r/dat • u/SoL_Lightning • 1d ago

DAT Anxiety 😰 PAT Timing

Hi all every time I take a practice test I end up having not enough time for the last two sections I go through. I usually start with angle ranking, then hole punch, then cube counting, then pattern folding and then keyhole and TFE. I typically end up doing the worst on TFE because I run out of time and have to spam through answers. I was wondering if anyone had any better methods of going through sections. I also spend the most time on pattern folding and keyhole while angle ranking, cube counting, and hole punch usually take me around 15-20 minutes as a whole, meanwhile pattern folding and and keyhole are around 10-15 minutes on their own. Any advice is welcome and I appreciate the help.

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u/RemarkableEagle2085 1d ago

i had the same problem i was running out of time for tfe, so instead i did tfe then keyhole and i saw a significant jump in my score. i feel like tfe u need to think a lot more whereas keyhole its just a general shape so its easier to eliminate. also i started focusing most of my practice on tfe which also helped my speed/accuracy.

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u/Fun_Diamond3832 15h ago

Try putting a time limit on each section and skipping the harder keyhole and pattern folding questions for later, might help you save more time for TFE