How to Prepare for the PCAT, Pharmacy College Admission Test (Barron's)

By Marie A. Chisolm and Marie A. Chisholm

This brand new test prep guide prepares students for the standardized entrance exam, gives them a summary of pharmacy school admission requirements, describes the pharmacy training process, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812098080
• ISBN13: 9780812098082
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 7.0" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

Got a perfect score

I decided to go to pharmacy school at the last minute so I was behind in studying for the PCAT. I should say, though, that I have a B.S. in Biochemistry, so I'm not a fresh-out-of-high-school kid wanting to blame a book on my bad score and not my lack of practical scientific knowledge. This was the only resource I used to study for the PCAT. I bought the book and then I went to the library every night for a week. I read everything in the book, then did every single practice test twice using separate paper copies. I went to the test and finished before everyone else. I am bewildered by anyone doing bad on this test and blaming this book. If you can't take responsibility for your own grade, how do you expect to take responsibility for patient care plans and treatment options? I'm not a genius. But even I know when to blame myself for a bad grade and not a book well-designed to help me. I got my scores back and recieved perfect scores in every area. I have recommended this book to everyone I know preparing for the test, and they liked it as well.

Good outline

I took the PCAT in October 2002. It had been 10 years since my last biology class, 9 years since my last general chemistry class, and 7 years since organic chemistry. This book's outline of topics to study for the PCAT was excellent. Sure, when I actually took the test, I realized that the outline wasn't perfect, but it provided an (almost) complete list of topics to study. The study and sample test questions in the book were a bit easier than the actual test, and using this book alone is not enough to prepare you for the test. I used the book's outline, then went back to my text books to study each subject that was listed. This method worked great for me--I scored in the 99th percentile.

Preparation for PCAT

Beautiful. It was a great help to me in my preparation for PCAT.

Excellent; the only book you need.

I bought this book, along with every other PCAT book I could find. I studied and studied all of them up until test day. When I took the exam (10/99), the only book whose questions were similar to the actual test was this one. The other books are WAY too in-depth. Overkill might be a good thing on other exam preps, but here, over-studying could lead to burn-out, and failure to miss the big picture. Granted, I'm a graduate student in Pharmacology, but this book is the best prep I read. Pick up this book and the HighYield series in Biology and General Chemistry. Forget the rest.

Excellent - a real help in preparation

Excellent set of questions with answers clearly explained. I quickly realized exactly where I needed to spend my study time and bought review books in those areas.