cristina yang Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 A place to share your thoughts about the February 2019 DAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon45 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Not sure if it was just me being tired, but I found the third passage on the RCT pretty tough, spent almost 20 minutes on it and had trouble answering some questions. TheGreatPiper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBoltz Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Biol and Chem: Nothing too crazy. There were a few questions that gave me a hard time but I managed to finish with just a few minutes to spare. The questions weren't like DATBootcamp on this DAT either, they were more similar to DATCrusher. PAT: What was up with the burry TFE questions?? I don’t remember the TFE questions being that blurry on the November DAT. The only part that gave me a hard time were the keyhole questions but the rest of the questions went well. Reading: This section was the most tough for me. A lot of the wording threw me off, especially for that one asking about the tone of the author, I wasn't sure about what they exactly meant. I barely finished on time and had to guess on 2 questions near the end. Overall I felt a lot more confident this time around than on the November DAT. Last time, I made the mistake of focussing on DATBootcamp when the real DAT wasn’t anything like Bootcamp’s practice tests for any of the sections. So this time around I changed my strategy and focused on DATCrusher, DATReady and used some of the IQpublications books. I definitely felt more prepared this time around. ricktheshambler, Ms. Chip Skylark and TheGreatPiper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulouloux3 Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, LightningBoltz said: Reading: This section was the most tough for me. A lot of the wording threw me off, especially for that one asking about the tone of the author, I wasn't sure about what they exactly meant. I barely finished on time and had to guess on 2 questions near the end. Haha the exact same thing happened to me in RC! I had no idea what the options of that tone of the author question even meant, and guessed on 2 questions in the last passage. Bio/Chem: Felt okay, with the exception of a couple questions that I educated-guessed on PAT: I definitely found keyholes to be the hardest section. I ended up spending too much time in the keyhole part, and only had 4 minutes to finish the last 10 questions of the pattern folding . I could've allocated my time a little better.. Overall: Not sure how I feel about this test in comparison to the Nov 2018 one. I walked out of that one feeling good, but the scores were shockingly low. Fingers crossed for this one though! Ms. Chip Skylark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatPiper Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 I didn’t know what to expect going in but I’m glad its finally over. Biology: Was pretty straightforward with 2-3 questions I had to mark. I spent most of my time doubting my answers which I wish I didn’t looking back at how straight forward it was. Also anyone know the answer to that animal segmentation question? Chemistry: It was very similar to DATCusher questions so there weren’t any surprises. The only question that I wasn’t sure about what the isotope one. Somehow I finished in 20 minutes with plenty of time to double check my answers. PAT: There were also a few Keyhole and TFE questions that gave me trouble but the rest were fine. Overall, I thought it was much harder than DATBootcamp but slightly easier than the DATCrusher. Reading: That last passage really tripped me out. Somehow I barely managed to finish just on time but I had to guess on a few questions. On a side note: I swear the guy next to me was having a panic attack at one point, I'm pretty sure he was tripping from the last passage lol. Overall: Looking back at the whole exam, it was a lot easier than I thought. I used DATCrusher, DATBootcamp, and CracktheDAT to prepare. Out of those three, the real DAT was closest to DATCrusher. Hopefully, this is it and I never have to prepare for the DAT again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktheshambler Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, TheGreatPiper said: Reading: That last passage really tripped me out. Somehow I barely managed to finish just on time but I had to guess on a few questions. On a side note: I swear the guy next to me was having a panic attack at one point, I'm pretty sure he was tripping from the last passage lol. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueChen Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 4:11 PM, IllegalEagle said: You had time to read the last passage? Straight up guessed 15 based off the title. Sorry to hear that. I guessed on 8 questions if that makes you feel better. I assumed we had 60 minutes for reading @TheGreatPiper I think the answer to the segmentation question was the sponges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Chip Skylark Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 BIO/CHM: Felt good about it but I felt good for the November 2018 DAT and didn't do as well as I thought sooooooo I guess I'll just need to wait for the results! On the November 2018 DAT I came home with a few questions word-for-word in mind that I couldn't stop thinking about because I had no clue how to answer them. This time around I can't remember any of the questions as clearly... not sure if that's good or bad but I'm going to take it as a good thing. One of the BIO and one of the CHM question were VERY similar to one of the Kaplan practice test questions and another BIO question was very similar to one in the practice test that you can buy from the CDA website so I know I got at least 3 right CHM was waaaay easier in terms of the type and length of calculations needed to be done. Nice whole numbers and max 3 line calculations. There was a nuclear reaction question about alpha decay which made me SO happy. Had 3 minutes remaining to review. PAT: Oddly spent longer than I expected on the angle ranking so ran out of time in the end and had to guess 5 of the TFE questions. Yes, there were some fuzzy images but I think they were more clear this time than they were on the November 2018 DAT. Kaplans PAT on their practice tests for angle ranking was much easier. Best way to practice for this section is by doing as many timed tests as you can. It's all about working fast! RC: What even were those answer choices for the author's tone. I needed a dictionary lol. Was able to read all the passages and had a minute remaining to review but not sure if I picked the right answer for the question that required you to infer what the