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Not ready for My OAT. Help?

I am taking my OAT in a week, and I am severely unready. I recently graduated university and had a study schedule planned out, but once I started working full time, my study time and energy went DOWN....

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What OAT preparation materials should I use?

Hi there! I am planning on taking the OAT at the end of July if the quarantine is done by then. The quarantine has caused me to have all of May off of work during and school and I figured it would be...

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2020 COVID OAT experience: long and detailed

Hi everyone! I noticed there were not very many threads of people posting their OAT experiences and how it was impacted by COVID-19 so I thought I would share my experience! I took my OAT on June 20. I...

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OAT Study Prep

Hi everyone, So I'm taking my OAT in 3 weeks to be exact and I've solely depended on the use of the OAT version of the DAT Bootcamp. I'm really struggling in bio and physics and I just really would...

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OAT Studying Material

I am starting to study for my OAT that I will be taking probably in November or December. I have the Kaplan Study Prep book, but I'm looking for some other studying material. Can you all give me some...

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ADA practice test

Does anyone know if the OAT practice test on the ADA website for $100 is worth it or is it the same questions as the 2006 practice test?

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OAT conversion sheet

I recently came across a few threads indicating there is a conversion sheet to match scores with. Does anyone know if this is still a reliable source to go off of? I am currently in a Crack The OAT...

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Retaking OAT/Plz Help

Hi everyone, I am so sad because of my bad OAT scores. I am even crying while writing this thread. I had my OAT today and struggled with timing. I was shocked seeing 15 paragraphs instead of 10 for RC,...

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July 2020 OAT experience - it went well! (detailed post)

Hello everyone! I took my OAT yesterday and it went well. This community (as well as Reddit) has been tremendously helpful so I wanted to share my experience in case anyone needs it. I, like many...

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OAT Biology content

Hi! I am writing my OAT in 3 weeks and am knee deep into my studying and am finding the biology content a bit dense. I am using the Kaplan book which contains a lot of body systems/ anatomy/physiology...

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OAT or DAT

Hey everyone, I just graduated this May and I am taking a gap year so I can spend more time studying for the admissions test. My top choice is KYCO, and I know that they accept the DAT. Due to the...

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Please help!! Very low RC score. What to do next?

Hi everybody, I just took the OAT, and my reading comprehension score was crazy low ... 250. RC was my strongest score when taking practice tests and my jaw dropped when I saw my score. 250 is like...

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Should I retake the OAT?

Hello all, I wanted to share my thoughts and was wondering what I can do for the next cycle. I applied last cycle but couldn't get into any programs and reapplying this cycle. I took the OAT couple...

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What’s a good OAT score?

Hi everyone! I am taking the OAT soon and applying for this application cycle and I was wondering what a safe score to aim for is based on my other stats. I have a 3.8 gpa, have hundreds of shadowing...

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When to take the OAT

So I am reapplying this cycle. I wanted to retake the OAT. I took it the first time on May 29th after being canceled multiple times. I plan on getting recommendations and finishing my application by...

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OAT advice needed!

Hey guys, I am a third year student studying biology. I have taken the OAT twice now and just really don’t understand where I’m going wrong. I do well in school and don’t usually struggle with tests....

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OAT Studying Tips

Hey everyone I am going to start studying for the OAT (I'm taking it in December). I was wondering if you all studied each section for a couple hours a day, or spent a couple weeks on one section?

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Can I count on my fingers during the OAT?

I know, this is such a particular question. My OAT is in a few weeks, and I often use my fingers for counting when I'm doing practice questions. Is this something that could get me in trouble during...

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OAT 2020... Should I retake?

Hi everyone! I took my OAT a few weeks ago and have been kind of stressing about my scores. I have a cumulative GPA of 3.54 and a science GPA of 3.51. My OAT scores are as follows: Quantitative...

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July 2020 OAT Experience

I recently took my OAT exam a week ago and found these forums really helpful and told myself if I did well, I'd post about my experience to help out a fellow anxious test taker who is looking at these...

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