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DAT BIOLOGY REVIEW
I used the Barrons AP Biology book and I thought it was better than Cliffs. I also bought the Barrons AP biology flashcards and it was great review. I only studied bio 2 weeks before the exam and I got a 23 on that section so it covers everything you need to know.
Were those two weeks heavily focused on bio, and I could give barrons a shot. However, thats just to much material!
Using those as well!
I would recommend exam crackers for the MCAT using it for the DAT really helped me...and of course DAT destroyer
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After going through Cliffs and Destroyer, and Bootcamp, I did all of the QVault biology tests, 1 per day (I think there are 7) leading up to my exam date. I think it helped a lot. When I finished each test I would see what I missed and review it. Plus the scoring is pretty close to the actually DAT from what I have seen from other posts.
Honestly, the QVault bio was definitely worth it!
Honestly, the QVault bio was definitely worth it!
I used the 3rd edition book and flash cards. Idk anything about the newer editions.
Link?
I've been studying Kaplan only for Biology. Do you think this is enough?
No, I would expand to other resources to fully cover the breadth of the biology section.
I took a look at both the AP books mentioned here, but these should be used strictly for basic reviews. They should be good for those that took the general bio course a while ago.
I skimmed through Cliff really fast - like 2 days. Went straight to Feralis' notes. I used Sterling's book for questions, but I found them to be way too much in detail. Sterling is good if you want to solidify each concept. Then DAT Bootcamp. I used DAT Destroyer at the end. Both the Sterling and DAT Destroyer are harder than the actual DAT, but the question structures are more similar in Sterling. DAT Destroyer questions are more structured to "teach while doing problems" kind of questions that you'd learn from the answer key. I continued to use Feralis' note for reviews while doing questions.
I read the first few chapters of Kaplan. I think it's a waste of time to use anything else. Honestly, Feralis did a much better job. I would skip Sterling if you are lacking time.
This got me 26 in Bio.
I skimmed through Cliff really fast - like 2 days. Went straight to Feralis' notes. I used Sterling's book for questions, but I found them to be way too much in detail. Sterling is good if you want to solidify each concept. Then DAT Bootcamp. I used DAT Destroyer at the end. Both the Sterling and DAT Destroyer are harder than the actual DAT, but the question structures are more similar in Sterling. DAT Destroyer questions are more structured to "teach while doing problems" kind of questions that you'd learn from the answer key. I continued to use Feralis' note for reviews while doing questions.
I read the first few chapters of Kaplan. I think it's a waste of time to use anything else. Honestly, Feralis did a much better job. I would skip Sterling if you are lacking time.
This got me 26 in Bio.
