PAT: 21 89.2%
QR: 18 86.6%
RC: 16 22.6% 😳
Bio: 18 72.1%
GC: 22 95.2%
OC: 25 98.4%
TS 20 91.3%
AA 20 93.4%
Do I stand any chance of getting into Tufts, BU, NYU, VCU, nova, Florida, midwestern, A.T. Still, Houston, San antonio, or Baylor? I already submitted my application to TMDSAS for in-state texas schools but deciding if I should submit AADSAS application...
sGPA: 3.55
overall GPA: 3.6
these GPA's were calculated by TMDSAS
any advice would be APPRECIATED!!!!!
--------------------Detailed Breakdown ------------------
Study materials: Crack DAT PAT, CRACK DAT Reading, Topscore, CHAD's Videos Gen. Chem and Organic Chem., DATqVault Biology and Reading, and DAT destroyer/MATH Destroyer
Definitely get CRACK PAT especially the 10 exams to fully exercise your brain.
Bio: The biology section was pretty hard for me and I literally marked 15 out of 30 biology questions. I had application-based scenario type questions and wasn't prepared for it. I never studied anatomy or even took anatomy and I had a couple questions over it. It is important to go through DAT destroyer at least once. I printed out 5 practice PCAT exams for practice in biology. I learned all of my taxonomy from DAT destroyer and still wasn't prepared for the real DAT taxonomy. I had a couple taxonomy questions. DATQvault is good for biology practice, I would recommend it. I thought I would do worse than an 18 but glad it wasn't that low.
PAT-
The exam: Thanks to CRACK PAT I made a 21!!! Keyholes had a lot of proportions like TOPSCORE and CRACK PAT stress a lot on shapes. Its a good thing to practice keyholes from TOPSCORE since it had proportions. TFE section had a couple weird shapes where I had to guess but other than that it was similiar to CRACK. I visualized every shape before I used LINE COUNTING. Hole punching is way easier than CRACK PAT. Cube-Counting is easier than Crack because the real DAT doesn't give you invisible cubes to guess with. Pattern folding had a few proportions so about same difficulty as CRACK PAT.
I went through all 10 CRACK PAT exams about 3 times because I wanted to train my brain every single day. Its imperative to do PAT everyday.
I got worried about hearing the real DAT stressing a lot on proportions on keyholes and pattern folding so I practiced TOPSCORE PAT section more than once.
Gen Chem: I was worried about crazy math problems but I had really simple workout problems. Most were theory based questions. I relied on DAT destroyer and Chad's Videos/quizzes. Seriously his quizzes are number 1!!!!
Organic Chem: I used DAT destroyer and Chads quizzes. I tutor organic chemistry 1 and 2 at my school so I didn't need much practice. Very simple synthesis type questions. I didn't get lab technique questions, chair conformation, or sugars (mutarotation and etc.).
Math and Reading:
Math:
Exam: There is p-value, trig, solve equations, word problems, and etc.
I went through all 10 exams of math destroyer and I never finish on time. I think topscore is similiar to the real math section. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GO OVER MATH DESTROYER. I was discouraged every time I did Math destroyer but I forced myself to practice more and more. Remember to practice MATH EVERY SINGLE DAY (and PAT). I didn't start studying MATH destroyer until 3 weeks before the exam. I knew Math was hard because I saw many people make 18-19 but have 85% on that particular section. That tells me to not take MATH section lightly. I really don't like Math at all.
Reading:
I really hate reading and reading hates me and it obviously shows. I read really slow when I'm trying to understand a topic and its really hard for me to read fast and still remember it. I had a few tone questions and generalization type questions. I panicked during this section because some of the questions I couldn't find the answer to. I got really frustrated! I did average on topscore (20-21) and datqvault RC sections (>20) because the majority of the questions were SnD. I went through all 10 of Crack DAT Reading exams 2 months before my exam and thought it was a big mistake to do so. The only reading I did before the exam was all 3 topscore practice exams. I scored in a range of 17-21 on CRACK RC exams btw.
To me RC is about working fast because I took too long finding the answers to the questions. I wished I practiced more.
I hope you guys can understand my breakdown and hope it helps future DAT test takers.
