Dat done!!!! 5/19

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Raphael1

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OC: 27
GC: 24
Bio: 19
RC: 21
QR: 21
TS: 22
AA: 22 (95.7%)
PAT: 21

I am soooo happy that I am done with DAT despite my bio score!!!
Here are materials that I used:
DAT Destroyer (MUST HAVE ITEM)
KBB (The Bible)
Chad's Video
Crack DAT PAT and Reading
Achiever- 7 Tests
Cliff Note's AP Bio

Bio: I don't think I am the most eligible person to give you tips, but if you memorize KBB and Cliff Note, I think you should be set. If you think you are ready, take Achiever Bio, which will demoralize you completely. I have been getting 15~ 16 on achiever, but I eneded up getting 19, so don't be depressed. I only get to study DAT for 4 weeks, so I did not have time to memorize everything because of midterms and papers

OC & GC: I used DAT Destroyer and Achiever. Even though people say that Destroyer is overkill, USE IT! I felt that the questions on Real DAT was similar to the questions from Destroyer. If you feel like you get the hang of OC and GC from Destroyer. Go on to Achiever. I have been getting 17, 18, and 16 from Achiever, so don't be disappointed. I think Achiever tries to demoralize you to study more.

QR: I just used Achiever. I have been getting 23~25 on Achiever. I think you really need to focus on. QR is the last section and my brain was fried after RC. Moreover, TIME-MANAGEMENT is the KEY. I was successful in this area because I spent too much time on one Probability question to finish Math Section. If you are stuck on one problem, mark it and come back later.

RC: I am gonna be honest. I did not expect to get that score. I only used Crack DAT Reading, in which I did horribly.

PAT: I used Crack DAT PAT. I still Real DAT is slightly harder than CDP because of the difficulty and the pressure.
Front-Top-End: Real DAT tiny bit harder
Angle: CDP >>>>>>>> Real DAT.
Cube: Same
Folding: Real DAT >>>>> CDP
Hole Punching: Real DAT >> CDP

OVERALL: I studied DAT for 4 weeks. I wish I had more time on studying for Bio, but yeah... PAST is PAST.
Check SDN frequently, but people here are AMAZINGLY HELPFUL and give you VERY VERY VERY useful advice.
Good luck~!
 
Awesome scores! I'm going to try to sit down and get about 8 weeks to review and the last week is for practice tests. I don't think I'm going to get Achiever though. With half the time of what I plan on putting in for review, I better be getting scores like yours! Congrats again, and good luck this cycle!!👍
 
I have to say that it was balanced.
I had quite a few on Conformation, Sn1 and Sn2, and nomenclature.
Also, rxn like aldol, and alkene rxn.
 
thanks!

even though you said that your test had destroyer style questions... the destroyer was still harder... right? hahahahaha :scared:
 
congrats on an outstanding score!!
good luck on the rest of your path to dental school! 🙂
 
4 weeks? That's crazy! What was your study schedule like? You did 4 hours of each subject everyday? Lol. I already pushed mine back 4 weeks and am not even close to done! And I'm putting in 8 hr days.
 
great scores! what a relief right?? lol i cant wait to be done!

what were you scoring in Crack Reading?
PAT? what do the >>> refer to? easier or harder? i took it as harder? so DAT hole punching was harder than CDPs? and cubes the same?
 
@201Blue: I tried to study 5 hrs per day. Weekends: about 11 hrs.


@Member 8586: I scored 17 and 18 in Crack DAT Reading. >>>>> refer to harder.
 
@201Blue: I tried to study 5 hrs per day. Weekends: about 11 hrs.


@Member 8586: I scored 17 and 18 in Crack DAT Reading. >>>>> refer to harder.

damn i was afraid of that...CDP hole punching is killer.. i get most right but really kills my time ... and DATs was harder?? i thought general consensus was that CDPs hole punching is a lot harder than the DAT's? and that CDPs cubes were harder than DAT's too?

good to hear about reading.. i only did one so far and got an 18 and saw i made some stupid errors so hopefully that can be improved (my passages werent so bad tho lol)

what were you scoring in Crack PAT?
 
@ Member 8586: I was shocked when I saw hole punching problem on Real DAT. There were some folding that I haven't seen in CDP.
CDP: I scored around 23 to 25.
 
Very good job on those scores. Congratulations.

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How many times did you go through the Destroyer and Achiever? If you have gone through them several times, how did you avoid the element of bias, since you already knew the answer? Thanks.
 
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