First I would like to thank everyone on SDN for their modest and honest opinions about the DAT, you guys are amazing!
I just took my DAT yesterday and I scored as follow:
Biology: 21
GenChem: 30 !!!!
Organic : 21
PAT: 16 -
R.C: 16 - English not my first language.
Math: 18
OverAll: 21 ---> Science Overall: 22
My Overall GPA: 3.9 Science GPA: 3.96
Material I used--> DAT Destroyer , My Notes, Top-score & Bootcamp!!
Bio (21): For Biology I used DAT Destroyer and AP Cliff 3rd edition & my Notes from class (I'm a Biology major). first I read AP Cliff from cover to cover along with my notes and then I dove into the Destroyer. Guys I can't emphasize it enough DAT DESTROYEERRRRRR is the real deal, I went through it like 4 times. I know my score in Bio is not that impressive but I'm telling you every single question on that book matters, read the question and answers carefully know them all.
Bootcamp score: 20-27.
Topscore: 16-19
ADA 2007/2009: 22/23
General Chemistry (30): For this section I was nervous because of the timing and the bunch of the calculations in it. However, I took GenChem last year so I reviewed the Notes and Solved DAT Destroyer 5 times!!! and I was set.... I always liked General Chemistry.
Bootcamp was a good practice on timing for that section but it didn't cover all you need to know. Bootcamp is a good practice tool but NOT A LEARNING tool and that's the difference between Destroyer, which has 300+ questions and Bootcamp.
Bootcamp score: 19-23.
Topscore: 19
ADA 2007/2009: 21
Organic Chemistry (21): I took Organic last semester so I was fresh on all reactions. I reviewed those notes and dove into Destroyer again. I know some people on SDN say that Destroyer is an over killer BUT Personally I thought it was necessary, it's always better to over prepare. You need to know everything on Destroyer and you will be more than fine.
Bootcamp score: 19-24.
Topscore: 19
ADA 2007/2009: 21
PAT(16): Terrible Score!!!! I used BootCamp and Crack the PAT. It didn't work. I e-mailed Ari asking him to make better videos, like using harder examples than the simple ones only. The real exam was almost as hard as the Bootcamp.
RC(16): English is not my first language and I was expecting a low score to be honest. BootCamp is the only tool I used for this section. I was scoring 15's and 16's one time 19 on exam 5. On the real exam their was no statement/ reason questions. I had couple Tone questions that Bootcamp don't have at alll!!!
Math(18): This was a stupid mistake from my end to be honest. I thought I was good in math so i didn't practice much, three days before the exam date only. Some people told me do destroyer only (the 150 question at the end of DAT Destroyer) but I think these questions are good for the 27/40 questions on the test the other 13 questions you need to know Math Destroyer!!!!! I had it but I didn't practice all the tests only 2 of them. Now I regret it. Bootcamp is way off on QR and I think some people on SDN agree to that from what I have read on some threads.
The Day before the exam I did Nothing I tried to relax, I was soooo down I drove around and ate ice-cream. No studying whatsoever...
I feel I should re-take it again considering the low scores for RC & PAT.
Good Luck!!!!
I just took my DAT yesterday and I scored as follow:
Biology: 21
GenChem: 30 !!!!
Organic : 21
PAT: 16 -
R.C: 16 - English not my first language.
Math: 18
OverAll: 21 ---> Science Overall: 22
My Overall GPA: 3.9 Science GPA: 3.96
Material I used--> DAT Destroyer , My Notes, Top-score & Bootcamp!!
Bio (21): For Biology I used DAT Destroyer and AP Cliff 3rd edition & my Notes from class (I'm a Biology major). first I read AP Cliff from cover to cover along with my notes and then I dove into the Destroyer. Guys I can't emphasize it enough DAT DESTROYEERRRRRR is the real deal, I went through it like 4 times. I know my score in Bio is not that impressive but I'm telling you every single question on that book matters, read the question and answers carefully know them all.
Bootcamp score: 20-27.
Topscore: 16-19
ADA 2007/2009: 22/23
General Chemistry (30): For this section I was nervous because of the timing and the bunch of the calculations in it. However, I took GenChem last year so I reviewed the Notes and Solved DAT Destroyer 5 times!!! and I was set.... I always liked General Chemistry.
Bootcamp was a good practice on timing for that section but it didn't cover all you need to know. Bootcamp is a good practice tool but NOT A LEARNING tool and that's the difference between Destroyer, which has 300+ questions and Bootcamp.
Bootcamp score: 19-23.
Topscore: 19
ADA 2007/2009: 21
Organic Chemistry (21): I took Organic last semester so I was fresh on all reactions. I reviewed those notes and dove into Destroyer again. I know some people on SDN say that Destroyer is an over killer BUT Personally I thought it was necessary, it's always better to over prepare. You need to know everything on Destroyer and you will be more than fine.
Bootcamp score: 19-24.
Topscore: 19
ADA 2007/2009: 21
PAT(16): Terrible Score!!!! I used BootCamp and Crack the PAT. It didn't work. I e-mailed Ari asking him to make better videos, like using harder examples than the simple ones only. The real exam was almost as hard as the Bootcamp.
RC(16): English is not my first language and I was expecting a low score to be honest. BootCamp is the only tool I used for this section. I was scoring 15's and 16's one time 19 on exam 5. On the real exam their was no statement/ reason questions. I had couple Tone questions that Bootcamp don't have at alll!!!
Math(18): This was a stupid mistake from my end to be honest. I thought I was good in math so i didn't practice much, three days before the exam date only. Some people told me do destroyer only (the 150 question at the end of DAT Destroyer) but I think these questions are good for the 27/40 questions on the test the other 13 questions you need to know Math Destroyer!!!!! I had it but I didn't practice all the tests only 2 of them. Now I regret it. Bootcamp is way off on QR and I think some people on SDN agree to that from what I have read on some threads.
The Day before the exam I did Nothing I tried to relax, I was soooo down I drove around and ate ice-cream. No studying whatsoever...
I feel I should re-take it again considering the low scores for RC & PAT.
Good Luck!!!!
