I took the Kaplan full lenght DAT midterm on monday and scored a 21 on the PAT section. This was better than I hoped for and just wanted to see how the Kaplan Tests compare to the real deal? Harder or easier, or the same? Just wondering. thanks!
Kaplan PAT Midterm DAT vs Real DAT?
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Unfortunately they're a bit easier than normal, but they're a good place to start. That's a good score for the midterm though, by the time you're done w/ the class and have studied a bit more you should do fine on the real test =)
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KAPLAN PAT is a joke compared to the real thing. The sciences are somewhat similar to the real DAT, but personally I thought the bio questions on the real DAT were somewhat vague.
I teach the Kaplan course and I wouldn't call the PAT a joke, but it is a bit easier. In general you'll find:
Keyholes: Kaplan slightly easier.
TFE: About same difficulty.
Angle Ranking: Real test is way harder.
Hole Punching: Real test is way harder.
Cube Counting: Same difficulty.
Pattern Folding: About same difficulty.
I also think the Kaplan scoring system is off on the PAT. I think you can miss a lot more questions on the Kaplan tests and still score a 20 than on the real test. Not positive as you don't actually get to see how many you've missed on the real test, but I didn't find the actual test that much more difficult than Kaplan, yet received a 23 while getting 28s on the Kaplan tests.
That being said, a 21 on the Kaplan Midterm is really good assuming the diagnostic was your initial exposure to the material.
Keyholes: Kaplan slightly easier.
TFE: About same difficulty.
Angle Ranking: Real test is way harder.
Hole Punching: Real test is way harder.
Cube Counting: Same difficulty.
Pattern Folding: About same difficulty.
I also think the Kaplan scoring system is off on the PAT. I think you can miss a lot more questions on the Kaplan tests and still score a 20 than on the real test. Not positive as you don't actually get to see how many you've missed on the real test, but I didn't find the actual test that much more difficult than Kaplan, yet received a 23 while getting 28s on the Kaplan tests.
That being said, a 21 on the Kaplan Midterm is really good assuming the diagnostic was your initial exposure to the material.
Thanks Guys! but yeah not to offend anyone but I thought the Hole punching and angles were way too easy. I really thought that there was no way the real DAT was that easy for those parts of the PAT.
Thanks again everyone!
Thanks again everyone!
