Don't u guys think bio is too broad?

[joonkimdds]

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how do you guys study bio?
isn't it too broad?
i think it asks more than what I learned in classes.
I read schaum's bio like many people suggested but isn't it just too much info?

am I just not good enough to ace Bio? do you guys really know everything about bio?

I never got lower than B+ in bio classes; general bio1,2, cell, animal, plant, micro, ecology, and even in vaccine(400 level), but I think bio is just too much.

many people say 3 months of studying in DAT is enough but i think bio section alone should take more than 5 months.

 

[tinman831]

Everyone is a little different so how much it takes to study for one person may be different from another person. Everyone, with enough motivation, manages to do fine on the DAT. So will you. Just work your butt off and you'll be fine.

 

[sajjy]

how do you guys study bio?
isn't it too broad?
i think it asks more than what I learned in classes.
I read schaum's bio like many people suggested but isn't it just too much info?

am I just not good enough to ace Bio? do you guys really know everything about bio?

I never got lower than B+ in bio classes; general bio1,2, cell, animal, plant, micro, ecology, and even in vaccine(400 level), but I think bio is just too much.

many people say 3 months of studying in DAT is enough but i think bio section alone should take more than 5 months.

i cannot agree with you more than this......i cant take Schuams...its TOO MUCH.....Campbell and Reece and Cliffs are best for me and i still need to go over my class notes....

 

[joonkimdds]

i cannot agree with you more than this......i cant take Schuams...its TOO MUCH.....Campbell and Reece and Cliffs are best for me and i still need to go over my class notes....

I bought two schaum's bio; small and big one.
I also have princeton's AP bio becuz it's easy to read(like Kaplan blue book) but both princeton and Kaplan blue book are covering too brief info.

 

[sajjy]

I bought two schaum's bio; small and big one.
I also have princeton's AP bio becuz it's easy to read(like Kaplan blue book) but both princeton and Kaplan blue book are covering too brief info.

i cannot agree with you more than this......i cant take Schuams...its TOO MUCH.....Campbell and Reece and Cliffs are best for me and i still need to go over my class notes....

nothing would be much detailed and better than Campbell and Reece.

 

[Imperium]

I have Schaum's; you need to exercise some discretion when you study from it. There's a lot of history, passages not dealing strictly with biology and yet unproven hypotheses that I skim over.

 

[Montserrat]

There are a few of the "out of left field" questions in the Bio section, and that's why I found Schaum's so useful. It's a very detailed, fine print review of systems biology, plant biology, evolution, and ecology (and more that is useless. Have to go through it knowing what topics you should be looking for).

There are plenty of 'gimme' questions on the bio section. However, there always seems to be 1 or 2 questions that evoke the "what the heck is this ??!!" response. It's really up to you if you want to be prepared for that mixed bag, and how much time you want to devote to it.

 

[dontwakeme]

I just read through my textbook from bio. The bio sequence at my school is only one semester so it's definitely doable studying 4-5 hours a day.

 

[TheWiredNerv]

Cliff's is definitely enough. The left field questions can be odd but if you do some eliminating and quick thinking then usually they can be dealt with. Sometimes the question is so odd that you just have to guess.

 

[Montserrat]

Schaum's is overkill for DAT Biology - the book font size is ~10 singlespaced and is not the easiest/most fun book to read through. I'm sure there are more efficient study materials out there than what I used. Depending on how quickly someone can read and retain, I advised others to diversify their study materials. You don't have to study for 10 hours a day for four months to get it done, but it would take a bit of mental discipline to pick up on loose bits of knowledge when jumping from one book to the next, to Wikipedia, and back.

Also, that feeling of walking out of an exam and knowing which question you got wrong is enough reason to go all out. I'm still pissed about the bio section, because I remember that question verbatim and had my answer choices eliminated down to 2 - ultimately choosing the wrong one.

 

[usernametaken]

Wow, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought Schaum's Bio was just too much info (and definitely not in the ideal format).

I currently have a non-science degree (working on all of my prereqs at the moment) and will not be able to take any upper level bio classes before taking the DAT, so I am realizing I will have to learn a decent amount of the biology stuff for the first time.

I will make sure to check out Cliffs, and Campbell and Reece.

 

[Montserrat]

Wow, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought Schaum's Bio was just too much info (and definitely not in the ideal format).

I currently have a non-science degree (working on all of my prereqs at the moment) and will not be able to take any upper level bio classes before taking the DAT, so I am realizing I will have to learn a decent amount of the biology stuff for the first time.

I will make sure to check out Cliffs, and Campbell and Reece.

Schaum's bio was overkill in many sections, but for developmental bio and systems bio, it's really right on the money. It's not as reader friendly and there is a lot of junk that won't help you on the DAT in there, but it's nonetheless one of the best books I had to help me prepare for Bio on the DAT.

 

[future dentist]

Is anyone here writing the DAT Feb 08 or wrote it in November 07