DAT finally done!

[jmustelier]

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So after months of studying and searching SDN for various answers and support I've finally finished taking the DAT. I'm happy to report my scores: 23AA/22TS. When I first started studying my gen chem and o-chem scores were in the 16-17 range, I was so frustrated and really didn't know how to get my scores over 20. Thats when I came on to SDN and discovered Chad's video's and DATBootcamp. These two resources really helped me boost my scores in chemistry.

I really cannot say enough good things about Chad and Ari about making these resources available to pre-medical students. If you're struggling with your scores you need to sign up for these two websites right now. I would recommend taking a bootcamp baseline test then watching all of Chad's video's and finish all the quizzes. Afterward keep working the bootcamp test. I also supplemented with DAT Destroyer but that is definitely an overkill. Many times I felt defeated going through these problems but they really help you understand the basics of how chemistry works. If you can do well with destroyer you will ace the DAT.

I really want to thank everyone who post tips like @LightAtTheEnd , I used that on the test today, and the wicket PAT tutorial. There is really so much useful information thank you to everyone who takes time to answer question and provide support for those feeling frustrated!

Good luck to everyone applying this cycle.

 

[LightAtTheEnd]

Congrats on your awesome scores!! I'm glad I could be of help. 🙂

Could you share how you thought the DAT compared to your Bootcamp PAT section scores?

For those interested, here's the thread:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/helpful-trick-for-trig.1091353/

 

[ph159]

You're scores are AWESOME! congrats 🙂

 

[swindoll]

Great job! Cannot wait to be in your shoes (and hopefully with scores just as awesome!) 🙂

 

[customx]

Great job. It's weird that a 28, 29 and 19 would come out to a 22 TS

 

[Sharon914]

Congratulations! Knowledge is power!

 

[jmustelier]

Thanks everyone!

@LightAtTheEnd my PAT scores were very similar to bootcamp and CDP. I actually think CDP was a little easier than bootcamp. I would definitely focus more on that. Props to @Ari Rezaei for making such an incredible site!

@swindoll just keep studying and taking practice test. Hard work really does pay off!

@customx I guess the biology is more heavily weighted in the calculation of TS. I wish there was a better explanation on how its calculated. All it said on my report that it's not the average of the 3 sections.

 

[jwan14]

The TS is how many questions you missed total out of the whole science section (100 questions). There is an old 2007 score chart that shows how many you can miss to get certain scores. It's old so probably not accurate but it gets close probably. So since bio is 40 questions it would count for more of the TS section.

 

[Dotoday]

You rocked orgo, congrats.