Recommend DAT study material?

[Msmouth]

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For next summer mainly but I will be trying my hand at some this winter break.....
I have Cliffs AP bio, Barrons Bio with flash cards, Crack DAT Royal Flush.

I have read here that Crack DAT is not that great except for the PAT. Is this true or did some feel it was helpful?
Should I buy Destroyer and Kaplan Blue book or just take practice exams and review my Chemistry?

Thanks

 

[phy241]

For Bio: Cliff's is a good resource, but supplement it with Kaplan Blue book because it covers physiology section pretty well. Read Cliff's at 2-3 times, and if you have time then go over Barron's as well. Destroyer is good for your last week or so when you just want to practice.
Crack DAT PAT is pretty good for PAT; I didn't use it much, but I know many who did and did well on PAT. For other sections, I think there are better resources than Crack DAT, but it's still useful because you get to practice a ton of questions.
For Chem, make sure you watch Chad's videos, goodluck!

For next summer mainly but I will be trying my hand at some this winter break.....
I have Cliffs AP bio, Barrons Bio with flash cards, Crack DAT Royal Flush.

I have read here that Crack DAT is not that great except for the PAT. Is this true or did some feel it was helpful?
Should I buy Destroyer and Kaplan Blue book or just take practice exams and review my Chemistry?

Thanks

 

[ywatson]

I found topscore is very helpful for science section pratice test. Crack DAT is only usful for PAT section like people said. Actual DAT was much easier than Kaplan practice test, but Kaplan software really helped. I also saw some of similar Bio questions on ADA practice test in the actual DAT. I did ok with Sci section just studying Kaplan materials.

Good Luck! You can Do it 🙂

 

[93geo]

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[Msmouth]

I found topscore is very helpful for science section pratice test. Crack DAT is only usful for PAT section like people said. Actual DAT was much easier than Kaplan practice test, but Kaplan software really helped. I also saw some of similar Bio questions on ADA practice test in the actual DAT. I did ok with Sci section just studying Kaplan materials.

Good Luck! You can Do it 🙂

Thanks everyone!

@ywatson: You saw similar Bio questions from Kaplan?

It looks like I should pick up Kaplan and Destroyer.
Should I just get software and/or books?

Thanks again!

 

[ywatson]

Oh, yea. Kaplan also had similar questions. The software and Kaplan study materials came with the class. You need book and software both. I took Kaplan class. The class was not much of help, but its online software was extremely helpful. I do not even know what destroyer is to be honest with you. For the Bio section, you need more than Kaplan. But for the Orgo and Chem, all you need is Kaplan.

 

[Philippines03j]

Check out the polls at the bottom of my signature. They will give you an idea of the best material for each section.

Good luck with studying!

 

[Msmouth]

Check out the polls at the bottom of my signature. They will give you an idea of the best material for each section.

Good luck with studying!

Awesome, thanks!
I love SDN!
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[phy241]

Forgot to mention, for bio practice check out datQvault as well, out of all resources, I think it was pretty reflective of my actual performance on the DAT. IBut, use it after you think you are ready for the bio section, otherwise it might discourage you.