CDP help!!

[dental diva]

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i can't seem to get the timing right on CDP, anyone have advice? i'm getting 17's and not even getting to pattern folding haha. I gave myself 90 minutes for one of them and got a 20 so I'm freaking out, i have three weeks left 🙁 thanks in advance!

 

[premac]

i can't seem to get the timing right on CDP, anyone have advice? i'm getting 17's and not even getting to pattern folding haha. I gave myself 90 minutes for one of them and got a 20 so I'm freaking out, i have three weeks left 🙁 thanks in advance!

Don't time yourself before you have a decent grasp of every section.
After you practice and analyze each section to find out "techniques" or "methods", THEN you can start timing yourself.
There are a lot of posts on SDN with tips on each section to give you a better grasp.
Everyone on SDN will tell you, "Practice, practice, practice".
I know that a lot of people start out from a very low score, and jump up to ~25 by the time they are done with their 10 CDP tests.
I actually have 3 weeks left until my DAT, too (26th).
Good luck to both of us! 🙂

 

[TheDentist16]

Premac said it right, it's all about practice. His advice is spot on. Time yourself only after you have mastered each section. When you take your practice tests on CDP, focus on understanding every question. Figure out why each incorrect answer is wrong in addition to why the correct answer is right. This will help you build your speed when you start to time yourself. You will be able to mentally eliminate answer choices in a matter of seconds, leaving you with enough time to choose between two or three possible right answer choices per question. Good luck to you both!

 

[diene]

I am on the same boat. I usually have like 3 mins left to do pattern folding....I guess I should also practice without timing

 

[dental diva]

Premac said it right, it's all about practice. His advice is spot on. Time yourself only after you have mastered each section. When you take your practice tests on CDP, focus on understanding every question. Figure out why each incorrect answer is wrong in addition to why the correct answer is right. This will help you build your speed when you start to time yourself. You will be able to mentally eliminate answer choices in a matter of seconds, leaving you with enough time to choose between two or three possible right answer choices per question. Good luck to you both!

yeah I haven't been doing a good job of going back through all of my answers, definitely going to do that. thanks so much for the advice guys! and good luck to everyone 🙂