dat breakdown

  1. M

    DAT Experience after two Attempts with Bootcamp and Booster

    Hey everyone! Hope the studying endeavors are going well! I recently took the DAT for the second time and wanted to share my experience in the hopes of helping anyone who might be struggling with the daunting process that is the DAT. A little background on myself. I graduated after the fall...
  2. E

    DAT Breakdown 9/6/23

    Hi! I just took the DAT and scored fairly well and took the time to write a breakdown! For me, the DAT was always something I knew I would have to end up taking and I told myself I’d really try to get it over with one attempt and that was a goal I made myself at the beginning of summer. I think...
  3. S

    DAT BREAKDOWN (25 AA/23 TS)

    Hey everyone! I took my DAT in July and I scored a 25 AA. I am really happy with my score and wanted to let you guys know that BOOTCAMP WORKS! Score Breakdown: AA: 25 TS: 23 Biology: 22 General Chemistry: 23 Organic Chemistry: 30 Percetual Ability: 21 Quantattive Reasoning: 22...
  4. O

    DAT Breakdown (24AA/25TS/21PAT)

    Hey everybody I just took my DAT July 24th and I thought I’d post a breakdown since I couldn’t find many breakdowns with a successful short study timeline (<5 weeks). If you have any questions feel free to reach out Scores: QR - 22 RC - 19 BIO - 24 GC - 24 OC - 30 TS - 25 PAT - 21 AA - 24...
  5. Frogboy900

    DAT Breakdown 24AA 23PAT Using DAT Bootcamp

    Hello Everyone! I just finished taking the DAT about a week ago and would love to share how I studied. I exclusively used DAT Bootcamp and thought it was the perfect study tool for the DAT! I got a 24 AA and 23 PAT on the DAT. Here are my scores of Bootcamp Vs the actual DAT Bootcamp Average...
  6. Andrew Hodgson

    DAT Breakdown

    Hey guys! I find these online forums very helpful to me so I figured I would write a breakdown about what helped me on my DAT journey. If you have further questions about anything for me please feel free to reach out! Scores: QR - 24 RC - 30 BIO - 23 GC - 22 OC - 19 TS - 21 PAT - 23 AA - 24...
  7. S

    DAT Breakdown (20AA)

    Hello! It has officially been a week today since I took my DAT. Last Friday, I went in to take my DAT for a second time after studying even more this time. DAT Booster and Bootcamp were two key elements of my studying and helped boost my score. Here is the score I got on my first and second try...
  8. A

    2023 DAT Breakdown (26 AA, 29 TS, 20 PAT)

    Background: Junior in college majoring in Biology. This is my second time taking the DAT. The first time I took my DAT these were my scores: PAT= 18, QR = 20 , RC= 24, Bio= 25, Chem = 20 , Orgo = 19 ( 22 AA, 23 TS). These are great scores and I know that they don't really warrant a retake, but I...
  9. AlokkaMo

    2023 DAT Breakdown (23AA/23TS/17PAT)

    Hey guys! As stated by many breakdown OP’s before me, I’ve been lurking here for a minute, and so I felt obligated to pay it forward by writing my own breakdown! (Take a deep breath, it's doable! You got this!) Scores: PAT - 17 QR - 20 RC - 24 BIO - 27 GC - 22 OC - 21 TS - 23 AA - 23...
  10. S

    2022 DAT Breakdown (23AA/22TS/21PAT)

    8/16/22 Hiii everyone! Reading all of the past DAT breakdowns helped me a lot throughout my studying journey, so I wanted to share my personal experience. I only had 2 weeks to study, so it was pretty stressful, but I’m glad it turned out well. To those who only have a short period of time to...
  11. A

    DAT Breakdown (21AA/21TS/18PAT)

    Hey everyone! I took my DAT yesterday. I saw a lot of these breakdowns throughout my study time and they helped me ease my nerves and guide me in the right direction. Honestly, there was nothing too special about what I did. If anything there are a lot of things that you shouldn’t do that I did...
  12. G

    DAT Breakdown 2022

    Hey everybody - I took the DAT May 24th and thought I’d share a breakdown going all the way from my prep to test day! Background: I just finished up my junior year of undergrad and have a 4.0 GPA. One of my best friends was also preparing for the DAT, and he let me see some practice tests from...
  13. C

    ~ DAT Breakdown (28AA | 27 TS | 21 PAT) ~

    Hey all, I took my test in August 2021 and I’m more than happy with my scores! Seeing everyone’s breakdowns really helped me figure out how to go about studying so I wanted to share some info as well. Before any of that though, I wanted to give some words of encouragement: I graduated from...
  14. M

