Dat done 1/17/2012

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Finally, this day has come...

PAT 25 (99.1)
QR 26 (99.8)
RC 22 (93.2)
BIO 24 (99.6)
GC 22 (95.2)
OC 24 (97.9)
TS 23 (99.3)
AA 24 (99.9)

I started studying after final on Dec 15th and did nothing but studying since then.
I spent 2 hours/day watching tv show(I didn't on first week but I couldn't resist. it was my only fun of the day). and 1 hour taking care of my pets(a dog, two cats), and going to church every sunday. and rest of the time studying...

X2 means I went through whole test set twice.

bio: cliff bio + barrons + Kaplan BB + Campbell(for images only few chapters)
I got tired of looking into thick Campbell everytime, so I tear out all the pages I would like to look at later and made a file) barrons is easier to understand compare to cliff, so I read barrons and then cliff with images from campbell. KBB for few parts that's missing in cliff and barrons. Qvault, youtube videos,(fun, and informative, visualizing stuff helps me understand and memorize), Destroyer(X2)

chem: chad, destroyer(x3, I kept missing few questions, so I repeated until I got it perfect)

RC: godfrey(X1.5 avg 19), CDR(X2 avg 21~22) not my first language. spent some time in this section...Real DAT was about same difficulty as CDR. Very readable and straightforward. I read questions and read passages and answered. S&D didn't wouldn't work for many questions. it's much easier to just read through and answer what you remember and find what you can't remember.

PAT: CDP(X2),

QR: I'm engineer, good at math. it's easy to do well in this section if you spent 1/10 as much time you spend on science. Destroyer(X2)

Achiever 1~5(only did Science and PAT in 3 and 4 bc I didn't have time)
People said real DAT is harder than CRP, but it was about same difficulty for me.
I did avg 25 on CRP and got 25 on real thing.
Topscore 1~3
Kaplan diagnostic
2009 ADA DAT(science was much easier compare to real DAT)


I really want to thank people who answered my questions after their DAT is done.
I was really nervous and stressed out~I would like to do the same for future test takers~
thank you:laugh:
 
this is unreal.....you are gifted my friend! I just don't know what to say because you already know you killed it!
 
thank you so much... I sent msg to every people who recently took the test bc I was so nervous and they have been so helpful...thank you everyone~
during the test, I was kept thinking wow am I really taking it? will it be over in few hours??
it was a distraction but it kept me going~
 
it seems like I have higher percentile compare to other people with same standard score.
does that mean my test was harder??
 
Absolutely and unquestionably slaughtered it. Supremely high average with and even higher PAT!!!

Now to see if any school can resist giving you scholarship!

EDIT: By the way even with identical AA's your percentile is higher because your test was probably different (and harder most likely) or your average, when not rounded off is higher than others. Regardless of why, revel in the glory of being in the Top 0.1% !
 
wow killer scores holy ****. congrats man.
how did you feel about the bio? random or qvault related questions?
man im pissing my pants about RC. how was gc btw? chads most helpful??
 
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wow killer scores holy ****. congrats man.
how did you feel about the bio? random or qvault related questions?
man im pissing my pants about RC. how was gc btw? chads most helpful??

CHAD: great!, but I saw some concept questions he didn't explicitly cover but you are expected to know. he will get you at least 20 I guess.

BIO: maybe 1 random? but it's not really random if you know basic concept. it may look random because they write question w/ that intentio. but, mostly likely that's concept question nothing came out of no where...
I am not bio major...gen bio is only course I took. nothing advanced. anyone can do! nothing seem directly from qvault or destroyer... but they definitely do help you understand and apply concept.

RC: my 2nd language. I am not a fast reader...I rarely read...only for assignments. just prep for the test with simulation softwares...Any native speaker will do well with minimum effort and confidence!
 
CHAD: great!, but I saw some concept questions he didn't explicitly cover but you are expected to know. he will get you at least 20 I guess.

BIO: maybe 1 random? but it's not really random if you know basic concept. it may look random because they write question w/ that intentio. but, mostly likely that's concept question nothing came out of no where...
I am not bio major...gen bio is only course I took. nothing advanced. anyone can do! nothing seem directly from qvault or destroyer... but they definitely do help you understand and apply concept.

RC: my 2nd language. I am not a fast reader...I rarely read...only for assignments. just prep for the test with simulation softwares...Any native speaker will do well with minimum effort and confidence!

nice man. thanks for the response.
u did a sick job with the exam and thanks for sharing ur thoughts about the test.
I've been doing some qvaults and learning some concepts I was weak on.
Seriously, all in all, congrats on ur exam!!! so proud 😉
oh yeah how in depth was the GC compared to chads quizzes??
 
Congratulations on your exam!!! 🙂
Very impressive scores!!
If I just use the destroyer and cdp how will I fair?
 
It looks like you can cram very well. You will definitely do fine with the high volume of info in dental school.

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