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Are review sheets allowed on DAT?
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Not to use during the exam...
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Is this even a serious question...?
open book and open notes... heck you can use your phone too
Would you like a cheat sheet for your boards too? 
Even if you were allowed I don't think it would have made a difference. You have very limited amount of time and I think referring to your review sheet would have wasted a lot of it.
You are given a laminated sheet of paper with markers. I spent sometime before the PAT section making tic tac toe tables for folding and a few other tables for cube counting
You are given a laminated sheet of paper with markers. I spent sometime before the PAT section making tic tac toe tables for folding and a few other tables for cube counting
What was your strategy for taking on the PAT? That seems to be the area where I'm lacking the most. Luckily science and maths is my strong suit. Really worried about the PAT though.
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You are not allowed to have cell phones, notes, keys, hats, pens, snacks and water bottles when you go in to take your exam. They will give you two everything you need. Hope that helps. Here is a video that might be helpfull:
Its not for DAT but the procedure is very similar.
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lol they wouldn't even let me take a banana into the testing room.
This is from my breakdown:
I used bootcamp as my only prep material for this section
"Keyholes: I always considered every answer choice before, by the process of elimination, narrowing it down to one. What helped me the most were the explanations at the end of each test. Read them thoroughly!
TFE: This section might seem intimidating at first. What worked for me was using the 2 views given to try to visualize what the the object might look like before moving on to the answer choices.
Angles: This one was tough, but I think that was only because bootcamp's angles are somewhat tougher than the real test. Overall, with practice, its nothing to be feared of. I just compared two angles at a time to figure out the order. I read about all the different strategies like the hills method, the rapid eye method, etc.. I personally just looked at them and used my intuition.
Hole punching: I used the "tic -tac-toe", or what ever, method. Look it up! I breezed through this section on the real DAT.
Cube Counting: Just tally up all the cubes based on their sides "painted" and THEN answer the questions.
Pattern Folding: Bootcamp's explanations for this section are a must read. There were a few problems where I didn't even know where to begin but after reading the tips given in the explanation it began to make a lot of sense.
PAT on the real exam was pretty much on the level of Bootcamp. The angles and pattern folding were a bit easier. There were a few weird keyhole and TFE problems but, by being meticulous in my preparation, I never felt lost and was able to reason through most of them."
Honestly only section that review sheet might be useful is Bio and Orgo. Can't see it benefiting you on other sections compared to the time needed to search through a sheet.
I heard you're allowed to bring one, but you gotta have a parent permission form signed and turned in a week in advance.
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