QR: 18 86.6%
RC: 16 22.6% 😳
Bio: 18 72.1%
GC: 22 95.2%
OC: 25 98.4%
TS 20 91.3%
AA 20 93.4%
Do I stand any chance of getting into Tufts, BU, NYU, VCU, nova, Florida, midwestern, A.T. Still, Houston, San antonio, or Baylor? I already submitted my application to TMDSAS for in-state texas schools but deciding if I should submit AADSAS application...
sGPA: 3.55
overall GPA: 3.6
these GPA's were calculated by TMDSAS
any advice would be APPRECIATED!!!!!
--------------------Detailed Breakdown ------------------
Study materials: Crack DAT PAT, CRACK DAT Reading, Topscore, CHAD's Videos Gen. Chem and Organic Chem., DATqVault Biology and Reading, and DAT destroyer/MATH Destroyer
Definitely get CRACK PAT especially the 10 exams to fully exercise your brain.
Bio: The biology section was pretty hard for me and I literally marked 15 out of 30 biology questions. I had application-based scenario type questions and wasn't prepared for it. I never studied anatomy or even took anatomy and I had a couple questions over it. It is important to go through DAT destroyer at least once. I printed out 5 practice PCAT exams for practice in biology. I learned all of my taxonomy from DAT destroyer and still wasn't prepared for the real DAT taxonomy. I had a couple taxonomy questions. DATQvault is good for biology practice, I would recommend it. I thought I would do worse than an 18 but glad it wasn't that low.
PAT-
The exam: Thanks to CRACK PAT I made a 21!!! Keyholes had a lot of proportions like TOPSCORE and CRACK PAT stress a lot on shapes. Its a good thing to practice keyholes from TOPSCORE since it had proportions. TFE section had a couple weird shapes where I had to guess but other than that it was similiar to CRACK. I visualized every shape before I used LINE COUNTING. Hole punching is way easier than CRACK PAT. Cube-Counting is easier than Crack because the real DAT doesn't give you invisible cubes to guess with. Pattern folding had a few proportions so about same difficulty as CRACK PAT.
I went through all 10 CRACK PAT exams about 3 times because I wanted to train my brain every single day. Its imperative to do PAT everyday.
I got worried about hearing the real DAT stressing a lot on proportions on keyholes and pattern folding so I practiced TOPSCORE PAT section more than once.
Gen Chem: I was worried about crazy math problems but I had really simple workout problems. Most were theory based questions. I relied on DAT destroyer and Chad's Videos/quizzes. Seriously his quizzes are number 1!!!!
Organic Chem: I used DAT destroyer and Chads quizzes. I tutor organic chemistry 1 and 2 at my school so I didn't need much practice. Very simple synthesis type questions. I didn't get lab technique questions, chair conformation, or sugars (mutarotation and etc.).
Math and Reading:
Math:
Exam: There is p-value, trig, solve equations, word problems, and etc.
I went through all 10 exams of math destroyer and I never finish on time. I think topscore is similiar to the real math section. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GO OVER MATH DESTROYER. I was discouraged every time I did Math destroyer but I forced myself to practice more and more. Remember to practice MATH EVERY SINGLE DAY (and PAT). I didn't start studying MATH destroyer until 3 weeks before the exam. I knew Math was hard because I saw many people make 18-19 but have 85% on that particular section. That tells me to not take MATH section lightly. I really don't like Math at all.
Reading:
I really hate reading and reading hates me and it obviously shows. I read really slow when I'm trying to understand a topic and its really hard for me to read fast and still remember it. I had a few tone questions and generalization type questions. I panicked during this section because some of the questions I couldn't find the answer to. I got really frustrated! I did average on topscore (20-21) and datqvault RC sections (>20) because the majority of the questions were SnD. I went through all 10 of Crack DAT Reading exams 2 months before my exam and thought it was a big mistake to do so. The only reading I did before the exam was all 3 topscore practice exams. I scored in a range of 17-21 on CRACK RC exams btw.
To me RC is about working fast because I took too long finding the answers to the questions. I wished I practiced more.
I hope you guys can understand my breakdown and hope it helps future DAT test takers.
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