How do you rember everything from your classes? I can jam in a class and breeze through with an A only to not remember crap 3 months later... how do you keep the knowledge? this is very important for the DAT so I want to get good grades but also remember what i learned for later use...
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Contextualization. Retention is 100% about placing new information within an existing context with which you're already familiar. As you're taking your bio/chem courses, hopefully your professors are providing information you can use to bridge between courses. Ultimately, you have to remember everything in the sciences ties together in the end; if your professors aren't helping you make those connections, you'll have to shoulder the burden yourself. Good luck! 😀
Mobius,
Constant repitition. This applies on the small scale in life (such as getting good grades) but it also applies on a larger scale.
You typically remember things that you use. You'll get a refresher on some of that DAT material when you enter dental school, but the pertinent things you need to remember are the ones you'll be using over and over again as a dentist.
I remember when I was a freshman thinking "I'll never remember these concepts". Now, several years later, I know the Krebs cycle, acid/base reactions, body systems, etc. like the back of my hand.
If you study and think about things long enough they'll become a part of you. I never knew that science would play such a big part of my life, but it does.
My advice to you is to refresh yourself every now and then. Hopefully many of your classes build upon previous concepts. Take time every now and then to pull out your old books and read a chapter here and there. You'll probably be surprised at how much you've learned AND how much you've remembered.
I KNOW I didn't enter undergrad knowing about science the way I do now, but the really cool/neat thing is that I don't remember what it was like BEFORE I knew about it in the depth I do now.
Constant repitition. This applies on the small scale in life (such as getting good grades) but it also applies on a larger scale.
You typically remember things that you use. You'll get a refresher on some of that DAT material when you enter dental school, but the pertinent things you need to remember are the ones you'll be using over and over again as a dentist.
I remember when I was a freshman thinking "I'll never remember these concepts". Now, several years later, I know the Krebs cycle, acid/base reactions, body systems, etc. like the back of my hand.
If you study and think about things long enough they'll become a part of you. I never knew that science would play such a big part of my life, but it does.
My advice to you is to refresh yourself every now and then. Hopefully many of your classes build upon previous concepts. Take time every now and then to pull out your old books and read a chapter here and there. You'll probably be surprised at how much you've learned AND how much you've remembered.
I KNOW I didn't enter undergrad knowing about science the way I do now, but the really cool/neat thing is that I don't remember what it was like BEFORE I knew about it in the depth I do now.
