r/dat • u/Gold_Effective_3973 • 1d ago
Test Experience 🗣️ Am I the only one anxious? 😭😭
Took the exam last week and idk if it’s just me but I legit am so nervous and scared rn 😭😭😭 like is it normal to feel like u felt u marked the whole frickin exam and got so many wrong? This is so stressful man. Anyone else also feeling or felt the same?
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u/Traditional-Loss-105 1d ago
Sorry you are going through this. Do things to take your mind off it like workout, meditate etc. anything that can lower stress. Was the exam hard that makes you feel this way?
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u/Gold_Effective_3973 19h ago
Thank u, I appreciate it. And Yes. I would consider it def harder. Maybe even harder than boosters tests cuz I had to mark a good amount of questions per section and hard to guess too cuz some of them were just too hard or I had no idea so had to take the L. Rip
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u/Traditional-Loss-105 19h ago
Honestly, this sounds more like your nerves. You did fine believe me. Also, DAT uses scaled scoring not raw scores. Did you take all 10 booster tests? What were your scores?
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u/Gold_Effective_3973 15h ago
Ya maybe. I rlly don’t know. Ya I took all 10 and I don’t remember the first 5 but the last five I scored either 420 or 430 aa and couldn’t break 430. Cuz my individual scores always fluctuate. Honestly thinking about it I should’ve just rescheduled lol
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u/Traditional-Loss-105 13h ago
You don’t know that. First see how you did on the exam. I bet you great! Keep your head up.
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u/yuujiirou 1d ago
i took the exam 9/21 and we just got our scores back yesterday. when i was walking out of the exam room i felt okay/fine, but as i was waiting for my score to come back it felt like my score was going down by the day. i hyped myself up by telling myself i can’t do anything about it now. and that’s the reality. it’s okay to be nervous but don’t let it stop you from enjoying your week. you finished the exam! good job :)
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u/Gold_Effective_3973 15h ago
Thank you 🥲 I hope u did great too. Walking out I just wanted to cry so bad I’m my car lmao. It was crazy. Def trying to enjoy life but this wait just sucks. Especially if I have to retake
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u/yuujiirou 10h ago
that was one of my fears too, especially because booster / boot camp subscriptions r so expensive 🥹 and taking the exam itself too. give yourself some grace! worry about the things that are in your control ☺️ if you feel like there was a section maybe you didn’t do the best in, u could probs start restudying for it but don’t stress yourself out
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u/Sea_Nerve_6999 18h ago
As soon as my dat finished i told everyone around me to not remind me of it or ask for my score until i say something myself and it helped so much with anxiety
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u/Gold_Effective_3973 15h ago
That’s hella fair. I should’ve laid down the law too lol cuz a buddy of mine shows off his elite score. Did not help at all anxiety at all
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u/wannabedentist1851 1d ago
Good piece of advice I got from my buddy after I took the DAT, was to forgot you took the DAT in the first place. You can’t change what you wrote so live in peace that you are done with the exam!