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When you are logged in and click on Members, under "Where do I start" is a good map of how you can use the different packages to prepare for the MCAT.

Just to summarize, imagine a course that you are taking at school. The prof will usually tell you that everything is in the textbook but you'll end up seeing that all the important points are emphasized in class. Same thing for The Gold Standard: everything is covered in the book and the videos are to emphasize all the key points and strategies.

Just so you know: alot of students develop a personal "MCAT Library" with lots of different books from different sources. That is not necessary and often takes away from efficient studying. Some of those materials will give you names and structures of all the amino acids plus all kinds of other additional data that will never be asked on a real MCAT. The Gold Standard covers what you need with essentially no extras.

And yes, you need to do all the AAMC exams and ideally the 10 GS MCAT CBTs. "If you are going to play in the Superbowl, then practice on a football field." Your football field for the MCAT is your computer. Practice MCAT CBTs is the best way to prepare for the new MCAT.

We have a link on the Members page to a free AAMC test. Do it as soon as possible. Why? Trust. That way, you don't have to trust my advice or the advice of some anonymous posts on a website or your aunt's second cousin! Go to the source of the MCAT, the AAMC, and get a taste of the real thing so that you can have confidence in your preparation techniques.

Good luck!