WHAT’S COVERED?
W HAT IS T EST ED ?
• Basic Sciences
• Biology
• General Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Perceptual Ability
• Reading Comprehension
• Quantitative Reasoning
W HAT S C O R E S A R E
REPORTED?
• Academic Average*
• Total Science*
• Each Category
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Biology
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
PAT*
Reading Comprehension
Quantitative Reasoning
WHERE DO I TAKE IT?
• Prometric Testing Centers
• Open regular business hours
1. DENTPIN
2. Apply to take the exam on the ADA Website
3. Wait for access code
4. Register on Prometric website
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Sending scores to schools
Prometric test run
ASSOCIATED COSTS
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Exam Fee- $415
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Test Drive- $30
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Preparation
Materials- ~$350
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Bootcamp- $117
Destroyer combo- $200
Chads- $35
AP Biology- $10
Barron’s- $25
HOW DO I PREPARE?
M AT ER IA LS
• Review:
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Chad’s Videos*
Feralis’ Notes*
Kaplan
AP Biology
Don’t forget about your class notes!
• Drill:
• Destroyer*
• Barron’s DAT
• Practice:
• Bootcamp*
• Crack DAT
• 2007/2009 Exams
*DAT Essentials!
DAT Question of the Day!
TIMELINE!
• How long should I study?
• Review, Drill, Practice
• When should I take it?
• Advice?
• Start practice questions early
• Study every subject everyday
• Treat studying as a job
• Read Scientific American Articles Daily
CRAIG’S TIMELINE
 Week 1 & 2: Review
Chad’s Videos (Gen Chem, Ochem, Math)
Feralis’ Notes (Biology)
Destroyer (Biology)
Skim Kaplan
Barron’s DAT (PAT)
 Week 3 & 4: Drill
Destroyer (Biology, Ochem, Gen Chem, Math)
Kaplan Reading Passages
Barron’s DAT (PAT)
 Week 5 & 6: Practice
Bootcamp Practice tests
STUDENT DOCTOR NETWORK
60 Minutes, 90 Questions!
- Keyhole
- Top-Front-End
- Angle Ranking
- Hole Punching
- Cube Counting
- Pattern Folding
KEYHOLE
• Tips:
Proportions
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Relative Lengths
Relative Angles
Locations
“Crushing” Method
“Shadow” Method
WORKING TOGETHER:
Answer: D
WORKING WITH A PARTNER:
ANSWERS
1. D
2. D
3. E
TOP FRONT END
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Tips
Location
Dashed or Solid
Strategy
Line Counting (caution)
Visualization of 2D 3D
TOP FRONT END- WORKING TOGETHER
TOP FRONT END- LINE COUNTING
Double check dashed vs. solid lines!
Double check check line spacing and placements!
TOP FRONT END VISUALIZATION
Answer: D
TOP FRONT END: PRACTICE
Answers: B, D, C
ANGLE RANKING
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Don’t spend a lot of time
Look quickly
Large/ Small first!
• Methods
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Laptop
Parking
Tetherball
Laser extension
Practice, Practice, Practice!
ANGLE RANKING PRACTICE
Answers: D, C
HOLE PUNCHING
• Tips
• Get good- one of the
easier subsections
• Symmetry
• Strategy
• Tic-tac-toe
HOLE PUNCHING- WORKING TOGETHER
HOLE PUNCHING- PRACTICE
CUBE COUNTING
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No hidden cubes
No floating cubes
Only exposed sides are
painted  not bottoms
• Strategy
1. T-table
2. Be consistent and mark
sides painted
3. Go back and count total
CUBE COUNTING- T-TABLE
CUBE COUNTING- ANSWERING QUESTIONS
CUBE COUNTING- PRACTICE
PATTERN FOLDING
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Find odd shape
Fold sections
Reference points
• Types of Questions
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Side counting
Shape matching
Color matching
PATTERN FOLDING- WORKING TOGETHER
PATTERN FOLDING- PRACTICE
MORE PAT PRACTICE!
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Free Boot camp PAT test
DAT Genius Practice Test
Predds.net
Crushthedatexam.com
DAT-prep.com
Crack the DAT Sample Test
http://free-perceptual-ability-test-practice.blogspot.com/
Youtube
Google Images
50 Questions
3 Reading Passages
60 Minutes
Science-Based Articles
READING
Strategy
• Search and Destroy
• “The Kaplan Way” – Key Method
• Craig’s Strategy
• Number 1-15 on the board (paragraphs)
• Read first question
• Read and jot down few word paragraph
summery
• Answer questions as their answers appear
• Finish answering questions with “key” made
MY KEY
1. Pasteurization, defn
2. Louis Pasteur, chemist, microbio
3. Appert, soups, veggies, juices, jams
4. Milk, CDC
5. Bacteria, Salmonella, Listeria, Staph. Aureus, E. Coli
6. Diseases, tuberculosis, brucellosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever
7. Process, types
8. High-temperature, short-time; flash
9. Extended shelf life
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
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Tone
Attention to Detail
Supporting Evidence
More….
READING PRACTICE
• Read Scientific American!
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http://rss.sciam.com/~r/basic-science/~3/wivpUFa7jBA/
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http://rss.sciam.com/~r/basic-science/~3/zL_riyQTYQc/
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http://rss.sciam.com/~r/basic-science/~3/ZCojMDLmyFg/
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http://predds.net/dat-reading-comprehension-practice-test/