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JrZyBud

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PAT 20 (81.0)
QR 16 (65.3) 😡
RC 25 (99.5)
Bio 17 (55.7) 😡😡
GC 25 (98.9)
OC 21 (89.7)
TS 20 (91.3)
AA 21 (97.2)

Still waiting on GPA to be verified. I went to a few schools, so Im not sure exactly what it is. My current GPA is a 3.9.

PAT: CDP all the way. Keyholes and TFE were harder like everyone says and angles were easier. I thought patterns, hole punching and cube counting were on par with everything else I had seen.

QR: Argh ... my worst section. I didn't get to finish and literally just went B,B,B,B,B,B for the last 6 questions. I didn't study this anywhere near as much as I should have. I started to use DAT Destroyer, but didn't have time to finish the problem set. I watched Chad's videos, which were awesome, but when I practiced this section I didn't time myself and it definitely hurt me. The problems aren't hard, but getting 40 done in 45 minutes is ... Oh and Trig was my weakest area, and wouldn't you know thats what seemed to show up the most.

RC: I didn't really practice this. I didn't read the passages, I just looked at the question and skimmed for the answer. It seemed to work out okay.

Bio: Yeah ... not happy about this. My exam had a lot of development/anatomy/ecology questions. Im way better at the genetics and cellular bio. To study I read Cliff's once and did about 150 of the DAT Destroyer Bio questions.

GC: Chad's videos all the way. They are amazing and totally helpful. I also did about 120 of the DAT Destroyer Gen Chem questions. I Was surprised at how much easier this section was. Really basic math with nice easy numbers.

OC: I really thought I did better on this section. I must have made a few stupid mistakes, because I knew the answers to pretty much every question. I ended up getting a few lab questions that I had never seen before though, but otherwise it wasn't bad. This section is way easier than DAT Destroyer Orgo. I did about 200 Destroyer problems and watched Chads videos.

I took the first Top Score practice test and scored about the same. I'd say that my actual test was slightly easier, well except for the draw on Bio questions. Overall, I definitely could have done better on QR and Bio, but Im okay with it. Hope this helps some people out. The breakdowns helped me before my test yesterday to keep calm and not freak out too much.
 
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