my first REAL breakdown.

[DentsDoItBetter]

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after taking the achiever test...i got realy depressed.......

an hour later, i guess the scores really sank deep into my brain and i realized that i only have 1 more week to cram....thats when i couldnt stop crying.

i called my bf and cried on the phone with him for almost an hour. after that i vomited because i cried so hard.

i feel like i worked so hard and had no life during the summer for ....bad scores. what the **** is going on????????


thank you so much SDNers for your kind words. seriously, w/o SDN i think i would be in a much worser condition than right now.

i know that i have to do my best and let god take care of the rest but ...... i dont know....i cant help it but be rreally depressed right now.


i think this is really a true test of character....to test how bad i want dental school right now.

thank you so much for listening...i will go and do destroyer again then read schaums then crack the pat tonight....

 

[Simplystressed]

aw yes the 1 week before meltdown. now i am a rookie out there too so i don't know how much advice i have to offer but i def had my fair share of meltdowns. one word of advice: DO NOT RUN YOURSELF DOWN! Make sure you keep eating and staying healthy...bc i def got sick and as a result pushed my test back (only a day)...

it is a scary realization that we spent our ENTIRE summer preparing for an exam - a very important exam. but as much as we all say this test dictates our life...it really only dictates a year of our lives...bc we can always retake it again and apply for the next cycle.

this forum def has helped me, seeing how the "avg person" has NO clue what it is like to sacrifice a summer, for a single day...but i think once we get over that initial shock...it gets better...this test is to weed out the girls from the women, (boys from the men) and i think all of us on here clearly want it enough...so we have to almost approach this like a sporting event and not let this test get inside our head....WE CAN DO THIS!

 

[Clubby]

Uh, Achiever is hard. I recently make an 18 on bio and 18 on chem in there, and then a 25 on oc which is my best subject. Then on the third one I made a 17/17/23. Yet, on topscore I make 23s and 22s on AAs.

Achiever isnt a good representation. One of my good friends on here got similar scores to me on achiever and got a 26TS/25AA. Odds are I'll do the same, and my scores aren't great on it.

Sounds like you need to chill out, I'm sure you'll do fine.

 

[DentsDoItBetter]

thank you so much for the advice...i really do feel better now.

i will post up my scores and tell everyone how i did next week.

good luck to all...and i mean that sincerely. if i dont get in, hopefully everyoneon here will!

 

[golfer]

I agree with the phone talkin' hotdog. I got an 18 avg I think the 1st time I took the tests then a month later (the day before the DAT) I took the tests again and guess what 18 avg.😕 So despite being ******ed I managed to swing a 22/22/21.😎 Know the destroyer explanations cold and do all the extra stuff your doing.
Keep truckin' for one more week.

 

[uesider]

Totally understand how you feel and I was in the same boat a few weeks ago! All I can say is please think of the big picture and calm down! I know it is easier said than done, but looking at the bigger picture really helps. If you bomb the test, life wll still go on and I promise your life will not come to a crashing halt. You have your health (hopefully!) and taking another year before going to dental school is NOT going to kill anyone if you have to. It took a LONG talk with my parents to realize that the DAT does NOT equal life. I can hardly read these message boards with talk of people buying string and committing suicide if they don't do well. I know it's a joke, but in the end, if you REALLY want to be a dentist, you will, and so will I. Just take it one day at a time and do the best you can, there's nothing else you can do but try your best!!! A positive outlook also helps! Just think of the future and how one day you will be a dentist, laughing at that week you spent freaking out about "that test." Hope you can find some calm and relief before the test, and good luck!!

 

[pbure]

after taking the achiever test...i got realy depressed.......

an hour later, i guess the scores really sank deep into my brain and i realized that i only have 1 more week to cram....thats when i couldnt stop crying.

i called my bf and cried on the phone with him for almost an hour. after that i vomited because i cried so hard.

i feel like i worked so hard and had no life during the summer for ....bad scores. what the **** is going on????????


thank you so much SDNers for your kind words. seriously, w/o SDN i think i would be in a much worser condition than right now.

i know that i have to do my best and let god take care of the rest but ...... i dont know....i cant help it but be rreally depressed right now.


i think this is really a true test of character....to test how bad i want dental school right now.

thank you so much for listening...i will go and do destroyer again then read schaums then crack the pat tonight....

easy kiddo..
i got news for you..once you get in thats when the real stress starts! clinic..whining patients..exams every week..making sure you get enough procedure credits to graduate on time etc.. freaking out like this is only going to work against you. gotta chill..and walk in with confidence. its the only way

 

[TheWiredNerv]

Relax. Don't give into one of the DATs greatest weapons. Practice tests scores don't mean anything. If you learn from your mistakes then you will be so much stronger. It is a very stressfull time, I know, but keep focused and your head up. As long as you learn from your mistakes those low scores will turn into high scores on DAT day!