DAT done 7/28!!! did i dig my own grave?

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PAT 19
QR 19
RC 18 🙁 38.0 percentile
BIO 16 🙁 34.8 percentile
GCHEM 20
OCHEM 22
TS 19
AA 19

overall GPA: 3.64
science GPA: 3.53

Do I have any chance with that dreaded 16? I am applying to 10 schools.

Achiever 1 (6-16): Kaplan Midterm (6-23): Achiever 2 (6-30); Kaplan Test #3 (7-7):
PAT 13 18 17 19
BIO 15 16 14 17
Gchem 15 14 15 16
Ochem 17 17 14 16
RC 12 17 17 16
QR 17 16 17 18

Achiever 3(7-14) Kaplan final (7-18): ADA practice test (7-21): Kaplan test #3(7-24)
PAT 15 20 20 21
BIO 14 17 18 17
Gchem15 16 21 17
Ochem 16 19 28 18
RC 13 16 17 17
QR 17 18 19 21

I wanted to post all my scores to give hope to those who have been struggling. You will be fine. Don't worry about your practice scores. However, you should review what you missed. I think this did help me.

If I have to go through this 3 month nightmare again, I would probably get Topscore, CDP (crack DAT PAT), and destroyer. I used Kaplan BB, cliff's ap bio notes, chad's videos for chem, and all the Kaplan material.

BIO: It was really random. However, with that said, I am a chemistry major, and I just haven't had the bio that most have. I used cliff's ap bio, but it didn't help much. Kaplan was beneficial here

Gchem: no real surprises here. I thought my score should have been higher. GET CHAD'S VIDEOS. HE IS AWESOME!!!

Ochem: This has always been straightforward for me. Kaplan and achiever are much harder than actual test.

PAT: easier than Achiever. I would say everything except angles is about the same as Kaplan. However, angles weren't really that much harder.

RC: I HATE READING!! I wish I could burn every article the DAT put out. I used Kaplan's mapping method, and I do think this saved my. The passages seemed a little longer that Kaplan's and achiever's. Did I mention I hate this section?

QR: no real surprises. If you can do Kaplan and Achiever you will be fine. Try to avoid using calculator.

I hope this gives hope to those who are nervous. GOOD LUCK!!
let me know if you have any questions
 
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Dude, I think you're totally fine. I would kill for that AA and TS. And I would definitely appreciate a breakdown once you get the chance.
Don't get yourself down. Bio is so freaking random and it really is luck of the draw. Although your Bio isn't ideal, your GPA more than makes up for it.
I would say its high time to start celebrating that you're done. Congrats!
 
Just to give you an idea. I had a 16 in reading which is less important than BIO or TS to most schools and it kept me out my first year. A 16 may not be too bad is some areas but it could bite you in bio.
 
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