Just completed the test, how are my scores? - Edit: Updated with study plan

[TrueMenace]

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DAT Score:
PA: 19
QR: 23
RC: 24
Bio: 22
GC: 24
OC: 24
TS: 23
AA: 23
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I'm going to try to make this concise.

Materials Used: Cliff's AP Bio, Feralis Bio Notes, DAT Destroyer, Math Destroyer, DAT Bootcamp. CourseSaver (aka, Chad's Videos).

Here's what you want to do.

Use Chad's Videos on CourseSaver (I believe he has a new site now, just google his name). Take notes on all the DAT lectures. Take the associated quizzes after each lecture video. Mark questions you have trouble with.

Read Cliff's AP Bio once. Then Feralis Bio Notes after that. Only go back to Cliff's AP Bio if you need clarification. Other than that, just use Feralis Bio Notes from now on. Also use the Taxonomy Cheat Sheet from Feralis that is found somewhere on Bootcamp's site.

Now that you have completed Chad's Videos and Cliff's AP Bio/Feralis Bio notes, you are ready to do DAT Destroyer.

Do DAT Destroyer and Math Destroyer. Only do Math Destroyer once through and mark the hard questions to come back to for review.

Now do DAT Destroyer 2-4 more times. Know it like the back of your hand. Know it inside out. I can do the entire DAT Destroyer (besides the math part) in 5 days if you gave me the book to do. 120 questions of Bio, 60 Orgo questions, and 75 Gen Chem questions in 5 days completes the entire 2015 DAT Destroyer science section! I did the DAT Destroyer like 5 times! Or 4. I can't even remember anymore. It's just a blur.

Now do DAT Bootcamp. Do all the subject tests for each section. Here were my scores:

Bio/GC/OC/RC/QR
23/19/18/20/22
21/25/21/20/20
22/23/20/21/20
20/18/21/22/21
24/24/20/22/22

I also did the 5 extra QR tests that Bootcamp has now, but funny enough I did worse on those averaging 18's pretty much. Idk. Weird. I didn't include my PA scores because...yea I hate PA.

Review the Bootcamp tests thoroughly.

I did all the CourseSaver quizzes again (just the Orgo and Gen Chem quizzes) and reviewed all the Bio, GC, OC, QR tests from Bootcamp from the days leading towards the tests because I thought I forgot everything.

PA is by far my hardest section. Always strapped for time. I have to always skip keyholes first as they always take me the longest. It's the only way for me to complete the section on time.

I probably forgot to include some other stuff in here.

Ask away, and I'll answer promptly.

 

[O Gaúcho]

You did great! Congrats! What did you use to study?

 

[TrueMenace]

I updated my OP with my study plan. If you need more clarification/more info let me know.

 

[j3nny002]

How long did you take to study? I have 1 month to study and so far I have just watched Chad's Videos. Can I do everything you did in one month?

 

[gnnlixe]

you need more clarification/more info let me know.

 

[DAT Destroyer]

DAT Score:
PA: 19
QR: 23
RC: 24
Bio: 22
GC: 24
OC: 24
TS: 23
AA: 23

Quick question: Is a 19 PA considered "low" with these scores? It was my roughest section.

_____

I'm going to try to make this concise.

Materials Used: Cliff's AP Bio, Feralis Bio Notes, DAT Destroyer, Math Destroyer, DAT Bootcamp. CourseSaver (aka, Chad's Videos).

Here's what you want to do.

Use Chad's Videos on CourseSaver (I believe he has a new site now, just google his name). Take notes on all the DAT lectures. Take the associated quizzes after each lecture video. Mark questions you have trouble with.

Read Cliff's AP Bio once. Then Feralis Bio Notes after that. Only go back to Cliff's AP Bio if you need clarification. Other than that, just use Feralis Bio Notes from now on. Also use the Taxonomy Cheat Sheet from Feralis that is found somewhere on Bootcamp's site.

Now that you have completed Chad's Videos and Cliff's AP Bio/Feralis Bio notes, you are ready (you aren't ready for the DAT Destroyer yet though because the DAT Destroyer destroys you, duh!) to do DAT Destroyer.

Do DAT Destroyer and Math Destroyer. Only do Math Destroyer once through and mark the hard questions to come back to for review.

Now do DAT Destroyer 2-4 more times. Know it like the back of your hand. Know it inside out. I can do the entire DAT Destroyer (besides the math part) in 5 days if you gave me the book to do (don't give me your book, I still have mine taunting me still, j/k, I destroyed that book, it doesn't want to see me anymore). 120 questions of Bio, 60 Orgo questions, and 75 Gen Chem questions in 5 days completes the entire 2015 DAT Destroyer science section! I did the DAT Destroyer like 5 times! Or 4. I can't even remember anymore. It's just a blur.

Now do DAT Bootcamp. Do all the subject tests for each section. Here were my scores:

Bio/GC/OC/RC/QR
23/19/18/20/22
21/25/21/20/20
22/23/20/21/20
20/18/21/22/21
24/24/20/22/22

I also did the 5 extra QR tests that Bootcamp has now, but funny enough I did worse on those averaging 18's pretty much. Idk. Weird. I didn't include my PA scores because...yea I hate PA.

Review the Bootcamp tests thoroughly.

I did all the CourseSaver quizzes again (just the Orgo and Gen Chem quizzes) and reviewed all the Bio, GC, OC, QR tests from Bootcamp from the days leading towards the tests because I thought I forgot everything.

PA is by far my hardest section. Always strapped for time. I have to always skip keyholes first as they always take me the longest. It's the only way for me to complete the section on time.

I probably forgot to include some other stuff in here.

Ask away, and I'll answer promptly.

Congratulations TrueMenace! You were a Menace to the DAT Beast! I absolutely love your scores! Don't worry about the PAT that is well above any cutoffs. It's true the Destroyer will Destroy you but in turn will build you back up to obtain high DAT scores. Your hard work and perseverance paid off. We are thrilled our materials helped you, now it's time to go celebrate your victory.

Enjoy your summer and good luck in your journey to becoming a dentist.

Dr. Romano and Nancy

 

[TrueMenace]

How long did you take to study? I have 1 month to study and so far I have just watched Chad's Videos. Can I do everything you did in one month?

If you finished watching Chad's videos, you are on the right path.

I would do DAT Destroyer and Math Destroyer now for the first 2 weeks. Then the last 2 weeks focus on DAT Bootcamp tests.

Every day, work on the PAT generators found on the DAT Bootcamp site. Every. Day. I think you can pull it off.