How/When to use Bootcamp?

[bodmon]

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Finished going through chad's and Cliff's. I have destroyer and Bootcamp left, considering getting Crack Dat Pat and QVault as well.
I have a month left to study
How often do people usually do the bootcamp tests and when ?
I have a decent breakdown for Destroyer which works out to be roughly 30 questions a day from all topics.
Any advice about the listed materials is welcome!

 

[cacajuate]

Go through destroyer once then try bootcamp. So you can get a real idea about how much you know. Instead of memorizing the answers and say you were getting 24s.

 

[bodmon]

Go through destroyer once then try bootcamp. So you can get a real idea about how much you know. Instead of memorizing the answers and say you were getting 24s.

do people go through like 1 bootcamp test a day for a week or so?

 

[cacajuate]

Do it however you feel most comfortable. Just make sure you have a base of knowledge first.

 

[Trojantwc]

For myself, simulating a test every day via DAT Bootcamp was incredibly straining on my eyes.

I would recommend every other day a 1.5 weeks leading up to your exam. Try to do the full 5-hour simulation every other day. It'll help you learn to manage your time and experience working problems under pressure.

 

[bodmon]

For myself, simulating a test every day via DAT Bootcamp was incredibly straining on my eyes.

I would recommend every other day a 1.5 weeks leading up to your exam. Try to do the full 5-hour simulation every other day. It'll help you learn to manage your time and experience working problems under pressure.

thanks for that piece of advice i'll give that a shot. When you were doing the practice problems, did you write out your calculations? I'm worried about practicing with paper since it seems that the laminated pieces of paper given on the test day are crap

 

[Trojantwc]

thanks for that piece of advice i'll give that a shot. When you were doing the practice problems, did you write out your calculations? I'm worried about practicing with paper since it seems that the laminated pieces of paper given on the test day are crap

For the sciences, I practiced without a calculator, wrote out all the calculations, and also solved them for practice (you'll need to work out at least a few of these for gchem). For QR, I'd just use the standard calculator that comes with the computer.

Transitioning from paper to the laminated grid wasn't difficult. However, my biggest problem was the fine-tip permanent markers they provided. I did a lot of writing during the exam, so it wasn't efficient to constantly recap the markers. With the AC blasting, the markers dried up fairly quickly. I either had to press down really hard or shake the marker to get clear, vivid writing on the sheets. If I could do it over again, I'd call my testing center to see if I could bring my own marker (still in the package). Although they were typically prompt to swap out both the markers and boards.