should buy it and start studying as soon as you receive it. It comes with study guides and practice tests. These test questions are exactly like, if not similar to the questions on the exam. It comes with updates from each testing window. There are many people (including me) who have bought it and took the pcat, so they do not need it anymore and are selling it.
If you are not well versed with bio and chem, I would suggest also buying crack the pcat just to reinforce but the Dr.C's material should be enough reinforcement for you to score high. I studied using collins for only one and a half weeks and ended up scoring 40 points higher than the first time I took it, where I didn't study at all, like not even a little bit.
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Zero, I'm really paranoid. I've thought about selling them on here but i've just stashed the package.
By the way, if you do want to buy it from someone on here, please make sure you follow your gut. I was scammed (along with many others) by some people on here to claim to have the material, make you send them a payment through paypal, and you receive nothing. If you have the $400, just buy it straight from collins and figure out the rest later.
Hello there, I just created a post with a few tips on how to approach the pcat. Here ya are: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/tips-to-help-you-dominate-the-pcat.1178128/
