Which Achiever to get?

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what do you recommend? 3, 5 or 7 test version?

Also, i I get lets say a 3 test can I upgrade later to 5 or ?

I am working through destroyer right now and am planning to get qvault or bio-gc-ochem as well as bootcamp for all science versions...

I am having trouble with PAT I was scoring 17-18 on CDP for the first 8 tests and just recently got a 20 on the 9th test so I mainly want to invest into achiever for more PAT practice. Any suggestions? Thanks.🙂)

also does anyone know what achiever's free trial is? It says that its a three test trial that can be accessed for a week..are these complete 3 tests that otherwise I would have to pay for if I want unlimited access?
 
I don't normally suggest practice tests, but if you're getting this for the PAT, I think it's a good purchase. I didn't use it, but what's the difference in cost? So long as it isn't a huge difference, I'd get the one with the most tests purely for the extra PAT practice. I used only Crack PAT and wish I had used something else--my PAT was absolutely brutal. I was shaking and holding back tears doing it! I normally scored 23-26 on Crack PAT and often had about 10 minutes to spare at the end. My real exam was nothing like that.
 
The difference i think is 69$ for 3 tests and 140$ for 7... I mean i know i should probably get the 7 test version since i need more PAT practice but i was also wondering about this free trial for 3 tests. They give it to you for one week i just downloaded it but didnt activate since it will expire after a week of activation.. So I was wondering if anyone ever tried their free trial
 
I don't normally suggest practice tests, but if you're getting this for the PAT, I think it's a good purchase. I didn't use it, but what's the difference in cost? So long as it isn't a huge difference, I'd get the one with the most tests purely for the extra PAT practice. I used only Crack PAT and wish I had used something else--my PAT was absolutely brutal. I was shaking and holding back tears doing it! I normally scored 23-26 on Crack PAT and often had about 10 minutes to spare at the end. My real exam was nothing like that.

I agree, I got the 7 test Achiever package and pretty much only ended up using it for the PAT practice. I did like 5 complete tests, but it's nice how you can just choose certain subjects to test on in chunks instead of having to sit through the whole 4 hour test. Achiever seriously prepares you the best for the PAT. I can't stress that enough. It's harder, but when you take the real DAT you'll be so glad you used Achiever. Achiever PAT makes you go "wtf" on almost every single keyhole, and you'll be so much better for it.
 
I think getting the achiever 5 or 7 will be a good idea.

It usually goes from 1-3 is average, not too hard.

4-5 is really hard.

6-7 is a lot easier.

It is probably that you are used to it. I think achiever will show you all your gray areas.

I am planning to put achiever every week, so I can get my mind flowing with a full practice exam. Also, the scores are meant to be bad so that you feel that you need to study more.

It is like taking an undergraduate exam, you fail one exam. Luckily, you get to drop the exam. So, eventually you want to even study a LOT harder !

That is my philosophy about achiever. That being said, I would get myself the 5 exams. I would not think i will have too much time to take the 6 or 7.
 
I think getting the achiever 5 or 7 will be a good idea.

It usually goes from 1-3 is average, not too hard.

4-5 is really hard.

6-7 is a lot easier.

It is probably that you are used to it. I think achiever will show you all your gray areas.

I am planning to put achiever every week, so I can get my mind flowing with a full practice exam. Also, the scores are meant to be bad so that you feel that you need to study more.

It is like taking an undergraduate exam, you fail one exam. Luckily, you get to drop the exam. So, eventually you want to even study a LOT harder !

That is my philosophy about achiever. That being said, I would get myself the 5 exams. I would not think i will have too much time to take the 6 or 7.

i think i might get the 5 one as well..do you know if we can upgrade to the 7 test version later?
 
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The "trial" you are talking about doesn't give you a full week access to everything. It only gives you access to a "trial" test, which is basically 20 minutes and is like the tutorial. But you get to see the format of Achiever and that's about it.

I personally bought the 3 pack version, and it seemed to work well for me. I think the decision is up to you and how dedicated you are to taking the full practice tests.
 
The "trial" you are talking about doesn't give you a full week access to everything. It only gives you access to a "trial" test, which is basically 20 minutes and is like the tutorial. But you get to see the format of Achiever and that's about it.

I personally bought the 3 pack version, and it seemed to work well for me. I think the decision is up to you and how dedicated you are to taking the full practice tests.

I see that you scored well on the exam, congrats for that!

Did you think that achiever may help you on that by any way, shape, or form? If so how did it help you?
 
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