How does Topscore compare to the real thing?

This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.

jwalke34

Full Member
10+ Year Member
15+ Year Member
Joined
Feb 27, 2007
Messages
50
Reaction score
0
I take the DAT this Friday (17th) and I was wondering how much Topscore compares to the real thing. I've taken the Bio 1, Quant 1, and PAT 1 with scores 29, 21, 23 and Bio 2, Quant 2 with 26, 20. Is the real thing this easy or is Topscore just too easy? Thanks!
 
I have yet to take my DAT, however, from what I have heard and read here on SDN Topscore is closer to the actual DAT than is Achiever. That does not mean Achiever is not worth the time or money but the questions are (IMO) more difficult.

Good luck.
 
As you probably know from reading posts here on SDN, Topscore is more detailed than the actual DAT. I took mine late July. My science was mostly conceptual.
For example, in biology i didn't have any questions from respiration (crazy!!!), endocrinology, classification just to name a few..

With gen chem, i had about 2-3 calculations. Two of the calcuations were already laid out, so i actually had one real calculation problem.

PAT, i would say about the same if not a bit harder.

Reading, i don't know. People here have been saying that it has a lot of tone questions, but mine was mostly fidning details just like topscore. Maybe a few tone questions each paragraph which weren't bad. Tone questions didn't ask for tone of the whole passage, just selected paragraphs..

Quantitative Reasoning, i don't know.. I kinda bombed this section due to lack of practice and crazy timing. Make sure to practice a lot on word problemes in a timely manner. I think everybody can do well on the math if we weren't under time pressure, but what can you do..

Good luck
 
Top