Scores:
BIO 22
GC 30
OC 24
PAT 22
QR 21
RC 19
TS 25
AA 23
Resources: Bootcamp (9/10), Crack DAT PAT (7/10), Destroyer (10/10) Kaplan (4/10) Khan Academy Videos for OC
Bio (22):
Bootcamp scores: 18/17/16/19/17
For Bio, I started reading Kaplan to kind of remind me of some of the sections. But Bootcamp really solidified the material for me. I took all the practice tests, and read all the additional info and redid all the practice once more before my test. Destroyer's Bio was just too specific and it was hard for me to memorize all of them. I didn't even get through the whole section before I took the test. I was very surprised by my actual DAT because this was probably the section I felt least confident in the science section.
GC (30):
Bootcamp scores: 20/20/20/20/20
Destroyer hands down all the way. It's been three year since I took general chemistry and I definitely needed to polish up on all the subjects in gen chem. I thought there was no other study material that even compared in preparing me for chemistry. Bootcamp was nice because it gave me a rough estimate of my score because Destroyer doesn't do that. Kaplan...not worth it.
OC (24):
Bootcamp scores: 20/21/19/18/20
I liked Destroyer a lot because it had subsections. I literally forgot anything that had to do with OC so I knew I had to basically learn OC from scratch again. I would go look at the subject for the chapter I was on in Destroyer and before I would answer the questions on the specific chapter, I would watch Khan Academy videos to learn the basics of each reaction. If you are like me and don't remember OC or isn't confident in this section, I highly suggest this method. At the end, I felt very confident with OC. Again, Bootcamp was nice because it gave me a rough estimate of my score.
PAT (22):
Bootcamp scores: 19/20/20/19/20
Crack the DAT PAT: 23/24/23/20/27/20/23/24/23/22
The only reason why I even gave Kaplan some scores is because of the PAT section. I had no idea on how to even begin understanding PAT. Kaplan although is very easy compared to the actual DAT gave me a solid basic idea of how to solve for each section. However, I moved on to Crack the DAT PAT after a week and this gave me more "harder" questions. I did one test every day and after that, I moved on to Bootcamp. Bootcamp crushed my hopes for the TFE and Holepunch section. But gave me the most info on what to look for. Overall, Bootcamp was the most similar in terms of the difficulty (especially TFE).
QR (21):
Bootcamp scores: 25/25/27/23/25/24
I started with Math Destroyer. Those questions were very difficult in the beginning and I couldn't even finish them in 40 minutes. When I finished with Math Destroyer and moved onto Bootcamp, I thought these questions were so easy compared to Math Destroyer. Overall, I did way worse that Bootcamp scores which was kind of shocking to me because I thought this section would be my best. The difficulty of the actual DAT is probably in between Destroyer and Bootcamp.
RC (19):
I did not do any studying for this section because I didn't see how I could raise my score. I would start the bootcamp tests and quit mid way through because I would get so discouraged. Even when I took the reading section for SATs, reading was my worst subject. So I was very very happy to get a 19. I would have been happy with a 15...that's how much I suck at reading (which is probably not good). But bootcamp question style was similar.
When I took the DAT, I felt like I was going to average a 17 for all the sections (except reading lol). I was shocked at the end when I saw my score. I highly recommend destroyer and bootcamp and khan academy videos. I studied for a month and felt very rushed towards the end and there were times where I broke down and cried because I thought I wouldn't get good scores but hard work really did pay off! Good luck to all of you guys!
BIO 22
GC 30
OC 24
PAT 22
QR 21
RC 19
TS 25
AA 23
Resources: Bootcamp (9/10), Crack DAT PAT (7/10), Destroyer (10/10) Kaplan (4/10) Khan Academy Videos for OC
Bio (22):
Bootcamp scores: 18/17/16/19/17
For Bio, I started reading Kaplan to kind of remind me of some of the sections. But Bootcamp really solidified the material for me. I took all the practice tests, and read all the additional info and redid all the practice once more before my test. Destroyer's Bio was just too specific and it was hard for me to memorize all of them. I didn't even get through the whole section before I took the test. I was very surprised by my actual DAT because this was probably the section I felt least confident in the science section.
GC (30):
Bootcamp scores: 20/20/20/20/20
Destroyer hands down all the way. It's been three year since I took general chemistry and I definitely needed to polish up on all the subjects in gen chem. I thought there was no other study material that even compared in preparing me for chemistry. Bootcamp was nice because it gave me a rough estimate of my score because Destroyer doesn't do that. Kaplan...not worth it.
OC (24):
Bootcamp scores: 20/21/19/18/20
I liked Destroyer a lot because it had subsections. I literally forgot anything that had to do with OC so I knew I had to basically learn OC from scratch again. I would go look at the subject for the chapter I was on in Destroyer and before I would answer the questions on the specific chapter, I would watch Khan Academy videos to learn the basics of each reaction. If you are like me and don't remember OC or isn't confident in this section, I highly suggest this method. At the end, I felt very confident with OC. Again, Bootcamp was nice because it gave me a rough estimate of my score.
PAT (22):
Bootcamp scores: 19/20/20/19/20
Crack the DAT PAT: 23/24/23/20/27/20/23/24/23/22
The only reason why I even gave Kaplan some scores is because of the PAT section. I had no idea on how to even begin understanding PAT. Kaplan although is very easy compared to the actual DAT gave me a solid basic idea of how to solve for each section. However, I moved on to Crack the DAT PAT after a week and this gave me more "harder" questions. I did one test every day and after that, I moved on to Bootcamp. Bootcamp crushed my hopes for the TFE and Holepunch section. But gave me the most info on what to look for. Overall, Bootcamp was the most similar in terms of the difficulty (especially TFE).
QR (21):
Bootcamp scores: 25/25/27/23/25/24
I started with Math Destroyer. Those questions were very difficult in the beginning and I couldn't even finish them in 40 minutes. When I finished with Math Destroyer and moved onto Bootcamp, I thought these questions were so easy compared to Math Destroyer. Overall, I did way worse that Bootcamp scores which was kind of shocking to me because I thought this section would be my best. The difficulty of the actual DAT is probably in between Destroyer and Bootcamp.
RC (19):
I did not do any studying for this section because I didn't see how I could raise my score. I would start the bootcamp tests and quit mid way through because I would get so discouraged. Even when I took the reading section for SATs, reading was my worst subject. So I was very very happy to get a 19. I would have been happy with a 15...that's how much I suck at reading (which is probably not good). But bootcamp question style was similar.
When I took the DAT, I felt like I was going to average a 17 for all the sections (except reading lol). I was shocked at the end when I saw my score. I highly recommend destroyer and bootcamp and khan academy videos. I studied for a month and felt very rushed towards the end and there were times where I broke down and cried because I thought I wouldn't get good scores but hard work really did pay off! Good luck to all of you guys!