Help- DAT in less than 2 weeks

[predent0305]

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Hi guys, I am taking the DAT on the 19th. I have been studying from the Kaplan book and did the destroyer and topscore. I know the information but I get soooo flustered when I take the practice exams. My mistakes are sooo silly. I just took the science portion on achiever and came up with a 16,17,15 in bio, gen chem and ochem respectively. I am starting to panic... anyone else in the same boat or have any tips? Thanks

 

[DentalGrl102]

I am on the same boat as well. Taking it the same day actually.
When ever I take a practice test(at the middle or near the end) my stomach starts hurting and I feel like throwing up. Its very wierd.

I took an achiever test today and my scores weren't where I hoped they would be.

 

[hokie4life]

yea some of my scores are stuck in that range too...esp. ochem and QR and sometimes chem. I just pushed back my test cuz I need to do amazing on the DAT so I told myslef i woudnl't take it until I can at least break a certain score. It'll show I'm ready and build confidence- both needed for test day.

I dunno what you're trying to shoot for but you still have time! worry less and study more and worse comes to worse if you're still not ready you can reschedule like i did. I'd rather wait another week and get +2 ya know?

g;luc

 

[litldime]

Hi guys, I am taking the DAT on the 19th. I have been studying from the Kaplan book and did the destroyer and topscore. I know the information but I get soooo flustered when I take the practice exams. My mistakes are sooo silly. I just took the science portion on achiever and came up with a 16,17,15 in bio, gen chem and ochem respectively. I am starting to panic... anyone else in the same boat or have any tips? Thanks

i totally feel ya on this....yesterday i took an achiever test and had to stop after rc because i was exhausted...my wrist hurt so bad i couldn't write...my back was killing me...i had to tell myself, you cant kill yourself over this test...i studied 15hr/day literally since last monday...when it was time to sleep, i couldn't...the test was sooo much on my mind......i finally took a break last night...just watched tv, iced my wrist, and just relaxed...and blocked out the dat.. i feel so great right now...

well my plan this week is to practice, practice, practice...i'm going to go through kaplan subject tests, achiever, destroyer...in detail especially in general chemistry...i'm not moving my test...i've been studying 8 weeks straight, every since day at least 5hrs, nothing less..mostly 8 hrs a day and then last week a psycho 15hrs/day....i feel confident right now but yes, the practice tests sometimes discourage me...i'm easing up this week so i dont get panic attacks or zone out

you have to be confident...it'll all be over soon
-ld

 

[predent0305]

Thanks for the advice. It's horrible. I am so burnt out and everytime I look at the books i get more and more stressed out.

 

[jfitzpat]

Achiever was owning me right before I took the test. The highest score I ever got in Orgo was a 16 and I got a 20 on the real thing. I don't remember the other sciences, but I never scored higher than an 18 on any science and was higher than 18 on all of them for the real deal. While using any practice test to gauge an actual outcome is ill advised, I personally think topscore will give you a better indication.

 

[Law0830]

first of all you need to relax if you know kaplan and destroyer really well you have nothing to worry about they encompass the dat fully. Just take it easy dont worry and be wary about every question not to make any silly mistakes