GEN CHEM DAT CONCERNS

[Ohsnap23]

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Hey guys,

My DAT is a little more than a week away and I've just been studying everything in sight. I feel pretty good on every section except gen chem. I see a lot of people doing well on this section, but at this very moment I don't feel confident about it. Can anyone give me some insight on how they tackled this section or even how bootcamp/dat destroyer (I'm using these sources) compared to this section? I've gone through Chad's videos once and I'm debating doing it again on some sections. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

I got a 30 on GC using Bootcamp and Chad's Videos only. I didn't really look over Destroyer much (I did maybe 50 questions before stopping).

I would definitely, definitely, definitely do Chad's again to review. The quizzes are really helpful and are also great for nailing concepts into your head. Figure out what you're not that great at and watch the videos multiple times. For example... I was terrible at acid-base equilibria stuff. So I practiced a ton and made sure if I got a question on it, I wouldn't miss it.

Bootcamp also is really excellent for this section. It nails portraying how much of the test will be conceptual vs. calculation-based. I was really surprised at the lack of calculations I had to do, actually.

But it's important to also understand Bootcamp inside and out... Just memorizing the answers doesn't mean much. Read the explanations and grasp each type of problem and make sure you could replicate the process of working through it on the real test. Can't really speak for how good Destroyer is for this... but I'm assuming it's good, considering the reviews. I thought it was a little too hard to be useful for me.

Don't be nervous. I was most scared for this section, but ended up being prepared for it, I guess! Read my breakdown and it might help. Has more detail. I was in your position and didn't have a lot of time to nail down stuff toward the end as well.

 

[Ohsnap23]

I got a 30 on GC using Bootcamp and Chad's Videos only. I didn't really look over Destroyer much (I did maybe 50 questions before stopping).

I would definitely, definitely, definitely do Chad's again to review. The quizzes are really helpful and are also great for nailing concepts into your head. Figure out what you're not that great at and watch the videos multiple times. For example... I was terrible at acid-base equilibria stuff. So I practiced a ton and made sure if I got a question on it, I wouldn't miss it.

Bootcamp also is really excellent for this section. It nails portraying how much of the test will be conceptual vs. calculation-based. I was really surprised at the lack of calculations I had to do, actually.

But it's important to also understand Bootcamp inside and out... Just memorizing the answers doesn't mean much. Read the explanations and grasp each type of problem and make sure you could replicate the process of working through it on the real test. Can't really speak for how good Destroyer is for this... but I'm assuming it's good, considering the reviews. I thought it was a little too hard to be useful for me.

Don't be nervous. I was most scared for this section, but ended up being prepared for it, I guess! Read my breakdown and it might help. Has more detail. I was in your position and didn't have a lot of time to nail down stuff toward the end as well.

Wow a 30. I left you a message on your breakdown! Great job overall. I guess I'll go through Chad's one more time... I think i have to focus more on thermo/kinetics/acid+base chemistry. So you think if I understood mostly what is on bootcamp, that I should be okay?

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

Wow a 30. I left you a message on your breakdown! Great job overall. I guess I'll go through Chad's one more time... I think i have to focus more on thermo/kinetics/acid+base chemistry. So you think if I understood mostly what is on bootcamp, that I should be okay?

I don't know. I think my 30 was kind of a fluke lol. It makes me look way smarter than I actually am. I credit Chad more than Bootcamp. But I think Bootcamp really helped for all the conceptual questions. The thing is... if you don't understand the surrounding concept the Bootcamp questions are based on, doing the tests won't really help you a ton. But I would highly recommend doing Chad's quizzes over, and over, and over to drill concepts into your head.

If it helps... my GC scores on Bootcamp usually were about 20-22, with an 18 on one of them. Some of the questions are just tricky. I was overprepared... which is good, I think lol