    DAT Breakdown

    Scores: PAT 23 QR 30 RC 25 Bio 30 GC 30 OC 29 TS 30 AA —— 29 Hi all, I took the test in 2020 but decided to post this on here in hopes it could help someone! Bootcamp was the only material I used, and it was fantastic. I studied for about 6 weeks (averaged out to 5ish hours a day) and worked...
  15. B

    DAT Breakdown 28AA/28TS

    I would like to give a huge thank you to Feralis, Dr. Jim Romano and Nancy Steen, Ari and the entire bootcamp team, and the entire booster team. None of this would be possible without you guys! I think we all should be very grateful to all of these men and women as they do a lot of selfless work...
  16. J

    DAT Breakdown (3rd attempt) 22AA/24TS/22PAT

    AA 17->19->22 TS 18->19->24 Background: Non-traditional student currently doing a post bacc. I studied while taking 18 units and working part time as a dental assistant. I took off the last 2 weeks off before my test. Started studying during winter break in mid December. On days that I had...
  17. P

    DAT Breakdown (22 TS / 21 AA / 30 PAT)

    As a first time DAT taker I really didn't know which study resources to use or what to expect on test day. After reading lots of reviews on different resources I decided to get DAT Bootcamp (and only DAT Bootcamp). I've always been a deeply curious student and as a medical biology major I...
  18. MR.GG

    4/18/2019 DAT Breakdown 23 AA/23 TS/27 PAT

    I've read about a million of these and always formulated what I would say when I got my score. Now that I'm doing it I kind of have writers block so I'll do my best and keep this short and sweet. I hope this can give some of you some insight as to how the 2019 DAT is or maybe a little more...
  19. try1ng

    DAT Breakdown 27AA/24TS

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  20. yasc

    DAT RETAKE BREAKDOWN 17TS TO 22TS 2018

    Intro I've been lurking on SDN for years and the breakdowns and all the other advice I've gotten off here has tremendously helped me so I thought I'd give back what I can and hopefully help out some of you predents on there. This is basically how i went from a 19AA and 17TS to a 21AA and 22TS...
  21. Tjharden15

    Breakdown AA: 22/TS: 23/PAT:23

    So I just took my DAT a few days ago and wanted to post something because when I was studying I didn't see many posts that struggled with the things I did (aka QR, Gen. Chem, and RC mostly) so I thought this might help those who feel less confident about the DAT leading up to it. So for study...
  22. M

    27AA/26TS/30OC/30R/27QR/23GC/25BIO/23PAT

    Scores: PAT 23, QR 27, RC 30, Biology 25, GC 23, OC 30, TS 26, AA 27 Feel free to message me with any questions on applying or anything! I’d love to help out. Time Studied: 1 month Hours per Day: 6 to 12 approximately Materials Used -DAT Destroyer -Math Destroyer -General Chemistry Destroyer...
  23. S

    DAT Breakdown 23 AA 20 TS

    Hi guys, I recently took my DAT earlier this month and thought I'd just post my breakdown, see if it helps anyone. So here it goes: PAT: 20 QR: 30 RC: 25 Bio: 21 GC: 22 OC: 19 TS: 20 AA:23 Study Materials: Feralis Bio Notes(Comprehensive version now on DAT Bootcamp), DAT Destroyer, Chad's...
  24. F

    CDR vs real DAT

    I have been using crack the DAT to practice reading and... I am doing TERRIBLE!!! I scored a 16 on most of the practice tests so I am kinda freaking out... for those who already took the DAT, is cdr similar to the actual DAT in terms of difficulty??
  25. B

    DAT Breakdown Retake 22AA

    I just took my DAT for the third time today, and scored a 22 AA. Let me start by saying that I NEVER thought I would be posting anything on SDN. I would usually lurk on the threads and feel bad about my GPA/DAT scores LOL. I studied for about 4 months total (I know that seems like a long time)...
  26. K

    DAT Retake 24 AA, 27 TS

    hi all I just retook my DAT for the third time. here is my breakdown for all my attempts. (first-->second-->third) 2017-->2017-->2018 BIO 18 --> 21 --> 28 (+8) CHEM 19 --> 25 --> 24 (-1) OCHEM 15 --> 24 -->30 (+6) :soexcited: QR 15 --> 21 --> 22 (+1) PAT 17 --> 21--> 22 (+1) RC 17 -->...
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  28. llamasforlife

    DAT BREAKDOWN :) FULL TIME STUDENT WITH JOB

    Hello everyone! I just wanted to write this to help out anyone who is studying for the DAT right now. This was my first time taking the DAT (took it today). I'm currently a 4th year in college, honestly did not know what I wanted to do with my life until last year. I spent about 2 months...
  29. 8

    DAT Breakdown Dec 2017 (23 AA, 25 TS)

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  30. K

    DAT breakdown and concern for RC....

