A little under two weeks. What to use?

[Div2388]

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So, I'm taking the DAT on June 26. I have done extensive studying with Gchem, Ochem, QR, and PAT and I am in review mode with those areas now. However, I haven't looked at any bio whatsoever. My question is: With a little under two weeks left to study, what bio materials would you guys recommend I use? I am able to study about 10 hours a day. Keep in mind, anything you recommend would need time to be shipped (unless it's an online resource). The only bio material I currently have in my possession is the Kaplan 09-10 Blue Book. Also, please give a reason why you would recommend a certain material. Thanks for any help you guys can give!

P.S. - The 10 hours a day cannot be entirely dedicated to bio. I have to switch it up a bit between bio and the other areas or else my head will explode lol. I would guess I can dedicate a solid 6 hours a day to bio alone.

 

[Div2388]

Bump. Any suggestions at all? I continually read that Barron's AP is suggested, but do I have enough time to really go over it?

 

[vindicate]

yes, i went through it in about 4 days of 8 hour studying. kaplan's bb is okay, but, it doesn't have as much as you'd like on plants, fungi, photosynthesis, evolution.

i focused on what i knew i lacked, and just skimmed over stuff that overlapped from mcats.

 

[bing12]

just use the kaplan blue book..thats all i used and i got a 20..i thought i did horrible in the section, but ended up with a 20..there were several random questions that i have never seen before, and no matter what u study it would be rare to get those correct...stick with kaplan

 

[KLW1021]

Kaplan Blue book is great for bio. Its even better as a study guide. Use it to pull additional details from the text. For example, the nephron description is horrible in Kaplan. Find any textbook or credible online resource and learn it. You are almost guarunteed to have a nephron question. Wikipedia is good, but you will waste a lot of time being inundated with worthless minutia that comes along with the usable content.

Any bio textbook will have a chapters on plant classification and animal classification. Know the general trends of these chapters, paying closer attention to animals. There will also be a chapter on the vertebrates. Know this chapter too. Studying these 3 chapters should guaruntee you 2 questions correct on the exam.

Also, genetics is huge. Kaplan blue book is sufficient for this. But seek extra practice if need be from textbooks, or online resources.

 

[KLW1021]

Also, you are at an advantage only having to study bio. While its never good to cram info and regurgitate info on an exam, the only section on the DAT where academic bulimia is somewhat effective would be Bio. Except genetics. That stuff requires lots of exposure and practice. Do maintenance study for the other sections too though.

 

[crmdental]

I have heard people recommend Cliffs AP Biology on SDN a lot. I read through Kaplan and think its a great study guide but sucks when it comes to the details.