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after doing a few achiever and bootcamp tests I really really want my real PAT too be similar to CDP 
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after doing a few achiever and bootcamp tests I really really want my real PAT too be similar to CDP
It will...kind of. CDP cube counting, angle ranking, pattern folding, and hole punching are pretty accurate! Keyholes and TFE are more challenging on the real DAT compared to CDP. Don't worry!
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i was scoring 18-20 on CDP for the last 5 tests or so...
got 17 in bootcamp on test 1 & 15 and 16 in achiever
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Don't rely on CDP. Saying this from experience.
I had a false sense of security with CDP, walked into the exam thinking it would be a SURE 20, and I walked out with a 17.
From what I am reading now, definitely try mastering Achiever and Bootcamp.
Hope this helps!
I had a false sense of security with CDP, walked into the exam thinking it would be a SURE 20, and I walked out with a 17.
From what I am reading now, definitely try mastering Achiever and Bootcamp.
Hope this helps!
The real PAT is much more difficult. I was getting 26-28 on CDP (depending on how lucky I got with angle ranking) with a couple of minutes to spare, and on the real thing I ran out of time and got a 24.
If you aren't already doing this, I think you should time yourself on each section of the PAT. That way you can increase your speed with the sections that are relatively easier. For me, I was able to go through angles, cube counting, and hole punching averaging 5-6 minutes on each section. This gave me just enough time on the actual exam to go back over the keyholes, TFE, and pattern folding problems that I wasn't 100% sure about. Just like the rest of the DAT, make sure you don't spend too much time on 1 problem. Like many have said before, you are more likely to get an easy problem right when you have the time, versus trying to answer any remaining problem with a limited amount of time. I used Kaplan to sort of introduce me to what each section was about and a few CDP tests to actually find out a method that I liked to use for each section. I probably got lucky when I got a 21 on the DAT last year, but it was manageable. Confidence is key!
