Please Share Full Length Reviews for TBR (The Berkeley Review).

[IMPROVEDAILY]

Hello,

I can't seem to get a clear response regarding TBR Full Length Exam Reviews.
I know the books are great, but was hoping some of you who have used their full length exams and have taken the actual MCAT can share some perspective.

Comparing to AAMC full lengths and actual MCAT, how do you see their 1) predictive value of the score and 2) the format of the exams similarity

I'd appreciate the help.

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[PlsLetMeIn21]

I loved their FLs. At the recommendation of some friends, I made customized FLs by mixing different sections from three different companies. I thought both EK and TBR had the best FLs of all the ones I used. I think TBR might be a little better because their explanations are in depth and they focus on strategy and tricks.

 

[IMPROVEDAILY]

Thank you for the feedback. PlsLetMeIn21.

Were the TBR exams scored similar to the AAMC?

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

They were good predictors of what to expect in terms of difficulty and score. Here is my testing log.

Test 1 (early June, before doing much review) AAMC sample: C/P 70%, CARS 68%, B/B 74%, P/S 80%
FL1 (8/1): TBR1 C/P 130, EK1 CARS 123 (ouch), *****1 B/B 127, EK1 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL2 (8/7): TBR2 C/P 129, EK2 CARS 122 (starting to stress), TBR1 B/B 129, *****1 P/S 129 = 509 total
FL3 (8/10): *****1 C/P 131, *****1 CARS 125, EK1 B/B 127, TBR1 P/S 128 = 511 total
FL4 (8/15): EK1 C/P 129, EK3 CARS 124, *****2 B/B 128, EK2 P/S 129 = 510 total
FL5 (8/20): TBR3 C/P 131, *****2 CARS 126, TBR2 B/B 129, *****2 P/S 128 = 514 total
FL6 (8/23): AAMC 1 C/P 131, CARS 126, B/B 131, P/S 130 = 518 total
FL7 (8/30): AAMC 2 C/P 131, CARS 124, B/B 131, P/S 129 = 515 total
FL8 (9/5): EK3 C/P 127, *****3 CARS 124, TBR3 B/B 129, *****3 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL9 (9/13): AAMC 3 C/P 131, CARS 123, B/B 130, P/S 128 = 512 total
MCAT (9/18): C/P 132, CARS 122, B/B 132, P/S 130 = 516 total

 

[FutureSurgical]

They were good predictors of what to expect in terms of difficulty and score. Here is my testing log.

Test 1 (early June, before doing much review) AAMC sample: C/P 70%, CARS 68%, B/B 74%, P/S 80%
FL1 (8/1): TBR1 C/P 130, EK1 CARS 123 (ouch), *****1 B/B 127, EK1 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL2 (8/7): TBR2 C/P 129, EK2 CARS 122 (starting to stress), TBR1 B/B 129, *****1 P/S 129 = 509 total
FL3 (8/10): *****1 C/P 131, *****1 CARS 125, EK1 B/B 127, TBR1 P/S 128 = 511 total
FL4 (8/15): EK1 C/P 129, EK3 CARS 124, *****2 B/B 128, EK2 P/S 129 = 510 total
FL5 (8/20): TBR3 C/P 131, *****2 CARS 126, TBR2 B/B 129, *****2 P/S 128 = 514 total
FL6 (8/23): AAMC 1 C/P 131, CARS 126, B/B 131, P/S 130 = 518 total
FL7 (8/30): AAMC 2 C/P 131, CARS 124, B/B 131, P/S 129 = 515 total
FL8 (9/5): EK3 C/P 127, *****3 CARS 124, TBR3 B/B 129, *****3 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL9 (9/13): AAMC 3 C/P 131, CARS 123, B/B 130, P/S 128 = 512 total
MCAT (9/18): C/P 132, CARS 122, B/B 132, P/S 130 = 516 total

Is this TBR's 2015 book set?

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

I used their most recent books for studying, but the tests listed in my score log are their FLs. I used FLs I bought from AAMC and three other companies.

 

[IMPROVEDAILY]

They were good predictors of what to expect in terms of difficulty and score. Here is my testing log.

Test 1 (early June, before doing much review) AAMC sample: C/P 70%, CARS 68%, B/B 74%, P/S 80%
FL1 (8/1): TBR1 C/P 130, EK1 CARS 123 (ouch), *****1 B/B 127, EK1 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL2 (8/7): TBR2 C/P 129, EK2 CARS 122 (starting to stress), TBR1 B/B 129, *****1 P/S 129 = 509 total
FL3 (8/10): *****1 C/P 131, *****1 CARS 125, EK1 B/B 127, TBR1 P/S 128 = 511 total
FL4 (8/15): EK1 C/P 129, EK3 CARS 124, *****2 B/B 128, EK2 P/S 129 = 510 total
FL5 (8/20): TBR3 C/P 131, *****2 CARS 126, TBR2 B/B 129, *****2 P/S 128 = 514 total
FL6 (8/23): AAMC 1 C/P 131, CARS 126, B/B 131, P/S 130 = 518 total
FL7 (8/30): AAMC 2 C/P 131, CARS 124, B/B 131, P/S 129 = 515 total
FL8 (9/5): EK3 C/P 127, *****3 CARS 124, TBR3 B/B 129, *****3 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL9 (9/13): AAMC 3 C/P 131, CARS 123, B/B 130, P/S 128 = 512 total
MCAT (9/18): C/P 132, CARS 122, B/B 132, P/S 130 = 516 total

Overdue, but non-the-less, thank you for the response PlsLetMeIn21

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

Overdue, but non-the-less, thank you for the response PlsLetMeIn21

You're welcome.