Alternative Pathway

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well today.

I’m coming here because I’ve been admitted to a pre-med program, but instead of offering MCAT prep they offered DAT prep through The Princeton Review.

Along with this, instead of having me shadow a dentist, they’re having me shadow an anesthesiologist and cardiologist this summer. Which in my mind didn’t make sense to me if I shadowed these professionals but took the DAT, so I decided to take the MCAT prep through TPR instead of the DAT.

I planned on taking the DAT on my own next summer, as my school will pay for any preparatory courses + the exam. I was planning on using this to my advantage as I’d be able to get Booster/Bootcamp paid for, and not take it through TPR (which I haven’t heard much good about if any when it comes to the DAT).

My reasoning is if I can do good on the MCAT, I can be successful in the DAT. I know they’re two vastly different tests but from my understanding they have some overlap on materials (Gen Chem, Orgo, Bio, QR). The DAT has the PAT section which I can study for myself next spring/summer.

Thanks for reading, let me know your thoughts below.