extrememly nervous

[Ind201]

hi
i just took the kaplan final yesterday and got a 16 AA and 17 PA.
I'm taking my DAT this friday. Do u think i'll be able to get at least 19?
What can I do to improve? i have a coupld of kaplan exams which I'll be taking..
I have a 3.38 GPA so I was hoping at least for a 19, if not more..
Please help! any advice would be godsend.
thanks

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[vasco]

You might be able to get a 19....and you might not. I've had friends who scored where you are at Kaplan who got 19 and 20s on the real test. And I have other friends who ended up with 17 and 18s. It all depends.

I would be really worried about your PAT score though. The real pat is much harder than the Kaplan Pat. The majority of people score 2-3 points lower on the real PAT than the Kaplan Pat. However, there are always exceptions I have another friend who was scoring 19 on Kaplan?s pat and scored a 20 on the real one.

But if you feel like you aren't ready to take it you might want to push it back a week or two.

Anyway just thoughts.

Use kaplan's practice PAT questions like crazy this week.

 

[sinned]

How many times have you gone over the DAT review book from Kaplan, I suggest you flip through the pages for Bio and reinforce areas you are weak at, don't read word for word...they go over Ochem, since that only takes like 3 hours for me to go over and go through Chem, and the day before the test, just work on PAT problems and some QR problems...

 

[mobius]

dont know if this helps but i was getting 15-18 on top Score and just took dat with a 20/19, i was freaking nervous as hell and thinking i would be redoing the dat in november to try to get in this year, i felt ok during the dat but not terrific except for bio i felt confident, received a 21 in it. anyways dont worry just take it. some of these practice tests are not real indicative of the real thing...

 

[Sprgrover]

First off, don't get discouraged over a score that doesn't count. Second, keep studying and don't let your guard down. You are not locked into that final Kaplan score and it is very possible, though not a guarantee, that you will score in the range of 18-20. Keep at it and best of luck!

 

[Ind201]

thanks for the help guys

 

[amanmann]

An extra week may not hurt...
but don;t get discouraged by your Kaplan scores, do what you think will be best for you, although im sure you'd be alright with 18s across the board

 

[xxdakinexx]

Kaplan Sci is hard compared to the actual test. The PAT is a lot easier however. You might want to spend a full day doing the barons and test masters PAT.