Opinions on George Wolfe Biology Online Lecture Videos

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I guess I am having trouble absorbing all the biology material necessary to do well on this particular section of the DAT. Has anyone used George Wolfe biology videos to help them process the information? I used Chad's Videos and they have significantly helped me in the chemistries, but he does not have any videos pertaining to biology. I keep on reading the chapters over and over again in the Kaplan review notes (which by the way are black and white and just a bit boring) and I feel like I am getting no where. I also have Barron's AP Book (which is more colorful) but I feel like Kaplan covers more detail then Barrons, and they really put you to sleep lol. I am a very visual and conceptual learner so that may be why.

Any thoughts on Wolfe's biology videos? Do they cover everything needed? I rather watch videos then re-read things a billion times and get no where, but before investing time and money I would like to hear some thoughts. Thank you.
 
I guess I am having trouble absorbing all the biology material necessary to do well on this particular section of the DAT. Has anyone used George Wolfe biology videos to help them process the information? I used Chad's Videos and they have significantly helped me in the chemistries, but he does not have any videos pertaining to biology. I keep on reading the chapters over and over again in the Kaplan review notes (which by the way are black and white and just a bit boring) and I feel like I am getting no where. I also have Barron's AP Book (which is more colorful) but I feel like Kaplan covers more detail then Barrons, and they really put you to sleep lol. I am a very visual and conceptual learner so that may be why.

Any thoughts on Wolfe's biology videos? Do they cover everything needed? I rather watch videos then re-read things a billion times and get no where, but before investing time and money I would like to hear some thoughts. Thank you.



I bought the videos about a month and a half ago, and watch many on a daily basis.

Here are my thoughts;

-I use them as a supplement to topics i dont really understand
-His videos cover (literally) every topic in bio related to the DAT
-Worth every penny
-Easy to understand
-Gives you cool ways to memorize ideas.
 
Thanks brotha. Did you purchase the CD or online 12 month trial? Also, have your biology scores been raising after watching them?
 
oh flossy, thanks for reminding me ! haha i bought his videos a couple months ago and i watched a few.....theres alot....like ALOTTTTTTTT of videos. i normally use to watch it before bed....aka it puts me to sleep bc he talks so much, but in general he does a good job explaining things, i just feel like it will take you FOREVERRRRRR to watch, take notes on and memorize everything from his videos.
i think you should study cliffs AP and whatever u dont understand/want to understand better, use wolffs vids to supplement.
 
thanks molar, you're a charm. I actually have the CD's that I bought off amazon and they will not work on my mac. So, I had to fix my windows laptop that crashed and Wolfe talks on there but he will not move lol. Therefore, it is more of a audio than a visual.. so I was thinking of just buying the online one.

ps: I think I decided to go to uconn, thanks for all your input.. DAT prep is much more important than MED at this point
 
thanks molar, you're a charm. I actually have the CD's that I bought off amazon and they will not work on my mac. So, I had to fix my windows laptop that crashed and Wolfe talks on there but he will not move lol. Therefore, it is more of a audio than a visual.. so I was thinking of just buying the online one.

ps: I think I decided to go to uconn, thanks for all your input.. DAT prep is much more important than MED at this point

lol thanks 😀
& oh i didnt even know they came in CD form, i bought it off the thinkwell website, i think the subscriptions a year. i forget how much i paid tho, im blanking. & good decision, id pick that over med too. dont stress yourself out, youll do great. 👍
also b4 you watch wolffe's videos, maybe you should take his quizzes to see if you understand that video sets concepts and if u do, dont waste ur time watching that concept/ move onto the next
 
lol thanks 😀
& oh i didnt even know they came in CD form, i bought it off the thinkwell website, i think the subscriptions a year. i forget how much i paid tho, im blanking. & good decision, id pick that over med too. dont stress yourself out, youll do great. 👍
also b4 you watch wolffe's videos, maybe you should take his quizzes to see if you understand that video sets concepts and if u do, dont waste ur time watching that concept/ move onto the next

ok, hopefully I don't get them all wrong lol.. that guy does waste a lot of paper for a biologist tho haha.. he be tearin that stuff and tossin it on the ground like no other.. he also wears the same shirt in every video haha
 
loll i know the pinkshirt/yellow tie never gets old apparently.
also i just watched one of his videos on plants bc its less boring than reading it in a book however its like about bedtime now........that 1 video did it
cant go on
 
kill mehhhh
haha no its late where i am!
well, late in my book...& fyi i did just watch a 2nd video on PLANTS & now my computer is radiating heat and makin my life hot. so ive tortured myself enough for the evening, u watch the next one for me floss. lemmmie know how it goes with u & wolffe tonight
 
How many videos are there? And how long do you think it would take to watch them all? Debating on whether or not to purchase them!

Thanks🙂
 
lol ok I will.. I am actually watching the videos in the beginning now.. I have to admit they are tiny videos compared to the youtube versions.. but its all good.. im sure we will have a fun time together.. his pink shirt keeps me awake
 
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