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A few people have requested to see my 3-week study schedule since I posted my breakdown https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/dat-done-25aa-24-ts-25-pat-3-week-study-schedule.1237745/ . I scored a 25AA, 24TS, and 25PAT. I had 21 days of studying and 3 days of rest. Two of my rest days are not included here (just add them in your schedule on days that seem right), but the third was the day before the test. I added the times in the first few weeks after I was done. They are not exact, but they are rough estimates on how long I was spending on certain things during my hardcore study period (the first 9 days). Also, I have never used 2 column notes before, but I used them for everything while studying and it helped tremendously. For bio, I used 6 different colored pens and switched colors whenever I made a new row in my notes (it made them much easier to look at).
I studied every day from 8:00am to 8:00pm with an hour break for lunch. Some days I was done by 6:00, but most days took the full 11 hours. I was never done more than 15 minutes early during the first 9 days. I don’t recommend going past 8:00. I just did it once when it was the day before a rest day. Just find a good stopping point and pick up the next day. Make sure to get enough sleep. There is nothing worse than trying to study when you are struggling to keep your eyes open.
Let me know if you have any questions. It looks daunting, but after I got through the first 9 days, it really wasn’t bad at all.
Day 1
-8:00am-12:00pm
-CliffsAP Chapter 1- “Chemistry”
-CliffsAP Chapter 2- “Cells”
-CliffsAP Chapter 3- “Cellular Respiration”
-1:00pm-5:30pm
-Chad’s GC videos 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 (1.5-2x speed)
-Take Associated Quizzes
-5:30pm-6:30pm
-Chad’s QR videos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2x speed)
-Take Associated Quizzes
-6:30pm-8:00pm
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp (30min)
-PAT- In depth with keyhole (1 hour)
Day 2
-8:00am-12:00pm
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 1- “Chemistry”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 2- “Cells”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 3- “Cellular Respiration”
-Start on next day bio notes if you finish before noon
-1:00pm-5:30pm
-Chad’s GC videos 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2
-Take Associated Quizzes
-5:30pm-6:30pm
-Chad’s QR videos 6, 7, 8, 9
-Take Associated Quizzes
-6:30pm-8:00pm
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with TFE
Day 3
-8:00am-12:00pm
-CliffsAP Chapter 4- “Photosynthesis”
-CliffsAP Chapter 5- “Cell Division”
-CliffsAP Chapter 6- “Heredity”
-1:00pm-5:30pm
-Chad’s GC videos 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06
-Take Associated Quizzes
-5:30-6:30pm
-Chad’s QR videos 10, 11, 12
-Take Associated Quizzes
-6:30pm-8:00pm
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with angle ranking
Day 4
-You already get the gist on the times so I’m not going to type them anymore
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 4- “Photosynthesis”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 5- “Cell Division”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 6- “Heredity”
-Start on next day if done before noon
-Chad’s GC videos 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 13, 14, 15
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with hole punching
Day 5
-CliffsAP Chapter 7- “Molecular Genetics”
-CliffsAP Chapter 8- “Evolution”
-CliffsAP Chapter 9- “Biological Diversity”
-Chad’s GC videos 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 16, 17, 18
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with cube counting
Day 6
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 7- “Molecular Genetics”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 8- “Evolution”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 9- “Biological Diversity”
-Start on next day if done before noon
-Chad’s OC videos 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 19, 20, 21
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with pattern folding
Day 7
-CliffsAP Chapter 10- “Plants”
-CliffsAP Chapter 11- “Animal Form and Functions”
-Chapter 11 notes took long for me- might need a little more time
-CliffsAP Chapter 12- “Animal Reproduction and Development”
-Chad’s OC videos 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 22, 23, 24
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 6 on Bootcamp
-Look at my scores to see where I started vs. where I ended up in PAT (https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/dat-done-25aa-24-ts-25-pat-3-week-study-schedule.1237745/)
Day 8
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 10- “Plants”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 11- “Animal Form and Functions”
-Review Cliff’s Chapter 12- “Animal Reproduction and Development”
-Chad’s OC videos 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 25, 26, 27
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- test 7 on Bootcamp
Day 9
-8:00am-2:00pm
-CliffsAP Chapter 13- “Animal Behavior”
-CliffsAP Chapter 14- “Ecology”
-Take first MC bio test in CliffsAP
-Ferali’s Notes on bones, skin, eyes, & ears (under chapter 11)
-2:15pm-8:00pm
-Chad’s OC videos 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- generators & review test 6/7 wrong answers briefly
Day 10
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 13- “Animal Behavior”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 14- “Ecology”
-Take second MC bio test in CliffsAP
-Make list of shaky topics
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 1 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 1 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 1 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 6 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 8 on Bootcamp
Day 11
-Math Destroyer Test 1
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 1-40
-DAT Destroyer Gen Chem Problems 1-30
-DAT Destroyer Orgo problems 1-30
