TBJ1 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 For those who have written both the MCAT and DAT before, did you notice a big difference between MCAT verbal and DAT reading comprehension. I just did my first DAT test today and noticed that most of the answers for reading comprehension questions could be found by just going back the the passage. Also, I've skimmed through some other DAT tests and have noticed that all the reading comprehension passages are science related. Is it possible for topics like philosophy or arts passages to be on DAT like there it is on MCAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?p=146166#post146166 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The reading comprehension section contains science passages ONLY. Sometimes if you are lucky and have written the DAT before, you get the same passage! That happened to me before! So to repeat, no philosophy, architecture, poetry, nor artsy topics in the readings. I remember dinosaurs, electron spin-spin coupling, and ring of fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBJ1 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks Adversary. It's interesting how you mention passages like dinosaurs and electron spin-spin coupling. From Barron's DAT book, I was getting the impression that passages were all about teeth physiology and anatomy ie: actual dentistry material. I get the feeling that this is not what the Canadian DAT will be like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 The reading section is on science, NOT dental subjects. On an interesting note, my biochem background gave me an advantage on some of those articles, ie. spin-spin coupling. I was able to answer questions without referring to the passages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBJ1 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 The reading section is on science, NOT dental subjects. On an interesting note, my biochem background gave me an advantage on some of those articles, ie. spin-spin coupling. I was able to answer questions without referring to the passages. Dental anatomy and physiology is science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Good point, but nevertheless, NO DENTAL PASSAGES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGupta Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I've heard they usually test one scientific passage, one passage that relates to dental anatomy/physiology specifically, and one passage that is more concerened with a social issue. Could be rumour, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Not true, but feel free to believe what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicktheDentist Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 I found the MCAT to be extremely different than the DAT. The MCAT tests your ability to "interpret" and "assume" whereas the DAT is much more factual. I wrote the MCAT three times and could not score a high score, however my DAT score was 22. All three of my passages were science related. The DAT tests how well you are able to understand and remember scientific information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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