Hello SDN.
First of all, I would like to thank Sfokn for all the tips...they were really helpful. Secondly, thank you SDN. This website is really greayt and has everything you need to know for this exam.
ALright. On the testday, I arrived at Prometric centere about 2 hours early. The lady at the front desk was really nice, and I asked her if I could start my exam early. She said I could if I really want to. My appointment time was 1:30 pm but I began my exam around 12:00.
This was my 2nd time taking DAT. I took my first DAT in June/09. At the time, I really didn't care that much about this exam and scored the followings.
Bio:19
GC:17
OC:22
QR:18
RC:19
PA:20
TS:19
AA:19
I'm a korean canadian. I came to canada around 9 years ago but still not that good at English.😀 I just finished my undergrad at UWO, majored in Microbiology & Immunology. My oGPA and sGPA were around 3.7~ so I thought I could get into dental school no problem with these scores and GPA. I got two interviews and got waitlisted at both institutions(Currently still waitlisted).
So I decided to retake this standardized test and I was really hoping to get 20+
I took the exam and got
PA:22(93.8)
Bio:30(100)😍
GC:23(97.3)
OC:25(98.4)
QR:19(92.9)
RC:20(78.5)
TS:26(99.9)😍
AA:23(99.7)
PAT: I had 10 versions of CDP. I averaged around 23~22. Get CDP if you really want to do well on PAT. Just Practice, Practice and Practice. I found TFE a lot harder than CDP. The angles weren't that bad (easier than CDP). Counting Cubes are 100 times easier than CDP. The folding was really tricky but it was not that bad. Only used CDP for PAT section
Bio: Wow.. I got 30 on this section. First of all, out of 40 I had like 25 questions about genes, genetics, genetic engineering and the other 15 questions consist of one question from each topic. I didn't get Cliff's AP bio. One of my friends used Barron's AP for PCAT and she recommended me Barron's (She got 99% percentile after using this book). There is a major difference between Barrons' AP bio and Barrons' DAT. Get this book!!! I only used this book to prepare. Know everything in this book. Don't miss anything and I'm 100% positive that you will end up 20+ in bio. I was going to read campbell's like Spoksn did. But then I had to study for Chem and Orgo. So I just prayed to God that I don't get any stupid random questions. I didn't guess any question. I knew all the answers and when I moved onto Chem section, I was 99.9% sure that I got everything right.
Chem: Not many calculation questions. Only used Kaplan's. No chad's video. I already spent 400$ on crack DAT royal flush version (wasted money).. So I couldn't afford to spend extra 20 bucks (I know it's not that much but after spending 400$, 20 bucks seemed a lot to me). Anyways, Know Kaplan really well. It has everything you need to know.
OC: Again, I only used Kaplan's. Kaplan has everything you need to know. No chad's no MCAT osmosis or other materials. When you study Kaplan's. Make sure you know which catalyst or reagents are used in each reaction. Don't just assume that you will know when you see the reaction. Make sure that you memorize all reactions in this book. Definitely, don't be lazy. You should Know SN1/2, E1/2. I saw them again just like on my first DAT.
QR: I only used CDM. Omg..... It was dreadful.... I had like 15 word questions. I mean I skipped all of em but I didn't have much time to go back and finish them. I'm not good at math. Oh well, I got 18 on my first one and got 19 this time. I guess this shows somewhat improvement.
RC: Didn't get pianoed. However, the questions were very similar to CDR. I think for this section, CDR and Topscore are all you need. Use both, and you will end up 20+ on this section.
I only had Topscores and I only took Science and RC sections seriously. I didn't even do PAT sections because I got sick of it after doing 2500 angle, 4500 cube counting, and 2500 hole punching...
Bio/GC/OC/RC/TS
1: 21/25/30/21/25
2: 19/20/21/21/20
3: 19/25/28/19/22
I didn't apply to any schools yest. But I do really want to get into dental schools. Especially Harvard. Do you think I stand a chance? I have GPAs around 3.70~3.80... But first thing first, I need to scan my results and send it to the schools I'm waitlisted at, and see what they say...
