Motivation..?

[Akmmoo2]

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Reaching out to the SDN community!

I am about 2 weeks away from taking the DAT (for the second time) and the past two days have been a struggle. I've studied A LOT for 2.5 months and have gotten good scores on practice exams, bc, destroyer..etc. but yesterday and today it's like I can't get a question correct to save my life.. (a little exaggeration but.. only a little). I think I just feel so burnt out and I cannot focus 🙁 did any of you run into this? I am so close and I've worked so dang hard to be feeling this right now..

 

[FeralisExtremum]

Try taking a day off to prevent from burning out - it helped me out.

 

[Valcandoit]

If you can, take 1 day off to relax and get your mind off everything. The next day, get ready to just keep practicing man. I was in the same boat last week and I take my test in another week. You got this. Just think of why you want it!

 

[Akmmoo2]

Thank you both. Yesterday was so awful I just broke down. I decided to stop studying and take the rest of the day/night off and come back into it this morning... only to have the same thing happening. I start my full lengths tomorrow and I do not want to start on a bad foot. Aug 8 is going to come sooner than I can imagine! Good luck on your test!

 

[Valcandoit]

Thank you both. Yesterday was so awful I just broke down. I decided to stop studying and take the rest of the day/night off and come back into it this morning... only to have the same thing happening. I start my full lengths tomorrow and I do not want to start on a bad foot. Aug 8 is going to come sooner than I can imagine! Good luck on your test!

You too man. I just took a full length test. Going to spend the rest of the day reviewing my mistakes 😛

 

[dmd.22]

I'm taking my dat in a little less than a month, and I can definitely relate to you.. Make sure to take breaks. Sometimes I go for short drives to get myself out of the house and exposed to a different environment. I also started meditating a bit before I go to sleep at night to calm my nerves. I hope this helps.

 

[flying nimbus855]

in addition to breaks, sometimes its even nice to change up the study locations. something as subtle as that can sometimes lessen the stress even though you still studying. get a chance of scenery every now and then and see if it helps. But yes, breaks and rests without a doubt.