Hello everyone,
The SDN community has helped me a lot with my studies and I hope to contribute. My score:
PAT: 18
MATH : 18
RC : 18
Bio : 20
GC : 22
OC : 22
TS : 21
AA : 20
I am disappointed because I know I could have done much better, however I am applying this cycle so it will be late for a retake. I couldn't focus well, I tried drinking Redbull the day before to see if it helps me to focus better but it gave me a headache so I didn't drink it on my test day.
I studied for about 2.5 months while working full time up till the week before my test. But I didn't really start studying hard core until a month before the test.
PAT (18) : I never scored bellow 20 on CrackPat and at the end I would get everything 100% except angles. Scored 19 on Achiever. My PAT was very hard, Achiever is a better source for this but study angles from Crack.
Keyhole: Proportions
TFE: Not bad but the choices are similar so its hard to eliminate
Angles: In general I am bad at it, and was praying to not get angles like Crack, but nope I got exactly those angles, probably got everything wrong
Hole punch: My strongest part and I always enjoy doing them, got 100% every time on Crack and Achiever, it was ok, had some 1/3 fold
Cubes: I practiced my PAT on my 14' laptop screen so the cubes look sooo big on the real PAT to me so I was kinda distracted, had to count two cubes twice because I didn't realize there was an illusion cube. Had two illusion cubes but doable. I got 100% on Crack and Achiever
Pattern folding: Crack was a piece of cake, got 100% most of the time without spending too much time. But on the real PAT, it was some kind of complex origami, so it was hard to fold in your head, I suggest practice this with Achiever even though Achiever is still much easier
Math (18) : The calculator sucked so had to do calculation in my head, I actually thought I scored better. I finished with 2 mins to spare so went back to 3 marked long word problems, probably got them all wrong. Had many trig problems though, some were basic, some hard. This was a copy of Math Destroyer! I did go over DAT math destroyer( the book with sciences) but it didn't look like my read DAT. Study Math Destoyer! Had rate problems, mixture, interest, ,mean/median, geometry..
RC (18) : I was praying to not get the piano or physics passage but nope, got the physics passage. My two passages were sooo hard, none S&D, you have to read! I didn't understand half of the questions asked with different statements where you choose if half of the statements is wrong or not and if they are related?! They also ask lots of "If questions.." I am never good at RC to begin with (learned English 8 years ago) so it might be easier for you. I really thought I am going to have to retake DAT due to my RC but I am actually happy to get 18 Achiever is a good practice. I had about the same length but questions asked on Achiever were much clearer. Still score 16 on Achiever.
Bio (20): Mine was heavily focused on genetics, Mendelian laws, origin of life, mitosis/meiosis, some muscle diseases, human genome, developmental bio...all my weaknesses, questions are random. Destroyer is good but still not enough
GC (22) : I hoped for conceptual problems but nope had many many calculation problems, some I have never seen in any practice materials, pH, rate, H, S, G, some were set up, but most of them I had to actually calculate. Very close to Achiever GC
OC (22) : Had like 20 mins left so I flew through this very fast because I wanted to get back to Bio, thought I could get 30 Destroyer all the way
Suggested study materials: Destroyer, Math Destroyer, Achiever, CrackPAT, Chad's (gained many conceptual knowledge from him)
Ok, now I need your input. I applied to 9 schools so far but I want to increase my chance. How many more schools should I add? I am a MA resident, do you think I have a chance at NY public schools? I am thinking to look into 10 more.
My GPA is good:
BCP : 3.95
Science : 3.96
NonS : 3.80
Total : 3.92
EC, work experience, dental experience are good, my letters should be good too ( 3 science, and one from a dentist - my boss)
Thanks everyone and good luck studying!!
Peace
The SDN community has helped me a lot with my studies and I hope to contribute. My score:
PAT: 18
MATH : 18
RC : 18
Bio : 20
GC : 22
OC : 22
TS : 21
AA : 20
I am disappointed because I know I could have done much better, however I am applying this cycle so it will be late for a retake. I couldn't focus well, I tried drinking Redbull the day before to see if it helps me to focus better but it gave me a headache so I didn't drink it on my test day.
I studied for about 2.5 months while working full time up till the week before my test. But I didn't really start studying hard core until a month before the test.
PAT (18) : I never scored bellow 20 on CrackPat and at the end I would get everything 100% except angles. Scored 19 on Achiever. My PAT was very hard, Achiever is a better source for this but study angles from Crack.
Keyhole: Proportions
TFE: Not bad but the choices are similar so its hard to eliminate
Angles: In general I am bad at it, and was praying to not get angles like Crack, but nope I got exactly those angles, probably got everything wrong
Hole punch: My strongest part and I always enjoy doing them, got 100% every time on Crack and Achiever, it was ok, had some 1/3 fold
Cubes: I practiced my PAT on my 14' laptop screen so the cubes look sooo big on the real PAT to me so I was kinda distracted, had to count two cubes twice because I didn't realize there was an illusion cube. Had two illusion cubes but doable. I got 100% on Crack and Achiever
Pattern folding: Crack was a piece of cake, got 100% most of the time without spending too much time. But on the real PAT, it was some kind of complex origami, so it was hard to fold in your head, I suggest practice this with Achiever even though Achiever is still much easier
Math (18) : The calculator sucked so had to do calculation in my head, I actually thought I scored better. I finished with 2 mins to spare so went back to 3 marked long word problems, probably got them all wrong. Had many trig problems though, some were basic, some hard. This was a copy of Math Destroyer! I did go over DAT math destroyer( the book with sciences) but it didn't look like my read DAT. Study Math Destoyer! Had rate problems, mixture, interest, ,mean/median, geometry..
RC (18) : I was praying to not get the piano or physics passage but nope, got the physics passage. My two passages were sooo hard, none S&D, you have to read! I didn't understand half of the questions asked with different statements where you choose if half of the statements is wrong or not and if they are related?! They also ask lots of "If questions.." I am never good at RC to begin with (learned English 8 years ago) so it might be easier for you. I really thought I am going to have to retake DAT due to my RC but I am actually happy to get 18 Achiever is a good practice. I had about the same length but questions asked on Achiever were much clearer. Still score 16 on Achiever.
Bio (20): Mine was heavily focused on genetics, Mendelian laws, origin of life, mitosis/meiosis, some muscle diseases, human genome, developmental bio...all my weaknesses, questions are random. Destroyer is good but still not enough
GC (22) : I hoped for conceptual problems but nope had many many calculation problems, some I have never seen in any practice materials, pH, rate, H, S, G, some were set up, but most of them I had to actually calculate. Very close to Achiever GC
OC (22) : Had like 20 mins left so I flew through this very fast because I wanted to get back to Bio, thought I could get 30 Destroyer all the way
Suggested study materials: Destroyer, Math Destroyer, Achiever, CrackPAT, Chad's (gained many conceptual knowledge from him)
Ok, now I need your input. I applied to 9 schools so far but I want to increase my chance. How many more schools should I add? I am a MA resident, do you think I have a chance at NY public schools? I am thinking to look into 10 more.
My GPA is good:
BCP : 3.95
Science : 3.96
NonS : 3.80
Total : 3.92
EC, work experience, dental experience are good, my letters should be good too ( 3 science, and one from a dentist - my boss)
Thanks everyone and good luck studying!!
Peace