Dat 8/24

[jaw520]

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Ok, so I just got back from the DAT...

AA: 20
TS: 21
Bio:20
GC: 21
OC: 23
PAT: 21
QR: 17
RC: 17

Bio: Was not bad at all, used DAT Destroyer only... covered pretty much everything whether it was in the actual questions or in the explanations... definitely go through this if you havent

OC/GC: same, not horrible used Destroyer... thought i shouldve done a couple of points better, but im not complaining

PAT: surprisingly harder than the CDP exams... PAT is usually my bread and butter, but there were some very strange key holes and one very strange hold punch in particular... i was ranging from 23-25 on CDP... i also graduated from the studio art program from NYU so i was naturally pretty good at this section, and was shooting for a minimum 25

RC: this section i didnt really know what to expect, but i was shooting realistically for a 19... im very very disappointed with a 17... the passages were longer than expected. i used CDR, did 4 exams (17,18,19 & 20), and Achiever, used 2 (14...eh & 17)...

QR: another disappointment, i was also shooting realistically for a 19... i mustve gone through Math Destroyer 10 times, usually getting 21-25/40 correct... i got a question on p-value which i am not exactly sure what that is, there were some other things that destroyer didnt quite hit but its all become a blur

Overall, it was a bit harder than expected, but well see what happens. Not having to study tonight/for the rest of this week sounds amazing... good luck to everyone taking the exam in the future

 

[NewBee12]

Nice scores well done
enjoy the rest of the week

 

[Barns318]

congratz on your scores!! I want it to be done as soon as possible.. but I'm still not sure im ready and my DAT is in two weeks from now..

What was your practice exam scores (like topscore)? if you dont mind me asking

 

[jaw520]

I didn't really take many practice exams... I took 1 full achiever I'm not at my computer now but my scores were around 17-18 in the sciences, 14 rc (may actually have been a 13) 20 pat, and 18 math

Other than that, I used CDR where I got 20,17,18,19 and didn't do the last one

CDP I first got a 17, but after I saw what it was like for the first time I got anywhere between 22-25.

The sciences are def not as hard on the actual DAT then they are on achiever, but the more practice the better. My advice for the sciences is to use destroyer. Math also, but as I said above, there were a couple of question that math destroyer didn't cover.

Best of luck.