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First I'd like to thank all the sdners for providing their breakdowns because i would have been lost and confused on what to study. So thank you guys sooooo much!! Here are my scores tho I dont know if i should be happy or sad about them. What dragged my score down was QR and RC. Do you think schools will over look this? My other scores seem fine, but im pretty worried about my QR and RC
PAT: 21
QR:18
RC:18
BIO:20
GC:19
OC:21
TS:20
AA:19
Time Spend: 6 Weeks
Study Material used:
PAT:CDP,QVAULT
I think the DAT was more easier then the CDP's angle ranking and pattern folding. The angles are do able. Don't stress yourself out over the practice CDP 3degrees difficulty Once you keep practicing these test, it becomes easier and easier. For the cube counting they gave 10-15 cubes, so I guess I was lucky. For pattern folding and TFE, Qvault really helped me, and many where harder than CDP.
QR:Math Destroyer, Chads Qvault
I dont know what happened in this section, I thought it did fine, but it turns out i got over confident and shot myself in the foot. Some of the questions where extremely random and I had no clue. Math Destroyer really kills your confidence. When I first started the destroyer practice exams, I could barely finish one in time. So practice practice practice! Use Qvault to boost your confidence!
RC: CDR, Qvault
These problems were mostly S&D. I didnt read the articles and jumped right to the questions. They had 2 or so questions on inference and tone.
Bio:Cliffs AP biology, Barrions Ap Biology, Qvault
I used both books because one had more information then the other and vice versa. IMO Ap Biology was better and was more user friendly. The pictures diagrams also helped in my studying. On the exam, the questions where extremely random, like wtf are you asking man. I started to panic cause some of the questions, I completely did not know. So I recommend studying everything in the book. Get the overall concept and learn why the answer is correct. Use Qvault for practice and make sure to UNDERSTAND every question. I scored around 18s and 19s on the practice exams, so don't let that discourage you from studying. Let that motivate you and fight to the very end!!
GC&OC:Chads
Chads is the best person ever!! I highly recommend using Chads for both these sections. I think I triple watched his videos to make sure I did not miss anything. The OC was fairly easier and I they questions weren't dense. There were a few mech. problems that could be answered from studying the roadmaps. For GC, this was always one of my weak subjects, so i had to study extra hard for it. There were a few tricky problems, so again, learn every topic and make sure you understand it. Days prior to the exam, I went though chads quiz to make sure I understood it.
So overall, I'd like to thank everyone of you again for providing the breakdowns and helping me. I know I could not have done it without you so if any of you have questions, feel free to ask!
I also submitted my application and received conformation emails from some schools. Does that mean my application is in review? My school has not send my committee sponsorship letter yet. I emailed them and they said they will send it around July 31 😡😡. If the schools received my application, they will not look at it until everything is complete correct?
Also, I applied to like 20 schools and my stats aren't that great
sGPA: 3.33
overall GPA:3.39
I started with a 2.8 my freshmen year but I had a upward trend going to 3.4,3.5 so will schools take that into consideration? Also about my RC and QR, how hard will schools look into that? Will my science scores overlook those two sections? I also have 100+ shadowing hours and some EC.
I'd like some constructive criticism. What do you guys think?
PAT: 21
QR:18
RC:18
BIO:20
GC:19
OC:21
TS:20
AA:19
Time Spend: 6 Weeks
Study Material used:
PAT:CDP,QVAULT
I think the DAT was more easier then the CDP's angle ranking and pattern folding. The angles are do able. Don't stress yourself out over the practice CDP 3degrees difficulty Once you keep practicing these test, it becomes easier and easier. For the cube counting they gave 10-15 cubes, so I guess I was lucky. For pattern folding and TFE, Qvault really helped me, and many where harder than CDP.
QR:Math Destroyer, Chads Qvault
I dont know what happened in this section, I thought it did fine, but it turns out i got over confident and shot myself in the foot. Some of the questions where extremely random and I had no clue. Math Destroyer really kills your confidence. When I first started the destroyer practice exams, I could barely finish one in time. So practice practice practice! Use Qvault to boost your confidence!
RC: CDR, Qvault
These problems were mostly S&D. I didnt read the articles and jumped right to the questions. They had 2 or so questions on inference and tone.
Bio:Cliffs AP biology, Barrions Ap Biology, Qvault
I used both books because one had more information then the other and vice versa. IMO Ap Biology was better and was more user friendly. The pictures diagrams also helped in my studying. On the exam, the questions where extremely random, like wtf are you asking man. I started to panic cause some of the questions, I completely did not know. So I recommend studying everything in the book. Get the overall concept and learn why the answer is correct. Use Qvault for practice and make sure to UNDERSTAND every question. I scored around 18s and 19s on the practice exams, so don't let that discourage you from studying. Let that motivate you and fight to the very end!!
GC&OC:Chads
Chads is the best person ever!! I highly recommend using Chads for both these sections. I think I triple watched his videos to make sure I did not miss anything. The OC was fairly easier and I they questions weren't dense. There were a few mech. problems that could be answered from studying the roadmaps. For GC, this was always one of my weak subjects, so i had to study extra hard for it. There were a few tricky problems, so again, learn every topic and make sure you understand it. Days prior to the exam, I went though chads quiz to make sure I understood it.
So overall, I'd like to thank everyone of you again for providing the breakdowns and helping me. I know I could not have done it without you so if any of you have questions, feel free to ask!
I also submitted my application and received conformation emails from some schools. Does that mean my application is in review? My school has not send my committee sponsorship letter yet. I emailed them and they said they will send it around July 31 😡😡. If the schools received my application, they will not look at it until everything is complete correct?
Also, I applied to like 20 schools and my stats aren't that great
sGPA: 3.33
overall GPA:3.39
I started with a 2.8 my freshmen year but I had a upward trend going to 3.4,3.5 so will schools take that into consideration? Also about my RC and QR, how hard will schools look into that? Will my science scores overlook those two sections? I also have 100+ shadowing hours and some EC.
I'd like some constructive criticism. What do you guys think?
