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First of all, I'd like to thank everyone on this forum for sharing and helping me with my questions. You guys have been awesome. This forum has been a great help for all predent students. I just hope that I can contribute a little with my DAT's breakdown.
1st DAT(7/08)/Retake (8/09)
PAT 19 .→. 22 😀
QR 20 .→. 18 👎
RC 16 .→. 18 🙂
Bio 19 .→. 18 🙁
GC 19 .→. 19 (don't know what happened here, thought i did better this time around)
OC 19 .→. 29 😀
TS 19 .→. 20
AA 19 .→ 20
I'm just glad that i finally got this over with. I studied for 2 months, 3-4hrs/day, 5days/wk. the last 2wks, 10-12hrs/day. Overall I'm happy with my retake, even though I didn't improve much.
PAT- I used CDP 10 test version. My scores 20-25.
Bio- I used AP Cliffs + Cliffs 5 practice tests, Destroyer, and Topscore tests. This section was very broad. I guess I wasn't studying enough 🙁
GC- I used Kaplan, destroyer, and ACS. I didn't know about Chad's videos until 2 days before my test. so I only watched Chad's Lecture#1&2. I highly recommend watching these videos cuz they're really good. If I wish I have watched all of Chad's videos. I finished GC section in 25 mins. I thought I did okay here, but apparently not.
OC- I went over Kaplan BB for reviews, then Destroyer 2x, and ACS OC 1x. Overall, this section is very straightforward. I know Destroyer's inside out, especially its roadmaps.
RC- I am a slow reader, so this was the only section that i worried the most. I got raped by the Piano passage my 1st DAT. This time I got the Fungi, Crocodile, and Sense passages. To prepare for this section, I read scientific articles + 3 Topscore exams. Though i only improved a little here, i'm thankful that i didn't do worse then the 1st time.
QR- didnt study much this time, just looked over Destroyer's QR cuz last time i got a 20 without studying for this section. One thing I can tell you is that QR seems to get harder compared to my 1st DAT.
Overall, I'm happy with my retake. I just hope that I don't have to take it again. My GPA is not that great, overall 3.46, sGPA 3.44. I applied to UOP, USC, LLU, Western, Tufts, ASDOH, Boston, Temple, Creighton, Midwestern, NYU, and Nova. Do you guys I have a shot at these schools? or Should I add more schools to the list? I wanna to add more schools, any advice on what schools should i add? I'm CA resident. My #1 choice is UOP. With my DAT scores, do you guys think i can get an interview at UOP? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Plz feel free to ask questions. .
1st DAT(7/08)/Retake (8/09)
PAT 19 .→. 22 😀
QR 20 .→. 18 👎
RC 16 .→. 18 🙂
Bio 19 .→. 18 🙁
GC 19 .→. 19 (don't know what happened here, thought i did better this time around)
OC 19 .→. 29 😀
TS 19 .→. 20
AA 19 .→ 20
I'm just glad that i finally got this over with. I studied for 2 months, 3-4hrs/day, 5days/wk. the last 2wks, 10-12hrs/day. Overall I'm happy with my retake, even though I didn't improve much.
PAT- I used CDP 10 test version. My scores 20-25.
Bio- I used AP Cliffs + Cliffs 5 practice tests, Destroyer, and Topscore tests. This section was very broad. I guess I wasn't studying enough 🙁
GC- I used Kaplan, destroyer, and ACS. I didn't know about Chad's videos until 2 days before my test. so I only watched Chad's Lecture#1&2. I highly recommend watching these videos cuz they're really good. If I wish I have watched all of Chad's videos. I finished GC section in 25 mins. I thought I did okay here, but apparently not.
OC- I went over Kaplan BB for reviews, then Destroyer 2x, and ACS OC 1x. Overall, this section is very straightforward. I know Destroyer's inside out, especially its roadmaps.
RC- I am a slow reader, so this was the only section that i worried the most. I got raped by the Piano passage my 1st DAT. This time I got the Fungi, Crocodile, and Sense passages. To prepare for this section, I read scientific articles + 3 Topscore exams. Though i only improved a little here, i'm thankful that i didn't do worse then the 1st time.
QR- didnt study much this time, just looked over Destroyer's QR cuz last time i got a 20 without studying for this section. One thing I can tell you is that QR seems to get harder compared to my 1st DAT.
Overall, I'm happy with my retake. I just hope that I don't have to take it again. My GPA is not that great, overall 3.46, sGPA 3.44. I applied to UOP, USC, LLU, Western, Tufts, ASDOH, Boston, Temple, Creighton, Midwestern, NYU, and Nova. Do you guys I have a shot at these schools? or Should I add more schools to the list? I wanna to add more schools, any advice on what schools should i add? I'm CA resident. My #1 choice is UOP. With my DAT scores, do you guys think i can get an interview at UOP? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Plz feel free to ask questions. .
