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- Welcome to.. THE DAT
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- What is the DAT? The DAT is the comprehensive test used as a
measure of aptitude for entrance into Dental School. *Big factor in
admissions/interviews DAT = Dental Admissions Test Cumulative Score
of 6 sections for a total of 30 points Scores 0-30 You get three
scores: -Academic Average (average of all sections but PAT) -Total
Science (average of the three science sections) -PAT (scored
individually, not factored into the averages)
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- National Averages Academic Average ~18-19 The average of
students applying is 17. The average of students accepted is a
19-20. To be successful on the DAT, plan to have a BARE MINIMUM of
17 on each section but shoot for a 20 in each section to be
safe.
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- What does the DAT consist of? Biological Science (90 min, 100
MC) -Biology -General Chemistry -Organic Chemistry PAT Perceptual
Ability Test (60 min, 90 MC) Reading (60 min, 50 MC)/3 passages
~16-17 questions each QR Quantitative Reasoning (45 min, 40
MC)
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- Dental Admission Test Actual Layout Optional Tutorial 15
minutes Survey of Natural Sciences 90 minutes Perceptual Ability
Test 60 minutes Optional Break 15 minutes Reading Comprehension
Test 60 minutes Quantitative Reasoning Test 45 minutes Optional
Post Test Survey 15 minutes
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- When should I take the DAT? The timing of the DAT is very
important: OPTIMAL TIME: Summer after you Sophomore year Danger
Area: If you have not completely by the end of the summer after
your Junior year
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- Heres the kicker The DAT is completely COMPUTER-BASED. So this
means if you are like me and like to read and annotate while you
read on the paper, you cant. If you like to mark off answers, you
cant. How can I possible overcome this obstacle? Take practice
tests. Practice, practice, practice. Scare yourself.
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- Biology The key to understand with the Biology section is to
understand you will NEVER know everything about biology. The
biology section is all comprehensive. You could read 30 textbooks
and still not know every question. Best resource: Barrons AP
Biology Book This resource has tests to quiz you after each section
and spells everything out in very plain and simplistic language.
Flashcards: -http://www.funnelbrain.com/sid-5128-ap-biology-exam-
review.html
-http://quizlet.com/11300546/dat-bio-6-flash-cards/
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- Topics included in Biology: Evolution Genetics Ecology Plants
The Cell biochemistry cell respiration Photosynthesis cell division
Heredity the molecular basis of inheritance Classification animal
physiology the human immune system animal reproduction and
development animal behavior
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- At the end of glycolytic pathway, what is your next production
of ATP? 32 ATP 5 ATP 2 ATP 12 ATP No ATP is produced during
ATP
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- Which organelle has digestive enzymes to break down waste and
cellular debris? (a) Golgi apparatus (b) Smooth ER (c) Nucleus (d)
mitochondria (e) lysosome
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- What is the main component that fuels the Kreb cycle? Succinyl
CoA Acetyl CoA Cholinesterase A-ketogluterase malate
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- What term represents two or more populations of different
species? Ecosystem Community Biosphere Differential Speciation
Habitat
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- _____ provide(s) the major force for the movement of water and
solutes from roots to leaves. Translocation Bulk flow Transpiration
Root pressure Solute pressure
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- Reading (60 min, 50 MC) Reading is primarily about your ability
to read scientific articles quickly, efficiently and be able to
recall information readily Most popular and effective method of
attack: -THE ROADMAP You may be thinkingwhat the heck is a
ROADMAP?!
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- ROADMAP A roadmap is a way to catalog information for quick
recall. It is a way to annotate a paragraph. Begin by counting the
number of paragraphs in an excerpt, and then write down key words
or phrases by that paragraphs number as you read, to go back
later.
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- Another challenge (Kaplan wont prepare you for this one) The
DAT likes to ask you two part questions in one so sometimes you end
up getting double questions. For example, if you read a passage
they may pull two ideas out of it and write them out like so. (1)
The enamel of your teeth is the hardest surface of the human body
(and, or, but) can be eroded by heat, (2) once gone, it is gone
forever. The way the DAT would ask the two questions would be: A)
Statement (1) is true but statement (2) is false B) Statement (1)
is false but statement (2) is true C) Both statements are true
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- OR it may be a qualifying statement such as: Fiber optic wires
are much faster than radio waves because of the insulation. (A) The
statement is true but the reasoning is false (B) The statement is
false but the reasoning is true (C) Etc. VERY POPULAR!
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- 30 Questions Survey of the Natural Sciences~35 mins
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- Basics Resources that they give you: Periodic table Thats about
it no calculator
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- Topics Covered From the ADA websites official handbook:
Stoichiometry and General Concepts - percent composition, empirical
formulae, balancing equations, moles and molecular formulas, molar
mass, density, and calculations from balanced equations Gases -
kinetic molecular theory of gases, Dalton's, Boyle's, Charless, and
ideal gas law Liquids and Solids - intermolecular forces, phase
changes, vapor pressure, structures, polarity, and properties
Solutions - polarity, properties (colligative, non-colligative),
forces, and concentration calculations Acids and Bases - pH,
strength, Brnsted-Lowry reactions, and calculations
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- Balance the chemical equation. SnO 2 + H 2 Sn + H 2 O What is
the coefficicent of H 2 ? A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D)4 E) 2
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- Whats the Best Prep for Gen Chem? The most popular study
material seems to be: Chads chemistry videos (and quizzes!)
http://www.coursesaver.com/videos/DAT/
http://www.coursesaver.com/videos/DAT/ Kaplan Blue Books section on
Chemistry datQvault A lot of good practice test questions
http://www.datqvault.com/
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- Organic Chemistry
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- A. Methyl B. Primary C. Secondary D. Tertiary
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- Which test will be performed to detect presence of a halogen?
