Hi everyone,
I took the DAT yesterday after basically 3 weeks of massive cramming - or as much cramming as you can do when you work 50 hours/week!!!! I graduated in 2008 with a BS in Bio but I'm one of those people who studies for the test, and immediately forgets everything right afterward... so I didn't exactly retain much from gen chem and orgo which I took 4 years ago.
I was supposed to take a Kaplan course but they canceled it at the location near me, so they gave me the online course and 15 free hours of tutoring instead. Figures that I waited until the last minute and started studying about 3 and a half weeks ago. I basically read once through the Kaplan blue book and read a bit in my old Campbell & Reese bio book. I went into the exam feeling COMPLETELY unprepared and kicking myself for not starting sooner, and basically just expecting the worst, and wound up with:
PAT: 25
BIO: 20
GC: 20
OC: 19
QR: 16 - I was an idiot and forgot to actually make an educated guess on the answers I marked for later, so when I ran out of time at the end I had left about 7 or 8 blank. Such a dumb move. Kicking myself.
RC: 25
TS: 20
AA: 20
Is it true that schools place a good amount of emphasis on the PAT and Reading Comp? I sure hope so...
I figure a 20/20/25 is good enough to get me into a reasonable school? I have a 3.47/3.3 from Boston College. Honestly, as long as I get into school SOMEPLACE I'll be content. Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks guys!!
I took the DAT yesterday after basically 3 weeks of massive cramming - or as much cramming as you can do when you work 50 hours/week!!!! I graduated in 2008 with a BS in Bio but I'm one of those people who studies for the test, and immediately forgets everything right afterward... so I didn't exactly retain much from gen chem and orgo which I took 4 years ago.
I was supposed to take a Kaplan course but they canceled it at the location near me, so they gave me the online course and 15 free hours of tutoring instead. Figures that I waited until the last minute and started studying about 3 and a half weeks ago. I basically read once through the Kaplan blue book and read a bit in my old Campbell & Reese bio book. I went into the exam feeling COMPLETELY unprepared and kicking myself for not starting sooner, and basically just expecting the worst, and wound up with:
PAT: 25
BIO: 20
GC: 20
OC: 19
QR: 16 - I was an idiot and forgot to actually make an educated guess on the answers I marked for later, so when I ran out of time at the end I had left about 7 or 8 blank. Such a dumb move. Kicking myself.
RC: 25
TS: 20
AA: 20
Is it true that schools place a good amount of emphasis on the PAT and Reading Comp? I sure hope so...
I figure a 20/20/25 is good enough to get me into a reasonable school? I have a 3.47/3.3 from Boston College. Honestly, as long as I get into school SOMEPLACE I'll be content. Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks guys!!
