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About the contents:
Part I: Introduction
* Overview of the DAT and scoring guidelines
* Test-taking tips and strategies
Part II: Subject Reviews
* Covers four areas tested on the DAT: Natural Sciences (Biology and Chemistry), Perceptual Ability, Reading Comprehension, and Quantitative Reasoning
* Includes question/answer format and answer explanations
Part III: DAT Practice Tests
* Contains four parts like the DAT
* Consists of multiple-choice questions followed by answers and explanations
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Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0

Not comprehensive enough for a thorough review:

The main issue I have with this book is that the problems in this book seem much too easy as compared to those found in other review books and in the actual DAT test. Further, if you want some good practice with Organic Chemistry, look elsewhere; this book only has a "Chemistry" section with some questions devoted to Organic Chemistry.
The only redeeming feature is the PAT section, since it provides you with more practice on various shapes for TFE and patterns for Folding.
Overall, I feel this... more info

Not worth it:

there are plenty of better preps out there on the market. i found many mistakes both in the answer choices and in the answer key. the only good thing i found was that the PAT was moderately difficult. Not worth it in my opinion.

Don't Waste Your Money:

I'm not sure who wrote this but the natural science section had many errors. As a biology major I was appaled at some of the answers given for the science questions - they were flat out wrong. The only value I think this book has is the PAT examples and discussion for solving them quickly.
The practice test is a joke! It tells you the answer after each question and doesn't have the same workspace as you will have on the test. Due to the errors in the science section I don't even trust this book to... more info

Fair:

It is not cliff notes as in quick review. It is mostly questions on information you must already have. In order to review questions you will need other sources to look up information.

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