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First I'll share my scores,
PA: 22
QR: 23
RC: 24
Bio: 19
GC: 25
OC: 20
TS: 21
AA: 22
22/21/22
Prep - 10days (3days for PAT specifically), used Kaplan Blue and TopScore. I had just finished my summer organic chemistry course, so that was all I had. I also did not know there were other help guides like Achiever and Destroyer 😛
Thoughts - I scored in the 17-18 range for sciences and QR throughout the practice exams. TopScore gave me consistent PAT results with the actual exam. I didn't worry about the reading comprehension much. (Heh, fortunately for me I enjoy finance so I was so psyched when that passage came up!)
I avoided SDN until after I had submitted my applications and taken the DAT. If I had read of the amazing scores of some of the posters (e.g., lifeisgood), I would've started freaking out. Instead I went into my exam in blissful ignorance. Since then I've been catching up on posts.
I am very thankful for my results. I would assume that the people on the forum who share their exams tend to be the ones that do better, so I hope no one stresses additionally by reading too much into them. I would assume that the cutoff for the majority of the schools I've applied to are a few points lower in each section, though it seems like the application process is getting more competitive with each passing year.
Have faith people, things will work out for all of us. I look forward to eventually finding out where I'll be going and who my classmates will be.
PA: 22
QR: 23
RC: 24
Bio: 19
GC: 25
OC: 20
TS: 21
AA: 22
22/21/22
Prep - 10days (3days for PAT specifically), used Kaplan Blue and TopScore. I had just finished my summer organic chemistry course, so that was all I had. I also did not know there were other help guides like Achiever and Destroyer 😛
Thoughts - I scored in the 17-18 range for sciences and QR throughout the practice exams. TopScore gave me consistent PAT results with the actual exam. I didn't worry about the reading comprehension much. (Heh, fortunately for me I enjoy finance so I was so psyched when that passage came up!)
I avoided SDN until after I had submitted my applications and taken the DAT. If I had read of the amazing scores of some of the posters (e.g., lifeisgood), I would've started freaking out. Instead I went into my exam in blissful ignorance. Since then I've been catching up on posts.
I am very thankful for my results. I would assume that the people on the forum who share their exams tend to be the ones that do better, so I hope no one stresses additionally by reading too much into them. I would assume that the cutoff for the majority of the schools I've applied to are a few points lower in each section, though it seems like the application process is getting more competitive with each passing year.
Have faith people, things will work out for all of us. I look forward to eventually finding out where I'll be going and who my classmates will be.
