Ace's Exambusters MCAT Study Cards (Exambusters)

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Summary: Okay for the price
Review: Although they contain several errors, these cards have a lot of information. They're decent for studying, especially considering their price. However, I recommend making your own if you have the time.

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Summary: Easy to use and to the point.
Review: I grabbed a few cards each morning and memorized them on the bus, on the way to class; a few more at lunchtime and more before bed. What's great is that you can select the cards you don't know and also mix them up to simulate a multiple-choice exam. Saved me some cramming right before the test.

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Summary: Review what you forgot from Freshman Science
Review: If you are like me, studying for the MCAT means hauling out and blowing the dust off of freshman (or maybe even high school if you took AP!) notebooks, labs and texts. It also means turning every page of those books and looking through the three year old highlighting. Going though a pack of Exambusters and separating out the cards you know from the cards you can't remember will give you a pretty good idea of your weak areas. Then you can hit the books to brush up on those particular topics. There is no organic, but then again, organic would probably take up two boxes just by itself. If you want a fuller review, you can try their Chemistry, Physics and Biology separately (Just Click on the editor: Elizabeth Burchard, and you'll get a full list of titles). The three sets are about 1000 cards total. When you're done, pass them to your kid sister or brother to help them with high school science.

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Summary: Good supplement to review books such as Barron's
Review: If you are like me, you are so nervous about getting a good score on the MCAT that you will buy every review book, CD-ROM and floppy you can lay your hands on! These cards are a good supplement to the review books filled with sample tests. Before you try the sample tests you need to review the basics as quickly as possible and that is what these cards are for.

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Summary: Solid of review of basic science
Review: If you have forgotten your freshman science, this product will bring it all back. I used these cards to jog my memory. Without remembering the basic building blocks of introductory science we will never be equipped to answer more challenging questions on the MCAT. I recommend this product as a first step before moving on to more advanced review books with sample tests.

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Summary: Not really worth the time
Review: The cards covered a large portion of the material from the basic science classes but none were detailed or challenging. Some were almost laughable. For instance one of the cards asks what is the cell membrane. Lots of questions of this calliber.
Anyone preparing for medical school needs more challenging cards. These seem more appropriate for a high school student honestly.
The cards will probably help if you haven't taken sciences in a while or are just starting to study, but otherwise pass these up.

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Summary: Very basic !!! Not good MCAT preparation.
Review: The cards covered a large portion of the material from the basic science classes but none were detailed or challenging. Some were almost laughable. For instance one of the cards asks what is the cell membrane. Lots of questions of this calliber.
Anyone preparing for medical school needs more challenging cards. These seem more appropriate for a high school student honestly.
The cards will probably help if you haven't taken sciences in a while or are just starting to study, but otherwise pass these up.

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Summary: Jump Start- definitely worth the nine bucks
Review: The MCAT study cards are a really good jump start to studying for the MCAT, especially if it's been a while since you took chem/bio/phys, or (especially) if you AP'd out of them. My only regret is that I didn't buy the bio, chem and physics card boxes SEPARATELY to get a more complete review, but I'll probably go w/o those since I've gone broke bought other review books as well. The other reviewers complaining about the lack of organic cards are bums, since the only way to learn organic is to make cards yourself...After getting the MCAT box of cards myself, I think their poor reviews are really unwarranted. They are probably the type of med students that the rest of us will have to put up with, instead of team up with in med school.

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Summary: Okay for the price
Review: These cards are absolutely terrible. First, they're full of information that simply won't be tested on the MCAT -- plant biology, constants that don't have to be memorized, and nearly useless formulas and definitions. Second, there are several errors, and there are at least two pairs of cards that are exact duplicates. Third, they're not nearly in-depth enough or specific enough. They don't help you remember the hardest MCAT material -- the hard-to-remember formulas aren't tested, and the difficult details aren't asked for. They'll only give you a false sense of security. I don't recommend buying these cards unless you actually want to hurt your MCAT score. What a waste of $11.

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Summary: Quick Review, Saves Time
Review: These cards are better than a book because you can test yourself. Master basics first before trying sample exams.