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Thanks to all the helpful posters on SDN. My entire strategy and resource list came from these forums basically. I had to cram a majority of my studying into the three weeks between the end of Spring classes and my summer classes which just started last week.
PAT 18 55.3 👎
QR 21 97.6
RC 20 78.5
Bio 19 83.5
GC 29 99.9
OC 28 99.5
TS 22 98.3
AA 23 99.7
Resources Used: Crack DAT (Royal Flush I believe (10 PAT tests)), DAT Destroyer, Math Destroyer, Cliff's AP Bio, Kaplan Blue Book, Chad's Videos
PAT: To me, easily the most difficult section. I had done about 8 or 9 of the Crack DAT PAT tests, and I had averaged 20-21, so I was a little disappointed with 18 in this section. I think I became somewhat discouraged after it being more difficult than expected, but oh well.
QR: Practice any and every word problem you can find. If you know how to set up the problems, they really aren't that difficult. The hardest part is being able to recognize what kind of problem it is and make an equation to work for it. I used Math Destroyer (did one test every other day, untimed) and Crack DAT Math (about a test every other day, timed though).
RC: All I did for this was 4 of the 5 practice tests on Crack DAT Reading. I was averaging 20-21, so I was more than happy with my score on this section. Didn't get piano'd, but I also didn't use Search and Destroy. I felt it wasn't that time-consuming, so I read the whole passages and skimmed for key words after reading the questions.
Bio: Read all you can. I mostly depended on my decent Biology background and read through my rough spots in Cliff's. It is very time consuming to study this to make a good score, which is why I concentrated much more time in the chemistries. Cliff's did seem to be a good resource though, but it is just such a broad section.
GC: Chad's and DAT Destroyer.... I did what I had read on this site and put a large majority of my effort into Gen Chem and OChem, and it paid off big time. The DAT Destroyer problems seemed very representative (although harder) of the types of questions you might get asked. I went through the Gen Chem section 3 times, doing 30 problems a day, grading myself, and making notecards over my mistakes.
OC: Same as Gen Chem, Chad's and DAT Destroyer seem irreplaceable. The OChem was much harder on the DAT Destroyer, but so helpful in enforcing concepts and showing a variety of problems you may be asked.
As you can see, my scores in Gen Chem and Organic were the sole reason my AA is so high. I read someone post on here a couple months ago that they recommend you put about 80% of your science studying into these two and only about 20% into bio. I did this, and it was the best method in my opinion. I studied hard for about ~25 days, 8-10 hours a day. If you have the resources and mental stamina, it is possible to do this in a short period of time. If anyone has any other questions, I would be more than happy to answer, best of luck to those still studying.
PAT 18 55.3 👎
QR 21 97.6
RC 20 78.5
Bio 19 83.5
GC 29 99.9
OC 28 99.5
TS 22 98.3
AA 23 99.7
Resources Used: Crack DAT (Royal Flush I believe (10 PAT tests)), DAT Destroyer, Math Destroyer, Cliff's AP Bio, Kaplan Blue Book, Chad's Videos
PAT: To me, easily the most difficult section. I had done about 8 or 9 of the Crack DAT PAT tests, and I had averaged 20-21, so I was a little disappointed with 18 in this section. I think I became somewhat discouraged after it being more difficult than expected, but oh well.
QR: Practice any and every word problem you can find. If you know how to set up the problems, they really aren't that difficult. The hardest part is being able to recognize what kind of problem it is and make an equation to work for it. I used Math Destroyer (did one test every other day, untimed) and Crack DAT Math (about a test every other day, timed though).
RC: All I did for this was 4 of the 5 practice tests on Crack DAT Reading. I was averaging 20-21, so I was more than happy with my score on this section. Didn't get piano'd, but I also didn't use Search and Destroy. I felt it wasn't that time-consuming, so I read the whole passages and skimmed for key words after reading the questions.
Bio: Read all you can. I mostly depended on my decent Biology background and read through my rough spots in Cliff's. It is very time consuming to study this to make a good score, which is why I concentrated much more time in the chemistries. Cliff's did seem to be a good resource though, but it is just such a broad section.
GC: Chad's and DAT Destroyer.... I did what I had read on this site and put a large majority of my effort into Gen Chem and OChem, and it paid off big time. The DAT Destroyer problems seemed very representative (although harder) of the types of questions you might get asked. I went through the Gen Chem section 3 times, doing 30 problems a day, grading myself, and making notecards over my mistakes.
OC: Same as Gen Chem, Chad's and DAT Destroyer seem irreplaceable. The OChem was much harder on the DAT Destroyer, but so helpful in enforcing concepts and showing a variety of problems you may be asked.
As you can see, my scores in Gen Chem and Organic were the sole reason my AA is so high. I read someone post on here a couple months ago that they recommend you put about 80% of your science studying into these two and only about 20% into bio. I did this, and it was the best method in my opinion. I studied hard for about ~25 days, 8-10 hours a day. If you have the resources and mental stamina, it is possible to do this in a short period of time. If anyone has any other questions, I would be more than happy to answer, best of luck to those still studying.
