Length of time

[eyes12]

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How long did you guys take to study for the OAT? Thanks.

 

[naearls]

I don't think there is a really definite time frame you can go by. I studied about 2 hours a night for 2 months, then bumped it up to about 6 hours a day for the last 2-3 weeks before my test. But then I know someone who studied for their MCAT in just 3 weeks, but her life was MCAT for that time. I think it very much depends on how much you want to study each day and how much review you are really going to need. I wouldn't suggest to anyone that they wait until 3 weeks before to study because you will spend a lot of time stressing over if you are going to get through all of the material you will need. I would say month and a half with a couple hours (3-4) a day would be a good starting point. If you want a really high score/feel kinda rusty then give yourself more time; if you feel like you are really on top of stuff then you might not need that much time. All up to you.

 

[lsmc888]

i studied about 2 hours on the days that I actually studied but it is important to make sure you give yourself a break once in a while. I only studied like 3 days a week and the week before the test, i reduced to one day and then the day before the test and morning of, i just looked at the kaplan book once over

 

[naearls]

i studied about 2 hours on the days that I actually studied but it is important to make sure you give yourself a break once in a while. I only studied like 3 days a week and the week before the test, i reduced to one day and then the day before the test and morning of, i just looked at the kaplan book once over

How many weeks were you studying for? That is not a lot of time each week but if it worked for you then good for you. Would agree that it is good not to go overboard.

 

[kkice]

I agree that the length of time doesn't really matter.
It is more important that how intensly you study.
I studied like 5 hours a week for 6 month (I know. I worked full time, and winter was really cold to sit on the chair and study)
Then for last 1 and half month, I studied really hard.
Right after the work, I studied from 8pm to 2am every day, and I studied all day on weekend.
I personally recommend to study intensely for short time.
That way, you are constantly in the mode of studying, and you don't forget what you studied.

 

[lsmc888]

i took the test yesterday and started studying at the beginning of may

 

[lsmc888]

I agree that the length of time doesn't really matter.
It is more important that how intensly you study.
I studied like 5 hours a week for 6 month (I know. I worked full time, and winter was really cold to sit on the chair and study)
Then for last 1 and half month, I studied really hard.
Right after the work, I studied from 8pm to 2am every day, and I studied all day on weekend.
I personally recommend to study intensely for short time.
That way, you are constantly in the mode of studying, and you don't forget what you studied.

yes i do agree with this tho, i made sure that i studied intensely for the times i studied and make sure you retain. i had a really good science background which helped me retain better, but just make sure you are studying enough so that you feel comfortable enough to take the test

 

[kiwi5frog]

i studied for 7 weeks. weeks 1-5 i studied about 35 hours/week. weeks 6-7 i was studying around 12 hours every day. It may have been overkill, but I got a TS 400 and AA 370.

As for "feeling" ready? there was no way i felt ready. i was sweating bullets on the day of and essentially freaking out. EVERYONE will tell you to avoid freaking out as much as possible, it's good advice, but quite frankly i couldn't help it. I guess i was technically ready and had "nothing to worry about" as people say, but the reality is i was still a nervous wreck.

so! set your date, study like hell, and just do it ready or not. ^_^ a million people will disagree with me on that, but i wasn't ready and did great.

 

[lsmc888]

i totally agree with kiwi. and congrats btw for ur score. but yeah everyone can be so prepared but the day of is going to be nerve racking no matter what. i was so scared because it is such an important test and its natural to be scared of messing something up