2 months is enough ?

[mermaid66]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

hi everyone
I finally decided to take the DAT for the 3rd time. I thought about it alot and realized I can do better. so I was wondering 2 months is enough considering that I have been studing for DAT since October( on and off ) I am okay on my science but RC killed me both timess🙁
i have cliff bio,MCAT exam cracker, destroyer, all science CP, and kaplan for BIO and all ACS and destroyer for chem, but nothing for reading I m just trying to ace my speed . it s going much better, what do u guyz think? 2 months is good?
bio/gc/oc/pa/rc/qr
1st: 19/18/18/17/14:O/16
2nd:18🙁/21/22/19/16/19
and im shooting for uop or ucs (cal girl 🙂 )
GPA:3.66😀
thanks

 

[tinman831]

Most dental students spend less amount of time than that mastering the subjects tested on the national boards. You should be fine studying for 2 months (especially if you've reviewed it once already).

 

[nze82]

Two months should give you sufficient amount of time to master the material. However, if you decide to use your "On-and-Off" studying strategy, you won't get satisfactory results, regardless of how much time you invest.
If you're planing to study for 2 months, then you need to do nothing but that!
Seems like your PAT score improved tremendously from your 1st to your 2nd exam. So, you should be fine in that area. However, if you're considering UoP, you need to bring that RC score up (At least a 20). I know they really scrutinize the RC score of their applicants. It's a 3 year program, which means everything goes by extremely fast and they want to ensure that their students can read.

Best of Luck!

 

[bennijai]

2 months is more than enough especially since you went through the material twice I assume. With 7-8hr days of non stop studying you're golden.

 

[4thMolar]

Two months is enough as long as you focus solely on studying DAT material. And since you've been studying on and off for a while, you may not even need the full 2 months, but I wouldn't reschedule it to an earlier date, unless you feel absolutely prepared. It is better to take your time and make sure you do well rather than rushing and getting a low score and then having to wait and re-study again.

 

[toothytay]

I'm only studying for a month...if that's any encouragement! So much material X.X...and on that note, off I go to study some more!

 

[JTSLai]

two months? wayy too much time. so much that you may start to get frustrated with it after a while. just remember, if you study for two months, that means you have to retain all that knowledge for two months. my advice is to study just long enough to have everything fresh on your mind.

 

[Mister Incisor]

Agree with most of the above. I prepped for one month after taking the Canadian prior, and felt that it was more than enough time (this also meant that I was going over QR and OC for the first time). Two solid months should give you a great knowledge base to work with.

Good luck with your studies.