Can I take the DAT after Orgo 1?

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If I take the DAT after orgo 1, I can apply by late July. Is Orgo 2 needed to get a high Orgo DAT score?

 

[Nachatta]

Orgo 2 is just mostly extra reactions and synthesis with some minor concepts, I don't see the class being necessary to do well. However, taking the class helps out a lot, I didn't really study for the section except go through some general reagents

 

[jLaws]

Mine was full of Ochem II. You’ll need to take the class or self study.

 

[DentalNucleicAcid]

yes, many people do and do well. just teach yourself the orgo 2 concepts that you need

 

[BatedPenguin]

Definitely wait for Ochem II. My DAT was full of reactions and concepts from O chem II and I would not have been able to score as high as I did without taking II before it.

Unless you wanna teach yourself everything at home which is a huge time waster.

 

[Llamapower]

Definitely doable. I was in the same situation this cycle. I took ochem 1 in the winter and was signed up for the DAT in the summer. I had a solid ochem 1 foundation and then watched all of chads videos over the course of a month, took the DAT and got a 20 OC. Not the most amazing score, but still competitive enough for interviews.

 

[AppalachianDentalBoy]

I think you should self study for it. I took ochem my freshman year and my Dat junior year and basically retaught myself everything. Mike’s videos are the bomb.

 

[WolfsBane]

If I take the DAT after orgo 1, I can apply by late July. Is Orgo 2 needed to get a high Orgo DAT score?

I took the dat without ochem 2 but I did self study. Its very doable IF you have a good foundation in the other subjects since it will take time to learn. I scored the highest of all my scores in ochem. It's very necessary to learn since most of Orgo section will be ochem 2.

 

[pinwheeels]

I was in the same situation. I used DAT Bootcamp and Mike’s videos taught me everything I needed to know after OChem 1. There’s only a couple extra concepts to learn and really wasn’t difficult thanks to Mike. I got a 21 while I made a 20 in GC.

 

[weaselodeath]

Give it a shot! I got a 26 on the Ochem section after only having taken Ochem 1. I just cherrypicked the concepts that were listed as testable and did those sections in the Organic Chemistry as a Second Language 2nd semester concepts workbook.