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[rikroh]

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hi guys...
so, im 1 week from my exam and i decided to start doing datqvault tests for practice. it started good i got 23 (37/40) on 1st exam but then it turned around and i got an 18 which i was ok with... but then i got two 16s on test 3 and 4....... i did them back to back and was frustrated so i did a 3rd one and got an 18. it seems like i might need to push back my exam...? or can i learn the material well enough in one week? i just want a 19 on bio. i really don't want to retake... what should i do? 🙁🙁🙁

i thought i was doing well as i typically only get 1 or 2 wrong at the end of chapter questions in cliffs and barrons... 🙁

 

[mcoope44]

I got a 19 on my tenth bio qVAULT. I ended up getting a 24 on the test. As long as you're consistently getting above 20 then you should be fine. Try not to do tests back to back, it's demoralizing and not indicative of test conditions. A better idea would be to review the areas you did poorly in on the previous test and take a day break before doing the next one. Your 23 on the first test shows that you really understand the material. I only got a 23 on one out of the ten tests.

 

[rikroh]

I got a 19 on my tenth bio qVAULT. I ended up getting a 24 on the test. As long as you're consistently getting above 20 then you should be fine. Try not to do tests back to back, it's demoralizing and not indicative of test conditions. A better idea would be to review the areas you did poorly in on the previous test and take a day break before doing the next one. Your 23 on the first test shows that you really understand the material. I only got a 23 on one out of the ten tests.

i only have a week left, so i cant really take a day off in-between. i hope i can get it all together. im just so sick to my stomach with thoughts of doing poorly and having to retake 🙁
as far as consistency goes, i only got 1 score over 20 and 4 below it. average is like 18.

 

[Imazergling]

yer a wizard harry

 

[rikroh]

yer a wizard harry

😕

 

[mcoope44]

i only have a week left, so i cant really take a day off in-between. i hope i can get it all together. im just so sick to my stomach with thoughts of doing poorly and having to retake 🙁
as far as consistency goes, i only got 1 score over 20 and 4 below it. average is like 18.

I ended up getting about 3 points higher than my average on the real thing. I got a bit lucky, but from what I've read around here expect your score to be at least 2 points higher than your average. Just keep reviewing the units that you're doing bad in and try to clear up any confusion you have for any topics. Most of the bio questions I had were not application like qVault, they were just pure memorization.

 

[rikroh]

I never had a question in the material I've used about lab techniques, should I bother with any of that stuff?

 

[game33]

The most important thing is staying confident. You can't say this "i only have a week left, so i cant really take a day off in-between. i hope i can get it all together. im just so sick to my stomach with thoughts of doing poorly and having to retake" because than it will happen. I tell you from experience, because I went to the exam and was thinking I'm going to do bad and guess what I didn't do great now I have to retake it. You need to stay confident and tell yourself it's everything you studied or mostly everything. There is no way you will know everything. I had like 5-7 questions in Bio part that i was just like what the hell. I got a 19 in Bio and like a 18 TS because I was not confident going into the exam. As long as you put good productive time in, you will go great. I hope to hear from you soon with your scores. Good Luck

 

[Ari Rezaei]

I never had a question in the material I've used about lab techniques, should I bother with any of that stuff?

1 week out from your exam, it's probably not worth studying anything that you haven't seen. You can get questions on the structure/function of how to use a microscope, it's been tested before.

If you're talking about genetic lab techniques like ELISA, microarray, southern blotting, PCR, proteonomics, gel electrophoresis, then yes, it is important to know that stuff as it is much more likely to show up on the exam.

 

[rikroh]

If you're talking about genetic lab techniques like ELISA, microarray, southern blotting, PCR, proteonomics, gel electrophoresis, then yes, it is important to know that stuff as it is much more likely to show up on the exam.

Hmm, I thought Cliff's was enough? I haven't seen ELISA / Southern Blotting / Proteonomics anywhere within its pages.

 

[joemario]

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[rikroh]

So cliff alone is not enough? ????????

i guess not. i used ctrl+f (search function) to find those words in cliff's and found nothing.

 

[joemario]

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[Ari Rezaei]

CliffsAP will get you pretty far, but you're going to have questions on things you never heard of. Some things that come to mind are the physiology and anatomy of bones, gene technology, a couple of ecology things. This isn't meant to scare you. The questions they ask are very broad and just general knowledge, just be familiar with some of those terms so you can at least eliminate answer choices and increase your chances of getting it right.

 

[rikroh]

CliffsAP will get you pretty far, but you're going to have questions on things you never heard of. Some things that come to mind are the physiology and anatomy of bones, gene technology, a couple of ecology things. This isn't meant to scare you. The questions they ask are very broad and just general knowledge, just be familiar with some of those terms so you can at least eliminate answer choices and increase your chances of getting it right.

Where would you recommend reading up on those lab techs? Wikipedia?

 

[Ari Rezaei]

Wikipedia is good for a basic understanding. You don't need to go into the level of detail wikipedia provides, generally the synopsis it has of the technique at the top will do more than enough. Also, this is likely to only be 2 questions on the DAT, so don't sink too much time into this since you only have 1 week.

Some topics off the top of my heads are: cDNA, reverse transcriptase, PCR, southern blotting, microarray, karyotype, electrophoresis, restriction enzymes, SDS page, ELISA, and gram staining.

I think that is pretty much all of them. If I missed something feel free to add.

 

[rikroh]

Wikipedia is good for a basic understanding. You don't need to go into the level of detail wikipedia provides, generally the synopsis it has of the technique at the top will do more than enough. Also, this is likely to only be 2 questions on the DAT, so don't sink too much time into this since you only have 1 week.

Some topics off the top of my heads are: cDNA, reverse transcriptase, PCR, southern blotting, microarray, karyotype, electrophoresis, restriction enzymes, SDS page, ELISA, and gram staining.

I think that is pretty much all of them. If I missed something feel free to add.

Sounds good, the top portion shouldn't take too long to get down. Like you said, better to have a general idea and be able to narrow it down than have that WTF moment during the exam. I started scoring significantly higher on the qvault so I'm back on track especially if the +2 points on the real dat (on avg) is true.

 

[IsaacYankem]

Ferralis's bio notes should have all that stuff in them

 

[joemario]

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[IsaacYankem]

Whats the difference between peritubular capillaries and vasa recta?

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