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I wrote the DAT on Friday, July 27, 2007.
PAT - 22 (97.6%)
QR - 20 (87.3%)
RC - 24 (96.1%)
Biology - 26 (99.6%)
GChem - 25 (97.5%)
OChem - 29 (100.0%)
TS - 27 (99.9%)
AA - 25 (99.8.%)
GPA: Overall ~3.4 Science ~3.4
PAT - Achiever's PAT is at least twice as difficult. Struggling with Achiever's PAT sections had me depressed and worried, but the actual PAT was considerably easier. I started off by doing the sections I was most confident in: Angle Ranking, Cube Counting, and Hole Punching, then worked on the rest.
Quantitative - There were at least 5 questions that I didn't know how to solve, even if I were given all the time I needed. If I couldn't solve the problem after 1-2 minutes, I just marked it and moved on. Later, as time was running out, I came back and chose C-C-C-C-C for all the ones I couldn't do. I was very happy to see that I got a 20.
Reading Comprehension - Level of difficulty was about what I expected based on what I saw on Achiever and Kaplan. The reading passages were maybe a tad bit more difficult. People seem to approach this section in different ways; I start off by quickly (but carefully) reading the whold passage through, then do one question at a time, referring back to the passage each time unless I was absolutely sure of the answer.
Biology - Biology is basically one big memorization game, and I think this section took the most time to prepare. The Kaplan's Lesson Book and Schaum's Bio are good background materials; After that, doing and redoing questions from Kaplan, Achiever, and Destroyer should put you in a good posistion.
Gen Chem - Kaplan Lesson Book background, and questions from Kaplan, Achiever, and Destroyer. I knew how to do most of the questions except for some very specific questions on laboratory techniques.
Organic - Starting off, I was least confident about Orgo, as I did not do well in college orgo and never fully understood the concepts. But writing notes on every Kaplan orgo chapter, then preparing with Destroyer really put me in a more confident situation. Know your fundamentals (nucleophilicity, SN1/2, E1/2, Markovnikov, etc) and memorize ALL the reactions and you'll be fine. 🙂
The Study Materials I used were: Kaplan Lesson Book, Kaplan Online Resources, Schaum's Biology, DAT Achiever, and DAT Destroyer. The Lesson Book and Schaum's Bio will lay the foundations; doing the questions from Achiever and Destroyer, and going over the solutions will cement your knowledge as well as expose you to many questions that are similar to the ones on the actual test. For those squeezed for time, Destroyer in my opinion was pound for pound the most efficient source for the sciences...
I took extensive notes on both the background material as well as on any questions I got wrong, sometimes two or three times.
PAT - 22 (97.6%)
QR - 20 (87.3%)
RC - 24 (96.1%)
Biology - 26 (99.6%)
GChem - 25 (97.5%)
OChem - 29 (100.0%)
TS - 27 (99.9%)
AA - 25 (99.8.%)
GPA: Overall ~3.4 Science ~3.4
PAT - Achiever's PAT is at least twice as difficult. Struggling with Achiever's PAT sections had me depressed and worried, but the actual PAT was considerably easier. I started off by doing the sections I was most confident in: Angle Ranking, Cube Counting, and Hole Punching, then worked on the rest.
Quantitative - There were at least 5 questions that I didn't know how to solve, even if I were given all the time I needed. If I couldn't solve the problem after 1-2 minutes, I just marked it and moved on. Later, as time was running out, I came back and chose C-C-C-C-C for all the ones I couldn't do. I was very happy to see that I got a 20.
Reading Comprehension - Level of difficulty was about what I expected based on what I saw on Achiever and Kaplan. The reading passages were maybe a tad bit more difficult. People seem to approach this section in different ways; I start off by quickly (but carefully) reading the whold passage through, then do one question at a time, referring back to the passage each time unless I was absolutely sure of the answer.
Biology - Biology is basically one big memorization game, and I think this section took the most time to prepare. The Kaplan's Lesson Book and Schaum's Bio are good background materials; After that, doing and redoing questions from Kaplan, Achiever, and Destroyer should put you in a good posistion.
Gen Chem - Kaplan Lesson Book background, and questions from Kaplan, Achiever, and Destroyer. I knew how to do most of the questions except for some very specific questions on laboratory techniques.
Organic - Starting off, I was least confident about Orgo, as I did not do well in college orgo and never fully understood the concepts. But writing notes on every Kaplan orgo chapter, then preparing with Destroyer really put me in a more confident situation. Know your fundamentals (nucleophilicity, SN1/2, E1/2, Markovnikov, etc) and memorize ALL the reactions and you'll be fine. 🙂
The Study Materials I used were: Kaplan Lesson Book, Kaplan Online Resources, Schaum's Biology, DAT Achiever, and DAT Destroyer. The Lesson Book and Schaum's Bio will lay the foundations; doing the questions from Achiever and Destroyer, and going over the solutions will cement your knowledge as well as expose you to many questions that are similar to the ones on the actual test. For those squeezed for time, Destroyer in my opinion was pound for pound the most efficient source for the sciences...
I took extensive notes on both the background material as well as on any questions I got wrong, sometimes two or three times.
