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So I took the DAT today and I'm pretty satisfied with my scores (except for PAT 😡 😡 ) I don't think I would have done as well without SDN, so I'm going to try to help everyone else out. I don't know if i'm allowed to post questions I saw on the DAT, so i'll just give some general advice.
PAT: 19
QR: 23
RC: 25
Bio: 22
GC: 23
OC: 29
TS: 23
AA: 24
SNS: The SNS is not hard. I would say it's a lot easier than topscore,kaplan, and achiever. If you are scoring 18+ on these exams, then you are ready!! I finished 30 minutes early and spent that time stuck on three bio questions that i'm sure i missed 🙄 .
Bio: I got the sea urchin and buffer question. My test had a lot on ecology and evolution, taxonomy, and....more ecology evolution. 👎 I used Kaplan book and Schaum's.
Gchem: Very basic knowledge tested here. I remember one question asking how to balance this equation (N2 + H2 --> NH3) I laughed out loud. Kaplan blue book is sufficient here. I never scored above 19 on my practice exams.
Ochem: Again, very basic knowledge tested. I think i had like 5 questions that delt with chirality. For example, I got a question on counting chiral centers (there was 1 chiral carbon haha). I used MCAT 1001 questions, and the Kaplan book.
PAT: Angles weren't too bad. I thought they were comparable to achiever. Hole punching was easy, so was pattern folding and cube counting. I think I lost most of my points on the object passing and TFE view.
RC: Very shocked with my score. I think my highest practice score was a 23. My passages were: Ca+ channels (easy), aging(somewhat difficult), antibiotics (very easy)
QR: No idea what I missed. A lot of word problems/algebra. A couple easy probability and trig questions.
My general advice: Don't stress too much. I think Kaplan is sufficient for scoring 20+ on all sections (except PAT). Unless you want perfect scores across the board, you don't need too much study material. Good luck to everyone!
PAT: 19
QR: 23
RC: 25
Bio: 22
GC: 23
OC: 29
TS: 23
AA: 24
SNS: The SNS is not hard. I would say it's a lot easier than topscore,kaplan, and achiever. If you are scoring 18+ on these exams, then you are ready!! I finished 30 minutes early and spent that time stuck on three bio questions that i'm sure i missed 🙄 .
Bio: I got the sea urchin and buffer question. My test had a lot on ecology and evolution, taxonomy, and....more ecology evolution. 👎 I used Kaplan book and Schaum's.
Gchem: Very basic knowledge tested here. I remember one question asking how to balance this equation (N2 + H2 --> NH3) I laughed out loud. Kaplan blue book is sufficient here. I never scored above 19 on my practice exams.
Ochem: Again, very basic knowledge tested. I think i had like 5 questions that delt with chirality. For example, I got a question on counting chiral centers (there was 1 chiral carbon haha). I used MCAT 1001 questions, and the Kaplan book.
PAT: Angles weren't too bad. I thought they were comparable to achiever. Hole punching was easy, so was pattern folding and cube counting. I think I lost most of my points on the object passing and TFE view.
RC: Very shocked with my score. I think my highest practice score was a 23. My passages were: Ca+ channels (easy), aging(somewhat difficult), antibiotics (very easy)
QR: No idea what I missed. A lot of word problems/algebra. A couple easy probability and trig questions.
My general advice: Don't stress too much. I think Kaplan is sufficient for scoring 20+ on all sections (except PAT). Unless you want perfect scores across the board, you don't need too much study material. Good luck to everyone!
