Examkrackers MCAT Audio Osmosis with Jordan and Jon (Examkrackers) | 
| Author: Jonathan Orsay
Publisher: Osote Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $199.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 12485
Format: Audiobook, Unknown Format
Media: Audio CD
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 12
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 10.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1893858235
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9781893858237
ASIN: 1893858235
Publication Date: November 5, 2001
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Product Description
Audio Osmosis is the most comprehensive audio MCAT product on the market. Two of the most experienced MCAT professionals in the country discuss everything tested on the MCAT. Explanations are conceptual, thorough, and include formulas. Audio Osmosis can be used alone or in conjunction with the ExamKrackers MCAT study Manuals to study for the MCAT. 12 audio CDs with convenient reference tracks so you can skip backwards or forwards to review weak areas over and over until they become strengths. Over 13 hours of discussion in a format that will keep you awake.
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 Worth It July 4, 2008
This product is comprehensive and well organized, and I believe one of the better audio MCAT reviews out there. In some of the reviews people have complained that the jokes and sound effects are distracting--I have a thought about this: The lack of monotony and homogeneity of the recordings keeps the listener interested. Other programs are easy to "tune out" after a short while. This program keeps you listening and gets the information into your head whether you are extremely focused or not---thus the name: Audio Osmosis. Fully recommended.
 A pretty nice supplement July 3, 2008
I'm more of a visual and active learner, so I didn't love this product, but I did find it a useful way to try to review some key points when I was in the car or unable to open a book. The authors of the product say that you can just use the Audio Osmosis but I would strongly recommend that it's used as a supplement to other types of learning, unless you're really familiar with all of the MCAT science content already and truly just need a refresher.
Excellent May 25, 2008
These guys did a great job at covering every topic on the MCAT in a fun way. This is a great way to study while driving or playing video games or just laying around. You don't have to open a book or use a muscle, all you do is just stay awake, and they do a good job helping you to do that.
Jordan and Jon are not annoying at all, unless you are easily annoyed. Don't believe these disgruntled reviewers who say there is too much comedy. There is actually very little comedy. There is the occasional bad joke, and they'll make fun of it with sound effects for being a bad joke. Besides, when you're studying for the MCAT, ALL jokes, good or bad, are a welcome relief. So it's all in good fun, and it's only a nuisance if you are no fun, which I suppose is true of a lot of premeds. Jon is the know-it-all, and Jordan is the confused guy you can relate to. Jon has the dry, genius voice, Jordan has the young, animated voice. It works.
You won't ace the MCAT just by listening to this, but what I recommend is first studying the lecture from the book, then listening to the lecture on Audio Osmosis before you go to sleep. It's a very effective combination. I hesitate to even call these lectures because they're more like a summary of all of the important topics in each chapter. Jordan asks a question about the lecture, Jon gives him part of the answer, Jordan says "oh yeah!" and starts figuring out the rest of the answer for himself, Jon helps him along, then Jordan asks another question that takes the topic into further detail. That's the formula, and it's a good one.
 UN - BEAR - ABLE. May 24, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
this item is ...well, horrible! Save your money.
The good reviews, I presume, must have been posted by students on the lower end of the spectrum who are clueless and way too lazy to pick up a book. Annoying (and long) jokes interrupt the lessons quite frequently and waste a great portion of audio time. I tried listening to the CDs a few months ago, before I had begun studying on my own. I was amused and annoyed at the same time. I didn't get past the first CD. I tried it again days before taking my MCAT (when I knew the stuff) and it was simply UNBEARABLE.
this product is NOT to be taken seriously. worthless all around.
 Comedy is very distracting May 18, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this after reading another reviewer complain about how incredibly distracting their poor attmept at mixing some comedy in with the MCAT information was... I bought anyway thinking "how distracting could it actually be?" Well... the sound effects that are added in for I guess a comedic slant and the "dumb guy / smart guy" way of presenting the material is sooooo distracting I can't stand to even listen to the CDs. It is horrible - what's worse is that this would be a good study review if these guys would lay off these sound effects and poor attempts at jokes that have nothing to do with learning or reviewing the material.
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