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Hi guys!

I was thinking of whether or not I should choose my stronger sections of PAT first on the actual DAT then go back to my weak ones so I have more time. However, with the 60min time crunch, I don't know if its worth it. Any advice??? Im working on making my TFE and pattern folding stronger but these are literally the sections that drain my time on the practice PAT exams and I end up not finishing. this is giving me anxiety for the actual exam. Running out of time is anyones worst nightmare. Any advice/tips are appreciated!

 

[WithLove]

If TFE and pattern folding drains all of your time, then do those 2 sections last. I always started with my strongest sections first (didn't go in order). 🙂

xoxo

 

[deleted767759]

If TFE and pattern folding drains all of your time, then do those 2 sections last. I always started with my strongest sections first (didn't go in order). 🙂

xoxo

thanks! 🙂 so on the actual DAT are we able to mark/skip q's like we do on the practice bootcamp tests? (same format/etc?)

 

[Shahed B]

Hey Stardust, you are able to mark and skip questions as much as you like. Try out different strategies. I personally did every section in order because I felt most comfortable following the natural flow of the exam. The main thing is that you blaze through the easy sections and bank time for the more difficult sections such as TFE and Pattern Folding like you have pointed out. I hope that helps.

 

[deleted767759]

Hey Stardust, you are able to mark and skip questions as much as you like. Try out different strategies. I personally did every section in order because I felt most comfortable following the natural flow of the exam. The main thing is that you blaze through the easy sections and bank time for the more difficult sections such as TFE and Pattern Folding like you have pointed out. I hope that helps.

thanks for the reply! I figured I should just pace myself for the regular order, like you said. But ill do a practice exam with marking and see if it suits me. Whats your advice on time spent per TFE / pattern folding? after I view my practice tests , I tend to see I spent about 1min per q and I really want to fix that. but stumped on how. even after I do a bunch of regular practice, it seems to never work 🙁

 

[Shahed B]

thanks for the reply! I figured I should just pace myself for the regular order, like you said. But ill do a practice exam with marking and see if it suits me. Whats your advice on time spent per TFE / pattern folding? after I view my practice tests , I tend to see I spent about 1min per q and I really want to fix that. but stumped on how. even after I do a bunch of regular practice, it seems to never work 🙁

Hey! 1-minute per TFE question is not bad at all. Again, if you struggle with this section the most, then spending extra time is not a bad thing. And if you have been practicing for a while, chances are you will not get MUCH faster. I would instead focus on increasing your speed at easy sections rather than increasing your speed at the tough sections. If you can complete Hole-Punching, Cube-Counting, and Angle-Ranking in 15 minutes total, you have 15-minutes for each of the three remaining sections (Keyhole, TFE, Pattern-Folding), which will ensure you get the hard questions right!

 

[deleted767759]

Hey! 1-minute per TFE question is not bad at all. Again, if you struggle with this section the most, then spending extra time is not a bad thing. And if you have been practicing for a while, chances are you will not get MUCH faster. I would instead focus on increasing your speed at easy sections rather than increasing your speed at the tough sections. If you can complete Hole-Punching, Cube-Counting, and Angle-Ranking in 15 minutes total, you have 15-minutes for each of the three remaining sections (Keyhole, TFE, Pattern-Folding), which will ensure you get the hard questions right!

thanks for the tip!! It's a really good point, will definitely work on it 🙂

 

[ChemistryDentist]

If TFE and pattern folding drains all of your time, then do those 2 sections last. I always started with my strongest sections first (didn't go in order). 🙂

xoxo

I followed this technique and it ended up working out well - I really didn't expect to get above a 20 PAT but ended up doing so. I did angle ranking, hole punches, cube counting, TFE, pattern folding, and then keyholes. Yes, that was a lot of skipping around, but I covered the sections I was best at first and then could spend some more time on the sections that I would need more for.