Dat Done!!! (03/08/07)

[drteeth]

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Aaaaah finally done!

Had a very limited amount of time to study so Im quite satisfied with my scores overall:

PAT: 19
GC: 20
Orgo: 19
Bio: 19
RC: 18
QR: 15
AA: 18
Science: 19

Used Kaplan for background and to develop knowledge base as well as for PAT. Expanded upon that using Destroyer.
Used Topscore and Achiever for practice tests and to work on timing...
Im thinking about taking it again over the summer because I think I can do better with a bit more time and I would like to raise the QR...My GPA isnt amazing either, so I would really like to kill this exam but overall Im quite happy.
Ill be happy to answer any questions/comments...

 

[Drill2Fill]

Great Scores.

 

[DDSDakoo]

Good job! Those scores aren't bad!! 👍

 

[ATLATLATL]

good job...how long did u have to study exactly? and how did u go about it if u don't mind me asking?😳
how long did it take you to finish up destroyer and wat methods did u go about in order to tackle it...cuz apparently it does have some challenging questions...
and what would u say was most helpful?😛😳

 

[Law0830]

Good grades! but if you feel like you could have done better make sure you retake it.

 

[drteeth]

good job...how long did u have to study exactly? and how did u go about it if u don't mind me asking?😳
how long did it take you to finish up destroyer and wat methods did u go about in order to tackle it...cuz apparently it does have some challenging questions...
and what would u say was most helpful?😛😳

Hey guys - thanks for the comments.

All in all I had about a month to prepare as I was dealing with classes and other distractions which made it difficult.
I would say the best way to prepare is to thoroughly read the Kaplan book first. Get some good background built up and do your best to understand the big picture of each chapter. I think I got caught up on details a little bit too much so I would try and stay away from attempting to memorize every tiny little detail. I then hit the Destroyer as well as practice exams. I essentially tried to use the Destroyer as if it was a really long and difficult practice exam - much like you would use a practice exam for a class. The things that I missed I attempted to understand and clean up.

Not to scare anyone, but yes, I would say that some of the questions were quite challenging and a few were out of left field - but there were also some really simple straightforward questions that helped keep things quite even. If I was to rate the difficulty of the exam I would put it at about 7...

 

[mustgetin2007]

Dear All,

I have two books are DAT Destroyer and Dr. Jim
Romano's extensive Organic Chemistry Odyssey. I would like to exchange with you for your Kaplan DAT materials.

This is their website:

http://orgoman.com/products.html

Please e-mail me at:
[email protected]

Thanks,
Macy