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I just wanted to share with you all about my OAT experience in August 2020. Although I did not get an almost perfect sore, I still think it would be still helpful to those writing or in the process of writing the OAT.
I studied for this exam for about one and a half months using the Kaplan book, and Chad's videos. The subjects I studied in order were: general chem, physics, organic chem, and bio. I did not study for the reading comp or quant reasoning sections. I do not recommend this because it definitely showed on my actual OAT scores. For general chem, physics and organic chem, I used Chad's videos and took notes on it. Give this man your money! For biology, I used the Kaplan book and would supplement it with YouTube videos when I did not understand something. My biggest advice is to practice, practice, practice! I did the Kaplan diagnostic test, as well as the two free full lengths that came with the big blue Kaplan book. I did not have enough time to write the free OAT practice exam on DATbootcamp and Chad's free exam questions but I wanted to!
Kaplan Diagnostic:
BIO: 280
GCHEM: 300
OCHEM: 290
RC: 310
PHYSICS: 320
QR: 290
Kaplan FL 1:
BIO: 290
GCHEM: 320
OCHEM: 300
RC: 310
PHYSICS: 310
QR: 280
Kaplan FL 2:
BIO: 300
GCHEM: 310
OCHEM: 300
RC: 320
PHYSICS: 320
QR: 300
Like everyone else, my biology section was super random. I did see quite a bit of reproduction and gastrulation compared to everything else. For gen chem, it was also random. It tested a bunch of concepts. I saw a bunch of questions varying from bonding, periodic trends, gas law, redox, thermodynamics. Very little calculations and more so conceptual. Organic chem was a guessing game for me. Expect seeing questions like naming the compound, acidity, reactions/ mechanisms, predict the product. For reading comp, I used the search and destroy method. It worked pretty well until I realized I did not have much time left. I ended up clicking random answers to make sure they were not blank. Physics was not bad! This was my biggest worry, but I barely had any calculations. even if I did, they were easy plug and chug questions. They were more so conceptual. My exam had an emphasis on kinetics and dynamics/ mechanics for sure. While doing practice exams, I knew I had an issue completing QR on time and it definitely showed but I thought the OAT would be easier. Boy was I ever wrong. There are so many questions on data comparison and data sufficiency. These were lengthy and wordy. On my practice exams, I was able to get the correct answer, but found time to be not on my side.
Actual OAT:
BIO: 340
GCHEM: 370
OCHEM: 320
RC: 340
PHYSICS: 350
QR: 300
I studied for this exam for about one and a half months using the Kaplan book, and Chad's videos. The subjects I studied in order were: general chem, physics, organic chem, and bio. I did not study for the reading comp or quant reasoning sections. I do not recommend this because it definitely showed on my actual OAT scores. For general chem, physics and organic chem, I used Chad's videos and took notes on it. Give this man your money! For biology, I used the Kaplan book and would supplement it with YouTube videos when I did not understand something. My biggest advice is to practice, practice, practice! I did the Kaplan diagnostic test, as well as the two free full lengths that came with the big blue Kaplan book. I did not have enough time to write the free OAT practice exam on DATbootcamp and Chad's free exam questions but I wanted to!
Kaplan Diagnostic:
BIO: 280
GCHEM: 300
OCHEM: 290
RC: 310
PHYSICS: 320
QR: 290
Kaplan FL 1:
BIO: 290
GCHEM: 320
OCHEM: 300
RC: 310
PHYSICS: 310
QR: 280
Kaplan FL 2:
BIO: 300
GCHEM: 310
OCHEM: 300
RC: 320
PHYSICS: 320
QR: 300
Like everyone else, my biology section was super random. I did see quite a bit of reproduction and gastrulation compared to everything else. For gen chem, it was also random. It tested a bunch of concepts. I saw a bunch of questions varying from bonding, periodic trends, gas law, redox, thermodynamics. Very little calculations and more so conceptual. Organic chem was a guessing game for me. Expect seeing questions like naming the compound, acidity, reactions/ mechanisms, predict the product. For reading comp, I used the search and destroy method. It worked pretty well until I realized I did not have much time left. I ended up clicking random answers to make sure they were not blank. Physics was not bad! This was my biggest worry, but I barely had any calculations. even if I did, they were easy plug and chug questions. They were more so conceptual. My exam had an emphasis on kinetics and dynamics/ mechanics for sure. While doing practice exams, I knew I had an issue completing QR on time and it definitely showed but I thought the OAT would be easier. Boy was I ever wrong. There are so many questions on data comparison and data sufficiency. These were lengthy and wordy. On my practice exams, I was able to get the correct answer, but found time to be not on my side.
Actual OAT:
BIO: 340
GCHEM: 370
OCHEM: 320
RC: 340
PHYSICS: 350
QR: 300