Score Strategy Advice

[rckildea]

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Hey everyone,

I take my DAT on the 2nd and I'm super nervous about it. I need a 19AA for the program I am in, and I'm cutting it real close.

My first-time bootcamp scores are:
18/22/15/19/23/23

My Top Score scores are:
Test 1: 17/19/14/19/22/23
Test 2: 17/19/15/18/21/22
Test 3: 17/20/14/19/21/23

Most obviously, I am failing Org. I have taken both semesters of it at my university and got an A in both of them, and I have also watched Chad's videos once through and done all the quizzes once as well, but something is going horribly wrong. I might be too stressed. My question is, would memorizing the reactions be enough to land me a ~17/18 in the org section on the DAT? Or, does anyone have study tips (I also take notes down while I watch the video to try and get an extra imprint, but to no avail).

In addition, does anyone have any advice for getting a few extra points out of these last 3 days? I am so nervous, and I would appreciate any advice!

Thanks!

 

[gsmiles]

Hey I think you should know the reactions from chad's videos. I had the same problem I totally got so nervous but I just went through his reactions and I think if you get a good understanding of the concepts you can make an educated guess if need be on the actual exam. Although my friend told me chad's was enough. I don't believe there are that many questions on reactions from what I've heard but definitely go over chad's. My score increased significantly on practice tests just from reviewing chads 🙂 Hope that helps. It worked for me, so just wanted to share.

 

[DocVaquero]

If you have been through Chad's Orgo videos and had no major problems with the content, you will be fine in that section. I did not see anything on my exam that he didn't cover.

Memorizing the reactions is part of the battle but you should also know basic concepts. This includes naming, R & S, resonance, intermolecular forces, and others. Having the general idea of the nucleophile attacks the electrophile will help you tremendously.

Good luck- if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

[rckildea]

Thanks for the help, guys. I didn't find most of Chad's videos too difficult to understand, but I'm worried because as I run through Org Destroyer I'm getting about 50% of the questions right. I took the 2007 DAT and got a 17 on the Org section. I'm real worried about my score - but hopefully come DAT time I will pull off the scores I need. Thanks!!

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

Thanks for the help, guys. I didn't find most of Chad's videos too difficult to understand, but I'm worried because as I run through Org Destroyer I'm getting about 50% of the questions right. I took the 2007 DAT and got a 17 on the Org section. I'm real worried about my score - but hopefully come DAT time I will pull off the scores I need. Thanks!!

Your first run through Destroyer and only getting half wrong? That's pretty darn good if you ask me.