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 2 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 2 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 2 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 7 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Bootcamp generators
-Review notes on shaky topics
Day 12
-Math Destroyer Test 2
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 41-80, 81-120
-DAT Destroyer Gen Chem Problems 31-60
-DAT Destroyer Orgo problems 31-60
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 3 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 3 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 3 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 8 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 9 on Bootcamp
-Review notes on shaky topics
Day 13
-Math Destroyer Test (I stopped after 2, but do more if you need the practice)
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 121-160
-Go through all your destroyer bio missed question notes
-DAT Destroyer Gen Chem: do more problems if needed or go through missed ?s notes
-DAT Destroyer Orgo: same as gchem
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 4 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 4 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 4 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 9 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Bootcamp generators
-Review notes on shaky topics
Day 14
-Math Destroyer Test if needed
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 161-200 (I got 22/40 correct here, found it very hard)
-Review missed questions again
-Study your notes from Chad’s hard (GC, OC, & QR)
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 5 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 5 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 5 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 10 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 10 on Bootcamp
Day 15
-I used this day to study anything and everything
-Notes from Cliffs/Ferali’s
-Notes from Chad’s
-Missed questions
Day 16
-Went over the same things I did the day before
-Went quick over the things I did well on the day before, focused hard on shaky topics- do what is right for you
-It was after these 2 days of review that everything really started to click for me
Day 17
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 1
-Review All Answers
-Note: for all of these, you’ve already taken the sciences, so review shouldn’t take long & you should score very high on the sciences (mid 20s hopefully)
-My scores I posted on my breakdown are from the first time I took these, not from these full-length tests
-QR, PAT, and RC will all be unseen, but just review QR and briefly PAT; find a RC strategy that works well- the one I used is on my breakdown https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/dat-done-25aa-24-ts-25-pat-3-week-study-schedule.1237745/
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 2
-Review All Answers
Day 18
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 3
-Review All Answers
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 4
-Review All Answers
Day 19
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 5
-Review All Answers
-Review all needed topics
-Go through old notes
Day 20
-Take 2007 DAT
-This is pretty outdated and the chems are extremely easy
-Review All Answers
-Review all needed topics
-Go through old notes
Day 21
-Take 2009 DAT
-Widely thought of as the best score indicator
-Make this the last thing you do; don’t waste this resource
-Review All Answers
-Review all needed topics
-Go through old notes
Day 22
-Rest Day
-Do something fun
-No studying
Day 23
-TEST DAY
I studied every day from 8:00am to 8:00pm with an hour break for lunch. Some days I was done by 6:00, but most days took the full 11 hours. I was never done more than 15 minutes early during the first 9 days. I don’t recommend going past 8:00. I just did it once when it was the day before a rest day. Just find a good stopping point and pick up the next day. Make sure to get enough sleep. There is nothing worse than trying to study when you are struggling to keep your eyes open.
Let me know if you have any questions. It looks daunting, but after I got through the first 9 days, it really wasn’t bad at all.
Day 1
-8:00am-12:00pm
-CliffsAP Chapter 1- “Chemistry”
-CliffsAP Chapter 2- “Cells”
-CliffsAP Chapter 3- “Cellular Respiration”
-1:00pm-5:30pm
-Chad’s GC videos 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 (1.5-2x speed)
-Take Associated Quizzes
-5:30pm-6:30pm
-Chad’s QR videos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2x speed)
-Take Associated Quizzes
-6:30pm-8:00pm
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp (30min)
-PAT- In depth with keyhole (1 hour)
Day 2
-8:00am-12:00pm
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 1- “Chemistry”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 2- “Cells”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 3- “Cellular Respiration”
-Start on next day bio notes if you finish before noon
-1:00pm-5:30pm
-Chad’s GC videos 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2
-Take Associated Quizzes
-5:30pm-6:30pm
-Chad’s QR videos 6, 7, 8, 9
-Take Associated Quizzes
-6:30pm-8:00pm
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with TFE
Day 3
-8:00am-12:00pm
-CliffsAP Chapter 4- “Photosynthesis”
-CliffsAP Chapter 5- “Cell Division”
-CliffsAP Chapter 6- “Heredity”
-1:00pm-5:30pm
-Chad’s GC videos 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06
-Take Associated Quizzes
-5:30-6:30pm
-Chad’s QR videos 10, 11, 12
-Take Associated Quizzes
-6:30pm-8:00pm
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with angle ranking
Day 4
-You already get the gist on the times so I’m not going to type them anymore
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 4- “Photosynthesis”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 5- “Cell Division”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 6- “Heredity”
-Start on next day if done before noon
-Chad’s GC videos 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 13, 14, 15
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with hole punching
Day 5
-CliffsAP Chapter 7- “Molecular Genetics”
-CliffsAP Chapter 8- “Evolution”
-CliffsAP Chapter 9- “Biological Diversity”
