I nearly had a nervous breakdown last summer precisely due to using Crack DAT to study Science. I would study my a$$ off, take a practice test and get a 17. So I would then study 3 times harder and 3 times longer, take another test and get a 14. Then I'd rush through another test while on full emotional tilt and get a 22. Wash rinse repeat, until I hit my breaking point.
I lashed out at my loved ones, destroyed some of my own physical property, and as I said, very nearly completely lost it. I wasn't sleeping, (oh by the way I was also taking summer organic chemistry and shadowing at a clinic over an hour away at the time!) I had been staking everything on being a dentist and it was appearing I was nowhere near ready. 32 years old and curled up in a ball, tearing my hair out, and yes, I'll admit there were some tears.
Then I started to look online and began to see I was not the only one with similar issues. After I calmed down I realized just how ridiculous the Crack DAT science sections are, especially the gen chemistry. I missed a question because I didn't know the formula for glucose by heart. I missed another one about which atom has the highest electronegativity because, according to the answer key, noble gases have the highest electronegativity because they are all the way to the right.
I started looking at other materials, specifically Bootcamp, and realized I was out to lunch. I finally calmed down a little bit (not much) and managed to do well on the test (22 AA, 19 Bio, 22 OC, 23 GC, 20 QR, 28 RC)
My advice. Ditch Crack DAT. Use them for PAT and QR (both are fantastic) and possibly reading, but stay as far away as possible from their science.