    So i just took my DAT couple days ago. PAT 21 QR 21 RC 15 Bio 21 Che 25 Oche 24 TS 23 AA 21 MOCK TESTS (DAT BOOTCAMP TEST 1,2,3,4,5) PAT 22 23 22 21 19 QR 20 19 20 19 17 RC 16 16 17 19 17 BIO 20 21 21 22 22 CHE 24 21 23 23 20 OCH 19 22 18...
  31. Empathetic Dreamer

    DAT Breakdown (25 AA/ 23 PAT / 23 TS)

    Hey guys, took the DAT today and I'll try to keep this brief and share what I thought the most important things were that helped me feel prepared. I followed Ari's 10 week study schedule for about 5 weeks, then messed around and took a two week hiatus, then studied on my own for about a week...
  32. Punished Angeleno

    DAT Breakdown | 21AA/22TS

    Hello, SDN community! Scores PAT: 21 QR: 23 RC: 18 BIO: 21 GC: 22 OC: 22 TS: 22 AA: 21 Background - Nontraditional student, transferred from Cal-State Northridge and my local community college to UCLA with history as my major. I was attending both colleges at the same time my 2nd year...
  33. future_nostalgia

    DAT BREAKDOWN!

    Hi Everyone! I took the DAT on August 21, 2017. For some background: I am a junior majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Consumer Psychology. Prior to my exam, I had already completely the intro bio track at Penn, as well as the General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry courses. I also had...
  34. D

    Dat Breakdown

    DAT Breakdown below. 26AA | 28 TS | 30 OC | 27 GC | 26 Bio | 22 RC | 24 QR | 25 PAT Special thanks to Ari at DAT Bootcamp & DAT Destroyer. I am a non-traditional student who hasn't taken Biology in 10 years, work full-time, and am not a "good" test taker. My only opportunities to study were...
  35. paperbands

    DAT Breakdown 2017 (24 PAT/30 QR/30 RC/30 BIO/27 GC/28 OC/28 TS/29 AA)

    Before I start… I apologize for how lengthy this post is! I took my test yesterday! I studied for around 10-11 weeks. The first month and a half was inconsistent studying, and I studied between 0-6 hours a day (probably with a mean of 3-4 hours a day). I didn’t crack down until the last month...
  36. R

    DAT Breakdown

    Just took the DAT and since I always looked at other sdn'ers breakdowns during my downtime, thought I'd share my own testing experience. Firstly, I want to thank Ari, orgoman (dat destroyer), feralis, and scsc7211. I would not have gotten my scores if it weren't for them. PAT: 20 QR: 19 RC: 21...
  37. A

    DAT Breakdown 23AA/ 23PAT/ 21TS + Chance Me!

    Hi guys, I just got back from my exam and thought I'd post this breakdown as quick as possible to get my fresh thoughts posted. My goal was to get an AA of 22 and well I did meet my goal and I'm very happy. I hope this breakdown can give you some insight on what I did to prepare for this exam...
  38. RoseIrene

    My DAT breakdown -- [22AA / 22TS / 23PAT]

    Officially done! I can't tell you how good it feels to have this test completed, it quite literally took over my life these past 2 months. During my time studying this forum was my lifeline. SDN would immediately have a response to my most obscure questions, so I wanted to post a quick version...
  39. joshthebear

    DAT Breakdown! 7/27/2017 - 22AA / 22TS

    Hello Everyone, I just took my DAT this morning and managed to score fairly well. My scores: BIO/GC/OC/RC/QR/PAT/TS/AA 21/ 23/ 23/ 20/ 21/ 22/ 22/ 22 I can honestly say I performed far better than I thought I did once I finished the end survey. First things first. I studied a bit on and off...
  40. ramixjp

    DAT Breakdown 7/26/2017 - TS 22 AA 21 Only Bootcamp+Cliffs+Feralis

    Hi SDN! I took the DAT July 26 2017 and I'm finally done with the beast. I scored a 22 TS, 21 AA and my full breakdown is (see attachment for paper copy): Organic Chemistry: 22 General Chemistry: 22 Biology: 21 Reading: 20 Quantitative: 21 Perceptual: 20 TS: 22 AA: 21 I know my scores aren't...
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