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Hey guys!
My scores were:
Section Score Percentile
PAT 17 50.7
QR 22 93.8
RC 23 92.0
BIO 20 89.5
GC 23 93.8
OC 20 80.4
TS 21 92.8
AA 22 96.1
HAVE A QUESTION: Do you think that schools focus more on PAT than the AA. I read somewhere that PAT is the single most important score. If that is the case, then I have some reason to worry. Please advice.
MY advice:
There were all those posts that say that DAT achiever is good prep...I say amen to that. Know those tests in and out.
PAT: I don't think I should comment on PAT because my score was average and to tell the truth I did not do much practice for it. I should have in hindsight, but oh well, can't undo what's done can you? Used Barron's to learn basics, then took one Kaplan test and got 19 after which I got smug and dint prepare that much. The last few days I was worried because my DAT achiever scores on PAT weren't good (made 14, 16, 16). But then postponing the test wasn't an option for me.
BIO: I found Bio harder than expected actually. I was thinking that the real test would be a breeze since I am very good at Bio. But there were questions where you need to know detailed things...but these were far and few between. So if you know the KAPLAN blue book you should be fine for an above average score.
CHEM: kaplan blue book; questions were very basic
OCHEM: kaplan blue book; questions were very basic
RC and QR: dint prepare for these at all because I just took GRE and I also have pretty good reading comprehension. In QR, know standard deviations, there were no celsius to farenheit conversions but other ppl on SDN have had them. No prob and stats. Overall found QR real easy but I am quite good at math due to a very strong foundation. (I learned Calculus in high school)
I just wanted to help others because I learned so much from this site.
Also browse the pages where people have posted their experiences on the DAT- you will get good tips on where to focus and highlight these areas during your reviews.
That's all for now folks.
My scores were:
Section Score Percentile
PAT 17 50.7
QR 22 93.8
RC 23 92.0
BIO 20 89.5
GC 23 93.8
OC 20 80.4
TS 21 92.8
AA 22 96.1
HAVE A QUESTION: Do you think that schools focus more on PAT than the AA. I read somewhere that PAT is the single most important score. If that is the case, then I have some reason to worry. Please advice.
MY advice:
There were all those posts that say that DAT achiever is good prep...I say amen to that. Know those tests in and out.
PAT: I don't think I should comment on PAT because my score was average and to tell the truth I did not do much practice for it. I should have in hindsight, but oh well, can't undo what's done can you? Used Barron's to learn basics, then took one Kaplan test and got 19 after which I got smug and dint prepare that much. The last few days I was worried because my DAT achiever scores on PAT weren't good (made 14, 16, 16). But then postponing the test wasn't an option for me.
BIO: I found Bio harder than expected actually. I was thinking that the real test would be a breeze since I am very good at Bio. But there were questions where you need to know detailed things...but these were far and few between. So if you know the KAPLAN blue book you should be fine for an above average score.
CHEM: kaplan blue book; questions were very basic
OCHEM: kaplan blue book; questions were very basic
RC and QR: dint prepare for these at all because I just took GRE and I also have pretty good reading comprehension. In QR, know standard deviations, there were no celsius to farenheit conversions but other ppl on SDN have had them. No prob and stats. Overall found QR real easy but I am quite good at math due to a very strong foundation. (I learned Calculus in high school)
I just wanted to help others because I learned so much from this site.
Also browse the pages where people have posted their experiences on the DAT- you will get good tips on where to focus and highlight these areas during your reviews.
That's all for now folks.