A. Bromination Test B. Aromatic Ring Test C. Water Solubility Test
D. Hexane SolubilityTest E. Beilstein Test
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- Which of the following has the strongest dipole moment? A. C-F
B. C-Cl C. C-Br D. C-I
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- What is the product of the above reaction? A. Cyclohexane B.
Trans 1,2 dimethyl cyclohexane C. Cis 1,2 dimethyl cyclohexane D. 2
and 3 E. None of the above
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- Select the compound that reacts most slowly in an SN2 reaction?
A. CH3I B. (CH3)2CHI C. (CH3)3CI D. Benzene-CH2-CH2-I E. 1 and
4
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- What is the name of the following structure? A. 2, 3,
4-dimethyhexane B. 4-ethyl 2,3-dimethylpentane C. 2,3,4
trimethylhexane D. None of the above
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- Answers: 1. A 2. E 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. C
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- 40 questions 45 minutes Topics tested: -algebra -word problems
-numerical calculations -geometry -trigonometry -probability and
statistics -conversions
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- 2. Given 0.05x = 1.25, find the value of x. a. 0.25 b. 2.5 c.
25 d. 250 13.A chocolate chip cookie recipe calls for 1.5 cups of
chocolate chips. If one pound of chocolate chips contains 2.5 cups,
how many complete batches of cookies can you make from a 5-pound
bag of chocolate chips? a. 3 b. 8 c. 9 d. 12 15. An amusement park
sells season passes for $49.95 on an early bird special. One month
after the season starts, the price increases by $10. Two months
after the season begins, the passes are sold at the full retail
price of $74.95. What is the discount, to the nearest tenth of a
percent, of the early bird special when compared to the full retail
price? a. 20.0% b. 20.1% c. 33.3% d. 33.4%
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- Answers: 2) C 13) B 15) D
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- 60 minutes 90 questions Subsections: Keyholes, Top-Front-End,
Angle Ranking, Hole Punching, Cube Counting, Pattern Folding
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- 10 minutes recommended A 3-Dimensional figure is given, you
must determine the best keyhole for which that 3-dimensional object
will fit through.
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- The object can pass through the opening in any orientation. The
object cannot be rotated once it has started through the opening.
The external outline of the object is the exact shape of the
opening. The object and opening are drawn to the same scale. There
are no irregularities in any hidden part of the object. There is
only one correct answer. Draw projections for back, bottom, and
right. Crushing the object
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- Answers: 6) C 7) C 8) E 9) C 10) C
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- 15 minutes recommended You are given two views of a three-
dimensional object these views include the front view, the top
view, and the end view. You must imagine what the third view is for
this object.
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- Presented are top, fron, and end views of various solid objects
(there will never be a hollow object with something else hidden)
All views are presented without perspective The top, front, and end
views are always presented in the same position relative to a cross
(grid). Edges of the object that cannot be seen are represented by
DOTTED lines Look for changes in angles Ask if you can see edges
from where youre standing Fold the quadrants
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- Answers: 6) D 7) C 8) A
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- 5 minutes recommended You must determine the relative sizes of
the interior angles of the four figures from smallest to
largest.
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- Four interior angles are given and must be ranked in order of
increasing size. -smallest and largest angles
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- 5 minutes recommended A square sheet of paper is folded, then
hole(s) are punched in that folded sheet of paper. Mentally unfold
the paper and determine were that square paper has hole punches
from choices A-E.
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- A flat, square piece of paper is folded one or more times.
Broken lines indicate the original position of the paper, and solid
lines indicate the position of the folded paper. The folded paper
remains within the boundaries of the original, flat sheet. The
paper is not turned or twisted. There are one, two, or three folds
per question. -lines of symmetry -number of folds -layers of
paper
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- Answers: 6) B 7) B 8) C
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- Each figure has been created by cementing cubes together of the
same size. The cubes are then painted except for the bottom face of
all the cubes. Determine the number of sides painted for each cube.
10 minutes
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- Each figure has constructed by cementing together identical
cubes After being cemented, each figure was painted on all sides
EXCEPT for the bottom (pretend its sitting on a table) The only
hidden cubes are the ones necessary to support other cubes in the
figure Six types of cubes Tallying the cubes: columns, entire
figure
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- 4) How many cubes have 2 sides painted? 5) How many cubes have
4 sides painted? 6) How many cubes have 3 sides painted?
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- Answers: 4) 6 5) 2 6) 6
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- 15 minutes recommended
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- A flat pattern is presented at left There is only one correct
3-D figure for each question The flat pattern represents the
OUTSIDE of the figure (fold the pattern into the page). Unique face
of the pattern Unique shading Focus on Key Landmarks
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- Book Loan talk from first week
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- Use the book-rental system Take a DAT Practice test with Kaplan
this weekend, Saturday at 10AM to see where you are starting from
Follow the guide book from the ADA of how to get ready for the DAT
and how to sign up:
http://www.ada.org/sections/educationAndCareers/pdfs/dat_examinee_guide.pdf