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Should I really not do anything related to the DAT before the actual test day as Kaplan so wisely suggests?
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yes. do nothing. If you choose to review. do so lightly and very little. dont drain your brain but keep it at its peak.
excercise and get them endorphins runnin
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If you really want to do something, I would suggest you go back and look over reactions/formulas that you want to make sure you know.
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I'm a procrastinator.. I went over all the sciences questions on Topscores/achievers.. looked over trig identities.. redid One achiever PAT section.. the day before. If u feel like u're ready.. then relax.. i didn't feel like i was ready lol.
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I highly recommend you going out and doing something fun or work out. I played basketball all day long with my friends. It helped me forget about my test, release the stress, and clear my head for the actual exam.
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I had a hard time with this advice, I spent a good portion of the day studying. I think not studying would have stressed me out more cause I would just think about what I could be reviewing. But thats just me.
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Unless you're really cramming and it's unavoidable at this point, I would say relax. Don't look at anything. I think it's safe to say that by the day before, you sure as hell need a break from studying 🙂, and it's likely that you won't retain that much more in anyway (unless you're cramming, like I said). If you've balanced out the studying, take the break. It will clear your head and prepare you for the next day.
That being said, I remember when I took the SAT I had a tutor for the english section and I was told to do just what I said (nothing the day before), but to do just a few, maybe 3-5, practice problems the morning of the test. If your test is later on, I guess just wait until a few hours before it starts, but the point is to get you in the right mindset of figuring out those problems without actually putting any stress on you yet. I thought it was a good method.
That being said, I remember when I took the SAT I had a tutor for the english section and I was told to do just what I said (nothing the day before), but to do just a few, maybe 3-5, practice problems the morning of the test. If your test is later on, I guess just wait until a few hours before it starts, but the point is to get you in the right mindset of figuring out those problems without actually putting any stress on you yet. I thought it was a good method.
