Useless DAT Materials

[Murl]

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After taking the DAT I thought I would share what materials were absolutely useless so that you wouldn't waste your precious time or money on them.

Crack the Science

Man this was the biggest waste of money, the questions are not even close to the real thing especially the chemistry questions. They are worded poorly and several of the answers were incorrect. It would have been more beneficial to get a bikini wax and I am a MAN.

Crack the Reading

The passages and questions are also not even close to the real thing. I don't see how this could even be good for timing.

Barron's DAT

Overall this is pretty useless, the practice test have blatantly incorrect answers and I found a few of the review sections to have errors in their content. The only thing helpful in this book for me was the PAT tutorial, and it was very helpful.

Destroyer QR Section

I really didn't think this section was on par with the real thing but use your discretion.



Feel free to add to this list or disagree with me. These are just items that I would not spend my money on again if I were to retake the DAT.

 

[alanan84]

I agree with with you on Barron's. Sucks for the sciences, not even close.

I actually thought the QR section of Destroyer was really close to the real thing. I guess we got different versions...

 

[Murl]

We probably did, I felt that the QR section of destroyer was easier than the real thing. I also could have choked because I am just bad at math period. I got a 16 in QR.

 

[tonyshawk]

I thought Destroyer QR is okay, but better with TopScore added. I also had to throw in a few double angle formulae from first year calc.

 

[dentene ice]

how about math destroyer??

 

[ohdearhopeipass]

adding to the list is.......... kaplan PAT

 

[MowgliR]

bump

 

[uclaDDS101]

adding to the list is.......... kaplan PAT

Besides angles, Kaplan PAT wasn't that bad. I was getting around 25-29 on Kaplan. And I ended up getting 25 on the real thing. So not too far off at all.

 

[sarora11]

Agreed. I learned alot from the QR on the DAT Destroyer, and was able to apply most of it to my Kaplan tests. But when the real thing came around, I found that both Kaplan and the DAT Destroyer did not prepare me enough. I did well on everything except math, which I also got a 16 in

We probably did, I felt that the QR section of destroyer was easier than the real thing. I also could have choked because I am just bad at math period. I got a 16 in QR.