How did you learn the material before practicing?

[JMC114]

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So I'm wondering how you guys reviewed the material (ochem, chem, bio) before doing practice questions and tests. For example did you just highlight through books, make flashcards...?

And how long did you spend doing this before practicing. When did you know you were ready to start practicing what you know? Thanks so much for any advice you can give me! 🙂

 

[Contach]

So I'm wondering how you guys reviewed the material (ochem, chem, bio) before doing practice questions and tests. For example did you just highlight through books, make flashcards...?

And how long did you spend doing this before practicing. When did you know you were ready to start practicing what you know? Thanks so much for any advice you can give me! 🙂

I'm assuming you are in undergrad and have developed some sort of study skills from wherever you went. Why not start with what works for you? You probably want to focus on active learning (eg assimilating, doing problems, application) rather than passive (eg. reading, highlighting) etc. for a test that has so much material like the DAT.

On a side note: this is why I love that my undergraduate education has focused on problem-based learning and self-directed learning. It really teaches you how to learn, as opposed to what is the 5th intermediate in the citric acid cycle.

 

[cherr1pop]

yea like Contach said.. i used the methods that worked for me when i was going through undergrad... i like to try practice problems so i know which areas i'm lacking so i spaced out my practice qs throughout... but some like to study and then just do the problems at the end all at once..

 

[JMC114]

Ok I'll try to do problems while studying. Thanks for your input! 😀

 

[supraman]

Read a chapter, do the problems, keep this trend. While your doing this, make note cards of things you KNOW you will forget. Putting C is 12 AMU is probably not something you will forget. After you finish everything, review all the note cards at least 2x. Randomly select problems from chapters, do them. If you can knock them down, start doing some subject tests. I did this and did good, gluck

 

[JMC114]

Read a chapter, do the problems, keep this trend. While your doing this, make note cards of things you KNOW you will forget. Putting C is 12 AMU is probably not something you will forget. After you finish everything, review all the note cards at least 2x. Randomly select problems from chapters, do them. If you can knock them down, start doing some subject tests. I did this and did good, gluck

Ok I'll try this, thanks for the advice!

 

[ruomengd2000]

If you want to gauge how well your prepared, then don't touch full length tests until you have looked over everything. The few full length computerized tests available out there such as topscore are pretty precious in that there aren't very many and they gauge pretty well at how well you prepared if you treat them like the real thing. Don't take it half-*****ed, get a bunch wrong, review them, then take it again for a 22AA and feel like your king of the world. If you want to just use them as a study tool, then by all means look through each one with the book open. Just don't cheat yourself by inflating your practice scores.