How many hours do you study for DAT?

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My DAT is next Tuesday and I've been cranking 7-8 (9 hours if I am lucky) days. Has anyone reached ungodly hours of studying like 12-14 hours of studying?! I find it physically improbable. Also, WITHOUT ADDERALL!!
 
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Molarcule said:
My DAT is next Tuesday and I've been cranking 7-8 (9 hours if I am lucky) days. Has anyone reached ungodly hours of studying like 12-14 hours of studying?! I find it physically improbable. Also, WITHOUT ADDERALL!!
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with like an hour break every 4-5 hours i study bout 10-12 hours a day. wake up at 9 and go to bed around 12-1ish?

I try and take naps too for like an hour.

ive been doing this since the beginning of June, and during classes i cranked about 6-7 hours a day.

oh and ive never taken that aderoll stuff before but i heard they work wonders
 
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I was averaging anywhere from about 6-10 hours a day. More than that and I just felt shot and couldn't absorb much more. As for adderall... I have personally never taken it, but a large majority of my friends swear by it. Definitely debated getting some to help me crank out those long days, but it seems like it is more of a "last minute, all-nighter" type anyway.
 
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Wake up at 7:45.. Wash, crap, get food, get to work by 8:30.
Break at 2pm.. Workout, eat, rest a bit. Start up again for 3-4 hrs. Eat, then do 2-3 hrs more, sleep at 12. So I'm doing 10-12 hrs everyday so far. Hasn't been too bad with a break in the middle of the day. Feels almost natural... yeah.. natural...🙄
 
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Dusk said:
Wake up at 7:45.. Wash, crap, get food, get to work by 8:30.
Break at 2pm.. Workout, eat, rest a bit. Start up again for 3-4 hrs. Eat, then do 2-3 hrs more, sleep at 12. So I'm doing 10-12 hrs everyday so far. Hasn't been too bad with a break in the middle of the day. Feels almost natural... yeah.. natural...🙄
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I have already written a test similar to DAT before ( OAT) and i used the same resources. So i have been studying like 4 hours a day max and its been chill. I basically know whats going on . i am a biochem major so mole calculations, Pv=nRT, Pka of amino acids, organic reactions,cell biology and abit of ecology comes to me naturally.I just gota tattoo it to my brain so i can answer questions in like 30 seconds. and PAT, is easy...easier than physics that OAT had 🙂
 
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Molarcule said:
My DAT is next Tuesday and I've been cranking 7-8 (9 hours if I am lucky) days. Has anyone reached ungodly hours of studying like 12-14 hours of studying?! I find it physically improbable. Also, WITHOUT ADDERALL!!
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lol I used to do 12-14 hrs ( i took a leave of absence from work and it was during winter break)
 
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tinman831 said:
If you can't study for the DAT without taking a drug or supplement then you are going to be an addict when you get through dental school. Taking any medication outside of it's intended purpose is not only illegal, it is dangerous.
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Agreed. I was smh when my friends were taking it in HIGH SCHOOL (<-really??).
 
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ummm do these hours include....random stuff like internet, email, idk...phone calls???
just wondering
i mean i sit in a library for 10 hrs but i cant say i spend every second studying
 
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JustwantDDS said:
ummm do these hours include....random stuff like internet, email, idk...phone calls???
just wondering
i mean i sit in a library for 10 hrs but i cant say i spend every second studying
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For me those are all study hours. I mean i take breaks when my brain feels fried like now..
 
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JustwantDDS said:
ummm do these hours include....random stuff like internet, email, idk...phone calls???
just wondering
i mean i sit in a library for 10 hrs but i cant say i spend every second studying
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they definitely include phone calls , eating etc lol.....


The only time im not using my phone or on the net is when im taking the practice tests
 
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tinman831 said:
If you can't study for the DAT without taking a drug or supplement then you are going to be an addict when you get through dental school. Taking any medication outside of it's intended purpose is not only illegal, it is dangerous.
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I had a classmate who experienced a stroke in the middle of class because he took Adderall earlier for an exam. Scary.
 
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