DAT anything like MCAT?

[CAbroiler]

hey...i'm an uninformed pre-med and had a friend taking the DAT soon...is it as much of a big deal as MCAT? can/do ppl take it over? okie thanks in advance 🙂

 

[vixen]

the mcat does NOT have a math section, the dat does...just wanted to clarify.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

DAT=easier than MCAT...or so I'm told by most everyone. Additionally, I saw some practice DAT's in the kaplan locker, and they were pretty easy.

 

[Loudy]

The MCAT is also alot more passage-based. DAT is definitely more straight forward.

 

[CAbroiler]

so also, how quickly do u find out ur scores from DAT? do u find them out rite away cause it's computer based?

 

[vixen]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by CAbroiler:
•so also, how quickly do u find out ur scores from DAT? do u find them out rite away cause it's computer based?•••••they pop on the screen right away.

 

[pakgirl]

The DAT has multiple choice questions. The MCAT has passage based questions on each section with some multiple choice ones (that are just knowledge based). I found the DAT much easier than the MCAT.

 

[VijayEM]

so vixen, you are the popular simseema17 that answered everyone's questions? i haven't been in here a long time! what does vixen mean?

 

[vixen]

yes, hence the "aka simseema17" in my signature. 🙂