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Ok so I'm kinda stuck in a situation here
I took ochem 1 last semester, got an A-. Don't feel like I learned much though, because we had open-note exams so I just used my written mechanisms so I am basically incapable of solving mechanism problems without my "cheat sheet."
Taking ochem 2 right now, kinda using a similar approach. Got an 87 on my first exam but there are other grades that make up for my final grade.
So far, my sGPA is 3.96 & cGPA is 3.98... I've been hearing around that a high GPA won't really make up for a low DAT score, but I am seriously questioning if I have enough ochem competency to take the DAT this summer. I've excelled in all of my other science courses (bio 1/2, genchem 1/2, stats, calc) so far but I am seriously worried about ochem... I know next to nothing without my notes which I was allowed to use. And obviously, during the DAT, there are no notes allowed.
I really want to take the DAT this summer, but how should I approach it? I did well in other DAT-related classes, but I took these last year so I still need to refresh my knowledge on these topics (so I have to spend some time on these subjects as well). I want to aim for a high score but realistically, how would you guys approach this situation? My initial plan was to excel in ochem so I don't have to spend much time on it when I study for the DAT and focus on other areas, but now ochem is just one more thing I have to worry about...
I took ochem 1 last semester, got an A-. Don't feel like I learned much though, because we had open-note exams so I just used my written mechanisms so I am basically incapable of solving mechanism problems without my "cheat sheet."
Taking ochem 2 right now, kinda using a similar approach. Got an 87 on my first exam but there are other grades that make up for my final grade.
So far, my sGPA is 3.96 & cGPA is 3.98... I've been hearing around that a high GPA won't really make up for a low DAT score, but I am seriously questioning if I have enough ochem competency to take the DAT this summer. I've excelled in all of my other science courses (bio 1/2, genchem 1/2, stats, calc) so far but I am seriously worried about ochem... I know next to nothing without my notes which I was allowed to use. And obviously, during the DAT, there are no notes allowed.
I really want to take the DAT this summer, but how should I approach it? I did well in other DAT-related classes, but I took these last year so I still need to refresh my knowledge on these topics (so I have to spend some time on these subjects as well). I want to aim for a high score but realistically, how would you guys approach this situation? My initial plan was to excel in ochem so I don't have to spend much time on it when I study for the DAT and focus on other areas, but now ochem is just one more thing I have to worry about...