The OAT Resources tab now has a full Key Facts Digest built around how the exam is actually structured and scored -- not practice questions, but the mechanics, timing, and strategy facts that shape how you should prepare in the first place.
What's in the tables
Five quick-reference tables cover the facts most test-takers either don't know or get slightly wrong:
- Test structure and timing -- exact question counts and time limits for all four OAT sections, all covered in full by this site's practice bank (unlike the DAT, the OAT has no excluded section).
- Biology & Chemistry topic areas -- the real topic breadth of the Survey of the Natural Sciences section, which overlaps heavily with the DAT's version of this section.
- Physics topic areas -- all 13 official topic areas for the section the DAT doesn't have at all.
- Reading Comprehension & Quantitative Reasoning quick facts -- format, timing pressure, and real strategy notes for both remaining sections.
- Scoring scale & test-day policy facts -- how the 200-400 per-section scale works (a different scale from the DAT's 200-600 system), plus real application and scheduling facts.
Related: What to Expect on the OAT: Format, Scoring, and How to Prepare
What's in the flashcard decks
Four decks built for active recall rather than passive reading:
- Test-day and application logistics -- application timing, administering-body facts, and real scheduling details.
- Biology & Chemistry quick facts -- standalone recall facts spanning Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.
- Physics quick facts -- standalone recall facts across all 13 Physics topic areas.
- Reading & Quantitative Reasoning strategy quick facts -- format and strategy facts for the two remaining sections.
What's in the audio lessons
Four narrated section-strategy walkthroughs -- Survey of the Natural Sciences, Reading Comprehension, Physics, and Quantitative Reasoning -- each roughly three to five minutes, for reviewing section strategy hands-free, away from a screen.
A few real facts worth knowing right now
Some of what's in the Digest, as a preview:
- The OAT is scored 200-400 per section -- a genuinely different scale from the DAT's 200-600 system, even though both exams share the same administering body (ADA's Department of Testing Services).
- Physics is algebra-based on the OAT -- no calculus is required or tested, even though the 13-topic list overlaps with a typical intro physics course.
- Unlike the CLT, a calculator IS provided on the OAT's Quantitative Reasoning section.
- Unlike the DAT, the OAT has no spatial/image-based section comparable to the Perceptual Ability Test -- this site's text-based question bank covers the complete real exam.
What's free to preview
One full table and one full flashcard deck are free to preview on the OAT track right now, no purchase required. The remaining tables, decks, and all four audio lessons are part of the same unlock as the full OAT practice-question bank.
Where to find it
Open the OAT track and go to its Resources tab -- the tables, flashcard decks, and audio lessons are listed alongside the official OAT info link, with the free preview items clearly marked.