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I just finished retaking the DAT today. I used to have a name on here but I have no idea what it is so I created a new one. I am quite disappointed in my score again so here goes:
The first scores are my first test last summer, the second are from today
PAT 20/ 22 (96.2%)
QR 19/ 12 (7.5%) 😱😱😱😱
RC 16/ 17 (29.5%) 🙁🙁🙁🙁
Bio 18/ 22 (95.7%)
GC 20/ 19 (73%)
OC 19/ 20 (81.3%)
TS 19/ 20 (86.2%)
AA 18/ 18 (64.2%)
I had a few interviews last year but I knew it was RC that screwed me. However, I am a little scared that a 12 in QR will kill me this time. I graduated in May with a Biochemistry degree. My GPA is a 3.78.
Materials:
Kaplan class book from last summer-good review
Destroyer
Achiever
Topscore
*I used Kaplan only for the first test (mistake, big mistake)
Breakdown:
PAT- I have never really had to study for this section. I don't mean to come off the wrong way but it has always come quite easy to me so I don't really think I can give any advice here. In all honesty, I didn't really review or practice PAT because my practice scores were always in the 20s. Went over Kaplan last summer but thats about it. Hole punching seemed a little more difficult than last year but the shape folding deal was easier.
QR- I am not terrible at math at all. All of my practice scores were in the 19-21 range. There were so many word problems that I just ended up having to guess on a lot. The QR in Destroyer is not even close to the real thing. Kaplan practice tests seemed to be pretty on par. I don't know what happened in all honesty because I had no problem with any of the practice stuff. Perhaps I'll get an SAT book or something.
RC- I have never been to solid on RC and it definitely stinks. English is my first language and I read everyday. I guess I just read slow. The first attempt last year was using the Kaplan method which I never really liked. This time I just skimmed it and then used the search and destroy method. I thought I was doing well but I suppose not. There was a ridiculous piano passage so that was no bueno; however, I had a very easy third passage dealing with G-proteins. Any ideas on how to improve??? The lowest I got on either achiever or topscore was an 18 so I have no idea what happened.
BIO- In all honesty, there was not a question on this section that I had not seen somewhere. I definitely had a great feeling when I got through this section knowing I rocked it. Nothing was out of the ordinary or stood out. I was Frapped last year, however this time the bio seemed so much easier. Only one lab technique on centrifuging, lot's of plant questions, (3-5). Lot's of cell biology. In all honesty, I had seen or worked something similar to every one of these questions. I'm not really sure what I missed.
I read the Kaplan Bio section a while ago and then made notes of things I didn't remember. Destroyer was very helpful in letting me know what I didn't know and was fairly on par or even a little overboard. I wouldn't attribute this score to destroyer, however, but to my cell biology professor last semester.
GenChem- There seemed to be a lot of calculations and hardly any conceptual questions. Kaplan was pretty on par with this. Destroyer was definitely overboard. The calculations were really simple so I'm not sure what I missed.
ORGO- In all honesty, I don't know how I did decent last year. Destroyer was more than overkill for this section. Pretty simple reactions. I had a two H-NMR, one C-NMR, and one IR. I'm sure I missed the C-NMR but everything else seemed pretty solid. I just made note cards of all the reactions from destroyer and made sure I knew them.
I'll have to find my practice scores from topscore and achiever from my laptop but I never did that bad on QR or RC. I was doing so well on RC so I thought I was alright.
I currently work for a dental lab as an assistant manager and technician, I've shadowed more than should be allowed, and I have a few good extra curriculars. My application went out in June and I was going to wait to send in the cash until I got my scores back. Any suggestions on schools or will it just be impossible?
Should I retake it again? I'm pretty sure I'll have to.
The first scores are my first test last summer, the second are from today
PAT 20/ 22 (96.2%)
QR 19/ 12 (7.5%) 😱😱😱😱
RC 16/ 17 (29.5%) 🙁🙁🙁🙁
Bio 18/ 22 (95.7%)
GC 20/ 19 (73%)
OC 19/ 20 (81.3%)
TS 19/ 20 (86.2%)
AA 18/ 18 (64.2%)
I had a few interviews last year but I knew it was RC that screwed me. However, I am a little scared that a 12 in QR will kill me this time. I graduated in May with a Biochemistry degree. My GPA is a 3.78.
Materials:
Kaplan class book from last summer-good review
Destroyer
Achiever
Topscore
*I used Kaplan only for the first test (mistake, big mistake)
Breakdown:
PAT- I have never really had to study for this section. I don't mean to come off the wrong way but it has always come quite easy to me so I don't really think I can give any advice here. In all honesty, I didn't really review or practice PAT because my practice scores were always in the 20s. Went over Kaplan last summer but thats about it. Hole punching seemed a little more difficult than last year but the shape folding deal was easier.
QR- I am not terrible at math at all. All of my practice scores were in the 19-21 range. There were so many word problems that I just ended up having to guess on a lot. The QR in Destroyer is not even close to the real thing. Kaplan practice tests seemed to be pretty on par. I don't know what happened in all honesty because I had no problem with any of the practice stuff. Perhaps I'll get an SAT book or something.
RC- I have never been to solid on RC and it definitely stinks. English is my first language and I read everyday. I guess I just read slow. The first attempt last year was using the Kaplan method which I never really liked. This time I just skimmed it and then used the search and destroy method. I thought I was doing well but I suppose not. There was a ridiculous piano passage so that was no bueno; however, I had a very easy third passage dealing with G-proteins. Any ideas on how to improve??? The lowest I got on either achiever or topscore was an 18 so I have no idea what happened.
BIO- In all honesty, there was not a question on this section that I had not seen somewhere. I definitely had a great feeling when I got through this section knowing I rocked it. Nothing was out of the ordinary or stood out. I was Frapped last year, however this time the bio seemed so much easier. Only one lab technique on centrifuging, lot's of plant questions, (3-5). Lot's of cell biology. In all honesty, I had seen or worked something similar to every one of these questions. I'm not really sure what I missed.
I read the Kaplan Bio section a while ago and then made notes of things I didn't remember. Destroyer was very helpful in letting me know what I didn't know and was fairly on par or even a little overboard. I wouldn't attribute this score to destroyer, however, but to my cell biology professor last semester.
GenChem- There seemed to be a lot of calculations and hardly any conceptual questions. Kaplan was pretty on par with this. Destroyer was definitely overboard. The calculations were really simple so I'm not sure what I missed.
ORGO- In all honesty, I don't know how I did decent last year. Destroyer was more than overkill for this section. Pretty simple reactions. I had a two H-NMR, one C-NMR, and one IR. I'm sure I missed the C-NMR but everything else seemed pretty solid. I just made note cards of all the reactions from destroyer and made sure I knew them.
I'll have to find my practice scores from topscore and achiever from my laptop but I never did that bad on QR or RC. I was doing so well on RC so I thought I was alright.
I currently work for a dental lab as an assistant manager and technician, I've shadowed more than should be allowed, and I have a few good extra curriculars. My application went out in June and I was going to wait to send in the cash until I got my scores back. Any suggestions on schools or will it just be impossible?
Should I retake it again? I'm pretty sure I'll have to.
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