Kaplan tests and real DAt

[pauly11235]

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Hi, I just wanted to know if anyone can give me feedback and tell me if I will be ready for the real exam. I know pretty much all the information and I have been studying for like 3 months about 8-9 hours a day. However, some of Kaplan's pratice DAT's are really crazy.
MY scores:
Kaplan practice test 2: 15AA, 22PAT
Kaplan pratice test 3: 18AA, 20PAT
Kaplan Midterm: 16AA, 17NS, 19PAT
Kaplan Final exam: 19AA, 20PAT
Kaplan website exam: 19AA, 20NS, 20PAT
ADA website exam: 20AA, 21NS, 19PAT
Kaplan practice test 3: taking on Sunday

I'm taking the actual DAT in a little over 1 week. Do you guys think I'm ready to take it and is it possible for me to hit a 19-20AA at least and 20PAT?

Thank you all!

 

[doc3232]

I think full-length 3 is very hard. Just something you should know.
I would also like someone to convert Kaplan online tests to the real deal.

 

[polarmolar]

Is it me or do Kaplan subject tests include info they don't include in the notes!

 

[doc3232]

Is it me or do Kaplan subject tests include info they don't include in the notes!

I agree, some of their tests also have info not in their notes.

 

[DDSguyLA]

lol. kaplan is weird.
talk about their full exam that has 8 taxonomy Qs on it.
they def need to change their material. its been the same forEVER...

 

[IDoWhatIWant]

Can't comment too much because I don't know the breakdown of your scores, but I can say that you need help on PAT. Kaplan's PAT is EASY... CINCHY... SIMPLE... etc

 

[futuredent22]

Can't comment too much because I don't know the breakdown of your scores, but I can say that you need help on PAT. Kaplan's PAT is EASY... CINCHY... SIMPLE... etc

I agree. I strongly recommend Crack dat PAT. from what I've seen on the forum, a lot of people's real PAT scores strongly reflect how they were doing on the crack dat pat program.

 

[IDoWhatIWant]

Btw, try Achiever's PAT. I've been getting 23+s on Kaplan. I scored a 29 on the midterm. Achiever destroyed my confidence.

 

[klpennin]

I would like to know the answer too... I didn't start studying until after the midterm though and I was happy to see an improvement right off the bat, but I haven't taken a practice test in 2 weeks almost.
My Kaplan scores have been:

Diagnostic - 15
Midterm - 17
Practice test - 18

 

[oviedolion]

I was getting 16 and 15s on the kaplan test and got 22s and 20s on the real DAT and i took mine this past Wednesday. Gotta say this tho the bio on the real thing had couple of crazy questions.

 

[topdent1]

I just took the natural sciences part of the full length final exam (the one after full length midterm and before 'before final test day')

Bio:19
Gc:18
Oc:23
Ts:20

When you close the test box, does the timer keep running? I ask this because I closed it and then opened it 10 minutes later. Everything was fine until I got to GC. I have never been so rushed with GC. I usually finish GC with 40 min. left. This time, I had 28 minutes to complete OC. It had a ton of long calculations on it. Anyways, i take my test on monday. Anyone with similar stats on this test?

 

[happyana]

do you guys think that reading most of the material online is a must for gen chem and orgo? and i've read through on of kaplan's books for bio and went through the destroyer for it. would doing the practice tests online for the bio section be worth doing or would focusing on the book material, the destroyer, and shwams be ok?

 

[Daydream46]

on my kaplan final I got 24bio, 17gc, 21orgo.. Which is just weird cause on achiever I get like 18 bio, 19 chem and 18 orgo... kaplan's tests blow because you can't return to a science section once you left it... But I have my exam wed and I'm starting to freak... But I did all I can do in 2 months while looking after my son, house and husband.

 

[DDS13]

hey pauly,

hope you are doing well. Can u plz tell me ur real scores after u take ur test cuz I am exactly scoring the same. lol