Preparedness for OAT

[JGil]

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Howdy. Exam's coming up in four days: on thursday. Just had a few questions for all of you that have already wrote (especially those who have used the OAT Achiever)

Test Scores
ADA (before even studying- 2mo before exam)
QRT 400
RCT 400
BIO 350
GEN CHEM 340
ORG CHEM 330
PHYS 360
TS 350
AA 360

I then worked through all of Chad's videos, a big Kaplan book, and Cracking the OAT physics section, and read through all of Feralis biology notes for the DAT. Now onto writing OAT Achiever.

OAT Achiever (starting 2wk before exam)
Ach 1/Ach2/Ach3/
QRT 360 / 340 / 380
RCT 270 / 310 / 280
BIO 320 / 330 / 340
GENC 340 / 340 / 350
ORGC 350 / 350 / 350
PHYS 330 / 280 / 310
TS 350 / 340 / 350
AA 330 / 330 / 340

I know typically OAT achiever is supposed to be harder than the actual OAT, but how hard, really?

The reading comprehension section on this new version of the OAT Achiever seems a tad much. I'm actually very worried about the RC coming onto the OAT because I always end up guessing on the Achiever reading comp when the timers running down. If it is this hard - is there any way I can salvage my reading comprehension grade? I'm fairly confident with all other sections, I don't want this one to be the one that makes me bite the bullet and retake.

I also consider myself a physics guy and I felt like OAT achiever was out of the realms of what we needed to know. Galvanometers and random formulas thrown in there not discussed in Chad's videos or Cracking the OAT physics? Can anyone speak to the physics portion compared to OAT achiever?

With these scores on the achiever, should I feel confident going into the OAT? I'm shooting for ~380-390 if possible (I've heard that you can expect a decent increase from Achiever scores). Rescheduling to a further date is not out of the picture if I need to put some work in for RC/physics.

Any feedback is totally appreciated.

Cheers

 

[catsomgcats]

I just took my first Achiever test today.... ok I'm glad it's not just me. The RC Articles were sooooooooooooooooooo long! I definitely ran out of time and got below 300 on that section. The chem & ochem & QR sections seemed reasonable. The bio section is as usual, random and unpredicted. Then I noticed the same thing for the physics section... some of the questions I just never even heard of or seen.

 

[carolinev]

I think you're ready. Don't worry about the reading comp section!! From experience & also reading reviews from others, that section is pretty straight forward. Don't postpone the test!! You got this!!

 

[JGil]

I think you're ready. Don't worry about the reading comp section!! From experience & also reading reviews from others, that section is pretty straight forward. Don't postpone the test!! You got this!!

Thanks for the feedback guys. I still got two more nights til the test so I'm gonna get on the grind a little bit more and let you guys know how I do.

 

[Jalam]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I still got two more nights til the test so I'm gonna get on the grind a little bit more and let you guys know how I do.

Good luck! And keep us updated on how you do! You got this!

 

[carolinev]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I still got two more nights til the test so I'm gonna get on the grind a little bit more and let you guys know how I do.

Please let us know!! I'm confident that you will do great.

 

[chelle111]

I just started using the OAT Achiever as well as I prepare for my second attempt to take the OAT (didn't prepare well the first time). I've found the Organic Chemistry and QR to be pretty comparable... I thought the RC on it was ridiculous though... I was scoring under 300 too. I guess I'll see how I do tonight on the next Reading section :/

The reading on the real OAT is much more straightforward but the OAT Achiever questions definitely will prepare you for the "harder" few questions you may face on the exam. Goodluck!

 

[catsomgcats]

I've found the Organic Chemistry and QR to be pretty comparable... I thought the RC on it was ridiculous though... I was scoring under 300 too. I guess I'll see how I do tonight on the next Reading section :/
!

What do you mean by the "Organic Chemistry & QR to be pretty comparable" ... comparable to what? The real exam? Have you taken the exam before? Sorry I'm taking my exam in a couple weeks and I'm super nervous.

Yea, the RC is definitely ridiculous lol... I keep getting below 300 but on the Kaplan practice & ADA I do way better

 

[chelle111]

What do you mean by the "Organic Chemistry & QR to be pretty comparable" ... comparable to what? The real exam? Have you taken the exam before? Sorry I'm taking my exam in a couple weeks and I'm super nervous.

Yea, the RC is definitely ridiculous lol... I keep getting below 300 but on the Kaplan practice & ADA I do way better

I took the exam back in February and I am retaking it in July.. I'm pretty nervous too just because I don't want my first attempt to happen again! I sort of got horrible test anxiety when I got to the site :/ and my approach to studying for the exam prior to my first attempt was over kill... I did more studying than actual application to questions. Honestly, I think the reading is WAY more comparable to the Kaplan and ADA practice. The OAT Destroyer book has a ton of practice questions (I think my 2015 version has close to 300 OCHEM questions... ) and I've been finding it wayyyy more helpful than the Kaplan material. But I thought the OCHEM and QR were pretty similar on the OAT Achiever to the real OAT exam... Biology was really hit or miss... and physics was more conceptual on the real exam (at least when I took it.. I had 2 really random questions too that I'm not sure I would've even known to study for)

 

[JGil]

QRT 400
RCT 400
BIO 340
GENC 400
ORGC 400
PHYS 380
TS 400
AA 390

 

[catsomgcats]

QRT 400
RCT 400
BIO 340
GENC 400
ORGC 400
PHYS 380
TS 400
AA 390

WOW!! NICE JOB! Can you tell us about it? How was it compared to the OAT Achiever? Every section, give me details please! Wow, I'm so happy for you! Especially because it gives me hope lol

 

[Jalam]

QRT 400
RCT 400
BIO 340
GENC 400
ORGC 400
PHYS 380
TS 400
AA 390

SUPER congratulations on those amazing scores! I too would like your opinion on how much stuff Chad leaves out on his videos. Also, what practice tests did you mostly feel represented the actual exam the best? Thank you!

 

[swabbiegirl]

I was thinking about just paying for Chad's quizzes rather than the videos+quizzes. Do you think that think that the videos are worth the money?

 

[catsomgcats]

I was thinking about just paying for Chad's quizzes rather than the videos+quizzes. Do you think that think that the videos are worth the money?

It depends what kind of student you are / if you remember all the material from the courses you have taken. I liked chad's videos because usually I forget everything after taking the course lol so the videos helped bring it all back. I wouldn't have been able to do his quizzes without the videos because his videos were my method of learning / reviewing the material

 

[Hello_]

I was thinking about just paying for Chad's quizzes rather than the videos+quizzes. Do you think that think that the videos are worth the money?

I wouldn't do that because I felt like the quizzes were SO much easier and the questions didn't even cover all of the topics in the video.

 

[chelle111]

QRT 400
RCT 400
BIO 340
GENC 400
ORGC 400
PHYS 380
TS 400
AA 390

Awesome scores!!

 

[Jalam]

Don't know why but I'm starting to loose my studying momentum after each week.. This isn't good..

 

[Hello_]

Don't know why but I'm starting to loose my studying momentum after each week.. This isn't good..

I feel the same..... Especially the days when I shadow, I come back home and I'm like "Okay, I deserve to rest for the rest of the day..."