tlee Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi, I seem to be having a hard time finishing perceptual and reading comprehension in the time given. I was just wondering whether people usually finish or not within the alotted time...or whether I'm just extremely slow. Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 People generally do. I suggest you really try to speed up and find a niche to getting it done in time. Of course no, people do not finish with a lot of time left, but they do generally finish it all within the time given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UT_DENTS_Class of 2010 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi tlee, I just wanted to comment on the above, I think most actually never finish Read com on time and still get a kick ass score. SO if u can only do a REALLY good 2 and a half passage, its much better than rushing 3 passages. From looking at how my classmates and myself, most of us can do about 2 and 1/4 and still get 24+. So if u feel u can do well at ur pace, then just stick with it, but ofcourse try ur best to do as much as u can. In terms of perceptual, the above poster may be right. Most people do finish all sections with time left. Don't think too much about the answers, once u find one that fits the puzzle just go ahead and mark it down and continue. You'll find that most of the time ur right on ur first choice. Good luck! That UT guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hmm, that is interesting regarding what you stated about the Reading section. I asked my colleagues and they all finished their reading sections. Some end up with great marks while others not quite. However, it could be that the sample survey is too small to be consistent. Look at it this way, there are pre-meds that write the DAT as a back-up plan and their verbal is a lot harder than ours. If they can finish theirs on time, you would suspect that they have no trouble completing ours on time, hence skewing the proportion who do successfully finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UT_DENTS_Class of 2010 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Adversary, Yah I agree with you, I do think sample is small, especially speaking only of the guys who got in which is even smaller. And ur right on about the med thingy, I am sure many of them have taken the DAT as well. Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicktheDentist Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hey tlee, It is extremely important that you are able to finish the reading comprehension on time. You have to remember there aren't very many questions. So you need to answer them all to get a really high score. For DAT scores in the twenties, it will drop one point or so for each question you get wrong or don't answer. Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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