Bio courses

arginine1 · Jul 22, 2009

I was wondering... since we all study for the same test but obviously have different academic background - what kind of science/bio/chem courses did you guys take besides the fundamentals?

Is there any course in particular that you found helpful for the DAT prep (besides the obvious fundamentals once again)?

arginine1 · Jul 22, 2009

anyone?

anschutz1913 · Jul 22, 2009

I'm no expert, but I took Histology and Microbiology this past semester. These two subjects encompassed so much of the DAT, I would have done horribly if I didn't take them. Histology combines cell bio and physiology, while Micro is just such a vast area. One thing that really helped was having the Micro background--enabling me to read the Micro. RC. section with greater ease. Sometimes I even knew the answers without looking.

arginine1 · Jul 22, 2009

cool.. i'll be taking micro this fall.. after my DAT.. so yeah, no use there

ZzZzSleepyhead · Jul 22, 2009

Aha, yeah I'm taking microbio after my DAT this fall too >.>

nze82 · Jul 23, 2009

arginine1 said:
I was wondering... since we all study for the same test but obviously have different academic background - what kind of science/bio/chem courses did you guys take besides the fundamentals?

Is there any course in particular that you found helpful for the DAT prep (besides the obvious fundamentals once again)?

Upper division courses in:

-Molecular and Developmental Biology
-Embryology
-Genetics
-Physiology
-Anatomy&Morphology
-Ecology&Animal Behavior

...although not necessary, will be extremely helpful with the bio section of the exam.

BiomajorPreDent · Jul 23, 2009

nze82 said:
Upper division courses in:

-Molecular and Developmental Biology
-Embryology
-Genetics
-Physiology
-Anatomy&Morphology
-Ecology&Animal Behavior

...although not necessary, will be extremely helpful with the bio section of the exam.

+1

Yep

PrivateJoker · Jul 23, 2009

Ecology
Evolution
Anatomy
Physiology
Plant and Animal- physio/anatomy
Genetics
Molecular Cell Biology

Have not studied for bio yet but I am hoping the classes that I have taken will help me out.

Shinpe · Jul 23, 2009

Interesting. You guys are all mentioning anatomy, but I haven't seen much anatomy in the kaplan BB or destroyer, or the practice tests to be honest. Like how detailed of anatomy are you talking about? Just the basic upper/lower limb bones, spinal cord, ear stuff? 'cause you learn that in any basic bio or at least physio class (or maybe in just like 30 minutes?) Did you guys notice any detailed anatomy questions?

cmills66 · Jul 23, 2009

for me, physiology was probably the single best class i took for the DAT. for our class, in addition to lectures, we had to attend a recitation session each week to cover the anatomy behind what we were learning (if we had not yet taken anatomy). but yeah, i feel like the anatomy i learned along with my physio class was sufficient for the DAT

Extirpator · Jul 23, 2009

Shinpe said:
Interesting. You guys are all mentioning anatomy, but I haven't seen much anatomy in the kaplan BB or destroyer, or the practice tests to be honest. Like how detailed of anatomy are you talking about? Just the basic upper/lower limb bones, spinal cord, ear stuff? 'cause you learn that in any basic bio or at least physio class (or maybe in just like 30 minutes?) Did you guys notice any detailed anatomy questions?

I have the same question. I haven't seen any anatomy past gen bio stuff in any test prep (unless you're counting physio stuff)... also, that's really the only thing on that makeshift list that I opted out of taking. Should I grab a review book on this? thanks in advance for any input

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