Anyone get 90+ without Dr Collins?

[student12399]

A lot of people suggest studying for the PCATs using Dr. Collins Study Guide, but I'm curious... has anyone scored above 90+ composite without it?

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[Jessica1992]

I didn't get 90+, but I got an 85 which I'm still proud of!

 

[student12399]

I didn't get 90+, but I got an 85 which I'm still proud of!

that's very awesome! what books did you use and how long did you study for

 

[iheartdogs]

yes what did you get? i'm also trying to study without dr. collins

 

[sdh02]

Collins give you the best chance... as there were so many unnecessary information in Kaplan PCAT ****t..
I got 99% after using Collins for 1 1/2 months

 

[blueheron]

Got a 97 without it. Used the Kaplan book for anatomy and statistics since I hadn't taken them yet. Otherwise I was out of school for two years so I spent about 30 hours total over the previous 4 weeks or so. But to be honest I have a chemistry degree so the chem and quantitative was pretty easy for me. The practice tests helped more than anything just getting used to taking the test.

 

[aranza]

I got 85 without Collins, breakdown:
Chem: 93
Bio: 92
Quant: 85
Verbal was horrible I have no tips for those sections. But for the science and math I re-read Princeton Review PCAT book (not a lot of people know or use it) multiple times the details helped a lot. I also use the EK 1001 questions for Chemistry (questions were much harder than PCAT so I felt really prepared). I also used Kaplan for the questions only (the math section is horrible).

 

[iheartdogs]

i have been out of school for 2 years now, i am reading the princeton review book now and will probably get the kaplan book too for anything extra and then take a ton of practice exams....i plan to take it in july so i figured if I start now i will be more than ready in 7 months

 

[Jessica1992]

I used Kaplan (sucked), Princeton (pretty good!), and Barrons (it's just practice exams). And of course, I bought the PCAT practice tests from the actual site.

 

[Authentic]

Hi, I am selling my copy of Dr. Collins pcat notes, i purchased it earlier this year. I am not sure if it is the most upto date copy, but buying these notes was the best thing i ever did in prepping for PCAT. Please feel free to email me at [email protected] /* */ and i can provide you with more info. Good Luck.

 

[y0ssarian87]

A lot of people suggest studying for the PCATs using Dr. Collins Study Guide, but I'm curious... has anyone scored above 90+ composite without it?

I used Kaplan and got a 98th %ile composite. This was back in 2010, though. I took the paper-based test.

 

[Amicable Angora]

I got over 90% without it.

 

[radio frequency]

92.

I tried Collins at first and didn't score highly. Then I went back and studied solely through the online tests sold through the company that administers the PCAT. 92! I was pretty excited, and I also think Collins is totally overrated, based on my own experience and their astronomical cost.

 

[bananaface]

99 and 95, no studying. 99 was the old paper exam. 95 was new format.

 

[ravingrabbid]

92 composite on the old paper exam; no studying

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Sure, lots of us. 99 composite. No Dr. Collins.

 

[iheartdogs]

all4mydaughter what did u use to study then?

 

[All4MyDaughter]

all4mydaughter what did u use to study then?

I know I used a Kaplan biology book because I had been out of undergraduate for a long time and hadn't taken many of my bio pre-reqs yet. I can't remember much more than that.