OAT Prep

[Ronak83]

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Hey, for those who have taken the OAT: were there a lot questions with choices such as "all the above", "none of the above" or a combination of like " A and B" or "A and C"? I always get tricked up on those type of questions thinking all the answers choices could be right or wrong due to those options. If you guys have any tips on answering these type of questions it would be helpful!

 

[FutureO.D.]

I had some "all of the above" or "none of the above" questions on the practice exams I did, but on the actual OAT I did not have any of those types of questions.
Similar types of questions that I recommend getting familiar with are in the reading section, where they ask which of two sentences are true, and in the quantitative reasoning section, where they ask which of two quantities is larger. Both of these have both, neither, one or the other as possible answers.

 

[Ronak83]

Thank you for the reply! Yes, i saw the QR section has those type of questions. I was more worried for the bio, orgo and chem sections having those possible choices because the questions I am doing right now have a lot of the answer choices such as all the above. How did you study for the OAT and were you satisfied with your score?

 

[FutureO.D.]

No problem! I was happy with my oat score, so I felt like the resources I used to study were beneficial to me.
I studied using the CourseSaver videos for physics, gen chem and orgo. I found the practice problems associated with these videos to be very good practice. I also used the free resources on DAT Bootcamp, especially the 121-page biology document. This is a great summary of all of the topics that the OAT covers without going too in-depth to make it overwhelming. Any topic I needed more clarification on I read about in my Kaplan book or watched Crash Course or Khan academy videos. I definitely recommend doing full-length practice exams in a test-like environment, because timing is crucial, especially on the physics and QR sections (or at least it was for me). And then reviewing the questions you get wrong in more detail as to hopefully not make the same mistakes again.