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So i took the DAT today:

Gchem: 20
Bio:19
Ochem:22
PAT: 19
RC: 15
QR: 13

GPA: 3.6 total and science. apply to 27 schools.

The passage was piano!
The math: 90% are word problems.
I know there are schools that have cut off, i have already waste a lot of money on this cycle.
Should i have at least some chance at some school?

p.s.
For science, read my breakdown below
 
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QR sucks major donkey b*tt! Your science scores are awesome as well as your GPA.

Which schools did you apply to?

Good luck! :luck:
 
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So i took the DAT today:

Gchem: 20
Bio:19
Ochem:22
PAT: 19
RC: 15
QR: 13

GPA: 3.6 total and science

The passage was piano!
The math: 90% are word problems.
I know there are schools that have cut off, i have already waste a lot of money on this cycle.
Should i have at least some chance at some school?

p.s.
For science, i use kaplan online, destroyer.


Biology:
This section is really straightforward. NO HORMONE, NO BIOME, NO PLANT. Know mitosis, life cycle, how to calculate gene frequencies, embryology well. These topic repeat a lot on my exam. I spend too much time on studying biology that i should not; instead i should focus on my math + reading skills.
Resources used on the order of importance:
1/Cliff
2/Schawn--> I have like 2 questions from here but it is really basic
3/Textbook--> only to look at diagram.
4/ Destroyer--> overkill but good for helping you to memorize stuff or help someone like me falling asleep reading Cliff or Schawn.


Chemistry:
Oh my god, it is so easy than any practice test you did else there. Believe me, really easy. Kaplan blue book is really good to review basic. I could get 20 but i got mess up the sign of enthalpy stupid me. They also ask me really straightforward questions about ionization enery
Sources that i used: kaplan blue book+ destroyer
Destroyer in my opinion: Overkill but it make you to understand concept better. I think if you need 20+, you need both kaplan practice test +destroyer.

Ochem:
I swear i i used only 15 mins for this section. Only 1 HNMR questions. Really basic concept: SN1/SN2, alcohol dehydration. They asked me on one of the questions is alcohol dehydration E1 or E2. I was like, are you serious? All the study from destroyer.
If you want to get 20+: Kaplan practice test+ blue book is enough. Destroyer overkill and make me waste my time to go over my testbook like gillion times

PERCEPTUAL ability:

I have to give prop to Barrons! Lady and gentlemen, remember we all scream about how hard the angle is. Barrons give you TRICK on how to do these.
Another awesome source is CDP (Crack DAT PAT). This help me a lot
 
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id hate to be the one to say it, but that low qr might really hurt you. i hope not for your sake, being that all of your other scores are solid id say apply for the cycle and see what happens. you have nothing to lose.
 
Is this trick different from the hill or laptop tricks? I used to have barrons but I moved and apparently it didn't move with me. Can u explain this 'trick'?
 
id hate to be the one to say it, but that low qr might really hurt you. i hope not for your sake, being that all of your other scores are solid id say apply for the cycle and see what happens. you have nothing to lose.

in my opinion the RC score will hurt him more, since schools generally value that more. since you've already applied, just wait it out this cycle and see what happens...if you don't get in, retake. it appears you already have a solid foundation in science, so going over those subjects again will probably raise your score even more...just remember to focus on your reading/math skills next time you study. good luck though, hopefully you get in somewhere this year.

-waystinthyme
 
I think that ur TS is very competitive. Ur PAT is above tha average, and little bit competitive. U have two low scores (RC,QR). I think that qr will not hurt you that much. It will only prevent you only getting into schools which apply cutoff scores.However RC=15 is very risky score. Since, RC is percieved as the most important individual score on DAT by many schools. Ur GPA is very respectable. If I were u, I mention that RC score does not correlate my reading skills. I was little bit panic while I was taking the test(something like that). Maybe it can help u little bit in admission process but who knows. Good luck with ur application. Hopefullly u will get into some schools.
 
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