DAT in 5 days, quick advice please!

[Spears56]

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Okay so I have been grinding out practice tests for a few weeks now.



I have been doing fine on Crack the DAT in the following sections, these are my average scores on 5 different tests.

Math: 17
Reading: 20
PAT: 20
Science: 14 ***

Okay so I know what I need to work on here but it terms of amount of time I'm trying to figure out what I should spend the most time on.

My best subject in science is the biology and general chemistry sections so should I just try to soak as much information up and continue to take the science tests over and over?

I thought the Khan Academy videos would be a good start but it is a lot of information to soak in.

I guess I am asking from experienced test takers what was the most beneficial study technique for increasing your science scores.

 

[IronJeff]

Okay so I have been grinding out practice tests for a few weeks now.

I need a AA of 17-18 for WVU Dental, to be considered competitive.

I have been doing fine on Crack the DAT in the following sections, these are my average scores on 5 different tests.

Math: 17
Reading: 20
PAT: 20
Science: 14 ***

Okay so I know what I need to work on here but it terms of amount of time I'm trying to figure out what I should spend the most time on.

My best subject in science is the biology and general chemistry sections so should I just try to soak as much information up and continue to take the science tests over and over?

I thought the Khan Academy videos would be a good start but it is a lot of information to soak in.

I guess I am asking from experienced test takers what was the most beneficial study technique for increasing your science scores.

CDP science is a joke from what I have heard. What a confidence breaker! Go through Chad's right now if you haven't. It will get you 5-6 pts on both GC and OC. For bio, do whatever you can get your hands on. Look at my breakdown below for some free resources to use.

 

[bing12]

CDP science is a joke from what I have heard. What a confidence breaker! Go through Chad's right now if you haven't. It will get you 5-6 pts on both GC and OC. For bio, do whatever you can get your hands on. Look at my breakdown below for some free resources to use.

Crack the DAT PAT,QR, and RC are the only sections that are legit. Science is nothing like the real exam. GL

 

[Gomsemari]

i didnt use the cdp science so i cant comment on that, but to make u feel better, oc on the real test is really easy. i must say , out of all six (rc, oc, gc, bio, pat, and qr) oc was the most straight-forward one. since u have 5 days till the big day, i'd go thru chads videos or do destroyer. 😛

 

[Demps]

Crack DAT Science is garbage. I scored 9 points higher in TS in the real deal than CDS. CDS helps you none as far as what you will see in the test day.

You will be be okay in real deal if you have been scoring 20s on Crack DAT Reading. You shouldn't score anything lower than that.

Math is kind of a red flag I think. I thought Crack DAT Math was too easy at times. You might want to try Math Destroyer. But heck, you have 5 days left. Review what you had gotten wrong in CDM.

Chad's Videos + DAT Destroyer = you're set for OC and GC.

Then again, you only have 5 days left. That's too short of time to do everything.

 

[Spears56]

I got a copy of the math and the science destroyer so my plan is to grind as much problems as I can. I think the destroyer will really help with getting my brain ready for the test questions on the actual DAT.

Along with doing the PAT on Crack DAT every day and the two more reading tests I feel I have a decent shot at getting around a 17 on the science and math sections with these destroyer books.

Thanks for all the tips, I will post on Friday with hopefully a positive result!

 

[loganheinrich]

I don't know what your timeframe looks like but if you're not applying this cycle it wouldnt be a bad idea to postpone it maybe 2-3 weeks to thoroughly go through chads and destroyer.

 

[Spears56]

CDP science is a joke from what I have heard. What a confidence breaker! Go through Chad's right now if you haven't. It will get you 5-6 pts on both GC and OC. For bio, do whatever you can get your hands on. Look at my breakdown below for some free resources to use.

So I took your advice and burned through all of Chad's videos, It was like crazy effective... like I said I was not getting science test scores over 14... But after I watched those videos and went in thinking this DAT might be a "practice run" I was pleasantly surprised with how well I did.


AA - 18
PAT - 20 ----------- Really worked hard on Crack DAT PAT, 1st and last sections were tough!

Reading 25 ------ Never scored this well on a practice test, there was not much " tone " questions which I always got wrong on Crack DAT reading


Math 15 ---- I wish I would have watched Chad's videos here, I actually did really well but just went too slow. I had to fill in 6-7 questions right at the end and 2 questions I couldn't even answer in time 🙁

Gen. Chem. 17 --- I had a lot of trouble recollecting equations and such but what Chad's videos did was help me in making some serious answer eliminations and then make a lot less ' guessing ' answers. It was great watching Chad's videos so close to the test because I would instantly remember seeing Chad go step by step on a similar problem and had at least a good idea were to start.

OChem 17 --- I got half way through Chad's videos Thursday night on this section, the reactions were very tough... I had a lot of trouble with organic chemistry it was really tough for me. BUT... watching Chad's videos the day before did the same thing for me like it did for Gen. Chem. Seeing a problem and then seeing Chad work it out in my head was a life saver..

Biology 16 -- So I did about 10 minutes of review for this section, I know for certain if I would have reviewed some Anatomy I would have been a lot better off. The genetics, biochem, and evolution classes I have taken really helped a lot.

If I do not get in for the Fall 2012, I watch Chad's videos again, and do the destroyer books... Also some general reading for bio should be all that is needed.

Anyways, this forum saved me, Thank you guys and gals so much!