Other than AAMC, which company has the most realistic practice MCATs?

[Premed315U]

How do Examkrackers, Princeton Review, Kaplan, Columbia Review, Berkeley Review compare to the real thing? Please post your experiences with the companies. If you took Princeton Review, for example, please let me know if you found verbal/PS/BS easier, equal difficulty, or harder to the real MCAT. Likewise for the other companies. I would greatly appreciate it. I'm taking tests from all companies and find them all different so I don't know which to rely on the most for similarity in questions/difficulty etc.

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[Gainer]

In my experience, the kaplan ones are pretty far off. They seem to all stress the tricks that Kaplan teaches you and depart from what I saw on the actual MCAT. I did use teh Kaplan ones along with the baron ones, however, and did quite well as they balanced each other out.

 

[Jamier2]

I used the Columbia Review and the AAMC tests. They were pretty similar to the real thing.

I also purchased Barrons, but the only benifit to was that it allowed me to practice my throwing arm when I chucked that pile of crap as far as I could throw it.

 

[Street Philosopher]

I think the people at examkrackers nitpick a little too much about the quality of other programs' tests. I mean I agree TPR's material is a little too detail oriented, but that doesn't mean it's good practice. As long as it's not super bad, it's good enough.

 

[Premed315U]

Did you use Columbia Review tests from the bookstore? Did they resemble your actual score?

Thanks so much