Last month of studying

[MolarBear541]

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So i take my DAT in a month. This is my final month of studying plan. Im open to any advice
So my day is gonna go like this for a week and a half

A full reading test

Chemistry and Orgo- watch a full section of chads videos at 1.5x speed
Memorize any concepts from the videos
go through 40 problems on the destroyer
further memorize more formulas

Do a full test of PAT

Bio
Go through 2 chapters on cliff notes/ferralis notes
- try to fully memorize and understand concepts

Math
Memorize formulas
Do a full test on destroyer

For the remaining 2 weeks and half I plan on taking full tests from bootcamp and other sources.
Any input would be appreciated

 

[FeralisExtremum]

Memorizing 2 chapters of cliffs/the notes per day is going to be really tough, I'd suggest modifying that to slow the pace a bit (maybe shoot for one chapter a day over the next 2 weeks?).

 

[sake]

Looks like you got it! Make sure to pace yourself and review the wrongs from the full tests. Don't forget about the official practice tests =)

 

[Typical Average Student]

Go through more destroyer problems (maybe 40 bio, 40 chem, 40 orgo). Spend some time on the orgo flowchart in the destroyer.

 

[MolarBear541]

Memorizing 2 chapters of cliffs/the notes per day is going to be really tough, I'd suggest modifying that to slow the pace a bit (maybe shoot for one chapter a day over the next 2 weeks?).

Yeah i think I'm gonna do a chapter and a half or so. The beginning chapters are not super complex so i was thinking doing 2 until it gets more in depth and complex
Also congrats on your scores and thanks for the notes. It really helps!

 

[MolarBear541]

Go through more destroyer problems (maybe 40 bio, 40 chem, 40 orgo). Spend some time on the orgo flowchart in the destroyer.

Ive gone through all of the destroyer once already. I will try to incorporate bio destroyer but i dont think i will be able to finish it in the week. The flowchart really helps! Thanks for the tips!

 

[MolarBear541]

Looks like you got it! Make sure to pace yourself and review the wrongs from the full tests. Don't forget about the official practice tests =)

Will do! Now just gotta get centered and motivated to take on this beast. Thanks!

 

[FeralisExtremum]

Yeah i think I'm gonna do a chapter and a half or so. The beginning chapters are not super complex so i was thinking doing 2 until it gets more in depth and complex
Also congrats on your scores and thanks for the notes. It really helps!

Seems like a good plan - the earlier stuff is definitely quicker to get through. Let me know if you have any questions!

 

[MolarBear541]

Seems like a good plan - the earlier stuff is definitely quicker to get through. Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks will do!

 

[StudentDentistsRock]

What are you doing for RC and QR? They are the remaining sections I have to master. I am scoring less than 15 on both sections on Bootcamp practice exams and have until the 19th for my test. Your plan looks decent. Good luck

 

[MolarBear541]

What are you doing for RC and QR? They are the remaining sections I have to master. I am scoring less than 15 on both sections on Bootcamp practice exams and have until the 19th for my test. Your plan looks decent. Good luck

So i do a full reading test in the morning. I don't really have a strategy but rather use different strategies based on the articles given. If the article is somewhat of an easy read i would use search and destroy. if the article requires a lot more reasoning i usually write down details for the first 5 questions and try to read until i have answered those questions, then i keep repeating for the remaining questions. Granted i've only taken 2 RC tests so far, so i cant tell you it works 100% of the time. However, i have gotten a 19 and 23 with this "method"
I do 40 questions of QR from destroyer. You should download the formula sheet from bootcamp and try to memorize most of the equations given. In my opinion QR is all just practice, the more problems you do the better you'll get at it. Chad's videos on QR helped a little, im not sure if its worth going through them all again if you already have, but i would mainly focus on doing a lot more practice questions and really understanding the methods used to get an answer.
Best of luck!

 

[Chipotlegonewild]

Did you not take notes on chads video the first time? I think it would be a time waste to go through them again. Maybe, only do the videos you are missing on practice problems.

 

[MolarBear541]

Did you not take notes on chads video the first time? I think it would be a time waste to go through them again. Maybe, only do the videos you are missing on practice problems.

So ive studied for 2 months so far. My first month was straight background information and notes on chads and cliffs.
My second month i spend going over the destroyer and understanding how solve problems and why my answers were wrong.
Now im thinking on refreshing by watching chads at a higher speed while taking down some notes that i might of missed and memorizing basically a sheet of notes at a time, so doing a maybe 10 days of hard review and memorization.
And my last 20 days just straight practice tests and further memorizing
Additionally im doing about 40 problems for each section again on the destroyer