Anyone taking the DAT in early Feb?

[elaine07]

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The anxiety is killing me. My DAT is coming up in early Feb and I'm starting to freak out like crazy. I've done a lot of QR, but from hearing all the negatives about it. I'm just ... I've been studying GC and OC for awhile, just need like couple days to touch up on that. PAT I think I'm fine. but as for RC, I'm so so so scare... All I am hoping for is a 17 or 18 on RC to meet the cut offs. I just quit my full time job and I'll devote 3 weeks into this test. This is how I am going to spend the next 3 weeks, please give me advice if I should change it... THANKS!!! 🙁

Everyday read the campbell book as much as I can. Then spend couple hours doing GC, OC, QR, PAT problems...Until the last week, I'll do one the TS and Achiever test. The problem is, I get so messed up when I take the test at home. I mean I would exit the full length test after I struggle on any problem and go ahead and look at the answer for that question. Is anyone feeling the same way? Please share.

 

[TheWiredNerv]

Hope for more than that! Everyone should aim for the highest grade possible!

As far as practice tests, condition yourself to take the full test without looking up anything. You look up everything when you are finished. You are only cheating yourself, which may harm you in the end. Also, calm down! Don't let the test shake you up, that's one of it's greatest weapons.

 

[ngoel]

I'm scheduled to take it February 11th, but I'm thinking about pushing it back because I'm just not scoring as high as I should be. Bio and Orgo are def. my two weak spots, but I'm pretty consistent on Gen Chem, QR, RC. PAT has been getting pretty shifty for me -- averaging anywhere between 18 to 23. Any tips for getting Bio and Orgo stronger? I just bought Destroyer and TopScore and will hopefully go through those within the next 6 weeks and take the test end of February.

 

[jigabodo]

I'm scheduled to take it February 11th, but I'm thinking about pushing it back because I'm just not scoring as high as I should be. Bio and Orgo are def. my two weak spots, but I'm pretty consistent on Gen Chem, QR, RC. PAT has been getting pretty shifty for me -- averaging anywhere between 18 to 23. Any tips for getting Bio and Orgo stronger? I just bought Destroyer and TopScore and will hopefully go through those within the next 6 weeks and take the test end of February.

For Ochem, try to understand every single reaction in the Blue Book. Break the mechanisms down step and step. Look over them again and again. Try to draw out the mechanisms on paper would help too.

 

[TheWiredNerv]

For Ochem, try to understand every single reaction in the Blue Book. Break the mechanisms down step and step. Look over them again and again. Try to draw out the mechanisms on paper would help too.

Jigabodo said the keyword: Understand. Don't memorize every reaction in the blue book but see how each mechanism works. You'll soon realize that most reactions follow the same mechanism.