UWOgrad_10 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I would say one of the worst organized exams I've written... period. First, when they say that it's going to start at 8, they should start signing people in when most people arrived at 7:15-7:30, not at 8:15. Second, the room was a meat locker. It was maybe 15 degrees in there. Third, I didn't really study for the carving since I'm only planning on applying in Ontario, but like people have said, the soaps were melted and clearly different from the ones we all paid $35 dollars+ to practice on. Finally, I agree with the person who said some of the content was ridiculously easy and some was a bit out there. The majority was fine, but a bit too far to the extremes for those few questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xman Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 i think i'm going to email them about that typo, too. Do you know their email address that we can contact about the test? I have emailed them at this address: dat@cda-adc.ca But have not heard anything back yet. I suggest everyone else do the same. One wrong questions costs us alot and it is simple unacceptable to have these kind of mistakes in these exams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predentgirl Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Ive got to agree with everyone above. I thought i was pretty prepared and while a lot of the bio questions were really easy, a few were way out of left field. I was also disappointed with the testing conditions, being my 2nd time writing i wasn't surprised that we had to wait outside for ~45 minutes but when we got inside and the room was freezing I wasn't very happy. I also found the soap to be melted oddly and a bit softer than what I practiced on. Overall, it went better than last year, but for the money we pay to write it, you would think they'd be a bit more organized... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamdent Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 yeah I thought it was female gametophyte as well. At the same time, the question regarding what blocked myosin from binding to actin was.. tropomyosin.. The Bio section in general had a handful of random things on top of some super easy questions it was quite the experience overall lol Not troponin I? "troponin I (inhibitory troponin)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto-dentist-hopeful Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Does this mean that people are emailing them about the Op question? I think there is power in numbers here and the question should be removed. Anyone agree????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentss Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 dude i already emailed...their candid reply is no reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Not troponin I? "troponin I (inhibitory troponin)." tropinin binds calcium, tropomyosin blocks myosin heads from binding to actin..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xman Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 we all should email them!!!!!!!! Why NOT !! I email them as well. It is not fair for us to lose mark on that question when it was clearly a spelling error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamdent Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 tropinin binds calcium, tropomyosin blocks myosin heads from binding to actin..... I'm not really knowledgeable when it comes to muscles so i'm not trying to say anyone is wrong. I just read the below paragraph on Wiki and it seemed like Troponin I sounded like a possible answer. Troponin C is the one that binds calcium. "Troponin I is a part of the troponin complex. It binds to actin in thin myofilaments to hold the actin-tropomyosin complex in place. Because of it myosin cannot bind actin in relaxed muscle. When calcium binds to the Troponin C it causes conformational changes which lead to dislocation of troponin I and finally tropomyosin leaves the binding site for myosin on actin leading to contraction of muscle. The letter I is given due to its inhibitory character." Anyways, thanks for clarifying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 I'm not really knowledgeable when it comes to muscles so i'm not trying to say anyone is wrong. I just read the below paragraph on Wiki and it seemed like Troponin I sounded like a possible answer. Troponin C is the one that binds calcium. "Troponin I is a part of the troponin complex. It binds to actin in thin myofilaments to hold the actin-tropomyosin complex in place. Because of it myosin cannot bind actin in relaxed muscle. When calcium binds to the Troponin C it causes conformational changes which lead to dislocation of troponin I and finally tropomyosin leaves the binding site for myosin on actin leading to contraction of muscle. The letter I is given due to its inhibitory character." Anyways, thanks for clarifying! no worries, I cant remeber what the question asked exactly anymore...but all i remember was tropinin binds calcium which leads to it pulling tropomyosin away from blocking actins myosin binding sites.. therefore the most direct effector i thought was tropomyosin....I am no expert myself either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xman Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Just an Update I got a reply back from DAT about the CHEM question and they said they are looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Just an UpdateI got a reply back from DAT about the CHEM question and they said they are looking into it. I did as well, except the coordinator told me I was the only one who filed a complaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamdent Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I did as well, except the coordinator told me I was the only one who filed a complaint. lol seriously? that's lame that they would feel the need to lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikole957 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Was the third passage u had about floating bridges? Agree with everyone, finished 1st passage in around 16 mins, the subject in second passage was really easy (could answer some questions without looking at the passage) and I had like 22 minutes for the 3rd passage and I thought it was clear sailing from that point on but nooooo. Questions were really really tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xman Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Does the DAT mark goes on the curve ?? It seems like the RC section was quite difficult this year because of the 3rd passage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupineworm Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I don't think the RC part gets curved, unfortunately. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haidi Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hi every body; Hope the best for you guys...better to say for you, prospective dentists!!!! Can anyone tell me what's the major of your undergraduate degree? Thanks very much and again wish the best for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hi every body;Hope the best for you guys...better to say for you, prospective dentists!!!! Can anyone tell me what's the major of your undergraduate degree? Thanks very much and again wish the best for you... Bio major with psych and bchem minor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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