how long do i have to study?

[LLU4life]

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i want to study for the DAT for 1 month approximately 10hrs a day. do you think that is enough. i am only asking those who have taken the test already and know what it is like.

 

[sacjumpman]

I haven't taken the test... but I must say, it sounds much easier to study for 8+ hour days than it is.

I get so antsy and sick of studying. probably why I'm on here right now 😉

 

[poc91nc]

10 hours a day for one month will give you chronic hemroids. 6-8 hours a day for 4 days a week is a more sensible schedule. You gotta spread out your studying and make sure to balance the sciences. Balance was the hardest part for me. It took me some time to get used to studying for three science subjects in one day (at first I did it individually).

 

[sacjumpman]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I find that when I get so sick of the sciences, I spend some time with QR or PAT stuff, then go back to science.

Kinda like a break, but not really a break, you know...

 

[LLU4life]

10 hours a day for one month will give you chronic hemroids. 6-8 hours a day for 4 days a week is a more sensible schedule. You gotta spread out your studying and make sure to balance the sciences. Balance was the hardest part for me. It took me some time to get used to studying for three science subjects in one day (at first I did it individually).

so if i study for about a month on that 6-8hrs a day for four days a week schedule, do you think that will be enough? coz i am good at crash course last minute studying. whenever i spread out my studies over a long period of time, i get less done. i dont know how realistic that is for the DAT though.

 

[jackbauer!]

so if i study for about a month on that 6-8hrs a day for four days a week schedule, do you think that will be enough? coz i am good at crash course last minute studying. whenever i spread out my studies over a long period of time, i get less done. i dont know how realistic that is for the DAT though.

every student is different. some can study for a week and do well, others study for 6 months and do poorly.

i think 2 months, 4-6 hours/day, 5 days a week is a good schedule for the majority of students. as long as you stick to this schedule and study efficently, then you should have no problem of obtaining a AA of 20 or higher.

jB!🙂

 

[NoFear66]

I have heard of people doing that on this site. I haven't taken the test yet but I personally would need more time because I am NOT a last minute cram before the test type of person. Also, as others have said on this thread, it is very important in my opinion to study different things each day. When I first started studying I tried to study one science subject a day. After three hours I was dying. What I have noticed is that I think people should just study in a similar manner to the way they would study for a hard class like Organic. I always read my textbooks cause it helps me understand it better, therefore I use Campbell's a lot for biology. I had a friend who never read the text book for Organic so I would assume that he would be fine memorizing Kaplan and old notes. i don't know, just my opinion.

 

[whoaaitzkyle]

I said I'd study 10hrs a day in the beginning but pushed it down to 6-8 hrs a day because it's not a realistic goal if you want to be sane by the end of your month. It's really up to you like jackbauer said...are you the type that is familiar with the sciences already or do you not remember anything and need to learn the material over again? I don't think anyone can decide this for you. I'm giving myself 5 weeks to study and I hope it's enough. good luck!

 

[Anemone]

I think its less about quantity and more about quality--obviously this doesnt mean studying for an hour a day, but if you set unrealistic goals and end up using your ten hours half studying and half being bored, pissed, or spacing out(like I would) then its not worth it. One persons five hours could be another persons 8, or even 10. Its really about figuring out what type of student you are, and how you learn best. For me at least, I went through all the practice tests, wrote down everything I missed, made notebooks of notes for each of the sciences, and then made a stack of material for orgo, chem, and bio, and read through each of them repeatedly for about a month.

 

[LLU4life]

thanks for the advice. so basically i have to be realistic and focus on quality rather than quantity. i think i'll go for it and see what happens.