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I extremely feel uneasy in some way. I do not how well will I do either and my RLs are not even in yet 🙁 I am afraid my application is going to be late. I have done destroyer 3.5x already. But a couple days later, I start to forget.

I am just studying bio anki cards today and hope to get rough draft of PS done. My GPA should be okay if my application is completed in Sept?

GPA: 3.8 sGPA: 3.85

CDP: 22/22/22/21/25/25/22/23/24/26

QVault Scores:
BIO: 22/20/18/20/20/19/21/21/19/20
GChem: 24/21/24/24/26/22/21/22/26/29
OChem: 26/26/26/22/22/26/20/26/19/21
RC: 21/22

TopScore: 21/*/* I don't even want to go through another round of this anymore.
 
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I see that you have good stats, but try to get your application ASAP! I have seen people with great stats but applied late, therefore they didn't get accepted. remember dental schools are ROLLING ADMISSION, meaning whoever get the right amount of points through a number scale will get interviewed. They can only interview a certain amount of people too. I just wish you best of luck!
 
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Please don't stress yourself out too much. You have worked way too hard to have that work against you. Here is my advice to you.. Think of it as another practice test, not a test that defines the rest of your life. This test isn't that hard, my scores were just above average because I stressed myself out and second guessed myself on several questions in the Chem sections. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. Just constantly remind yourself you have done everything that you possibly can, and look forward to moving on. You will be one of the people that post an amazing breakdown with a highscore I know you will based on your scores, and notes. Also, you have to get a good night sleep, I didn't an was so tired through the whole test and it killed me in RC. Lastly, it might feel like you are just completely botching BIO. Don't let that worry you, your score will end up being way better than it feels like. Don't sweat it bangity, just another test. Knock it out of the park, return, and report. Oh and don't be afraid to send an email to your evaluators kindly prompting them to get them in. You will be fine!
 
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I'm sure I will feel the same way when my DAT appointment comes. All you can do is your best and it sounds like you have! Pump yourself up and listen to positive thinking. We just don't know what we'll remember/retain from our studies until faced with the actual exam.
Worry about your application after your test. You can then focus 100% on it and get it done fast.
Best of luck and I look forward to your results and breakdown!
 
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You got this! I am using your notes as I am typing this haha. I got my test tomorrow. Just doing some light bio review and calling it a day. I am pretty confident you are going to have one of those SDN scores. Have some faith in yourself and your studying will pay off.
Can't wait for us to be done with the test and can't wait to read your breakdown. Best of luck!
 
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I'll be waiting for your breakdown! We have the same PAT scores on CDP and I want to compare it against the real deal lol.

but on a side note, you are a little late but your GPA and DAT scores are high/lookin like they are going to be high so that always helps..

Good luck!
 
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Thank you very much. I feel more confident now. Don't expect a great breakdown, i really believe luck plays a big role in the DAT.

It seems I forgot a whole stuff about Plants!! yikes
 
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Plants tend to not show up on DAT's I had 0 questions about plants. If they do show up, they are really simple and straightforward. Just a little suggestion based on my test 🙂 in case you get it. If you see a question about sharks and dinosaurs the answer is salamanders and briefly look up what a zymogen is. You will be fine. I'm pretty confident you will have great scores
 
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Swoops said:
Plants tend to not show up on DAT's I had 0 questions about plants. If they do show up, they are really simple and straightforward. Just a little suggestion based on my test 🙂 in case you get it. If you see a question about sharks and dinosaurs the answer is salamanders and briefly look up what a zymogen is. You will be fine. I'm pretty confident you will have great scores
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That is crazy I had a question about sharks and dinosaurs and I guessed salamander(it asked what evolved between the two) then I had a question about stomach zymogens which I had never heard of, I guessed they work at a low pH. I think we had the same test. Nuts. Also I have taken the test twice and both times on the QR section I had to convert from Degrees C and F so know how to do that.
 
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I thought it was tough too. I felt like bio had nothing i studied for, like none of the big processes. I got 21 in bio 19 in both chem sections. 20 in RC and PAT (the hole punching was ridiculous for me way harder than any of my study material) 18 QR. I was really relieved to see these scores. I thought for sure during the test that I was getting another 16.
 
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Sounds almost exactly like what I got. Ended up with 19TS and 19AA. Yeah I remember holes being tough, and having a struggle with the stupid RC passages although I got a 20 as well. I only studied for 3.5 weeks so I think I was a little underprepared, but I think we got one of the harder tests. I hate prions and fiberoptics now.
 
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Prions and Fiber optics were the subjects of two of the three articles in the RC section of the version of the DAT the two of us had last week.
 
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I did it guys. Thank you for everything. My RC was low but 99.7percentile overall. PAT was so hard
 
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4 i think. Most of them are in my notes and destroyer. There are no like wth questions to me. One plant too
 
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I will post tomorrow. I only got 22 from pat, punch hole was folded by 3, i had never seen anything like this. I got 3 passages of genetics. It was horrible. I answered from my knowledge otherwise I would had failed the RC. Gen chem and orgo was too easy

Pat: 22, rc 18, qr 20, gchem 29, ochem 25, bio 21, ts 23, aa 23

Yeah, english is my 3rd language but i didnt think it was much harder than qvault and topscore (21)

I had 30mins extra after the science and ran out of time on math 🙁
 
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Wow! Great scores! Congrats! You must be so relieved it's over! Looking forward to your breakdown!
 
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bangity said:
I will post tomorrow. I only got 22 from pat, punch hole was folded by 3, i had never seen anything like this. I got 3 passages of genetics. It was horrible. I answered from my knowledge otherwise I would had failed the RC. Gen chem and orgo was too easy

Pat: 22, rc 18, qr 20, gchem 29, ochem 25, bio 21, ts 23, aa 23

Yeah, english is my 3rd language but i didnt think it was much harder than qvault and topscore (21)

I had 30mins extra after the science and ran out of time on math 🙁
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I think you had the same test as me (same passages). PAT and RC were brutal
 
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