DAT Destroyer Omen

[thebigrisky]

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I'm 5 weeks to the DAT and I am using the Destroyer almost exclusively as my only source to test from except crack the DAT PAT. I do 30 question mini exams and in every section Math, Bio and Chems. I'm only getting 50% of the questions at any one time. I'm getting a little freaked out.

Is it normal to miss so many destroyer questions?

 

[sweetbitna]

I'm 5 weeks to the DAT and I am using the Destroyer almost exclusively as my only source to test from except crack the DAT PAT. I do 30 question mini exams and in every section Math, Bio and Chems. I'm only getting 50% of the questions at any one time. I'm getting a little freaked out.

Is it normal to miss so many destroyer questions?

I think the most important thing is that you learn from the problems that you missed. You are in a process of learning right now. Missing that many questions shouldn't make you worried (You still have 5 weeks!). Many people go over destroyer more than once or even more than twice. Just go through the questions once, learning everything. Then, work on them one more time until you get everything. I recommend using Chad's GC/OC before working on destroyer. Good luck!

 

[DHallenbeck]

My DAT is 3 weeks away, on the 26th. I've been studying for an average of 4 hours a day since about May 20th. The days I have off of work I generally study for more like 8 hours. And I've been using Barron's and Destroyer, with my old textbooks for all my studying.

Honestly, I did really well on all the Destroyer OChem problems, and have scored very high on the practice exams I've taken for this section. (Around 22-23) But GChem and Bio were another story.

I started off in the same boat as you, missing about 40-50% of the questions. But believe me, the more you study what you missed, the more you will retain, and the better you will score.

I study by taking notes of everything I missed, or didn't know, and saying it out loud as I write it down. I do about 50-100 destroyer problems a day. At the end of each day, I go over all the notes I took for that day. This method has really helped with my retention.

Now, though not great, I am getting about 70-80% of the destroyer problems right, and have brought up my practice exam scores in these areas. (From 16-17 to 18-20s) I know this method takes alot of time, but you still have plenty of time to work with. I hope that by the time the test comes around I will be scoring 22s in each section on practice exams, and from what I hear, the real DAT is slightly easier than the Destroyer. Good luck with your studies, I know you'll do well!