Level of Biology in the DAT?

[helprosie]

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HI, so I wanted to know to what level of biology is covered on the DAT? Will the first two courses of Biology be enough or do I need upper level biology classes?

 

[kholley25]

Upper level is helpful but not necessary. You could probably get by just studying a resource like Feralis Notes or Orgoman's bio section IMO.

 

[cacajuate]

Of any of the sections on the DAT, bio is the one that having all the extra classes pays dividends.

 

[gsquared]

Feralis notes pretty much covers it. I also used Princeton Review MCAT prep, bc there is a lot of overlap with the material (slightly more comprehensive than what is needed on the DAT)

 

[JLT223]

The more you know, the better. Upper level classes really helped me in terms of cutting down what I needed to study.

 

[AfriqueDMD]

Biology was extremely random for me. I used Feralis' notes and AP Bio and tested myself with DAT bootcamp and Kaplan. I felt comfortable in Bio going in, but only got a 20 on the actual. This was the only subject on the DAT I scored less compared to my other practice quizzes.

 

[Advance]

Biology was pretty random for me too. But i think it's like that for everyone. I had questions from Immunology and Biochemistry that I didn't really expect. Although I scored a 16-18 on all of my biology practice tests I made a 22 in biology on the actual DAT.

 

[GAdawg94]

Yeah, the biology is random. Ecology & botany definitely help. That stuff never stuck for me and I wish I had taken some sort of biodiversity course.

 

[Advance]

Yeah, the biology is random. Ecology & botany definitely help. That stuff never stuck for me and I wish I had taken some sort of biodiversity course.

Hah I don't think that stuff sticks with anyone.

 

[DC206R]

I agree with everyone. Random from all corners of biology. Feralis and DAT destroyer should be good enough, however there were a few questions that I do remember using material I learned from upper level courses to answer. I ended up with a 23.

 

[FeralisExtremum]

It's basic but broad. I genuinely believe everything on my test was covered in my intro level bio courses, but whether or not you can remember that assortment of detail is a different story.

 

[SXCoronado]

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[Innadental15]

You'll be prepared for every question, if you read the 54 chapters of you biology textbook. 😀

 

[itsmekook]

I took it before taking A&P. Go take them first before you take it. You don't really need cell physiology for it. General bio 1 and 2 should be enough, and A&P. Good luck!

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

The key is breast over depth. The BIO section is very random but the majority of the questions are not super detailed from what I hear. Undestand the big picture and try to connect the concepts.

 

[kholley25]

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[Dent_2016!]

Most random section ever.

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

It's super random, but not terribly hard. Although the last five questions were a total toss-up for me...

 

[Dr. Dan]

Lol Kronk here speaks the truth. It's not horrible, but then again it depends on the version of the test that you get. My BIO section felt quite esoteric and if I didn't take a great deal of 1st and 2nd year biology courses (as well as 3rd year biochem), I might have had a harder time with some of the more seemingly random pieces of information. The more biology exams you write the larger your biology knowledge base becomes and the better you get at answering application style questions that require critical thought as well as memorization. Not sure if the Canadian DAT BIO section is much different, but those were the kinds of questions I got thrown at me.

 

[faceman]

General Bio 1 + 2 is all you need as a foundation.

For DAT: Cliffs 3rd ed, Destroyer, and Feralis Notes if you have time.

 

[kobbix]

Although the last five questions were a total toss-up for me...

are the questions in order, like they are in bootcamp? Ie. the last questions are always ecology, evolution, behavior etc?

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

are the questions in order, like they are in bootcamp? Ie. the last questions are always ecology, evolution, behavior etc?

Noooooooo hahaha. They're all over the place. The difficulty spikes toward the last ten questions though, in my opinikn