What should I do? My exam is next week, and I'm still have trouble with Gen Chem

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What should I do? I've already submitted my application, however and I'm under pressure from my advisor who is holding up all my evaluations/committee letter until I have my scores.

I don't think I have a choice...😕
I'm just worried I'm going to bomb the Gen Chem section..

So worried :scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:
 
If you feel that GCHEM will be your weakest section, then take some time to go over all of chad's vids and do ALL destroyer gchem problems until you get it down.

Don't stress, 1 week may seem like a short amount of time, but if you use your time efficiently (on areas that you're weak in), then you will do fine! I haven't taken the DATs so I can't really say, but I hear if you do well on destroyer GCHEM and go over Chad's vids, you will be great shape! Don't freak out! You got this!!!🙂
 
If you feel that GCHEM will be your weakest section, then take some time to go over all of chad's vids and do ALL destroyer gchem problems until you get it down.

Don't stress, 1 week may seem like a short amount of time, but if you use your time efficiently (on areas that you're weak in), then you will do fine! I haven't taken the DATs so I can't really say, but I hear if you do well on destroyer GCHEM and go over Chad's vids, you will be great shape! Don't freak out! You got this!!!🙂


where can I get Chad's vids from?
 
I will be honest with you (not to scare you), but I tutored GC for over four years. It was also my favorite class when I was in college. The test I had (on 8/3/10) was so distorted and random that I couldn't understand the questions. There was one question with indicators and pH's listed and I still don't understand what they were asking. I couldn't even understand the question. Another was an isotope of Cf is added to B-11, how many particles would be given off? I was so lost, maybe it was just me. And then there was a question about the electrolysis of water. It asked how many moles of each (O2 and H2) would be given off. Two of the answers were correct, and I guess I picked the "wrongest one" lol. I ended up with a 16 in this section, which sucks so badly and it will probably keep me out of school this time around. There really isn't much else you can do except hope for an easier test and like the above posters said, work through the destroyer and watch Chad's videos. That section was ridiculous to me and it was just funny how everything was set up, I think. That's my personal opinion though and I am not trying to scare you at all. Everyone else says this section is basic, so maybe it was just my test. Best of luck to you!
 
Don't fret. The real dat test is not that bad; however, there are some bad apples (harder versions) running around. That- is out of your control. Just calm down and pwn the test!👍
 
Thanks everyone!!! I feel a little better now. I was just freaking out in the morning after I took a practice sciences-exam.

I really don't have a choice...so I will need to go through with it and pray for the best! My exam is Tuesday morning, so I only have about 3 more days of prep-work. At this point, i'm just focusing on the Kaplan questions I have... Destroyer takes me too much time to do. I've already gone through the Gen chem destroyer twice... (It's improved my Kaplan scores, but i don't think it's enough... i'm getting consistently around 18 in Gen Chem. I started with a 12).
 
I will be honest with you (not to scare you), but I tutored GC for over four years. It was also my favorite class when I was in college. The test I had (on 8/3/10) was so distorted and random that I couldn't understand the questions. There was one question with indicators and pH's listed and I still don't understand what they were asking. I couldn't even understand the question. Another was an isotope of Cf is added to B-11, how many particles would be given off? I was so lost, maybe it was just me. And then there was a question about the electrolysis of water. It asked how many moles of each (O2 and H2) would be given off. Two of the answers were correct, and I guess I picked the "wrongest one" lol. I ended up with a 16 in this section, which sucks so badly and it will probably keep me out of school this time around. There really isn't much else you can do except hope for an easier test and like the above posters said, work through the destroyer and watch Chad's videos. That section was ridiculous to me and it was just funny how everything was set up, I think. That's my personal opinion though and I am not trying to scare you at all. Everyone else says this section is basic, so maybe it was just my test. Best of luck to you!

You might get interviews since your GPA is pretty good (much better than mine!). Don't worry too much 🙂

Gl :luck:
 
Gchem is cake on the dat. I've taken it twice. The first time I got 21 in Gchem and the second time I got 23. Just go through KBB, the KBB test, and all of the problems in DAT destroyer. Do topscore too. I never used chad's videos. The top score and kbb tests are harder than the real thing. They are very general questions. I've heard this from multiple people on this site. If you are getting like 20's on top score, you will get like 22, 23 on the real thing no doubt.
 
I was getting 20, 21, 20 on Topscore and got a 22 on the real deal. GC was the section that worried me the most, but I got a bad apple on the BIO section even after so many upper division bio classes. Take all the quizzes that chad offers for gen chem. I had some of the same questions from his quiz ironically.
 
Toothfairy I scored 18 and 19s on topscore and got 30 on GC and OC. U will be fine. If u know destroyer inside out, there is no reason why u wont score 21+.
take it easy and do as many variations of problems u can so real test feels like a breeze.
 
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