Finally! The three months of studying have paid off!!
BIO: 19
GCHEM: 23
OCHEM: 22
RC: 20
QR: 20
PAT: 21
AA: 21
TS: 21
PAT: 21 (Apparently, I'm consistent!)
My thoughts and opinions...
I took Kaplan online and used it religiously. I was able to get $200 discount on the program, which means I paid about $1000 for it. I also bought CDP Royal Flush, which I did not find necessary but I will explain below.
BIO:
SOOOO RANDOM! Some of the questions were very easy, most were "average," but the really hard ones I have never even seen before in any of my studies with Kaplan or school. It really is luck of the draw. I am a Bio major with a 3.9 GPA, so I figured this would be a very easy section for me. I reviewed Kaplan's Bio, but I never truly studied hard for Bio. Honestly though, I don't think I would have done any better with the section if I studied Kaplan's Bio due to the randomness of the questions.
GCHEM:
Very easy and straightforward. Kaplan GChem did an excellent job! Nothing was unfamiliar or tricky. I figured that GChem would be my worst section since I have not seen it in 2 years, so I studied very hard for it and I am very proud of my results. I highly recommend Kaplan for the GChem.
OCHEM:
Once again, very straightforward and no sly tricks. Kaplan OChem covered everything excellently, but it might have been a tad overkill. I also devoted a lot of time to this section, and I am very excited with the results.
PAT:
A little disappointed. I bought CDP and was scoring in the mid 20s, usually around 23 with my lowest a 22. This score resembles my Kaplan PAT results. I would really like to go back and see the incorrect answers because I finished the section with about 15 minutes left and felt very confident. However, I cannot complain at all! The difficulty of the questions was very similar to Kaplan. CDP was not worth it in my opinion for those who already have a good grasp on the execution.
RC:
The first two passages were very easy reads with simple questions. I forget the gist of them, but I think one was on ECM and tooth growth. I forget the second passage completely! My last passage was Ethics, which was annoying. The big concern with this section was timing. You MUST be quick. I used an abbreviated Kaplan strategy with picking out keywords and then search/destroy. Surprised that a 20 on RC only equals a 67 percentile?
QR:
Very fast section! Like RC, you MUST move quickly. Kaplan does a terrible job with this section. I understand that it is all somewhat simple math, but I think Kaplan can do much better. I had A LOT of rate questions, like Train A leaves X and Train B leaves X - they meet where, which aren't terrible, but time consuming. Also, make sure you know your special triangles!!!!
Very pleased with the results - according to my printout, my 21AA and 21TS place me in the top 7-8%. Now I just need to figure out where to apply!!! Any thoughts?
BIO: 19
GCHEM: 23
OCHEM: 22
RC: 20
QR: 20
PAT: 21
AA: 21
TS: 21
PAT: 21 (Apparently, I'm consistent!)
My thoughts and opinions...
I took Kaplan online and used it religiously. I was able to get $200 discount on the program, which means I paid about $1000 for it. I also bought CDP Royal Flush, which I did not find necessary but I will explain below.
BIO:
SOOOO RANDOM! Some of the questions were very easy, most were "average," but the really hard ones I have never even seen before in any of my studies with Kaplan or school. It really is luck of the draw. I am a Bio major with a 3.9 GPA, so I figured this would be a very easy section for me. I reviewed Kaplan's Bio, but I never truly studied hard for Bio. Honestly though, I don't think I would have done any better with the section if I studied Kaplan's Bio due to the randomness of the questions.
GCHEM:
Very easy and straightforward. Kaplan GChem did an excellent job! Nothing was unfamiliar or tricky. I figured that GChem would be my worst section since I have not seen it in 2 years, so I studied very hard for it and I am very proud of my results. I highly recommend Kaplan for the GChem.
OCHEM:
Once again, very straightforward and no sly tricks. Kaplan OChem covered everything excellently, but it might have been a tad overkill. I also devoted a lot of time to this section, and I am very excited with the results.
PAT:
A little disappointed. I bought CDP and was scoring in the mid 20s, usually around 23 with my lowest a 22. This score resembles my Kaplan PAT results. I would really like to go back and see the incorrect answers because I finished the section with about 15 minutes left and felt very confident. However, I cannot complain at all! The difficulty of the questions was very similar to Kaplan. CDP was not worth it in my opinion for those who already have a good grasp on the execution.
RC:
The first two passages were very easy reads with simple questions. I forget the gist of them, but I think one was on ECM and tooth growth. I forget the second passage completely! My last passage was Ethics, which was annoying. The big concern with this section was timing. You MUST be quick. I used an abbreviated Kaplan strategy with picking out keywords and then search/destroy. Surprised that a 20 on RC only equals a 67 percentile?
QR:
Very fast section! Like RC, you MUST move quickly. Kaplan does a terrible job with this section. I understand that it is all somewhat simple math, but I think Kaplan can do much better. I had A LOT of rate questions, like Train A leaves X and Train B leaves X - they meet where, which aren't terrible, but time consuming. Also, make sure you know your special triangles!!!!
Very pleased with the results - according to my printout, my 21AA and 21TS place me in the top 7-8%. Now I just need to figure out where to apply!!! Any thoughts?
