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  #1

i have three resources in hand right now:

lange version of micro and immuno review (~600 pgs)
most ppl comment the immuno is worth read, but wat about micro section??

microbio made riduculus easy ~270pgs
most US students only depend on this book and FA for micro section, what do you guys think?? is it sufficient enough just by using the book and its tables from the book?

Kaplan 2007 micro bio and immuno ~550pgs
i actually have the real copy of this book but i dont know how good is the book compare to other, can anyone share their exp if u have used this as ur main source.

i m not really sure which one to pick as they all have decent rating from various forum. but i m from a foreign school so i rather hear the opinion from this forum. please anyone feel free to comment on the topic cuz i dotn think i have time to go over all of them.
any comment will be appreciated and take into serious consideration. thank you. smiling facenod

  #2

to me, kaplan micro is good enough with fa for revision at last moment.

  #3

FA has all the buga. I read MMRS and Kaplan.

Kaplan is good but tedious.

Micro Made Ridicously Simple is a quick change of pace yet

is more than enough. Suplemment with FA and your set!

Cant go wrong with Kaplan a FA o MMRS and FA.

Depends on your style!

  #4

Choose according to your taste. Either
1. Kaplan micro + FA (my experience, I m IMG)or
2. Micro made simple ( highly recommended by others) + FA
That will be more than enough. FA doesn't contain more information but written in easy-to-digest format. For immuno, kaplan covers very very well. Don't know how Micro made simple will go.
Nothing will appear in the exam beyond those boundaries.
Good luck.nod

  #5

thank you guys very much!! grin

  #6

thank you tel, young, and nyimalay for your response,

i have tried to use kaplan micro but so far, maybe i m still not use to it (but i m good with other kaplan notes) .. so i kinda rather using micro made simple, but maybe i quick scan through kaplan micro later to add further notes to micro made simple. cuz i tried last night for two hours by sitting down and read kaplan micro along with the video, omg...i cant really focus, i tried but i just cant help my mind just wandering around every 5mins or so.. so i think i will give micro simple a try + FA combo and maybe later use kaplan notes for the last quick glance. smiling facesmiling facenod







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