A week before the DAT and I feel like vomiting...

[CyborgNinjaX]

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I'm pretty nervous about my DAT (its on June 6th)... anybody have some words of advice? I just ordered DAT Achiever and going to take all 3 tests in the upcoming days...

 

[joonkimdds]

I'm pretty nervous about my DAT (its on June 6th)

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[CyborgNinjaX]

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Exactly... I haven't been on here in a while and it just smacked me across the face that everybody is saying that Biology is harder... although I am a major.

 

[joonkimdds]

Exactly... I haven't been on here in a while and it just smacked me across the face that everybody is saying that Biology is harder... although I am a major.

well...my advice is...don't take it until u r ready....although that's just me.
I am not gonna take DAT until I graduate unlike most people taking it after 3rd year. I just want to get the perfect score no matter how long it takes.

 

[blueyes34]

I too feel like vomiting: my test is tomorrow!! I did the exact same thing as you; about a week ago I bought Achiever and have been doing the practice tests all week. I feel that it has helped me, but we'll see!!

 

[901preDent]

I am planning on taking my first achiever test tom. morn. I have already downloaded the desktop achiever icon but i havnt clicked on it yet or paid. My question is how does it work exactly... how long does it takes since i have done that already ? i wanna start the test at 12:00 pm. what should i do ?Any help will be appreciated!
lc

 

[fsapien]

Mine is on June 4th, I'm pretty nervous too! Only have two prac. tests left to take: Topscore & Achiever #3. Plus going over Destroyer. I'm also going to look more into classification (bio) and spend some more time on wikipedia going over basic stuff and clicking links for a few hours (lots of info there...)

 

[joonkimdds]

Good luck to all of you.

 

[DentalKitty]

Mine is on the 6th too, so we'll be getting it over with together! I too feel like vomiting, and am really anxious to see what happens. Just be strong and try to relax on test day. You only want to take it once, right? So you need to be as focused as possible. I did Achiever over the long weekend, and I really learned some good things from it. After that, Topscore felt much easier (I have Topscore 2 tonight). Don't stress too much about your practice scores and how they will compare to the real thing, yadda, yadda, yadda. Everyone has different opinions on the validity of the study materials, and none of it changes the actual DAT. Just use them to learn as much as you can so you won't make the same mistakes next week. Good luck, hopefully this will be our last weekend spent studying for quite awhile! 🙂

 

[bruinpredent]

if you think you're nervous now, wait till the morning of the test

just stay calm though and take solace in the fact that everyone gets nervous before the exam. take a half day off to just relax, then get ready to grind until test day...

gluck 👍

 

[DentalKitty]

I am planning on taking my first achiever test tom. morn. I have already downloaded the desktop achiever icon but i havnt clicked on it yet or paid. My question is how does it work exactly... how long does it takes since i have done that already ? i wanna start the test at 12:00 pm. what should i do ?Any help will be appreciated!
lc

You need to do the purchase online and send the guy the 16 digit software code that shows up when you open the desktop icon. Then he will send you a key code to unlock it. After that you're ready to go. You may want to get moving though because he will have to get your email and make you a key....

 

[CyborgNinjaX]

I'm pretty anxious to see the new Biology section.

 

[thefifthbeatle]

"I say hurl" (sorry had to include the wayne's world quote)

I will say this, you're gonna be so nervous this entire week....but a nervous calm will come over you before the test cuz you will see that it is so easy and was nothing to stress over! good luck, let us know the results

 

[wannabDMD]

mee toOO! I'm taking mine in 2 weeks actually, but for the day I'm taking it the only time available was 4pm---so I'm pretty much going to be freaking out the entire day!
I think at this point it's best to just go over practice exams and work on things that YOU need to. Don't let these forums scare you!

 

[litldime]

I'm pretty anxious to see the new Biology section.

you've been on here a while and actively studying...good luck...wishing you and everyone else all the best!!! Mine's July 7th...don't worry I'll be in your shoes pretty soon!
-ld

 

[DMDreaming]

I too feel like vomiting: my test is tomorrow!! I did the exact same thing as you; about a week ago I bought Achiever and have been doing the practice tests all week. I feel that it has helped me, but we'll see!!

Please let us know how you do. I've considered Achiever but would like to hear from you how well it prepared you for this "new" DAT everyone keeps talking about. Best of luck!

 

[Dotoday]

Hi, I hear you. DAT can cause some stress. In any case, my advise for you is "Just hang in there". Do your best. Use Kaplan, Achiever, and some other practise test sources. I am using those while studying. I think that the more questions you do, the more of them you will be able to recognize and the more questions you recognize, the least stressed you get. For me, the best way to reduce stress is to reduce the number of surprises. So, practice and hang in there.
Also, I am studying Bio right now and using Kaplan practise tests. I am supplementing my information source with Campbel's Bio book. It has all the necessary concepts you need. So, if you need to Brush up on Bio, Campbel's is what I would recommend.
Good luck on your test.