First of all, I would like thank everyone here in this forum; I've been shadowing(read:lurking/peeping) here for the last 2 years. Now I proudly present my score and share some thoughts/breakdown and etc.
PA-23(96.4)
QR-23(98.8)
RC-21(76.7)
BS-21(92.3)
GC-26(98.8)
OC-24(95.7)
TS-23(97.8)
AA-23(98.7)
Generally speaking, I outdid all of my previous practice exams. I don't recall the score for each, but I used 2009 ADA, 2007 ADA, KBB practice test, and Kaplan Diagnostic. As for me, KBB Practice Test was the most accurate indicator on my real DAT performance.
2009 ADA had too many errors (I took the online one and some bio questions were still not corrected; search this forum if you are considering ADA2009 version for errors/corrections). 2007 ADA was way too easy. I've heard from others in this forum how Topscore is super hard and de-moralizing, so I ended up not buying it.
RC: The RC percentile isn't that great, but coming from a first generation immigrant background, I am very content with it. I've been here for 6 yrs; in fact, the only English word I knew at that time was "Starcraft" (lol now you know I'm Korean). I used Search and Destroy all the way, and guessed Inference questions. My reading speed is around 250wpm (paper) and 200wpm(on computer screen) which is below average for most college students, so I gave up on getting those inference questions right and it worked for me at least.
PA: I followed DentalWorks' study schedule from A to Z, except what is for the PAT part. (THANKS DENTALWORKS@!!!) I didn't prepare much for this section. For some reason, Perceptual Ability came natural to me. It's probably due to the fact that I played LEGO a lot when I was young (still have one of those Castle series in my parents' leaving room). Angle ranking was about the same difficulty as Kaplan but Patter-folding was the beast; I usually got around 27 on practice tests but ended up getting 23. But who cares!! 23 is good enough for me.
QR: Also, I did not prepare much for this section. All the time, I got 30 on practice. But on the real, I just got bored and tired towards the end that I just "ended" with a couple questions unmarked. 23 and 30 doesn't make much of a difference, I believe. Again, I am a mediocre Asian student but here in America people regard me as a math genius. It is perhaps better if you could follow others' study guide.
BS: Used Schaums, KBB, Destroyer. KBB is a good "primer" but don't rely on that solely. Schaum's was a bit overkill. Destroyer provided a good practice with genetics, classification, and endocrine part. There were some rare concepts not seen anywhere on either Schaums/KBB/Destroyer (maybe was mentioned in Campbell but I did not use it).
GC/OC: Destroyer!!Destroyer!!Destroyer!! It has all the variations you can possibly have on the real exam. Do the problems over and over. If you haven't got one yet, get it.
Hope this helps anyone who needs a little direction and I also expect that you would make your share and do the same by contributing to this wonderful SDN Community!!
