In brief: Not everybody agrees about test preparation. Some people prefer one company over another. Others doubt whether or not taking a review course really helps, or they think it helps only as a confidence-builder. It is safe to say that most students try to fit in some sort of focused, intensive review before taking an admissions test. The links below should help you to find out more about your options.

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The Berkely Review

Caduceus MCAT Review

The Columbia Review

Examkrackers

Kaplan

Nova's test prep center

Princeton Review

University of Maryland, College of Life Sciences (has offered an evening MCAT review course in the past)

Books and Lists of Books

MCAT Complete Review, Stefan Bosworth, editor

Flowers & Silver practice MCATS

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins publishes a few MCAT review books

• Columbia Review Intensive Preparation for the MCAT / Author(s): Stephen Bresnick

• Columbia Review MCAT Practice Tests / Author(s): Stephen Bresnick ; William Bresnick, MD

• Columbia Review MCAT Verbal Reasoning Powerbuilder / Author(s): William Bresnick ; Stephen Bresnick, MD, DDS

• Complete Preparation for the MCAT, 2001 / Medical College Admission Test, Softbound

• Insider's Guide to the MCAT / , Softbound / Author(s): Chirag Amin ; Vikas Bhushan, MD ; Tao Le, MD ; Stephen Yoo

• MCAT Essentials / Author(s): Daniel Roth

list of MCAT review books

Miscellaneous

ACEtheDAT.com (no doubt, a site to help students ace the DAT)

MCAT Practice Questions

MCAT Secrets (a package of various test tips)

The MCAT Professor

Pre-Medical Physics MCAT Review Index (Georgetown) (might not be a valid link any more--takes forever to load)

"Scholarware:" DAT and OAT review software CD

test prep information at scholarstuff.com