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Hey everyone, I took my DAT on May 24th and here are my scores:
Bio 23
Gen Chem 23
Orgo 24
Math 21
PAT 20
Reading 24

For the Bio section I relied mainly on the 2016 DAT Destroyer and just made sure that I completely understood both the questions and the explanations. For anything I didn't understand, I went back to the Campbell textbook. I also used Khan Academy for a few topics just to get a visual understanding of what was going on.

For Orgo I used the 2016 DAT Destroyer as well. I made sure to know the Roadmaps on p.117 and wrote them out many, many times. Again, understanding both the questions and the explanations was my goal. I used the Klein textbook for any topics I needed further explanations on.

For Gen Chem I used the 2016 DAT Destroyer for questions and my college notes for content.

For Math I only used the 2016 DAT Math Destroyer. I felt that after doing every question a few times I was more than prepared. For the first few tests in the book I used as much time as I needed, the next few I allowed myself 5 extra minutes, and the last 4 I gave myself the exact amount of time.

For PAT I used Crack the PAT and for Reading I used Kaplan.

Overall I felt that the 2016 DAT Destroyer was the most helpful study tool and I would use the same study plan again! Hope this helps everyone that's figuring out how to study and best of luck!
 
Congratulations on your amazing scores! That RC is absolutely incredible (as are the rest of your scores)! I wish you the best of luck with the application process!
 
I'm using Crack the PAT as well, I'm wondering what were your scores like on the and how similar were they to the PAT section on the real DAT
I was within 1-2 points both higher and lower on Crack the PAT-- but overall I felt it was very comparable to the actual DAT
 
Hey everyone, I took my DAT on May 24th and here are my scores:
Bio 23
Gen Chem 23
Orgo 24
Math 21
PAT 20
Reading 24

For the Bio section I relied mainly on the 2016 DAT Destroyer and just made sure that I completely understood both the questions and the explanations. For anything I didn't understand, I went back to the Campbell textbook. I also used Khan Academy for a few topics just to get a visual understanding of what was going on.

For Orgo I used the 2016 DAT Destroyer as well. I made sure to know the Roadmaps on p.117 and wrote them out many, many times. Again, understanding both the questions and the explanations was my goal. I used the Klein textbook for any topics I needed further explanations on.

For Gen Chem I used the 2016 DAT Destroyer for questions and my college notes for content.

For Math I only used the 2016 DAT Math Destroyer. I felt that after doing every question a few times I was more than prepared. For the first few tests in the book I used as much time as I needed, the next few I allowed myself 5 extra minutes, and the last 4 I gave myself the exact amount of time.

For PAT I used Crack the PAT and for Reading I used Kaplan.

Overall I felt that the 2016 DAT Destroyer was the most helpful study tool and I would use the same study plan again! Hope this helps everyone that's figuring out how to study and best of luck!

Wow congrats! Just wondering, how long did you spend studying for the DAT?
What was your schedule for working on Destroyer like?
 
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