First, like many others have said before, this site is a great resource. If I hadn't had found SDN, I would have been completely lost and wouldn't know where to start studying for the DAT. Here are my scores:
PAT 21
QR 20
RC 21
BIO 18
CHEM 20
OCHEM 22
TS 19
AA 20
Overall I am pleased with my scores. I'm going to be a junior this coming year, so I am glad that I can just focus on bringing up my GPA.
Study Schedule:
I basically followed dentalWorks' 8 week study schedule supplemented with Chad's videos, but I stretched it out to a 12 week program. It really helped to give me a routine and stay on track throughout my study schedule. The first few weeks I studied around 5 hours a day, then for the last month or so went to 8 hours a day.
PAT:
CDP, Achiever, Topscore. Overall, I would say that the real thing is comparable to CDP. I was averaging 20-22 on CDP, so I was hoping for a score in that range. Keyholes and angles were a little harder, but the rest were a little easier or on par w/ CDP.
QR:
Math destroyer. Only used math destroyer and it's great practice. Calculator worked for the most part, but didn't clear sometimes. I must have pressed CE at least 10 times at one point and it still was acting up, but in the end it worked out.
RC:
Topscore, Achiever. I had fungi, ethics, and mesenchyme. I was quite worried about this section coming into the test because I'm not that great of a reader, but thankfully no piano and only 1 or 2 tone/inference questions. No real technique, just read the passage and answered the questions.
BIO:
KBB, Cliff's AP, Alan's Notes, Campbel's, Anki. Like most people have said, this section is really quite random. This was another section that I was worried about especially since I have only take BIO I/II, but thankfully I did alright. At least 5 or 6 of the questions though, I had never come across while studying, so I had to guess on quite a few. I read ch. 18-21 in Campbell's and had a couple questions that came from those chapters. Also, Anki flashcards are great for memorizing concepts and whatnot.
CHEM:
Chad, KBB, Destroyer. Chad really saved me on this section. Very good videos and supplementary materials. On the test there were only a few basic calculations and mostly concept questions.
OCHEM:
Chad, Destroyer. The test was very straightforward and nothing that I hadn't seen before. Just finished ochem I/II this past year, so it was still fresh. Destroyer road maps were also quite helpful.
Thanks again to SDN for all your help!
PAT 21
QR 20
RC 21
BIO 18
CHEM 20
OCHEM 22
TS 19
AA 20
Overall I am pleased with my scores. I'm going to be a junior this coming year, so I am glad that I can just focus on bringing up my GPA.
Study Schedule:
I basically followed dentalWorks' 8 week study schedule supplemented with Chad's videos, but I stretched it out to a 12 week program. It really helped to give me a routine and stay on track throughout my study schedule. The first few weeks I studied around 5 hours a day, then for the last month or so went to 8 hours a day.
PAT:
CDP, Achiever, Topscore. Overall, I would say that the real thing is comparable to CDP. I was averaging 20-22 on CDP, so I was hoping for a score in that range. Keyholes and angles were a little harder, but the rest were a little easier or on par w/ CDP.
QR:
Math destroyer. Only used math destroyer and it's great practice. Calculator worked for the most part, but didn't clear sometimes. I must have pressed CE at least 10 times at one point and it still was acting up, but in the end it worked out.
RC:
Topscore, Achiever. I had fungi, ethics, and mesenchyme. I was quite worried about this section coming into the test because I'm not that great of a reader, but thankfully no piano and only 1 or 2 tone/inference questions. No real technique, just read the passage and answered the questions.
BIO:
KBB, Cliff's AP, Alan's Notes, Campbel's, Anki. Like most people have said, this section is really quite random. This was another section that I was worried about especially since I have only take BIO I/II, but thankfully I did alright. At least 5 or 6 of the questions though, I had never come across while studying, so I had to guess on quite a few. I read ch. 18-21 in Campbell's and had a couple questions that came from those chapters. Also, Anki flashcards are great for memorizing concepts and whatnot.
CHEM:
Chad, KBB, Destroyer. Chad really saved me on this section. Very good videos and supplementary materials. On the test there were only a few basic calculations and mostly concept questions.
OCHEM:
Chad, Destroyer. The test was very straightforward and nothing that I hadn't seen before. Just finished ochem I/II this past year, so it was still fresh. Destroyer road maps were also quite helpful.
Thanks again to SDN for all your help!
