G chem question!

[Strikeout13GB]

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i'm not taking the dat until next summer but i'm going through my notes and making flash cards, do i need to know g chem definitions and all of the equations?

 

[nze82]

i'm not taking the dat until next summer but i'm going through my notes and making flash cards, do i need to know g chem definitions and all of the equations?

Purchase one of the review books available out there. Whatever is mentioned in those books is fair game for the exam.

 

[Strikeout13GB]

how was it for you? did you have alot of problems where you needed to know a certain equation or definition?

 

[nze82]

how was it for you? did you have alot of problems where you needed to know a certain equation or definition?

Yes! My exam was problem-based and it required lots of calculations. You don't really need to know all the equations. As you start studying for the DAT and proceed with doing sample problems, you'll realize that some equations are more useful than others (For example, you'll hardly ever see any of the equations involving the Bohr Atomic Model). This allows you to narrow down the list of equations you need to know.

 

[Strikeout13GB]

yea thats true, ill probably just learn all the equations i come across in my notes, flashcards work really well for me. What bio classes did you have before taking the test? i took bio 1 which is alittle cell bio and botnay and bio 2 which was more animal and taxo. this year i'll be taking genetics and then microbio. should that be enough to do well?

 

[nze82]

yea thats true, ill probably just learn all the equations i come across in my notes, flashcards work really well for me. What bio classes did you have before taking the test? i took bio 1 which is alittle cell bio and botnay and bio 2 which was more animal and taxo. this year i'll be taking genetics and then microbio. should that be enough to do well?

That should cover all you need.
I was a BIO major however, so I took a crap load of bio classes ranging from cell biology to animal behavior and anything in between.

 

[saDDS]

bio 1 and 2 are all you technically need, but maybe you should look into taking a physiology class instead of the micro. I think that would be more beneficial. I have been studying all summer and taking the DAT in 2 weeks, through my observations physiology is much better for the DAT than micro would be.

 

[Strikeout13GB]

i'm a bio too but i'm taking it after my sophmore year because i'll have all the classes that i need for it finished. how long did you study before taking your test?

 

[nze82]

i'm a bio too but i'm taking it after my sophmore year because i'll have all the classes that i need for it finished. how long did you study before taking your test?

I never understood why you people want to rush your DAT. Although it's true that you don't need upper division classes to take the DAT, but taking such classes during your senior year will greatly improve your knowledge of various topics!!
It's the decision you need to make, but I always encourage people to take it at the end of their senior year.
Nevertheless, I took it at the end of my senior year and I studied almost 3 months.

 

[Strikeout13GB]

ive just heard its nice to have the information fresh in your mind. really its like my junior year thou because i'm graduating a year early because ill have lots of credits

 

[saDDS]

About 2 months of studying. It is nice to have the information fresh on your head I just think that physio is a great class to have taken because it will help you prepare to a greater extent than micro would.