-Chad’s GC videos 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 16, 17, 18
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with cube counting
Day 6
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 7- “Molecular Genetics”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 8- “Evolution”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 9- “Biological Diversity”
-Start on next day if done before noon
-Chad’s OC videos 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 19, 20, 21
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- In depth with pattern folding
Day 7
-CliffsAP Chapter 10- “Plants”
-CliffsAP Chapter 11- “Animal Form and Functions”
-Chapter 11 notes took long for me- might need a little more time
-CliffsAP Chapter 12- “Animal Reproduction and Development”
-Chad’s OC videos 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 22, 23, 24
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 6 on Bootcamp
-Look at my scores to see where I started vs. where I ended up in PAT (https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/dat-done-25aa-24-ts-25-pat-3-week-study-schedule.1237745/)
Day 8
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 10- “Plants”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 11- “Animal Form and Functions”
-Review Cliff’s Chapter 12- “Animal Reproduction and Development”
-Chad’s OC videos 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Chad’s QR videos 25, 26, 27
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- test 7 on Bootcamp
Day 9
-8:00am-2:00pm
-CliffsAP Chapter 13- “Animal Behavior”
-CliffsAP Chapter 14- “Ecology”
-Take first MC bio test in CliffsAP
-Ferali’s Notes on bones, skin, eyes, & ears (under chapter 11)
-2:15pm-8:00pm
-Chad’s OC videos 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
-Take Associated Quizzes
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- generators & review test 6/7 wrong answers briefly
Day 10
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 13- “Animal Behavior”
-Review CliffsAP Chapter 14- “Ecology”
-Take second MC bio test in CliffsAP
-Make list of shaky topics
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 1 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 1 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 1 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 6 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 8 on Bootcamp
Day 11
-Math Destroyer Test 1
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 1-40
-DAT Destroyer Gen Chem Problems 1-30
-DAT Destroyer Orgo problems 1-30
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 2 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 2 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 2 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 7 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Bootcamp generators
-Review notes on shaky topics
Day 12
-Math Destroyer Test 2
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 41-80, 81-120
-DAT Destroyer Gen Chem Problems 31-60
-DAT Destroyer Orgo problems 31-60
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 3 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 3 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 3 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 8 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 9 on Bootcamp
-Review notes on shaky topics
Day 13
-Math Destroyer Test (I stopped after 2, but do more if you need the practice)
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 121-160
-Go through all your destroyer bio missed question notes
-DAT Destroyer Gen Chem: do more problems if needed or go through missed ?s notes
-DAT Destroyer Orgo: same as gchem
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 4 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 4 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 4 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 9 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Bootcamp generators
-Review notes on shaky topics
Day 14
-Math Destroyer Test if needed
-DAT Destroyer Bio Problems 161-200 (I got 22/40 correct here, found it very hard)
-Review missed questions again
-Study your notes from Chad’s hard (GC, OC, & QR)
-Bootcamp
-Bio Test 5 --> Score: _______
-GC Test 5 --> Score: ________
-OC Test 5 --> Score: ________
-QR Test 10 --> Score: ________
-2 column notes on missed questions and questions you guessed correctly
-Read 2 Science articles on Bootcamp
-PAT- Test 10 on Bootcamp
Day 15
-I used this day to study anything and everything
-Notes from Cliffs/Ferali’s
-Notes from Chad’s
-Missed questions
Day 16
-Went over the same things I did the day before
-Went quick over the things I did well on the day before, focused hard on shaky topics- do what is right for you
-It was after these 2 days of review that everything really started to click for me
Day 17
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 1
-Review All Answers
-Note: for all of these, you’ve already taken the sciences, so review shouldn’t take long & you should score very high on the sciences (mid 20s hopefully)
-My scores I posted on my breakdown are from the first time I took these, not from these full-length tests
-QR, PAT, and RC will all be unseen, but just review QR and briefly PAT; find a RC strategy that works well- the one I used is on my breakdown https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/dat-done-25aa-24-ts-25-pat-3-week-study-schedule.1237745/
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 2
-Review All Answers
Day 18
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 3
-Review All Answers
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 4
-Review All Answers
Day 19
-Take DAT Bootcamp full-length test 5
-Review All Answers
-Review all needed topics
-Go through old notes
Day 20
-Take 2007 DAT
-This is pretty outdated and the chems are extremely easy
-Review All Answers
-Review all needed topics
-Go through old notes
Day 21
-Take 2009 DAT
-Widely thought of as the best score indicator
-Make this the last thing you do; don’t waste this resource
-Review All Answers
-Review all needed topics
-Go through old notes
Day 22
-Rest Day
-Do something fun
-No studying
Day 23
-TEST DAY