im taking my DAT wed help!

[SDD2]

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Sorry im new to this site, I may had posted this more than once and didnt notice.

First off with all sections especially QR, Reading, PAT I can barely if that finish the section.
All sections make me want to rip my brain out, this is my second time and I need to kick ass. PLEASE HELP!

I have done destroyer 100 times I dont look sometimes because I had it memorized from round 1. QR and Bio are toughest for me.

test 4:
PAT 17
QR 18
(i guessed on most, tons of trig i had no clue)
RC 18
bio 16
GC 16
OC 16
AA 17

test 5:
PAT 17
RC 17
QR 14
Bio 17
GC 15
OC 17
AA 16

my scores went down. what do you guys think!!! I am freaking out

 

[pinpoint212]

have you done adea's practice exam? it really helps show what your real score is gonna be like.

 

[SDD2]

No I have only done achiever. do you know how close those scores may be?

 

[colombianDDS]

No I have only done achiever. do you know how close those scores may be?

When are you planning on taking the exam? And how much have you studied/practiced with full length exams? When I was first starting to study I ALWAYS ran out of time for the PAT, reading, and math sections. Eventually, as I learned more of the material AND did more practice exams I became quicker. I think it is really important to 'mark' questions and come back to them later if you aren't sure. I used to waste a lot of time just sitting on one question that I wasn't sure of and this definitely prevented me from getting to other questions that I could easily answer. Once I got over the fear of leaving something blank and coming back to it later I started doing better. I recommend this for all sections (but not for the reading section). But definitely practice DAT achiever and/or Top score AFTER you know you have a good grasp on all the material.

 

[Msmouth]

Achiever is supposed to be harder than real thing. You can postpone if you want.

I took the ADA 2009 and it was the closest to my real score. (see my breakdown)
Best of luck!

 

[SDD2]

this is my second time taking the DAT, from what Ive seen im hoping Im not the only one who cant finish it. I also cant delay much longer schools are literally telling me its all we need, send them over asap.

 

[SDD2]

Oh and this is on DAT achiever unless I'm not reading my post correctly, these scores are from achiever :/

 

[Luonghd]

For the reading, : read the first paragraph, then the first 2 sentence or so of the remaining paragraphs, then the entire concluding paragraph. This trick helped me get a 23 on the reading section, up from 17s in the kaplan practice tests. PAT and QR, you just have to practice and learn your own shortcuts.

 

[Sal427]

Since you are taking it on Wednesday, you don't have much time to do a lot of studying unless you cram. I would recommend memorizing a lot of trig stuff between now and then. My QR had 5 trig questions in a row!

Just try to be confident at this point and go in with a good attitude.

Good luck!

 

[znny19]

Those are good score for achiever imo. I was getting around the same thing and ended up scoring about 5 points higher on every section. Top score was the most accurate indicator of my score though. 👍

 

[SDD2]

Today I got a 19 in OC, 15 GC and 15 Bio with test 6. Thoughts?

 

[SDD2]

Those are good score for achiever imo. I was getting around the same thing and ended up scoring about 5 points higher on every section. Top score was the most accurate indicator of my score though. 👍

I replied above

 

[Msmouth]

this is my second time taking the DAT, from what Ive seen im hoping Im not the only one who cant finish it. I also cant delay much longer schools are literally telling me its all we need, send them over asap.

Oh, I didn't realize you were doing it for this cycle....

During the exam, never count yourself out. I made that mistake in the 2nd 1/2 of the exam. I thought I bombed the science section and I literally said to myself, "I guess I'm not becoming a dentist". I took too much time on my first passage and the 2nd and 3rd should have been easier but I couldn't concentrate. I really believe if I could treat each section individually I would have scored much higher in reading.

Best of luck and it sounds like you will do just fine! Have you watched Chad's videos at all? His quizzes are all you need for gen chem! Also do some orgo road maps and Bio & math DAT qvault....of course you have very little time but that's what I would do.

 

[SDD2]

Oh, I didn't realize you were doing it for this cycle....

During the exam, never count yourself out. I made that mistake in the 2nd 1/2 of the exam. I thought I bombed the science section and I literally said to myself, "I guess I'm not becoming a dentist". I took too much time on my first passage and the 2nd and 3rd should have been easier but I couldn't concentrate. I really believe if I could treat each section individually I would have scored much higher in reading.

Best of luck and it sounds like you will do just fine! Have you watched Chad's videos at all? His quizzes are all you need for gen chem! Also do some orgo road maps and Bio & math DAT qvault....of course you have very little time but that's what I would do.

I actually did well in Qvault I never got lower than 17 once in QR, bio I've gotten 15-18. Is that close?

 

[chrispyy]

Achiever is tough.. I was also scoring around 15-16 on bio and Chem like an 18 on orgo. I ended up getting ~5+ points on each section on the real DAT so you're looking pretty good. Achiever is tough, it brings your morale down haha. Honestly dude you should focus on reviewing everything since you've taken a good amount of practice tests. Since you did destroyer many times and if you FULLY understand every question and how to get to the answer you'll be fine on Chem and orgo. Practice PAT until your test date, review bio, look at QR equations and like the previous person said go on with a positive attitude

 

[Msmouth]

I actually did well in Qvault I never got lower than 17 once in QR, bio I've gotten 15-18. Is that close?

see my breakdown for my qvault scores compared with my real scores.

Do you have cliffs and Chad?

 

[SDD2]

see my breakdown for my qvault scores compared with my real scores.

Do you have cliffs and Chad?

yes I have both and how do I get to that forum?


thanks everything