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I plan on taking my DAT around May ish. I need help with how to prepare, should I use DAT destroyer? I've heard good things about that. Also I would prefer to use books rather than electronic. Also how do my stats look in terms of applying, I have a 3.60 overall GPA, and a 3.58 sGPA, and a 3.90 bcpGPA. How does that look?
 
GPA is great. Focus on doing well on the DAT now.

All you need is Bootcamp, Chad's videos, Destroyer, Feralis notes.


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Thanks for the reply. I'm assuming all these are needed to be purchased, do you have an idea how much it should all cost me? Thanks
 
Chad's is $50 per month.
Bootcamp is $100 (I think) for 3 months.
Destroyer is $100 (I think? Never used it personally).
Feralis notes are free.


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I recommend above materials as well. I recommend DAT destroyer and math destroyer package which is $200 plus shipping.
 
GPA is great. Focus on doing well on the DAT now.

All you need is Bootcamp, Chad's videos, Destroyer, Feralis notes.


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I recommend using all of these resources. Ari has a 10-week schedule on the Bootcamp website that was helpful for me in keeping everything organized. Aside from that, YouTube channels like CrashCourse are extremely helpful for visual representations when learning the biology stuff
 
I plan on taking my DAT around May ish. I need help with how to prepare, should I use DAT destroyer? I've heard good things about that. Also I would prefer to use books rather than electronic. Also how do my stats look in terms of applying, I have a 3.60 overall GPA, and a 3.58 sGPA, and a 3.90 bcpGPA. How does that look?

GPA is good, combined with a nice DAT score you should have good chances!

I'm the same way, I prefer using books rather than electronics. As far as what materials you need, I used:
DAT Destroyer
MATH Destroyer
Cliffs AP Bio
Chad's videos (for gen chem and orgo review)
Bootcamp (this is electronic, however, since the actual DAT is on the computer, Bootcamp will help you with the format and timing of the test)

I also made flashcards for any topics I came across and wasn't sure on (especially useful for Bio prep since there are many vocab words/concepts you must memorize).

By the way, in the classifieds, I recently posted my 2016 DAT + Math Destroyer for sale if you are interested.

Good luck studying!
 
Have you graduated or are you still in classes? Regardless, you have good GPAs as everyone else has said and as you already know lol. Go kill that DAT : D. Destroyer, Genius, Bootcamp, etc the common stuff is really good. Just get to it when you have the time. Practice makes perfect (not perfect but good enough) over time.
 
If you have any areas you're weak in or haven't studied in a while, you can use an AP-level book to get a basic overview and then move on in your studies to more in depth material that others have mentioned (Chads, Destroyer, Cliffs, Ferralis, Bootcamp). You can always print out screenshots of the electronic materials for your own use or print/write flashcards.
 
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