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First time i took it i did crappy as hell and actually thought i was prepared. Apparently I wasn't at all by my scores. Just took the test today and pretty satisfied with my scores. Only thing that pisses me off was the biology portion of the test. It was so random with a few questions relating to lab stuff b.s.

OLD
perceptual ability: 18
quantitative reasoning: 15
reading comprehension: 15
biology: 16
general chemistry: 18
organic chemistry: 16
total science: 16
academic average: 16

NEW
perceptual ability: 20
quantitative reasoning: 18
reading comprehension: 18
biology: 18
general chemistry: 20
organic chemistry: 23
total science: 20
academic average: 19

GPA is right at 3.5 including science. I know this isn't GREAT compared to some people on here but its a huge improvement for me.

Also, I'm a night time person and study best during the night, always have and always will. So i scheduled my DAT at 4:00pm, just something I suggest if your not a morning person.

For studying one of the best things I suggest is:
-For destroyer go to office max and have them unbind it and then rebind it so you can see the answers right next to questions. I hated flipping back and forth. It cost like 5 dollars.

-Also, I took screen shots of everything and printed out everything including the tests, chads quizzes, PAT problems, datQvault. Don't know if that's legal but whatever my eyes are so dead looking at a computer screen for so long and helped alot reading it on paper afterwards.

Any input would be nice. Thanks

in with the new out with the old!. definite improvements obviously! congrats ur done!
 
Congratulations on the improvements! 🙂 I think you're going to be just fine.

May I ask how you studied differently for OC the second time around? (because 16 to 23 is amazing)
 
First time i took it i did crappy as hell and actually thought i was prepared. Apparently I wasn't at all by my scores. Just took the test today and pretty satisfied with my scores. Only thing that pisses me off was the biology portion of the test. It was so random with a few questions relating to lab stuff b.s.

OLD
perceptual ability: 18
quantitative reasoning: 15
reading comprehension: 15
biology: 16
general chemistry: 18
organic chemistry: 16
total science: 16
academic average: 16

NEW
perceptual ability: 20
quantitative reasoning: 18
reading comprehension: 18
biology: 18
general chemistry: 20
organic chemistry: 23
total science: 20
academic average: 19

GPA is right at 3.5 including science. I know this isn't GREAT compared to some people on here but its a huge improvement for me.

Also, I'm a night time person and study best during the night, always have and always will. So i scheduled my DAT at 4:00pm, just something I suggest if your not a morning person.

For studying one of the best things I suggest is:
-For destroyer go to office max and have them unbind it and then rebind it so you can see the answers right next to questions. I hated flipping back and forth. It cost like 5 dollars.

-Also, I took screen shots of everything and printed out everything including the tests, chads quizzes, PAT problems, datQvault. Don't know if that's legal but whatever my eyes are so dead looking at a computer screen for so long and helped alot reading it on paper afterwards.

Any input would be nice. Thanks

My averages jumped similarly after a 3rd retake, Ive received 2 interviews so far, great job & good luck this cycle
 
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