2019 OAT study material

[deleted958011]

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Hey guys, I just took my OAT this morning and I thought I would share some of the resources that helped me the most!

I studied from late May-August so about 3 months total.

Study materials that worked for me: ***Chad's videos (coursesaver), OAT destroyer, Feralis notes, Defeatthedat, DAT bootcamp (only the free parts), Math destroyer, Leah4sci

Biology: I used Feralis notes and OAT destroyer. I highly recommend both of these resources! I made flashcards for any of the terms I did not know.
Gen Chem: I mainly used Coursesaver videos+quizzes and OAT destroyer. I discovered defeatthedat 2 days before my exam so I did some problems on there! It was good practice!
Orgo: This was the section I was dreading the most since I forgot most of the material. Coursesaver was such a lifesaver! For practice, I was honestly so overwhelmed trying to do the orgo questions from Destroyer. I ended up giving up and just used the roadmaps to practice the mechanisms. Defeatthedat also had a lot of practice questions that I thought was more similar to the ADA exam. Someone on this forum also recommended 'Leah4sci' and I ended up watching a couple of her videos to understand the mechanisms.
Physics: I took only one semester of Physics, so I used Chad's videos to learn any material I wasn't taught yet. Again so helpful!! I used OAT destroyer, free sections of DAT bootcamp, and coursesaver quizzes for practice. Recommend them all!
Reading Comp: I did not practice this section even though I really should have.....
QR: Math destroyer only! I timed myself when doing the practice tests (there are 11!) and I redid all of the ones I got incorrect a few days before my test date. I was initially hesitant in purchasing this but I'm so glad I did. It got me familiar with the quantitative comparison type questions and work problems.

Practice Score: Bio/Chem/Orgo/Phy/RC/QR TS/AA
Kaplan 1: 330/350/270/310/320/380 320/330
Kaplan 2: 310/390/320/320/-/360 (skipped reading section) 340/330
ADA: 360/350/350/350/330/400 353/356

Official Score: Bio/Chem/Orgo/Phy/RC/QR TS/AA
380/390/400/340/330/400 390/370

I'm also planning to sell off my 2018 destroyer (OAT and math) and 2017-2018 Kaplan book. If anyone is interested, let me know!
Feel free to ask any questions! Good luck studying!

 

[optometry2019]

How did you find the RC portion of the OAT?

 

[deleted958011]

How did you find the RC portion of the OAT?

The questions weren't bad at all; they were pretty straightforward. It's just that I was running out of time since I read so slow.... I used the 'search and destroy' method and I don't think that worked well for me. The answers to the questions were scattered around which I didn't expect. If I were to do it again, I would probably skim through the passage first so that I can get a general idea of which paragraph I should look at.

 

[teyes14]

How did you practice for O chem? was it heavily reaction based? Also did you think chads quizzes were enough or was the test more like the gen chem destroyer questions? Is the math destroyer similar to the diffculty?

 

[deleted958011]

How did you practice for O chem? was it heavily reaction based? Also did you think chads quizzes were enough or was the test more like the gen chem destroyer questions? Is the math destroyer similar to the diffculty?

Sorry for the late response!! I don't know if this will be much help to you now, but I'll still give my 2 cents in case someone else is curious!
I practiced for Ochem by first watching all of Chad's videos, then making flashcards using the study guide he provided. After that, I did a lot of practice questions (some on destroyer, defeatthedat). I think one of the most important thing for you to do is memorize reactions! There were a lot that showed up on my exam.
For gen chem, I recommend doing other practice questions than just Chad's. His questions are a good place to start though! The actual exam questions were not as hard as Destroyer, but I think it definitely made me more prepared.
For QR, I thought the math destroyer was more or less the same difficulty.