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[dartmed]

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I am debating between Princeton Review, EK, and TBR?

I will be doing the techniques section from TBR anyway and the passages from the TBR, but what do you guys suggest for pure content? I am not very good at Organic either.

TBR for passages and what book for the content?

 

[KindofBlue]

EK will be a little too concise, so I would suggest either TBR or TPRH.
If you're gonna do TBR, why spend the extra cash on TPRH?
I felt like TBR's content was quite thorough and adequately prepared me for the MCAT.

 

[mightymoose02]

EK will be a little too concise, so I would suggest either TBR or TPRH.
If you're gonna do TBR, why spend the extra cash on TPRH?
I felt like TBR's content was quite thorough and adequately prepared me for the MCAT.

Since I had an old (2008) TPR Science Workbook, I used that warm-up for the Berkeley Review passages. TPR has easy/medium questions while Berkeley Review was more in-depth. Plus, I was getting depressed after getting crushed consistently by TBR material so TPR helped me boost my confidence back up. Nonetheless, they are both great companies. Avoid EK and Kaplan at all cost.

I took TBR classes and got over 30.

Good luck! 👍

 

[dartmed]

Since I had an old (2008) TPR Science Workbook, I used that warm-up for the Berkeley Review passages. TPR has easy/medium questions while Berkeley Review was more in-depth. Plus, I was getting depressed after getting crushed consistently by TBR material so TPR helped me boost my confidence back up. Nonetheless, they are both great companies. Avoid EK and Kaplan at all cost.

I took TBR classes and got over 30.

Good luck! 👍

Thank-you for your replies. It sounds like TPR for pure content review, and TBR and the Science Workbook for practice...

I started going through TBR content review, but it's SO MUCH for Organic. I did TBR for content review of Physics and Chemistry...and it was amazing, as I have them down...but I don't know if I have enough will power to go through the same with Organic. And the test is fast approaching, and I need to start doing practice passages/FL at least by the end of the month.

 

[mightymoose02]

Thank-you for your replies. It sounds like TPR for pure content review, and TBR and the Science Workbook for practice...

I started going through TBR content review, but it's SO MUCH for Organic. I did TBR for content review of Physics and Chemistry...and it was amazing, as I have them down...but I don't know if I have enough will power to go through the same with Organic. And the test is fast approaching, and I need to start doing practice passages/FL at least by the end of the month.

I suggest you go over the "high-yield" stuff for Organic Chemistry and not worry about memorizing too much. I hated O-chem and didn't really go through the TBR O-chem stuff. (still got a 11 on BS) Just make sure you know anything that can cross over to become a Biology question like sugars or amino acids. MCAT likes to combine multiple subjects and use it against us. Look for patterns in reactions.

Besides, I don't think anybody has gotten a test where they had more O-chem than Biology. Also, O-chem on the real deal shouldn't be ultra-difficult and you should be able to get most of them right by using the passage.

And you are right about FLs. Those will be the things that REALLY prepare you for the real thing.

Last thing... Don't be afraid to panic or get tired during your practice exams. It happens. Try to grind through the test and see if you can still get a good score because the real test will feel super fast and uncomfortable. I almost felt like the real test used a faster clock or something.

 

[KindofBlue]

Thank-you for your replies. It sounds like TPR for pure content review, and TBR and the Science Workbook for practice...

I started going through TBR content review, but it's SO MUCH for Organic. I did TBR for content review of Physics and Chemistry...and it was amazing, as I have them down...but I don't know if I have enough will power to go through the same with Organic. And the test is fast approaching, and I need to start doing practice passages/FL at least by the end of the month.

Fast approaching? You have at least 3 months till your test date even if it's in January, don't you?
I do agree with moose, Ochem is rarely as difficult as TBR makes it to be in their practice passages, but I liked it because I knew I was preparing for the worst.
It's really up to you, if you like to feel like you're pretty ready and confident, do TBR, if that's not a big issue and you wanna save time, concentrate on the high yield topics. But since you wrote in your original post that ochem isn't your forte, I would be on the safer side if I were you.

 

[PingPongPro]

Just wanted to state that my actual MCAT test had organic on it that was actually harder than TBR passages. Everyone who took it the same day as me agrees that the Ochem was extraordinarily difficult.

 

[liveoak]

9/10/11 orgo passage


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Seriously.

 

[dartmed]

9/10/11 orgo passage


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Seriously.

Hahahaha.

I am sorry to hear that.

Ok, I really haven't received the response I was looking for: should I use TPR for content or the TBR? I will be doing practice passages from TPR (Science Workbook) and the TBR no matter what.

 

[liveoak]

organic is tough to study because it's very low yield. You can study for months, yet only gain a question or two.

That being said, i didn't like the organization of the TBR books. The topics were too scattered. I also never took Orgo 2 before the MCAT, so don't listen to me. 😎

 

[SN2ed]

Strictly for content, either is fine. TPRH is preferred by some, while BR is preferred by others. Also, it's good to keep in mind that the key to MCAT success lies in taking tons of timed practice passages (which it looks like you're doing with the TPRH SW and BR passages). All in all, if you think TPRH works best for you, then go with that.

 

[vin5cent0]

Don't sweat it too much. I had like 2 questions on the MCAT pertaining to organic, and it was really basic crap like R and S assigning.

 

[m0biusace]

9/10/11 orgo passage


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Seriously.

I knew about what half of the words in that passage meant. Another 25% I could guess. And the last 25% I had no idea at all.


But to answer the OPs question: I used EK and if you know you need a lot of help with ochem, I would avoid EK. As another poster said above, they are too concise for someone needing help with the basics.

 

[mafunk]

I picked up 'Organic Chemistry as a Second Language' after reading that it is a great way to master the foundational concepts that drive O-chem. Thus allowing one to rely on conceptual understanding more, and less on mass memorization. So far I am impressed. It's very straight forward.