Just wondering if I can expect my score to go up a little...I would like to score a 20 and I have been scoring 18-19 on the Kaplan and Topscore tests in the sciences...21-22 on everything else....I really need that 20...
How many of you scored higher on the real DAT compared to Kaplan/TS?
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I did score higher on the real thing except for PAT and math parts. I was getting 18-19 on Kap and Topscore tests.
Me too, I never scored higher than an 18 on Kaplan and I ended up with a 21. While these results aren't guaranteed, you should expect to go up a bit from your diagnostics. My PAT score like Aileen's went down, from a 23 to a 19. I teach for Kaplan and they have apparently just overhauled the DAT course(should go into effect this summer), so hopefully they will fix the discrepancy in the PAT scores.
my reading, math, and bio stayed the same, pat dropped about 1 point, general and orgo improved by literally 8 points from the topscore test i took the day before, that's right, 8 points 
Yeah, all of my scores increased by about 3 points or so, except for my PAT which remained the same as kaplan. Don't get too overconfident though, I know many people who did worse than their kaplan/topscore scores.
my scores for the science and reading sections went up compared to the kaplan tests. right before the test, i was getting 17-19's on the science part and i got above 20's so hopefully you'll be ok, but just like dr. benj said, dont get overconfident. pat actually went down a little (it's so much harder on the real test)and my math stayed the same. just do your best and stay sharp! you'll be fine...good luck!
I scored higher on every section on the actual DAT than I did on the Top Score tests - except PAT. Top Score barely prepares you for the real PAT. I got anywhere from 1-5 points higher on some sections in the actual DAT.
I echo sxr71 100%. I just took the DAT yesterday and all of my scores were higher than the Kaplan tests and TS - except the PAT. Overall, I found the depth and difficulty of Organic, Gen Chem and Math to be less on the real DAT than on Kaplan/TS. Bio and RC were about the same. My PAT score actually went down, from 19-20s on Kaplan/TS to an 18 on the real DAT.sxr71 said:
