21 days till the big day. So practice exams, when and how?

[thenextcarnegie]

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Hey!

My exam is 21 days from now. I was wondering if 10-12 full-length practice exams would be enough and when I should start doing them? I was thinking of doing all the ones on bootcamp (5) and then the 2007/2009 ADA (2) ones. Although, I don't know where else I can get full length exams and which ones are the best to use. Any advice would be great! Thanks!

 

[FutureDDS_11]

My exam is almost 3 weeks away as well. I would say that if you're okay with not using bootcamp's full lengths as a way of assessment, but as a learning tool, do Bootcamp twice (this week is the first time and then ~ the week leading up to the exam is the 2nd time). 2009 and 2007 will be the only two tests that I plan on using for assessment, as I will be taking them about 3 days before my exam. If you want more full length exams, get DAT Genius (which I am getting and starting tomorrow).
When reviewing, make sure you understand every question you were uncertain about and stay away from the "this might not be on my exam" mentality by avoiding it.

 

[JLT223]

10-12 exams? That's overkill. The 5 Bootcamp exams plus the 2007/2009 exams are more than enough. You need to remember that you will be reviewing the exams and spending a lot of time doing so.

 

[Alikhan9]

My exam is almost 3 weeks away as well. I would say that if you're okay with not using bootcamp's full lengths as a way of assessment, but as a learning tool, do Bootcamp twice (this week is the first time and then ~ the week leading up to the exam is the 2nd time). 2009 and 2007 will be the only two tests that I plan on using for assessment, as I will be taking them about 3 days before my exam. If you want more full length exams, get DAT Genius (which I am getting and starting tomorrow).
When reviewing, make sure you understand every question you were uncertain about and stay away from the "this might not be on my exam" mentality by avoiding it.

What have you done for the review process of your DAT studying?

 

[FutureDDS_11]

What have you done for the review process of your DAT studying?

I followed Ari's 10 week study guide for the reviewing part (changed it for part II to fit my schedule). Most of my review was watching Chad's and doing his quizzes (they are awesome like everyone says) as well as reading AP cliff's (plus Feralis and taking the chapter exams like the schedule says to do).
Then after my review I completed DAT Destroyer, and now I'm at the process of doing full lengths.

 

[Denizen]

I did 5 DBC full-lengths and then the 2007 and 2008 DAT's, one per day, for the seven days leading up to my exam. I would highly recommend doing this; I felt very prepared on test day because of it. I agree that 10-12 practice exams is probably overkill, but I would do that if you feel you need to.

 

[thenextcarnegie]

Alright fair enough! Thanks guys, I'll just do DBC practice exams and the 2007-2009 and see where I stand. I did the DBC subject tests so I felt that maybe my scores would be a bit skewed.

 

[LuckBloodandSweat]

Honestly with practice exams they're not always the best but they are a great way to pinpoint weaknesses and work on timing. Some people find it too boring to just sit down and look at material and they'd rather do practice tests as a more active way of learning and then spend a lot of time going over their weaknesses. I guess I do a lot of practice exams for that reason but I do spend time on reviewing material too.