Questions on DAT FORMAT

[duplantiem1]

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1. Can you skip around. For instance on the math exams... I feel like they put easier problems towards the end, could you potentially go straight to question 20 without clicking 20 times forward?
2. Are you allowed to draw on your erase board during the 15 minute break? I have heard different things.
3. How fast do they give you a new erase board grid if you need one during a section?
4. Completely unrelated, Is DATqVault good for bio, orgo and GC, math?

 

[TheDentist16]

1. Can you skip around. For instance on the math exams... I feel like they put easier problems towards the end, could you potentially go straight to question 20 without clicking 20 times forward?
2. Are you allowed to draw on your erase board during the 15 minute break? I have heard different things.
3. How fast do they give you a new erase board grid if you need one during a section?
4. Completely unrelated, Is DATqVault good for bio, orgo and GC, math?

Let's see if I can answer these questions.

1) No, you have to skip each question individually (click 20 times).
2) During the 15-minute break you hand in the old eraser boards, and then once the 15 minutes are done you get a new set of boards. So in my experience, I would say no because they swap boards.
3) My test center came around every 10 minutes to check on us students. I simply raised my hand for a new board and I received one within 1-2 minutes.
4) DAT qVault only had Biology when I used it, and I thought it was quite helpful. I have read that it is also good for the rest of the sections as well.

 

[Rlow04]

Let's see if I can answer these questions.

1) No, you have to skip each question individually (click 20 times).
2) During the 15-minute break you hand in the old eraser boards, and then once the 15 minutes are done you get a new set of boards. So in my experience, I would say no because they swap boards.
3) My test center came around every 10 minutes to check on us students. I simply raised my hand for a new board and I received one within 1-2 minutes.
4) DAT qVault only had Biology when I used it, and I thought it was quite helpful. I have read that it is also good for the rest of the sections as well.

However you can use the "introduction" 15 minutes at the beginning to write on your white boards.

 

[Member 8586]

wait so u cant write during the 15 minute break at all? i thought i remember hearing that u can and that people do the unit circle etc at this time?

 

[duplantiem1]

So I actually called the testing center today because I keep hearing different things. The testing center said that you cannot write on the board during "un-timed portions" of the DAT....so apparently no. This is rough because I have read forums of people doing unit circles/sin etc during that time...

 

[Electrophilic]

Your break is a timed section of the exam. I left the testing room, had a snack, used the rest room, and got back to my computer with 5 minutes left. I feel like you could use this time to write on your boards, but you have to do it at your testing station.