DAT done. My results and review

[Badgerfaithful]

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Hey everyone,

Here are my 'unofficial' scores:
PAT 26
QR 22
RC 22
Bio 22
GC 24
OC 29
TS 24
AA 24

So yeah, it went surprisingly well today, needless to say I'm extremely happy and relieved. Here were my study habits and methods:

PAT: Crack DAT PAT, period. Can't stress enough how helpful it was. I had the 10 test version and by the end was getting 25's, ended with a 26 so it was pretty close to the real thing. Helped hugely with timing. Angle ranking on the real thing was a little easier, otherwise everything I think was quite close.

QR: Didn't study much for it. 4 days before the test I realized I may be screwed on QR so I bought CDM and did 6 of the tests. Got in the 19-29 range on those tests so I'm not sure how closely related they are to the real thing. Helped with time though, actually had extra time at the end.

RC: Didn't study at all, except for in the few full-length topscore tests I took. Was surprised how many inference and implication questions there were on the real thing compared to topscore.

Bio: Studied from Schaum's, Kaplan, Destroyer. Made a large load of notecards, most of which turned out to be unnecessary. But you can't really predict what will be on this section.

GC: Kaplan and Destroyer. Surprised by how few calculations I had to do.

OC: Destroyer here was key. I did very well in O chem in undergrad but hadn't seen it since (over 3 years ago) so I had to relearn most everything. If you know destroyer well then you are well prepared.

I studied off and on a few hours a day for the last 4 months, and the last 2 weeks I studied probably 6 hours a day, whenever I wasn't working or sleeping. Majored in chem and graduated May 2008. Hope this helps. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

[drpharMD]

Great scores! Couple of questions:

1. In general, do you think Kaplan blue book and Barron's are enough to prepare (doing each book completely)?

2. Also, do you HAVE to buy the Crack Dat for the PAT concepts online, or is there a way to buy the package at a bookstore?

Thanks!

 

[Badgerfaithful]

Kaplan and Barron's alone aren't enough in my opinion. You need more exposure to sample questions and more comprehensive coverage especially in bio. Barron's is garbage in everything except helping with some PAT tips.

I'm not sure but I think Crack DAT PAT is only downloadable? Just check the website.

 

[purplepanda]

wow..amazing scores. How good are you at math? You said you didn't study that much, but are you just naturally pretty good at it? Best of luck to you! 🙂

 

[cavalier]

Wow, you kicked butt! Great job, it must be such a relief to be over that hump. Congratulations and best of luck on your future in dentistry.

 

[balancy737]

Awesome scores! Did you try achiever as well? If not, what were you topscore scores like?

 

[Badgerfaithful]

panda, I guess I'm naturally pretty good at math, but it had been so long since i had seen trig and stuff that i had to relearn a lot of it.


I didn't use achiever, only used topscore. My topscore scores were around the 22 or 23 AA range, PAT around 23. Bio in topscore was probably more difficult, but overall relatively close. I did a lot of preparation between my last topscore practice and the real thing so it's hard to compare kind of.

 

[Dotoday]

Wow man, these are awesome scores, congratulations. You have really done well. Great job.

 

[SnowDog]

Great scores! Congrats!
How did you have extra time for math???
Greatluck

 

[Californian]

can I buy CrackDATPAT from you?

 

[allstardentist]

good job. you have a good chance at about any dental school in the nation

 

[gentile1225]

congratulation! if i were you i would have been doing cartwheels down the street on my way out! im a little jealous, not gunna lie.

 

[brightsmiles9]

AMAZING AMAZING SCORES!! Congrats, job well done. Good luck with the application process 🙂