Resources for RC DAT practice exams

[rld216]

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Hi all,
I am 37 days away from taking the DAT and I still haven't successfully found out what my RC strategy is. I've read and read and read about strategies and I have tried a few of them. My RC background isn't the greatest and I'm not feeling too confident. I have taken one DAT bootcamp RC exam and scored a 17 or an 18 (which I would like AT least a 20 on the real deal). S & D doesn't seem to work well for me. I plan on doing the remained of DAT Bootcamps exams closer to the exam date but I am looking for more RC practice exams. I feel that the best way for me to develop a strategy would be having a timed practice exam (and even if I do it one section at a time/ per day). I do not want to spend 1000s on a full program, as I just want the RC exams. I don't mind spending 100 or so on some exams. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can just purchase or find RC practice exams?

I have been reading 1-2 scientific articles per day in order to try to increase my reading speed as well, but this isn't helping me mold a strategy. I also feel that I am an average reader and I tend to get nervous with RC under timed constraints.

Thank you!

 

[SXCoronado]

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[rld216]

Be aware DAT Bootcamp RC is difficult, more than the DAT in my opinion. Took a test on it and got a 22, but got a 27 on the actual DAT RC and felt it was much easier to read

I've heard that but I'm still not very confident with the RC section. Many people find this section to be a breeze while others find it challenging. Would you say that there were a lot of the "The statement is true but the reasoning is false" on the real DAT? I think for the most part, these take the most time for me. I'm always running short on time as well.

 

[rld216]

I've also been trying to read "Breakthrough Rapid Reading" to try to increase my speed. However, the main technique with this book is using your finger as a guide while reading which I believe we can't touch the screen during the real DAT. So this book may just be a waste of my time for the specific purposes of the DAT.

 

[kobe4evr]

If your looking for a program to help develop skills for RC you should just get Crack DAT Reading Comp. its 5 tests for 69$ or 10 for 99$.

I was in a very similar position as you are now and i would totally say that utilizing crack dat RC JUST for strategy is worth it. The articles arent going to be as in depth as the real DAT but doing all of them will really sharpen your skills. They're much longer than the real ones so your reading on the actual DAT will be much more efficient (quicker and more fluid--especially if your still reading science articles).

I was scoring 19s on bootcamp just by reading it regularly but my search and destroy bumped me up to 22-23 consistently.

What i did was write on my laminated paper 1-20 and for each paragraph write a few words about that section. It makes it so much easier cause you can refer back to that section when you see the question. After you do a lot of the Crack dat passages go do the Bootcamp passages and that will give you a better representation of how youll do on RC for the real thing.

Good luck bud

 

[rld216]

If your looking for a program to help develop skills for RC you should just get Crack DAT Reading Comp. its 5 tests for 69$ or 10 for 99$.

I was in a very similar position as you are now and i would totally say that utilizing crack dat RC JUST for strategy is worth it. The articles arent going to be as in depth as the real DAT but doing all of them will really sharpen your skills. They're much longer than the real ones so your reading on the actual DAT will be much more efficient (quicker and more fluid--especially if your still reading science articles).

I was scoring 19s on bootcamp just by reading it regularly but my search and destroy bumped me up to 22-23 consistently.

What i did was write on my laminated paper 1-20 and for each paragraph write a few words about that section. It makes it so much easier cause you can refer back to that section when you see the question. After you do a lot of the Crack dat passages go do the Bootcamp passages and that will give you a better representation of how youll do on RC for the real thing.

Good luck bud

Thank you! I wasn't aware you could just purchase the RC for that program but I'm definitely going to. I see you used bootcamp, did you use the PAT generators? If so, I have a question about TFE. When I first started them I literally didn't understand them at all and after ample hours of being frustrated I literally mastered the bootcamp generator and did them so insanely fast. Then I peaked at the ADA 2007 exam for the TFE and there were so many the my "methods" didn't work on. I don't line count but I match each section up and make sure the shapes and all the regions match but I must not know how to tell the difference between all the different lines because when presented with an object and all the answers are the same but the lines are different I have no idea what the heck I'm doing. Would you say the generators are too obvious?

 

[kobe4evr]

I would agree that the generators on bootcamp for TFE are way too easy. I felt the same way when i first started doing TFE, i had no idea what i was doing but once you understand how the sides are all related itll click and youll get them all right.

I found Achiever and and Crack dat for PAT were great , and the exams on BC are awesome too.

For me the important thing for TFE was to envision what each side looks like, Similar to how I viewed keyholes. Once I understood from each side how the dashed and solid lines were related the overall image became obvious.

It just takes alot of practice. According to other sdners, PAT statistically is the section where students improve on a retake, notably because it can be a learned skill as opposed to knowledge of science