Thank you again SDN and those who answered my stupid questions
Now I can sit back and enjoy my summer time!~~~
First of all, I would like to thank Sfokn for all the tips...they were really helpful. Secondly, thank you SDN. This website is really greayt and has everything you need to know for this exam.
ALright. On the testday, I arrived at Prometric centere about 2 hours early. The lady at the front desk was really nice, and I asked her if I could start my exam early. She said I could if I really want to. My appointment time was 1:30 pm but I began my exam around 12:00.
This was my 2nd time taking DAT. I took my first DAT in June/09. At the time, I really didn't care that much about this exam and scored the followings.
Bio:19
GC:17
OC:22
QR:18
RC:19
PA:20
TS:19
AA:19
I'm a korean canadian. I came to canada around 9 years ago but still not that good at English.😀 I just finished my undergrad at UWO, majored in Microbiology & Immunology. My oGPA and sGPA were around 3.7~ so I thought I could get into dental school no problem with these scores and GPA. I got two interviews and got waitlisted at both institutions(Currently still waitlisted).
So I decided to retake this standardized test and I was really hoping to get 20+
I took the exam and got
PA:22(93.8)
Bio:30(100)😍
GC:23(97.3)
OC:25(98.4)
QR:19(92.9)
RC:20(78.5)
TS:26(99.9)😍
AA:23(99.7)
PAT: I had 10 versions of CDP. I averaged around 23~22. Get CDP if you really want to do well on PAT. Just Practice, Practice and Practice. I found TFE a lot harder than CDP. The angles weren't that bad (easier than CDP). Counting Cubes are 100 times easier than CDP. The folding was really tricky but it was not that bad. Only used CDP for PAT section
Bio: Wow.. I got 30 on this section. First of all, out of 40 I had like 25 questions about genes, genetics, genetic engineering and the other 15 questions consist of one question from each topic. I didn't get Cliff's AP bio. One of my friends used Barron's AP for PCAT and she recommended me Barron's (She got 99% percentile after using this book). There is a major difference between Barrons' AP bio and Barrons' DAT. Get this book!!! I only used this book to prepare. Know everything in this book. Don't miss anything and I'm 100% positive that you will end up 20+ in bio. I was going to read campbell's like Spoksn did. But then I had to study for Chem and Orgo. So I just prayed to God that I don't get any stupid random questions. I didn't guess any question. I knew all the answers and when I moved onto Chem section, I was 99.9% sure that I got everything right.
Chem: Not many calculation questions. Only used Kaplan's. No chad's video. I already spent 400$ on crack DAT royal flush version (wasted money).. So I couldn't afford to spend extra 20 bucks (I know it's not that much but after spending 400$, 20 bucks seemed a lot to me). Anyways, Know Kaplan really well. It has everything you need to know.
OC: Again, I only used Kaplan's. Kaplan has everything you need to know. No chad's no MCAT osmosis or other materials. When you study Kaplan's. Make sure you know which catalyst or reagents are used in each reaction. Don't just assume that you will know when you see the reaction. Make sure that you memorize all reactions in this book. Definitely, don't be lazy. You should Know SN1/2, E1/2. I saw them again just like on my first DAT.
QR: I only used CDM. Omg..... It was dreadful.... I had like 15 word questions. I mean I skipped all of em but I didn't have much time to go back and finish them. I'm not good at math. Oh well, I got 18 on my first one and got 19 this time. I guess this shows somewhat improvement.
RC: Didn't get pianoed. However, the questions were very similar to CDR. I think for this section, CDR and Topscore are all you need. Use both, and you will end up 20+ on this section.
I only had Topscores and I only took Science and RC sections seriously. I didn't even do PAT sections because I got sick of it after doing 2500 angle, 4500 cube counting, and 2500 hole punching...
Bio/GC/OC/RC/TS
1: 21/25/30/21/25
2: 19/20/21/21/20
3: 19/25/28/19/22
I didn't apply to any schools yest. But I do really want to get into dental schools. Especially Harvard. Do you think I stand a chance? I have GPAs around 3.70~3.80... But first thing first, I need to scan my results and send it to the schools I'm waitlisted at, and see what they say...
Thank you again SDN and those who answered my stupid questions
Now I can sit back and enjoy my summer time!~~~
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