I am FREAKING out!

[JustwantDDS]

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My DAT is in about 15 days.
I have Topscore, DAT Destroyer, Kaplan BB, Cliffs, and Chad's videos.

I CANNOT STAY FOCUSED. How do people pull those 10 hour study days?!

I'm also getting bogged down by thinking if I don't do SUPER amazing, I won't get in.

I know everyone is sick of seeing statbreak downs.... but I just can't stay positive.

sGPA 3.1
cGPA 3.4
non sci 4.0

seems like everyone says if you score 19-20 thats not enough to cover a low GPA
I just want to get in to my state school -Maryland... or Howard

DATs- in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!

 

[flyingforever]

My DAT is in about 15 days.
I have Topscore, DAT Destroyer, Kaplan BB, Cliffs, and Chad's videos.

I CANNOT STAY FOCUSED. How do people pull those 10 hour study days?!

I'm also getting bogged down by thinking if I don't do SUPER amazing, I won't get in.

I know everyone is sick of seeing statbreak downs.... but I just can't stay positive.

sGPA 3.1
cGPA 3.4
non sci 4.0

seems like everyone says if you score 19-20 thats not enough to cover a low GPA
I just want to get in to my state school -Maryland... or Howard

DATs- in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!

Hey, which school do you go to? I am from Maryland too.

 

[mashinka]

Dude, I am so freaking with you!
10 hr study days are like impossible...i find myself putting in like 10-12 hrs just to get at least 6 or 7 productive hrs in there if I'm lucky.
But I'm sure you'll be fiiiiine. Just think, there's like a trillion other people like you (and me for that matter) in the exact same boat and they all managed to do it so we can too!
Plus, what I find super helpful is to imagine the worst case scenario and its never that bad. Like worst case...you get 15's across the board and dont get in. No biggie....you just get an extra year to chill and retake the DATs and have a good time before you start ds.
So if the worst case isn't that bad.....then all other possible scenarios are only better. So just chill, take some caffeine pills and start working those problems. You'll be great!

 

[JustwantDDS]

i really cant just chill for a year
i graduated this year...and i dunno
this is just scary

 

[mashinka]

i really cant just chill for a year

Sure you can. I just graduated this year too. Yesterday I was freaking out so I scanned craigslist for a bit and there are like a million and one job openings for dental offices, etc.
If you just graduated, I am assuming you're still young and full of life. Dental school will suck that **** right out of you so if you dont get in this year, maybe its a sign that you still needed to partyyyyyy it up.
Jk (.....kind of) haha

 

[sfoksn]

Hey, have you ever played WoW? That's the mentality I use when I studied for my DAT.

RPGs are boring as hell to grin, farm, quest, and level-up.

I have 4 capped level WoW characters (ashamed to admit) and I am just used to carrying out certain tasks without thinking about how much I don't want to do it. Lol.

10 hours a day is easy, I think when I was played WoW hardcore, I probably played like 12 hours a day 🙂

My DAT is in about 15 days.
I have Topscore, DAT Destroyer, Kaplan BB, Cliffs, and Chad's videos.

I CANNOT STAY FOCUSED. How do people pull those 10 hour study days?!

I'm also getting bogged down by thinking if I don't do SUPER amazing, I won't get in.

I know everyone is sick of seeing statbreak downs.... but I just can't stay positive.

sGPA 3.1
cGPA 3.4
non sci 4.0

seems like everyone says if you score 19-20 thats not enough to cover a low GPA
I just want to get in to my state school -Maryland... or Howard

DATs- in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!

 

[Munks]

Holy **** sfoksn, what a revelation!

I think I may actually own my DATs now thanks to your comments.

Got a month of studying left, ON TO THE DAT RAID I GO! Lets hope I get that Legendary 23+ lol

 

[wanttobedmd]

Think of it as your LAST chance.

 

[Pookahead]

Hey, have you ever played WoW? That's the mentality I use when I studied for my DAT.

RPGs are boring as hell to grin, farm, quest, and level-up.

I have 4 capped level WoW characters (ashamed to admit) and I am just used to carrying out certain tasks without thinking about how much I don't want to do it. Lol.

10 hours a day is easy, I think when I was played WoW hardcore, I probably played like 12 hours a day 🙂

LMAO so THAT's how you did it. I only mine and sell crap my bf gets. I'm his designated banker and auctioneer. 😛

 

[Pookahead]

My DAT is in about 15 days.
I have Topscore, DAT Destroyer, Kaplan BB, Cliffs, and Chad's videos.

