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First of all: A word of reassurance for all: The DAT is really nothing to fret about once u have gone through the process of studying. This includes making alot of sacrifices.
Hope the below help those awaiting to take the DAT:
Bio- Very fair, Read (and understand as much as u can). Its amazing how fast 40 questions go but i will be honest in saying that in those 40 questions there was no stone left unturned. Know ur Bio. I think what others mean by "random" in other posts is just that questions can come from ANYWHERE. This section was good for me tho (I'm a bio major). Either way...read alot.
GC- Very fair, 50% conceptual, 50% otherwise. Know how to manipulate your formulas and know how to do it QUICKLY!
OC- Very fair, nothing "crazy." Know ALL ur basics...and then some.
PAT- Only thing here to do is practice practice practice. Nothing too weird except the angles. Some were just a few degrees apart (2-3), difficult to see a difference, esp with the clock ticking away.
RC- Fair. Be very conscious of time. I got pianoed (no biggy really, its just REALLY detailed). I read the passages then attempted the questions, works for me but i wouldn't necessarily recommend it unless ur a very fast reader with the ability to retain all which was read. I wouldn't necessarily recommend search and destroy either because it just wouldnt work for some questions.
QR- I really disagree with the time frame in which we are alotted to complete this section. We have less than a minute to answer each quesion and alot take more than that. I had about 5 qs than i ran out of time on but guessed on them so as to not just leave it blank (what's the probablty that u'll get 3 out that guessed 5 correct??😀) By far my lowest score--has always been my weakest area.
Materials i used were Kaplan (2009-09 ed.) Good review for starters. DAT Destroyer, good for practice and confidence boost (don't c the hype). Crack DAT PAT, very good practice for PAT. I supplemented with Biology by Campbell and Reece, Cliffs AP bio for the BIO section (works really well). U'll be fine with Kaplan for OC and GC, u can just practice with Destroyer or anything else. For RC, ur everyday studying (reading and memorization) is enough to b able to do this section. QR lots and lots and lots of practice--with a stop watch😀
I believe the above info is more useful to u than my scores. All the above mentioned was very sufficient in my prep for this test and I am truely proud of myself (yay) but i will tell u this about my scores:
Bio- Very good
GC- good
OC-very good
PAT- good
RC- very good
QR- bad👎
I did no practice test.
Hope the below help those awaiting to take the DAT:
Bio- Very fair, Read (and understand as much as u can). Its amazing how fast 40 questions go but i will be honest in saying that in those 40 questions there was no stone left unturned. Know ur Bio. I think what others mean by "random" in other posts is just that questions can come from ANYWHERE. This section was good for me tho (I'm a bio major). Either way...read alot.
GC- Very fair, 50% conceptual, 50% otherwise. Know how to manipulate your formulas and know how to do it QUICKLY!
OC- Very fair, nothing "crazy." Know ALL ur basics...and then some.
PAT- Only thing here to do is practice practice practice. Nothing too weird except the angles. Some were just a few degrees apart (2-3), difficult to see a difference, esp with the clock ticking away.
RC- Fair. Be very conscious of time. I got pianoed (no biggy really, its just REALLY detailed). I read the passages then attempted the questions, works for me but i wouldn't necessarily recommend it unless ur a very fast reader with the ability to retain all which was read. I wouldn't necessarily recommend search and destroy either because it just wouldnt work for some questions.
QR- I really disagree with the time frame in which we are alotted to complete this section. We have less than a minute to answer each quesion and alot take more than that. I had about 5 qs than i ran out of time on but guessed on them so as to not just leave it blank (what's the probablty that u'll get 3 out that guessed 5 correct??😀) By far my lowest score--has always been my weakest area.
Materials i used were Kaplan (2009-09 ed.) Good review for starters. DAT Destroyer, good for practice and confidence boost (don't c the hype). Crack DAT PAT, very good practice for PAT. I supplemented with Biology by Campbell and Reece, Cliffs AP bio for the BIO section (works really well). U'll be fine with Kaplan for OC and GC, u can just practice with Destroyer or anything else. For RC, ur everyday studying (reading and memorization) is enough to b able to do this section. QR lots and lots and lots of practice--with a stop watch😀
I believe the above info is more useful to u than my scores. All the above mentioned was very sufficient in my prep for this test and I am truely proud of myself (yay) but i will tell u this about my scores:
Bio- Very good
GC- good
OC-very good
PAT- good
RC- very good
QR- bad👎
I did no practice test.
