When did you take the DAT?

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When did you take the DAT (the first time if taken more than once)?

  • 1st yr

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  • 2nd yr

    Votes: 5 20.0%
  • 3rd yr

    Votes: 6 24.0%
  • 4th yr

    Votes: 5 20.0%
  • 5th+ yr

    Votes: 7 28.0%
  • Fall

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Spring

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  • Summer

    Votes: 15 60.0%

  • Total voters
    25

helprosie

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I'm thinking of taking the DAT during my junior(third) year, fall term, around late November to December. By then, I would have completed Bio, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. I'm curious about when y'all took the DAT and how many months of preparation did you do?
 
I initially did three months... The result wasn't as good as my retake where I studied for a month. Initially, the three month period I forgot a lot of formulas and minutia. Also, its tough to take the DAT when you are actively taking a full course load. Its doable but tougher than doing it in the summer of your JR year.
 
I initially did three months... The result wasn't as good as my retake where I studied for a month. Initially, the three month period I forgot a lot of formulas and minutia. Also, its tough to take the DAT when you are actively taking a full course load. Its doable but tougher than doing it in the summer of your JR year.

Right now on my tentative four year schedule, I have 9 hrs (three classes) for my junior fall term. The classes are biochemistry and two business classes. Would it still be a lot to handle the classes and study for the DAT?
 
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