Hey guys,
So I took the DAT once and did pretty mediocre :mad:. I just got a letter from Case saying they want me to take it again... so I am. However, I want to get it done ASAP and i think the first day I can take it is Sept 22, which is a little over a month away. So, what do you think I should use?

I already did the Kaplan Course and TS, and to be honest, I didn't think they represented the test at all (but then again, I got the freaking FRAP passage and ethics passage).

I'm thinking of buying examcrackers for orgo and chem, Achiever, CDP, and my AP bio book. Any other suggestions?

Thanks!!:)

wow the dental schools actually tell you to retake in their letter? I guess the rumour of just chucking the appication in the garbage bin was really a rumour

i thought the schools just go through a bunch of numbers over and just flatly say ur not in.

wow the dental schools actually tell you to retake in their letter? I guess the rumour of just chucking the appication in the garbage bin was really a rumour

i thought the schools just go through a bunch of numbers over and just flatly say ur not in.


I think Case does both. I know that a couple of people have already gotten rejections some got the same letter I did saying that I should take the DAT again. I just don't know how to study again.

Have you completed all fhte online Kaplan assignemtns?

Hey guys,
So I took the DAT once and did pretty mediocre :mad:. I just got a letter from Case saying they want me to take it again... so I am. However, I want to get it done ASAP and i think the first day I can take it is Sept 22, which is a little over a month away. So, what do you think I should use?

I already did the Kaplan Course and TS, and to be honest, I didn't think they represented the test at all (but then again, I got the freaking FRAP passage and ethics passage).

I'm thinking of buying examcrackers for orgo and chem, Achiever, CDP, and my AP bio book. Any other suggestions?

Thanks!!:)

some solid choices there . the only thing i would add is destroyer. Only problem is unless your studying 15 hours a day i dont think you'll have enough time to go over all of that and understand it well in one month.

Good luck. Get Cliffs for the best AP book.

Hey guys,
So I took the DAT once and did pretty mediocre :mad:. I just got a letter from Case saying they want me to take it again... so I am. However, I want to get it done ASAP and i think the first day I can take it is Sept 22, which is a little over a month away. So, what do you think I should use?

I already did the Kaplan Course and TS, and to be honest, I didn't think they represented the test at all (but then again, I got the freaking FRAP passage and ethics passage).

I'm thinking of buying examcrackers for orgo and chem, Achiever, CDP, and my AP bio book. Any other suggestions?

Thanks!!:)

if you dont mind my asking, what is "mediocore??" sub 18 AA/TS? would you mind posting your scores? i (and i'm sure a ton of other ppl on SDN) applied to case so im curious

just relax and study with a good night sleep and a fresh brain; and don't overstudy -- if your brain doesn't want to work more, do go over the limit --it's all about retaining info and not just stuffing it with lots' of info it can't process in a short period of time.
Good sleep is very important especially before exam itself.
Good luck.

i did some problems from examcrackers for gen chem. it was kind of a waste of time. too many of the problems are tricky and didn't really give me a lot to work with.

my recommendation is most definitely the destroyer. It is my primary source of studying, with a mix of cdp and reference books for bio.
good luck

First you need to forget how you did on the last DAT - pick up your head and get yourself Cliffs AP for the Bio, Destroyer, Achiever and Crack the PAT.

Sit down and STUDY - go over everything - which includes wrong answer choices and right answer choices - if there is a word or reaction you don't understand - look it up and read up on it.


Diligence will def help you get the score you want.

A month is a long time - I def think you can do it -

Good luck!

so my scores are:
PAT 19
QR 18
RC 17
Bio 18
GC 19
Orgo 19
TS 19
AA 18

i thought about only getting destroyer an CDP, but i'm not sure a month is enough time. in that case, i don't want to overwhelm myself. so i thought i'd stick with examcrackers. let me know what you guys think

so my scores are:
PAT 19
QR 18
RC 17
Bio 18
GC 19
Orgo 19
TS 19
AA 18

i thought about only getting destroyer an CDP, but i'm not sure a month is enough time. in that case, i don't want to overwhelm myself. so i thought i'd stick with examcrackers. let me know what you guys think

wow those scores are not bad at all and they wanted a retake?
maybe they had a cutoff for RC at 18 or something, to me those scores looking pretty good...sucks that you have to take it again

yeah i pray that i get those scores

one month?...think of it this way, study like your test is in two weeks, as if there's no tomorrow.

yea, i thought my scores were good, but apparently not good enough. i think maybe i'll get the examcrackers. i just don't think i can study 15hrs a day, which i'll need to do with destroyer

Why examkrackers, it isnt a DAT book so it will be lacking in many areas.

one of my friends recommended it and said it was a great resource. she got into penn, but is also really smart. so, i don't know. that's why i'm asking for advice!! :)

You should just try destroyer...it will only take like 3 days to go though the orgo, and thats all you need it for. Just write down on a note card the reagents you don't know and memorize them. It will help with orgo, trust me.

Bio, I would say Kaplan should be enough, and maybe schuams/AP cliffs if you are not a Bio type major.

G chem diddo. I think Kaplan should be enough, and you are really close to a 20, just practice the problems a little more.

PAT, well again, really close to a 20, just practice a little more!

QR, looks good to me!

RC, pray you don't get FRAPPED again...it just comes down to luck.

1 month is a long time especially since you've already taken the DAT. You just need to brush up on certain things.

do it. :D