The Official Guide To The Mcat Exam 2nd Edition

Updated in 2011, the second edition of this guidebook provides extensive information on everything MCAT.

THE TOUGHEST QUESTIONS FOR THE HIGHEST-SCORING STUDENTS. Prep to be the best of the best with The Princeton Review and this guidebook full of elite strategies, challenging practice questions, and 2 full-length online practice MCATs. Students trying to win admission to the most elite med schools know that every point on the MCAT matters. If you’ve mastered the exam basics, practicing only the test’s toughest questions can help take your score from “good” to “outstanding.” MCAT Elite, 2nd Edition provides everything you need to conquer the most challenging questions and get a top score on the MCAT. Advanced Techniques That Actually Work. • Targeted strategies for all facets of the exam: general, journal article analysis, and test analysis • Advanced strategies to power past problems that trap other elite students • Detailed coverage of every section of the exam to help push your study into the top tier • Section-specific pacing guidelines and advice for all parts: CARS and the sciences Practice Your Way to Excellence. • 2 full-length practice tests online • 6 full chapters’ worth of practice sections along with comprehensive explanations • A ton of practice drills designed to look and feel exactly like the toughest problems on the real MCAT MCAT Elite, 2nd Edition provides practice with the hardest questions on: • Atomic Structure • Periodic Trends and Bonding • Phases • Gases • Solutions • Kinetics • Equilibrium • Acids and Bases • Thermodynamics • Electrochemistry • Biochemistry and Cellular Respiration • Molecular Biology • Microbiology • Eukaryotic Cells • Genetics and Evolution • The Nervous and Endocrine Systems • The Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems • The Excretory and Digestive Systems • The Muscular and Skeletal Systems

This textbook helps students in the health sciences prepare for the social foundations portion of the medical college entrance exam. It provides a solid understanding of the fundamental concepts, theories, and methodologies in sociology that the exam requires. This book offers a condensed overview of the sociological concepts covered during a 15 week semester. It helps students gain an understanding of the social foundations of behavior, and the social determinants of health within the professional context of medicine. Students are provided with the necessary basics in addition to case studies, learning and research activities, recommended external resources, and study questions. These are meant to develop pre-health students’ understanding of the importance of the social factors that influence health outcomes. The featured activities contain various exercises using examples of sociology of health and medicine, including social factors shaping health, social relations between doctors and patients, and the health care system, among others. As a result, this book well informs not only those who wish to prepare for the medical college entrance exam to pursue a career in the health profession, but also anyone who is interested in social perspectives on health and medicine.

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More people get into medical school with a Kaplan MCAT course than all major courses combined. Now the same results are available with Kaplan’s MCAT Biochemistry Review. This book features thorough subject review, more questions than any competitor, and the highest-yield questions available. The commentary and instruction come directly from Kaplan MCAT experts and include targeted focus on the most-tested concepts plus more questions than any other guide. Kaplan's MCAT Biochemistry Review offers: UNPARALLELED MCAT KNOWLEDGE: The Kaplan MCAT team has spent years studying every document related to the MCAT available. In conjunction with our expert psychometricians, the Kaplan team is able to ensure the accuracy and realism of our practice materials. THOROUGH SUBJECT REVIEW: Written by top-rated, award-winning Kaplan instructors. All material has been vetted by editors with advanced science degrees and by a medical doctor. EXPANDED CONTENT THROUGHOUT: While the MCAT has continued to develop, this book has been updated continuously to match the AAMC’s guidelines precisely—no more worrying if your prep is comprehensive! MORE PRACTICE THAN THE COMPETITION: With questions throughout the book and access to one practice test, Kaplan's MCAT Biochemistry Review has more practice than any other MCAT Biochemistry book on the market. ONLINE COMPANION: Access to online resources to augment content studying, including one practice test. The MCAT is a computer-based test, so practicing in the same format as Test Day is key. TOP-QUALITY IMAGES: With full-color, 3-D illustrations, charts, graphs and diagrams from the pages of Scientific American, Kaplan's MCAT Biochemistry Review turns even the most intangible, complex science into easy-to-visualize concepts. KAPLAN'S MCAT REPUTATION: Kaplan gets more people into medical school than all other courses, combined. UTILITY: Can be used alone or with other companion books in Kaplan's MCAT Review series.

More people get into medical school with a Kaplan MCAT course than all major courses combined. Now the same results are available with Kaplan’s MCAT Biology Review. This book features thorough subject review, more questions than any competitor, and the highest-yield questions available. The commentary and instruction come directly from Kaplan MCAT experts and include targeted focus on the most-tested concepts plus more questions than any other guide. Kaplan's MCAT Biology Review offers: UNPARALLELED MCAT KNOWLEDGE: The Kaplan MCAT team has spent years studying every document related to the MCAT available. In conjunction with our expert psychometricians, the Kaplan team is able to ensure the accuracy and realism of our practice materials. THOROUGH SUBJECT REVIEW: Written by top-rated, award-winning Kaplan instructors. All material has been vetted by editors with advanced science degrees and by a medical doctor. EXPANDED CONTENT THROUGHOUT: While the MCAT has continued to develop, this book has been updated continuously to match the AAMC’s guidelines precisely—no more worrying if your prep is comprehensive! MORE PRACTICE THAN THE COMPETITION: With questions throughout the book and access to one practice test, Kaplan's MCAT Biology Review has more practice than any other MCAT Biology book on the market. ONLINE COMPANION: Access to online resources to augment content studying, including one practice test. The MCAT is a computer-based test, so practicing in the same format as Test Day is key. TOP-QUALITY IMAGES: With full-color, 3-D illustrations, charts, graphs and diagrams from the pages of Scientific American, Kaplan's MCAT Biology Review turns even the most intangible, complex science into easy-to-visualize concepts. KAPLAN'S MCAT REPUTATION: Kaplan gets more people into medical school than all other courses, combined. UTILITY: Can be used alone or with other companion books in Kaplan's MCAT Review series.

More people get into medical school with a Kaplan MCAT course than all major courses combined. Now the same results are available with Kaplan’s MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review. This book features thorough subject review, more questions than any competitor, and the highest-yield questions available. The commentary and instruction come directly from Kaplan MCAT experts and include targeted focus on the most-tested concepts plus more questions than any other guide. Kaplan's MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review offers: UNPARALLELED MCAT KNOWLEDGE: The Kaplan MCAT team has spent years studying every document related to the MCAT available. In conjunction with our expert psychometricians, the Kaplan team is able to ensure the accuracy and realism of our practice materials. THOROUGH SUBJECT REVIEW: Written by top-rated, award-winning Kaplan instructors. All material has been vetted by editors with advanced science degrees and by a medical doctor. EXPANDED CONTENT THROUGHOUT: While the MCAT has continued to develop, this book has been updated continuously to match the AAMC’s guidelines precisely—no more worrying if your prep is comprehensive! MORE PRACTICE THAN THE COMPETITION: With questions throughout the book and access to one practice test, Kaplan's MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review has more practice than any other MCAT Behavioral Sciences book on the market. ONLINE COMPANION: Access to online resources to augment content studying, including one practice test. The MCAT is a computer-based test, so practicing in the same format as Test Day is key. TOP-QUALITY IMAGES: With full-color, 3-D illustrations, charts, graphs and diagrams from the pages of Scientific American, Kaplan's MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review turns even the most intangible, complex science into easy-to-visualize concepts. KAPLAN'S MCAT REPUTATION: Kaplan gets more people into medical school than all other courses, combined. UTILITY: Can be used alone or with other companion books in Kaplan's MCAT Review series.