Feralis vs Anki vs Cliffs

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Auntymarkovnikov

Auntymarkovnikov

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My DAT is in less than a month. I read through Cliffs one time and made flash cards on all the destroyer bio problems. I wanted to know you guys think would be most efficient/effective in addition to studying my destroyer flashcards: reading over Feralis, rereading Cliffs, or simply downloading the Feralis anki flashcards deck from bootcamp and just studying those. (Note: I've taken only one bio class, so bio is my weakest section ATM)
 
I read through feralis carefully and supplemented the information by watching crash course videos on youtube and taking down notes from the videos. Therefore, I would be able to learn the information through reading the notes and then the videos helped me visualize and learn it even better. I ended up with a 23 in Bio which is not the highest score you'll see on the forums but I think it's still pretty good.

Another tip I would give you for the Bio section: make you sure understand the broad concepts/processes and not necessarily the small, very specific details. For example, know how the different systems in the body work and how they fit together. I didn't concern myself as much with the very specific facts because it was a lot of detail and sometimes you lose sight of the bigger picture.
 
i think there are close to 3000 cards in Feralis anki deck... that would be a lot to get memorize in less than a month. I would focus on reading and watching youtube videos, making cards for the details YOU do not understand
 
Memorizing feralis is quite manageable if you already did cliffnotes. I suggest this. Also be smart about what information to leave out, for example feralis has all the steps of prophase 1 which there is no way you will ever have to know. I personally disliked the anki flashcards and made my own on quizlet. I studied for the DAT for 5 weeks and made flashcards I think the last 2 weeks and it helped a lot.
 
Since you already read through Cliff's once, I would give the notes a try, though I may be biased.

Also the Anki deck is kind of outdated - I believe it was based on the first version of my notes that got released so it's not very up to date (I didn't make the deck).
 
I used mostly feralis but reviewed a little with anki like 1-2 weeks before the exam.
I memorized feralis basically haha but videos on youtube were definitely helpful (and reading cliff's first). i actually ended up making my own flashcards with basically ferlias on them (and im usually against flashcards but this time it was helpful i believe)
 
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