Kaplan DAT (Kaplan Test Prep) 8th Edition

I only had two weeks to prep for the DAT in between semesters and this worked for me. If you are the type who can miss class and still do well by personal study from a textbook this is a good option. I do well with textbooks and this worked for me but i also used other materials. (crack the DAT PAT), and (topscore practice tests).This book is a great start to your studies if you have the time to read. It took me MANY crammed hours to get through it and i took notes as i went. If you have a couple months until you take the test this would be a good start in my opinion. Good luck with your DAT prep.

Good for dental school prep. Good results guaranteed!

The book does a great job with bringing you up to speed with all the topics assuming you have a relatively decent background. It's great for a refresher and the two practice tests aren't bad. There are some errors in the book (mostly in the math sections). Keep in mind that this book should be used as a REFRESHER in material. If you're looking for practice problems, you're better off with other books like the Orgoman DAT and MATH Destroyers. I used this book in conjunction with the AP cliffs bio book and that was more than enough to get me up to speed.

I haven't started studying for the DAT but I've heard a lot of good stuff on this book, and I'm excited to study it.

Used this book for a couple months before taking the DAT. Was very comprehensive and I would recommend this book for any student who is going to be doing a self-study for the DAT.

This is a good prep book for the DAT and I would recommend it. However, they claim that this is the most up to date version. I have a 2003 version of this book (which can be seen when you click on more pictures, the red book) and its 95% the same! They just changed the order of the practice tests around (math before biology), added a picture or two, changed the font, and included a tear out study guide at the back. If you don't have an older version, get this. If you do, I wouldn't recommend buying it.If this review helped, please say so!

I gave this rating because it is a book that you know you need it to study. If you know what you are expecting then this is a book for you. I would recommend this book as it provides many basic information that we need to study for DAT.

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I wish there was a refund option on this because it claimed to be great for the Canadian DAT as well. Half of the book is irrelevant and there is barely anything online. I expected the PAT section in the book to be there but it isn't. The little PAT section there is online is irrelevant for the cDAT because you write on paper, which makes a huge difference.

I spent months studying from this book only to get wrecked on the actual test by content this book doesn’t even cover. Barely any useful practice for reading comprehension or perceptual ability either. All around disappointed and I wish I could get my time and money back.

Do not use for the Canadian DAT! I’m glad I caught on early but there is a severe lack of depth needed in this textbook - I doubt its good for the american test either. Shame of you Kaplan.

This book is ok, it has all the information needed to write (the Canadian, in my case) DAT. However this text book had no practice questions for either biology or general chemistry in the text book. And the online content was embarrassing, three 19 slide workshops and three quizzes on spectroscopy, solubility, and equilibrium. That's it. What a joke. I'll recommend it if you need more PAT practice or RCT practice or practice tests but otherwise buy the Princeton review Cracking the DAT!

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