DAT in 4 weeks

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So my DAT is in exactly 4 weeks, and I am scrambling to set up a study plan. I have a bunch of materials (some I bought, some that I got from a friend who just finished their DAT) but I'm thinkin I won't have time to go through it all...I have: Kaplan BB, Topscore, Destroyer 08, Cliffs AP Bio, CDP 10 tests, and some old orgo and gen chem books.

I've seen plenty of people on here do pretty decent with only a month to study, so what would you guys recommend as far as which materials are absolutely essential to go over? I work nights and weekends, and I'm worried I won't have time to get a lot done, cause I won't be able to put in 8 hours a day like some others could.

Really appreciate the advice guys 👍
 
I would do Kaplan BB read over along with cliffs AP bio, and then take one topscore, see where you stand, then study your weaknesses more, while doing at least one CDP per day. when you feel confident with your concepts, they start destroyer, mark the ones you get wrong and consistently redo them until you master them. Save your practice test till about 1 week before, then start just practicing stamina and stuff
 
for me, i had a little over 3 weeks to study and i basically read kaplan in a few days, did destroyer, got destroyed.... re did destroyer all the while doing CDP and CDm. and then did topscores a week before the exam. don't waste the topscores until you are ready, so you can find out how you will do. well. for me the top score scores were not that accurate.
 
I personally did it in 3.5 weeks.. with about 4-6 hrs a day... I started out reading Kaplan BB. Biology day 1, gen chem day 2, orgo day 3. Then i did the the given Kaplan tests.. test 1, review, test 2, review.. then i did 1 achiever exam every 2 days.. look over my weak area and reread from Kaplan BB and refer to textbooks when i need more reference. Saved topscores 1 week before the test. Do one every other day. 2 days before exam, i reread Kaplan BB entirely again... I didn't use destroyer or crack.. :\, Check out my link to see the material and further break down. Hope it helps!
 
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