DAT scores, QR not so hott

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I only used the kaplan materials. I took the class and did minor studying while I was enrolled in it, but the online materials that kaplan offered were what really helped me I thought.....I started to study a lot every day about one month before I took it......and I did about 5 or 6 practice exams to get my mind "in shape".......I took my last practice exam two days before and did absolutely nothing the day before the test....I played golf 🙂 and hung out with friends.....I highly recomend doing this! a lot about this exam is just being mentally prepared to rack your brain for 4 hours.......so make sure you study a lot, but also remember to take as many practice exams as you can...and TREAT THEM LIKE YOU ARE TAKING THE REAL EXAM!! that means only one break, dont pause the test, etc. etc..
 
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hattrack04 said:
I only used the kaplan materials. I took the class and did minor studying while I was enrolled in it, but the online materials that kaplan offered were what really helped me I thought.....I started to study a lot every day about one month before I took it......and I did about 5 or 6 practice exams to get my mind "in shape".......I took my last practice exam two days before and did absolutely nothing the day before the test....I played golf 🙂 and hung out with friends.....I highly recomend doing this! a lot about this exam is just being mentally prepared to rack your brain for 4 hours.......so make sure you study a lot, but also remember to take as many practice exams as you can...and TREAT THEM LIKE YOU ARE TAKING THE REAL EXAM!! that means only one break, dont pause the test, etc. etc..
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MAD props for the grades. That is some good ****.
 
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You are in great shape and i think you dont need to retake it because you did very good in the other sections.

Good Luck
 
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i think you are in great shape, but if you were to do it again and wanted a higher qr score what materials do you think you would have used (if any) or what do you think your main weakness was regarding that section?
 
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good scores. you are in 100 %. your QR is not that bad. you killed the sciences.

good luck with the rest !!!
 
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Good job on your scores! I am taking Kaplan course right now. Are you a whiz at the sciences or is it all in Kaplan online materials? Also, if you don't mind... can you please tell me your diagnostic (first session) score, midterm, then finals. I just want to see the jump in scores. I basically need a boost of confidence in Kaplan so anything you can give me as insight will REALLY help. Thanks in advance!
 
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Amazing Scores. Very Good Job, Congratulations. Hope ur application process will be as good as ur scores. Good Luck!!!!
 
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I would also be interested in seeing your diagnostic and midterm scores if you still have them. I'm just about ready to take my midterm from Kaplan and I feel that I've gained a lot by taking this course already. My diagnostic was not so good, however I've been out of these general courses for almost 2 years now so I needed a refresher on most of this stuff. My diagnostic was as follows:
AA 16.8
SCI 13.4
BIO 14
GChem 11
OChem 15
RC 16
QR 21
PAT 18

Not good scores at all but I knew I needed a refresher and I feel like I'm going to rock the midterm! Anyone else have Kaplan scores to share?
 
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astein46 said:
I would also be interested in seeing your diagnostic and midterm scores if you still have them. I'm just about ready to take my midterm from Kaplan and I feel that I've gained a lot by taking this course already. My diagnostic was not so good, however I've been out of these general courses for almost 2 years now so I needed a refresher on most of this stuff. My diagnostic was as follows:
AA 16.8
SCI 13.4
BIO 14
GChem 11
OChem 15
RC 16
QR 21
PAT 18

Not good scores at all but I knew I needed a refresher and I feel like I'm going to rock the midterm! Anyone else have Kaplan scores to share?
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Im not exactly positive on what my diagnostic scores were.......I took the class a few months ago and cant seem to locate my scores....but here is what I think they were.....pretty sure about these scores...

AA: 16
TS: 17
BIO: 17
GC: 15
OC18
RC: 18
QR: 15
PAT 15

again I dont know my exact midterm scores but they were much better than my diagnostic. I think my AA went up to a 19.6 and my PAT to a 18......my QR and RC went up only a little.....in my opinion, kaplan really helps with the sciences and PAT.....QR and RC are hit or miss....it depends how well u are at math w/o a calculator for QR and it just depends on what type of passages you get for RC....in one of my practice exams I remember I got a 22 on the RC section and also got as low as 17...........
 
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sweetpippo said:
Good job on your scores! I am taking Kaplan course right now. Are you a whiz at the sciences or is it all in Kaplan online materials? Also, if you don't mind... can you please tell me your diagnostic (first session) score, midterm, then finals. I just want to see the jump in scores. I basically need a boost of confidence in Kaplan so anything you can give me as insight will REALLY help. Thanks in advance!
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The last exam I took before the real exam (2 days before), I'm pretty sure I got a AA of 21.....my bio was the high section for the sciences (around a 27) and my OC and GC were around 22....my PAT was a 21, my RC was a 20 and my QR was I think a 18...hope that helps.......just make sure u take more than 3 practice exams......I'd recommend taking at least 2 more.....its the best way to prepare you for the mental stress you will experience during the test
 
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thanks for sharing your scores!
It's surprising that your bio score is that high just by using the kaplan sources, Were you a bio major??
 
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I was wondering about the bio section, do you recall questions about the plant structure? Also, how many questions about taxonomy?

Thanks!
 
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hattrack04 said:
AA: 22
PA: 20
QR: 17
RC: 19
BIO: 22
GC: 23
OC: 28
TS:23

do you guys think my low QR score will matter much?
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I got a question for you... What did you get for you diagnostic kaplan test. I guess I want to compare my scores with yours. By the way, on your final kaplan test, how did you do?

My scores (Kaplan diagnostic test):
PA: 14
QR: 18
RC: 18
BIO: 19
GC: 24
OC: 25
NS: 22
 
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jeejeejiji said:
thanks for sharing your scores!
It's surprising that your bio score is that high just by using the kaplan sources, Were you a bio major??
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I'm a Neuroscience major.....but I still thought kaplan helped a lot with bio
 
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tgutberg said:
I was wondering about the bio section, do you recall questions about the plant structure? Also, how many questions about taxonomy?

Thanks!
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I would definitly recommend knowing plant structure.......you will be asked about taxonomy but I would not focus on that area, they will most likely ask only a couple questions on it...
 
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Jonathanaf said:
Hattrack-

The subject tests, how were you doing on them?
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For the most part I did pretty well on all of the subject tests.......I think most of my percentages for those were high 80's to low 90's.....but that was becasue I did not take the subj. test until I had studied the related topic
 
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