CRUSHING THE DAT PRE-DENTAL CLUB

WHAT’S COVERED? WHAT IS TESTED? Basic Sciences Biology General Chemistry Organic Chemistry Perceptual Ability Reading Comprehension Quantitative Reasoning WHAT SCORES ARE REPORTED? Academic Average* Total Science* Each Category 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 Sending scores to schools Prometric test run

Exam Fee- $415 Test Drive- $30 Preparation Materials- ~$350 Bootcamp- $117 Destroyer combo- $200 Chads- $35 AP Biology- $10 Barron’s- $25 ASSOCIATED COSTS

HOW DO I PREPARE? MATERIALS Review: Chad’s Videos* Feralis’ Notes* Kaplan AP Biology Drill: Destroyer* Barron’s DAT Practice: Bootcamp* Crack DAT 2007/2009 Exams *DAT Essentials! Don’t forget about your class notes! 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

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR?

HOW TO CRUSH THE PAT -Keyhole -Top-Front-End -Angle Ranking -Hole Punching -Cube Counting -Pattern Folding 60 Minutes, 90 Questions!

KEYHOLE Tips: Proportions 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 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 Tips: Don’t spend a lot of time Look quickly Large/ Small first! Methods 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 Rules 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 Tips Find odd shape Fold sections Reference points Types of Questions Side counting Shape matching Color matching

PATTERN FOLDING- WORKING TOGETHER

PATTERN FOLDING- PRACTICE

MORE PAT PRACTICE! 1.Free Boot camp PAT test 2.DAT Genius Practice Test 3.Predds.net 4.Crushthedatexam.com 5.DAT-prep.com 6.Crack the DAT Sample Test Youtube 9.Google Images

READING COMPREHENSION 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 Tone Attention to Detail Supporting Evidence More….

READING PRACTICE Read Scientific American!

QUESTIONS AND RAFFLE