DAT Done 6/26

[R3DEUCE]

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[snikkaz]

Nice scores bro...go to your closest roulette table and put $25 on 20, it seems to be your number.

Seriously though, you should be in a decent spot with your gpa and that score, grats.

 

[R3DEUCE]

Nice scores bro...go to your closest roulette table and put $25 on 20, it seems to be your number.

Seriously though, you should be in a decent spot with your gpa and that score, grats.

Haha thanks! Really encouraging to hear (read). I was pushing for a 23 but quite frankly, after taking the science portion of the test I was BEGGING to at least meet the national average! It was pretty nice to get straight 20s across the board.

 

[Dotoday]

Great job on these scores. Congratulations.

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[tooth knockn]

PAT 17
QR 17
RC 23
BIO 20
GC 20
OC 20
TS 20
AA 20

Background: B.A. in Public Administration, worked for 7 years at dental insurance company. Returned to undergrad for dental school pre-requisites. GPA: 3.2

Preparation Time: Gradually started last Fall. I had my exam originally scheduled for February and I postponed it. I began studying for my new test date in April. Studied heavily on Monday-Wednesday all day, then about half a day for the rest of the week and weekend.

Word of Advice: Don't study for more than 2 months (3 months max)... I burnt out in the end. Just take the test. You'll never learn everything under the sun. Just a fact you have to accept.

Study Materials:
Kaplan course materials (although I never took the actual course)
Cliffs Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ONLINE version.
DAT Destroyer
Math Destroyer
OrgoMan <---- BEST ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BOOK EVER!
Crack the DAT (FULL VERSION)

Kaplan book, good to start with but it's a very basic overview.

KhanAcademy.com for Bio, GC, OC BEST VIDEOS and FREE!

I believe the best strategy is doing QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS.

DAT Destroyer was pretty good. Good bank of questions, GC and OC were very similar to my actual exam. I can't say the same for bio. My questions were very lengthy.

Math Destroyer was challenging at first but great practice, just wish there was more variety. Questions on the actual test were a lot easier however once your nerves start acting up you'll quickly find that there's not enough time for that section of the test.

OrgoMan book... BEST EVER. Wish I would have had this book when I was taking organic chemistry in school. Best preparation for Orgo.

Crack the DAT... found a lot of errors throughout the software which I had corrected but it's pretty good. At least it gives you an idea of how the test looks and feels. A lot of video tutorials in the full version were very helpful.

Crack the DAT RC section though... much harder than the actual test. RC was VERY EASY! I am not a fan of the search and destroy method. I just can't do it. HOWEVER, on the real test... I found that it was by far the BEST METHOD. The answers just popped up. And there really isn't much time to read these lengthy passages. Again, I'm not a fan of the method, I tried it while I was studying and I just didn't see how it could work... but it sure worked for me on the actual test.

I'm most disappointed in my preparation for PAT. I followed all of the "tricks" instead of actually trying to learn how to do these and really try to visualize and it just didn't work out on the real test. Especially the trick for the TFE... I was only able to narrow down answers to 3 choices for most answers.

I don't really think there is much more that I could have done to prepare for this test. My nerves got the best of me.... (that and the guy next to me banging on his keyboard was extremely distracting... those noise-cancelling headphones don't work).

But considering I'm not a science major... I don't think I did all that bad. 👍😀

Would I retake? I don't think so... not this year. I'll be moving forward with these scores to see what happens. I have faith I'll be fine. 😉

Hi nice scores , I also bought the full version of CRACK DAT prep software.

I have a lot of questions I would like to ask you, basically I want to know your opinion about me and my experience and my planned pathway to DS.

Should I PM You or post a thread to ask you.

 

[R3DEUCE]

Hi nice scores , I also bought the full version of CRACK DAT prep software.

I have a lot of questions I would like to ask you, basically I want to know your opinion about me and my experience and my planned pathway to DS.

Should I PM You or post a thread to ask you.

Sure! Feel free to PM me.


Nancy V.
UMDNJ NJDS Class of 2017
AA 20 TS 20 GPA 3.0 sGPA 2.8
"Resilience is what makes it happen!"

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[Dotoday]

Good job.

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[Msmouth]

Nice Job!

I agree, by the end of 2 months I just wanted to get the test over with! I figured if I didn't get it by now I would never. Also I just wanted my life back.

See you soon!!! So excited!

 

[biomolecmed]

Nicely done. Congratulations.

 

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[EpicDentist]

Non traditional and such great scores. Definitely give you credit! Congrats! You deserve it.

 

[biomolecmed]

May I ask, what made you decide to switch careers?

 

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[biomolecmed]

This is an amazing turn of events. I am happy that you found what you are interested in doing. You will definitely succeed in Dental school and your patients will benefit fro your care. This is all because you simply love what you are doing. Congratulations. Wish you all the best.

 

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[joemario]

wow amazing DAT score. You said your OGPA is 3.2 and SGPA is 2.9. Are those AASDAS calculated version or transcript version? Im asking this bc AASDAS calculation tends to lower GPA at least for me. I have a similar GPA like you, but I dont think I can attend postbacc because I have all the required courses done and cant attend masters bc $. I just think your work paid off wow. UMDNJ is a great school. Another question is you mentioned that you were not a science major. What material did you use to study/review OC GC? Thank you.

 

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[ryansgs]

Nice work dude. My gpas are similar to yours, hopefully I have the same luck of getting in when I apply.

Have fun in D school man you earned it!

 

[ordinaryasian]

Haha awesome!! congrats!! @R3DEUCE and @EpicDentist, see you in august!! enjoy yourselves until then, you deserve it! 😀