my dat scores and thoughts

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bio 18
gen 22
orgo 21
pat 19
rc 17
math 15
TS and AA 19 each

here are my thoughts....ill go in order of the test
bio i used kaplan and dat destroyer. both i felt were helpful on the test. however, on my test there were a bunch of really random questions on stuff that i have never seen before.
gen chem and orgo the only thing i used was the DAT DESTROYER which was on the money! honestly that was all i used and everthing i needed was there. i went over it quite a few times and then once more the day before the test and i felt really comfortable in those sections.
pat - i was getting 21-22 on practices. i felt that the hole punching was really hard for some reason.
reading - was not what i expected at all in a million years. i was getting an even 2o on practice tests. the first passage was fine. my second passage wasnt like anything i saw in a practicetest. all the questions were like "what do you think the author... or which is something most like...." i got really flustered and it took me 25 min to get through that section with guessing most of the answers. either way my third passage was ok but i didnt have enough time.
by the time i got to math i was really upset about rc and i coudlnt get it out of my mind. also i ran out of time on math so i needed to just click answers on the last 8 or so.
also about the markers and boards. they are really annoying so be prepared for them. i asked for additional markers (5 in total) which turned out to be very helpful becuase they die quickly. also KEEEP THEM COVERED after every problem because im not lying they dry out from question to question. also its annyoying but there is nothing you can do about it- the markers write really big and the paper is small. just be prepared andd be neat. i kept getting lost in my equations.
my advice--- for math- be prepared to skip questions that you think will take a little bit oftime. there were much easier ones at the end that i didnt get a chance to look at.
also - hands down DAT DESTROYER for the sciences. no question - it is on the money.
i will be taking it again because of math and rc. i know from taking it once that all i need for the sciences is the destroyer.
goood luck to all and feel free to ask questions.
 
Im so sorry to see those scores man bc from the way you are talking you sound like you really knew your stuff cold. Good luck on the next time around Im sure youll be great. Keep pounding
 
i think i had the exact same problem
i had bio down cold during all my preparation and when at the exam, half the bio questions were things i never recognized.
the gen chem and ochem were decent to where i recognized the problems and could solve them.
the reading was also decent, but as you stated there were a lot of complex problems.
the math was horrible. i ran out of time so bad that i think i had 10 seconds left and about 12 questions left. needless to say my math score sucked.

i was a little weirded out bc the kaplan prep where they show you the format of the computer screen is not similar at all to the actual screen.

i used only kaplan, but now im ordering the DAT destroyer. i plan to retake it in july.