TopScore compared to DAT

[edkNARF]

i have been using topscore to study for the SNS lately. I have found that the test get progressively harder. Does anyone who has actually taken the test think that topscore science was harder than the real thing?

 

[DDS2BE]

This question has been answered many times already on this forum. Anyways, TopScore is a very good representation of the DAT, but, I will admit, both organic and general chemistry sections are more intensive than on the real DAT. You should expect less calculations on the real DAT and simply plug-in formulas. I still think the Topscore chemistry section is a very good source to study for the real thing.

 

[Biogirl361]

i've posted my score comparisons and .02 on the topic in previous threads. do a search on the forum and you will come up with a lot of good threads from previous times the question has been asked.

 

[Hoffa24]

Topscore problem- way harder on the O-chem section than the actual DAT in terms of detail. the g-chem section on topscore has you do a lot of arithmetic that is just not required on the DAT

Kaplan-the PAT section is not sufficiently hard. For example, on the DAT PAT they have hole-punch questions with multiple holes punched, these are not on the Kaplan CD.

 

[DrTacoElf]

Yeah i agree Kaplan PAT was weak. Especially keyholes, and i got 100% of the hole punching (it was overly easy).

 

[Cubby83]

Though you asked about the science section i'll share something i got caught off gaurd with in the Reading section. I don't know if you have noticed that Topscore reading comp. questions are practically copy pasted word for word from the text the actual DATs are not.