15 Minutes With The Dry-Erase Sheet

[Double Bonded]

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So I've been hearing some stuff about how people prepare their dry-erase sheets in the 15 minute tutorial before the Natural Science section starts (and after the break). I bought one to practice on and I end up just writing all over it...no real organization, then erasing it for the next problem that requires writing.

It seems like it would be a real hassle to have my PAT "charts/diagrams" or QR equations taking up space when I'm trying to work on Gchem or Orgo. But a lot of people seem to be doing it, so maybe I'm missing something.

What kinds of stuff did you guys write down on your sheet before the exam started? Was it helpful?

 

[dentalWorks]

So I've been hearing some stuff about how people prepare their dry-erase sheets in the 15 minute tutorial before the Natural Science section starts (and after the break). I bought one to practice on and I end up just writing all over it...no real organization, then erasing it for the next problem that requires writing.

It seems like it would be a real hassle to have my PAT "charts/diagrams" or QR equations taking up space when I'm trying to work on Gchem or Orgo. But a lot of people seem to be doing it, so maybe I'm missing something.

What kinds of stuff did you guys write down on your sheet before the exam started? Was it helpful?

The ONLY time you'll REALLY use the dry-sheets is when doing QR. You'll also use it in GC, but not as much. If I remember correctly, out of the 30 GC questions, I think I used mine for 15 questions, but they were very easy set ups... like 2-3 lines max (not even 1/2 of the page)

When your test anxiety is up (and it will be trust me), you will erase very fast, 1/2 the dry-sheet can be erased in a matter of 2 seconds (you will be pressing the eraser hard and erasing fast....

As far as writing on the sheet before a test.... the only time I did that was before the RC. I numbered 1 to 50, that way everytime I answered a question, I would wipe it off with the tip of my finger (that way I can keep track of how many questions I still need to answer on that particular passage and how my timing was going)

 

[Philippines03j]

I can dig out some of my example sheets this weekend after some of my tests are over but here are a few things I put on my sheet;

1. Chart for cube counting... o-5 on the left column...then each new structure they gave me i counted all the cubes and wrote down total number of cubes first. Then went through each cube and made a tally for them.

2. I think I did a few math charts. Can't remember exactly but maybe something like the sin/cos/tan things so I had a quick reference.

3. The major thing I used one side for was the reading. I labled the three 1-15 which represent each paragraph in each passage. I would read a few questions then start reading until i found the answers. i would read the next few questions and see if i could answer. If i did not read that yet I would conitnue where I left off. As I went I took key words from each paragraph and wrote them down for quick reference for later questions.

4. I am sure there is a few other suggestions by other SDNers but that is what i can remember from my test. 👍

Helpfulf for sure... It was like a pre-game routine for me before i started the test. Write it out and get in the zone... By the time you are the math section you can erase the gen-chem or whatever since it is the last section. It is nothing to worry about.

 

[duvaldentist]

Hey double bonded great post i was just wondering the same thing. I bought a dry erase board and it got filled up so easily with equations and what not i thought i might need. This may be a dumb question but ive herd both ways, are you given two dry erase sheets or are you given a dry erase board?

I can dig out some of my example sheets this weekend after some of my tests are over but here are a few things I put on my sheet;

1. Chart for cube counting... o-5 on the left column...then each new structure they gave me i counted all the cubes and wrote down total number of cubes first. Then went through each cube and made a tally for them.

2. I think I did a few math charts. Can't remember exactly but maybe something like the sin/cos/tan things so I had a quick reference.

3. The major thing I used one side for was the reading. I labled the three 1-15 which represent each paragraph in each passage. I would read a few questions then start reading until i found the answers. i would read the next few questions and see if i could answer. If i did not read that yet I would conitnue where I left off. As I went I took key words from each paragraph and wrote them down for quick reference for later questions.

4. I am sure there is a few other suggestions by other SDNers but that is what i can remember from my test. 👍

Helpfulf for sure... It was like a pre-game routine for me before i started the test. Write it out and get in the zone... By the time you are the math section you can erase the gen-chem or whatever since it is the last section. It is nothing to worry about.

For the RC portion of the DAT are the questions generally in order or do you have to do a lot of jumping around?

 

[dentalWorks]

Hey double bonded great post i was just wondering the same thing. I bought a dry erase board and it got filled up so easily with equations and what not i thought i might need. This may be a dumb question but ive herd both ways, are you given two dry erase sheets or are you given a dry erase board?



For the RC portion of the DAT are the questions generally in order or do you have to do a lot of jumping around?

both. Sometimes questions are sequential, sometimes the 5th question can be answered from information from last paragraph..... But If I have to judge, I'd say 60% are sequential and the other 40% are jumpers

 

[Philippines03j]

both. Sometimes questions are sequential, sometimes the 5th question can be answered from information from last paragraph..... But if i have to judge, i'd say 60% are sequential and the other 40% are jumpers

+1

--Duvaldentist: I was given 2 dry erase markers and 1 dry erase sheet (The size of white computer paper w/ grid & it had 2 sides)

 

[duvaldentist]

+1

--Duvaldentist: I was given 2 dry erase markers and 1 dry erase sheet (The size of white computer paper w/ grid & it had 2 sides)

Thanx for the clearification 😉 so i can write all equations i want on one side and do work on the other. Or would you advise something else

 

[sbdento]

I got two or three of those grid sheets. I wrote out the cube counting table on one and used the other blank ones for the gc section.

Call you test center to see exactly what they will give you.

 

[Teeth12345]

I'm taking practice tests now and what I write out is a grid for the hole punching section and a tally for the cubes.

Lately, however, I noticed myself relying less on the cube grid. I know a common strategy used is to count all the cubes at first and tally them up. When I used this method, I found that if I counted the cubes wrong for one figure, I would get all the questions associated with that figure wrong. Now, I just count the cubes they ask for and I have started keeping track on my fingers. Does anyone use this method? I know you have to go through each figure more than once but I feel that it takes up almost the same amount of time.

Also, during the 15 minute break before the RC and QR, I think I'm going to write out some general formulas I forget (area of ellipse) and the trig identities bc I always forget those.