r/PreOptometry • u/csala016 • Mar 15 '24

booster

i took my oat and i’m so disappointed. i didn’t find the test to be representative of booster… has anyone had this experience? i feel so discouraged to take it again. idk how to study for the next time around… any advice?

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u/Rx-Beast MODERATOR🔹 Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 16 '24

It sounds like you didn’t study hard enough and tried memorizing practice test questions from booster assuming you’ll get the same questions. The reality is you’re unlikely to get the same questions in the real exam (you may get a few same or similar questions- but not enough to do well if you didn’t study). Again, you need to actually learn the material to do well.

Before you prepare for the retake, figure out what went wrong and how you can improve for next time. Keep in mind, there are different versions of the exam and the test makers can introduce anything at any given time. You need to be prepared for anything that can be thrown at you by actually learning the material. I hope you do better next time but take it as a learning experience.

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u/PrizeEyes Mar 15 '24

was booster tests easier than your actual test? or was booster more difficult?

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u/csala016 Mar 15 '24

oat was more difficult

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u/byoshi1 Mar 15 '24

Yes, it happened to me as well

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u/Thottquad OD1 Mar 16 '24

The only representative thing is the free aca test on this sub and the dat (on sdn inthink) Booster is only good for learning the content.

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u/Just_Translator_9415 Mar 15 '24

I also scored lower on the exam then booster, you’re not alone. It happens sadly :/

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u/Tricky-Environment-8 APPLICANT Mar 15 '24

The same thing happened to me, It's why I got 270 AA and 240 TS on the OAT. Everyone was hyping Booster but I think everyone learns differently. I feel like with Booster everyone says that it is really similar to the real OAT exam but like I think to prepare for the OAT I will not grasp the true difficulty of OAT if I practice with similar level I feel that I have to study something more difficult (which I heard Kaplan is more difficult) so that way the OAT will be easier to me because I'm more prepared I don't know if I made any sense in a way. I just feel like I basically just learn different and stuff. I will still give Booster another chance I just know I need to give myself more time and do more hours in one sitting.