dat achiever score

[vikings022000]

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hey guys, i just took the first dat achiever natural sciences test. i got a ts score of 18 on it. for those familiar with the program, do you think i am ready to take the real thing and get over 20? 😕

 

[cowsgomoo]

hey guys, i just took the first dat achiever natural sciences test. i got a ts score of 18 on it. for those familiar with the program, do you think i am ready to take the real thing and get over 20? 😕

I remember scoring in the sub 20's when I did DAT achiever and I did alright on the real thing. You should be fine and just remember to be relaxed when you take the test. That’s the environment you are used to at home when you do the practice tests and you score well. People don’t score well on the real thing because they panic and let the occasion get to them as so underperform.

 

[seoul]

Take a look at its Analysis Summary to at least know what science topics you need to continue working on. For Bio especially, you need to make sure you've well masterted the following topics (> 3/4 of the DAT questions are based from here) as outlined by the ADA:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology, Developmental Biology, Genetics

For GChem, take a closer look at the solutions (the calculated part especially) even if you've scored the answers correctly. Often, the alternate approaches given will help sharpen many of your conceptual ideas on topics like stoichiometry, chemical equilibria/kinetics, acid/bases, ...

Do not worry much about OChem unless your individual score in this section stays at 16 or lower. Don't rush on memorizing reactions pertaining to each major functional group. Stress more on how well you could understand the basic rules and mechanisms behind these. This study strategy will greatly help retain your OChem knowledge just as when you'll need it during the test.

 

[dlink]

Upon popping up the solution page for questions you marked wrongly, do not look into the explanation right away. Try to resize it such that only the top portion of the text appears in windows... serving as tips to initiate reasonings from your own. Work on the solution yourself and compare the method you use with the one provided by the test. Refer to your textbook and/or lecture notes if need be. Keep this as a habit, and before long you'll realize yourself more ready & confident to handle all coming challenges. 🙂