With around 270 to 280 multiple choice questions and about four and a half hours time to solve the questions, PCAT is a test specially designed for the purpose of choosing eligible students into the premier American pharmacy colleges. Hence preparing for this test needs time and patience. ‘How to prepare for the PCAT’ is a question commonly striking most test takers at the initial phase. But there is nothing to worry. Start with improving language skills as these are tested in every competitive exam including PCAT. the candidate can also prepare for PCAT by referring books like the Kaplan and the barons which are published exclusively for such exams.
The Kaplan book is considered to be the best option. Moreover the PCAT association themselves offer courses that cost like 700$ to 900$ to help the test taker get some practice, but the popular opinion is that following these books are the same as attending their courses. Kick start your preparation at least at least 6 months before the actual test date and maintain a study plan, so that you will have enough time to make yourself familiar with the syllabus, the test questions, and the structure of the exam. You would also need to develop your own strategy to crack the exam.