topscore bio vs. real dat bio -- which was harder?

[organichemistry]

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i'm looking for the opinions of people who have already taken the DAT and used topscore (and datacheiver for that matter...).

i've heard the PAT is harder on the real thing than on topscore and the kaplan book... but what about biology? i've heard the sciences are actually easier on the real thing. is this true? if i can attain scores around 20-21 on the practice bio tests, should i score this high or better on the real thing?

 

[DrTacoElf]

i'm looking for the opinions of people who have already taken the DAT and used topscore (and datacheiver for that matter...).

i've heard the PAT is harder on the real thing than on topscore and the kaplan book... but what about biology? i've heard the sciences are actually easier on the real thing. is this true? if i can attain scores around 20-21 on the practice bio tests, should i score this high or better on the real thing?

Topscore bio is harder, but be warned the real DAT bio is random - I had to rely many times on stuff I just knew because I was a bio major (stuff that was not covered in any review books directly). I was getting scores similar to yours and got a 23 Bio on the real one.