author meant when they said "sense" or what the last sentence would have been. Other than that, I felt like using Kaplans strategies for this section helped save lots of time. For those who took the test at UofT: That practitioner was SO lost LOL she stressed me out saying we had 30 minutes even though its a 60-minute test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yampotato Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 8 hours ago, Ms. Chip Skylark said: BIO/CHM: Felt good about it but I felt good for the November 2018 DAT and didn't do as well as I thought sooooooo I guess I'll just need to wait for the results! On the November 2018 DAT I came home with a few questions word-for-word in mind that I couldn't stop thinking about because I had no clue how to answer them. This time around I can't remember any of the questions as clearly... not sure if that's good or bad but I'm going to take it as a good thing. One of the BIO and one of the CHM question were VERY similar to one of the Kaplan practice test questions and another BIO question was very similar to one in the practice test that you can buy from the CDA website so I know I got at least 3 right CHM was waaaay easier in terms of the type and length of calculations needed to be done. Nice whole numbers and max 3 line calculations. There was a nuclear reaction question about alpha decay which made me SO happy. Had 3 minutes remaining to review. PAT: Oddly spent longer than I expected on the angle ranking so ran out of time in the end and had to guess 5 of the TFE questions. Yes, there were some fuzzy images but I think they were more clear this time than they were on the November 2018 DAT. Kaplans PAT on their practice tests for angle ranking was much easier. Best way to practice for this section is by doing as many timed tests as you can. It's all about working fast! RC: What even were those answer choices for the author's tone. I needed a dictionary lol. Was able to read all the passages and had a minute remaining to review but not sure if I picked the right answer for the question that required you to infer what the author meant when they said "sense" or what the last sentence would have been. Other than that, I felt like using Kaplans strategies for this section helped save lots of time. For those who took the test at UofT: That practitioner was SO lost LOL she stressed me out saying we had 30 minutes even though its a 60-minute test Do you mind sharing what kind of strategies from Kaplan? Are you referring to strategies like "search and destroy" etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Chip Skylark Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 6 hours ago, yampotato said: Do you mind sharing what kind of strategies from Kaplan? Are you referring to strategies like "search and destroy" etc? Things like mapping the passages so you know where to look when asked a question on a specific point, and understanding the different question types were helpful when trying to see which questions would be the fastest to answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoylife5421 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 anyone know when we will receive our scores? RIO123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Chip Skylark Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 3/28/2019 at 11:39 PM, enjoylife5421 said: anyone know when we will receive our scores? I've heard it takes 8 weeks to get scores after completing the test but idk for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaxon Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Results are out. I improved significantly over the November Dat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bakethesardine Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 studied for 3 months for the nov dat and didnt even do a single practice question for the feb one. improved by 3 points on AA and 2 points on pat. Ms. Chip Skylark and LightningBoltz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoylife5421 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 good scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjagsingh Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Did way better than November as well. Does have an idea of what a competitive score would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaxon Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Depends which sections the Uni you’re applying to is looking at. You can search up admission stats for that specific Uni and compare to see if you’re competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjagsingh Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chaxon said: Depends which sections the Uni you’re applying to is looking at. You can search up admission stats for that specific Uni and compare to see if you’re competitive. I was trying to find stats for Dal, but they tell you absolutely nothing, so I was wondering if there was just a general rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaxon Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Yeah I don’t know about Dal. Maybe try to find a thread on Dal interviews and see what scores people got accepted with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulouloux3 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Wow so much better than november! Even though they felt the same when I walked out hahaha.. RC: 22 Bio: 22 Chem: 25 PAT: 24 (compared to my 21, 18, 22, 19 from november) Ms. Chip Skylark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_Attacc Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 40 minutes ago, vajihollahi said: I was trying to find stats for Dal, but they tell you absolutely nothing, so I was wondering if there was just a general rule. The only information that I could find is that most successful applicants have an average of 21 or above, and no lower than 15 on any section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBoltz Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 I studied a lot harder and focused on the right content using the right materials, it ended up paying off: Nov 2018 DAT: Bio 17/ Chem 19/ PAT 18/ Reading 18/ AA 18 Feb 2019 DAT: Biol 26 / Chem 21/ PAT 20 / Reading 20 / AA 23 Ms. Chip Skylark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere123 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Significant improvement in the Feb DAT. Thought it was very fair. Bio: 26 Chem: 25 Reading: 22 PAT: 23 AA: 24 Ms. Chip Skylark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoylife5421 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Nov DAT: 21 PAT and 17AA Feb DAT: 25 PAT and 21AA Ms. Chip Skylark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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