Decent AA but bad PA

[Reirrac]

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Hey guys!

I took the DAT early this week and here are my scores...

PA: 16 👎
QR: 24
RC: 25
BIO: 19
GC: 19
OC: 18

TS: 19
AA: 21

I'm surprised and happy about my QR and RC scores, but really worried that my PA score is very weak compared to others. (excuse: didn't really practice PA much)

If you pretend you're in charge of admissions, what would you say about my scores? 😱 I do have a Masters in Economics, so I hope they take that into consideration...

 

[TedyBearSuicide]

Some people here are going to tell you that PA is one of THE most important sections of the DAT. I would not worry too much about one score, schools do not usually have cutoffs for PAT.

 

[aforgottenshirt]

RC and QR are really good and the rest is decent, except PA which is a little low but I think you're good if your other application material is good (high gpa, shadowing, solid essay and extra-curricular activities). And I don't think it's worth it to re-take just for that. Can I ask how you prepared for QR and RC??

 

[Reirrac]

RC and QR are really good and the rest is decent, except PA which is a little low but I think you're good if your other application material is good (high gpa, shadowing, solid essay and extra-curricular activities). And I don't think it's worth it to re-take just for that. Can I ask how you prepared for QR and RC??

I used Barron's DAT study guide to prepare for the DAT. I think they did a good job on covering QR and RC.

To do well in QR I'd say you should focus on memorizing and practicing formulas. In my experience questions regarding areas/perimeters + triangles + quadratic formulas are the most tricky.

For RC, you shouldn't waste too much time on writing down the summaries, just write down the keywords/topic for each paragraph and refer them as you solve the problems. Reading fast is key, if you spend a lot of time reading random stuff on the internet like Wikipedia then you should do fine.

 

[aforgottenshirt]

I used Barron's DAT study guide to prepare for the DAT. I think they did a good job on covering QR and RC.

To do well in QR I'd say you should focus on memorizing and practicing formulas. In my experience questions regarding areas/perimeters + triangles + quadratic formulas are the most tricky.

For RC, you shouldn't waste too much time on writing down the summaries, just write down the keywords/topic for each paragraph and refer them as you solve the problems. Reading fast is key, if you spend a lot of time reading random stuff on the internet like Wikipedia then you should do fine.

Thanks! I've been using Barron's and I don't get why everyone hates on it. It has some errors but I think it teaches good strategies. Best of luck to you