Study tips from july PCAT takers for future takers

[kayr2020]

Hello everyone! I hope everyone did good on their july PCAT!

So I just thought it would be a good idea if people who took their July PCAT and got good preliminary scores could post how they studied for each subject, what materials they used, or any other helpful tips like what topics we should focus more on. This would be very helpful for those taking the September PCAT or later.

Thanks

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[Thestrugglez]

Wow that is great..math is my weakest subject and Chem

Tips for QA section:

-Skip any question that confuses you as to what it's asking
-Skip any question that looks like it will take a long time

There will often be answers that are unreasonable (E.g. Find the average between X numbers, one of the answer choices is unreasonably large or small). Sometimes these questions you can solve simply by process of elimination.

Other than that, it just comes down to practice. Become familiar with the types of problems and practice working under pressure.

 

[evpharm]

Thanks for the Advice. I will do.

 

[daisy123]

which kaplan pcat book is this that everyone keeps talking about? is it the purple one with only bio and chem/o chem. or the general kaplan pcat book?

 

[PocketJacks]

which kaplan pcat book is this that everyone keeps talking about? is it the purple one with only bio and chem/o chem. or the general kaplan pcat book?

Just google Kaplan 2014-2015 PCAT. I can't link it they're deleting my links

 

[farha]

They come w/the kaplan course. If you need them PM me, I can send them to you.

hey I just joined this forum and I was reading past threads when I cam across yours. if you still have the Kaplan flash cards could you please email them to me at [email protected]
thanks

 

[PharmDoReMe]

I am so nervous. I'm taking this NEXT Friday (Nov 6) and Im' so nervous and feeling unprepared.

I haven't used the Dr. Collins at all, but I know someone that has the 2014 with the 2015 updates. I'm guessing it'd be a good idea to buy it, right???? Also, I haven't even bought the Pearson practice tests but I'm thinking I'll purchase it tonight. I've been studying very off and on these past few months and I feel like I'm very weak especially in bio and chem... does anyone have any extra pointers? This is my first time taking them and I'm hoping to gain admission for the fall ... I've read all of the posts on this thread and I've been taking notes. I am just a very bad test taker (I did pretty bad on my SAT/ACT too), so I'm hoping that if I go in feeling more prepared I'll get a better score....