Dat Done! 7/10/07

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Well, I'm happy everything is over, so now I can rest.
Here's the breakdown:

PAT 23
QR 17 🙁
RC 19
Bio 20
GChem 21
OChem 23
TS 21
AA20

So here are my general feelings about the test after literally just getting home about an hour ago from the prometric center.

Biology - it wasn't too bad, only a few random "know it or don't know it". The materials I used with were Cliff's AP Bio which I thought was one of the most helpful in terms of information depth and easiness to read , Kaplan Blue Blook ( I really only read it once cause I thought it was a bit too general), Destroyer, TopScore, and some old Kaplan exams.

GChem - only had like 5-6 calculations, the rest was mainly conceptual and understanding trends. I think I skimmed Kaplan Blue Book once, but Destroyer really nailed it on this one.

OChem - again, I skimmed through the Kaplan Blue Book, the rest I mainly focused on Destroyer and my old textbook for reactions that weren't covered in destroyer.

PAT - nothing too tricky here except maybe one or two crazy folding questions . If you have TopScore, I was averaging about exactly the same on the PAT on topscore as I did on the real thing. Surprisingly, the angles weren't too shabby either. Barron's DAT book helped give the basics for this section, I'd recommmend using it.

RC - I spent too much time on the first passage, but it's definately doable. It's definitely nothing like TopScore though since Topscore didn't ask very many "tone" questions or inference questions. Some of the time it wouldn't explicitly have the answers with the same wording in the passage,but you had to have a more general grasp of the passage and understand what was going on.

QR - ugh...well I'll admit I didn't spend nearly enough time on it as I should have. Anyway, know how to do alot of word problems...I thought I had at least 20 maybe more. There were 2-3 probabilities and some random question on ellipses that I didn't know. Just try to spend some time on it and not put it off like alot of people including me.

Overall, for the sciences I think the main study aids I used were Cliff's AP Bio and DAT Destroyer. For the PAT, barron's does a good job of giving you the foundation, after that it's just practice practice practice. For Topscore, I scored about 2 points higher on the sciences on the real thing than Topscore, exactly the same on PAT, and QR and RC were completely different for me. Anyway, I hope I helped!

I'm pretty pleased overall except for probably the QR, but I'll admit I should have spent some time on it. My Cum. gpa is 3.81 and science gpa is a smidge higher. I'm applying to about 10-15 schools, but I'd like to stay in Texas which is where I'm from. I wish you all luck on your DATs and your future endeavors!
 
congrats on being done! sorry you're sad about the QR score but everything else looks good! any advice for QR? I'm struggling with that right now 🙁

g'luc with teh rest!:luck:
 
congrats on being done! sorry you're sad about the QR score but everything else looks good! any advice for QR? I'm struggling with that right now 🙁

g'luc with teh rest!:luck:

Definitely know how to do word problems(interest problems, age, traveling distance, probabilities for sure) efficiently and quickly because time was definitely a factor for me on those. The trig and geometry was pretty basic, and I had something on ellipses,which I had no clue on .
 
good job, those are nice scores !!!!

good luck with the rest of the process.

btw, how many hours and days u spent for preparation?
 
good job, those are nice scores !!!!

good luck with the rest of the process.

btw, how many hours and days u spent for preparation?

Thanks! I started studying about 3 weeks before the test for about 4-6 hours a day. I read the Cliff's AP Bio book in about 3 sittings and went through the Destroyer the first time around in about 5 days. By the time the test came, I had probably gone through the destroyer 4 times and read the Cliff's about 3 times. Mind you, I skipped all the lab related sections in the Cliffs AP Bio books and then after going over the book a few times I just focused on parts that I had trouble with.
 
In your RC were the passages science content or random other stuff?

The first and last passages were science passages with some correlations to teeth and dentistry, and the second one had things relating to morals and ethics as professionals.
 
Nice Job... 👍

Dont worry about QR you did well over all!!!
 
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Definitely know how to do word problems(interest problems, age, traveling distance, probabilities for sure) efficiently and quickly because time was definitely a factor for me on those. The trig and geometry was pretty basic, and I had something on ellipses,which I had no clue on .

yikes elipses?! I haven't seen ANY on practice material or review notes in kaplan blue book. Did other see this too? is it worth going over?
 
yikes elipses?! I haven't seen ANY on practice material or review notes in kaplan blue book. Did other see this too? is it worth going over?

Yea no kidding... ellipses for God's sake. When I saw that question, I just guessed and moved on because I had absolutely NO idea how to even start the problem. I'd say the biggest factor is time. I was racing against the clock on all those word problems. They're definitely doable, but you just need time. It probably would take me 1.5-2 minutes each so that kills...You have to be so familiar with it that you just read the question, know how to do it immediately, and work it out fast. Anyway, GOOD LUCK!
 
gym.addict did you use the 2nd edition Cliff's AP Bio?

Oh and by the way you are set my man. You are going to be a dentist!
 
gym.addict did you use the 2nd edition Cliff's AP Bio?

Oh and by the way you are set my man. You are going to be a dentist!

Yea I used the 2nd edition of Cliffs AP Bio...although, if they had an updated version I'm sure I would have gotten that one instead, but I think the 2nd edition is the most recent.
 
Hey good job on your score!! You did the destroyer five times, not bat. I am in the middle of it right now and I think its very informative. Quick question what would you recommend using as a study guide for math?
Congratulations🙂
 
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