I CANNOT STAY FOCUSED. How do people pull those 10 hour study days?!

I'm also getting bogged down by thinking if I don't do SUPER amazing, I won't get in.

I know everyone is sick of seeing statbreak downs.... but I just can't stay positive.

sGPA 3.1
cGPA 3.4
non sci 4.0

seems like everyone says if you score 19-20 thats not enough to cover a low GPA
I just want to get in to my state school -Maryland... or Howard

DATs- in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!

I also felt that way 2 weeks before my exam. What I did was to relax one entire day and by the end, I felt so GUILTY that I pressured myself into studying extra hard for the next couple days. Maybe I'm just playing tricks on myself, but I think it worked. I really started focusing after that. You can do it!😉

 

[DQLEUCD]

Get yourself a study buddy preferably someone who's also studying for the DAT's. It gives you a sense of competition and will greatly motivate you to study those insane 10 hours. Also take breaks to do other stuff. Studies have shown that people lose focus after the 3rd hour of studying so switch to a different topic. You can also create games with the flashcards or other methods to help you keep focus.

 

[UCB05]

Hey, have you ever played WoW? That's the mentality I use when I studied for my DAT.

RPGs are boring as hell to grin, farm, quest, and level-up.

I have 4 capped level WoW characters (ashamed to admit) and I am just used to carrying out certain tasks without thinking about how much I don't want to do it. Lol.

10 hours a day is easy, I think when I was played WoW hardcore, I probably played like 12 hours a day 🙂

Alliance or Horde? 😛

 

[Baylor2011]

Don't do what I did and study 6-10 hours everyday for a month straight! Earlier this week I started to feel lethargic, head kinda hurt, wasn't quite "there" mentally, so yesterday I decided to just take the day off. Feeling much better this morning, but we'll see how I feel after a couple hours of Chemistry 🙄

 

[JustwantDDS]

OK so I am feeling out of it.
I feel like I'm reading, taking notes, and not absorbing anything!!!!!

People on here do clifss 2-4x, and destroyer 2-4x, and I'm just getting through it once!

what is going onnnnnnnnn I feel so lethargic.

 

[JeweLie]

OK so I am feeling out of it.
I feel like I'm reading, taking notes, and not absorbing anything!!!!!

People on here do clifss 2-4x, and destroyer 2-4x, and I'm just getting through it once!

what is going onnnnnnnnn I feel so lethargic.

i know exactly how you feel.
i'm still getting thru cliff's and its' taking forever...
and this past week i've just been so out of it and tired w/ no energy to study :[
idk what to do w/ myself..i feel like i'm screwing myself over gahhh

 

[afsheen21]

OH MY GOshhhhhh
ME TOOOOO. i'm trying to finnish CHads vids today and uhh lets just say its not going well !!! i dont know how long it normally takes people to watch these things but im losing my mind!! i just wanna go run around outside in the sunlight so i can enjoy my summer!!!! oh but wait, i cant.......womp womp

 

[marymatthews]

you should be freaking out... i believe you

 

[UndergradGuy7]

OK so I am feeling out of it.
I feel like I'm reading, taking notes, and not absorbing anything!!!!!

People on here do clifss 2-4x, and destroyer 2-4x, and I'm just getting through it once!

what is going onnnnnnnnn I feel so lethargic.

I dno I only did like 2-3 chapters of cliffs a day. Did destroyer 1 time. I took lots of breaks in between my studying. Cliffs maybe 1-x fully read it. Next times you just kinda skim the little details to remember.

You still got 2 weeks. Lots of time.

 

[JustwantDDS]

OH MY GOshhhhhh
ME TOOOOO. i'm trying to finnish CHads vids today and uhh lets just say its not going well !!! i dont know how long it normally takes people to watch these things but im losing my mind!! i just wanna go run around outside in the sunlight so i can enjoy my summer!!!! oh but wait, i cant.......womp womp

🙁 ugh me TOO
I make a list every day of what to get through.
but I always fall short, 1-2 things.

Afsheen- you're persian, right? 😛 me too

 

[Imanm]

My exam is coming up in less than two weeks and I am just not able to stay focused either. I have been pretty good until a couple of days ago. does this happen to everyone as you get closer to the test date?

 

[rejuvenatedsoul]

don't slack off. you're just trying to give yourself an excuse in case you don't do well on the DAT. remember, THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE!!!!!!!!