One month left, have I been wasting time?

[predental012]

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I have one month left to prepare, and so far I've done the following:
Gone through all of Chad's Genchem and half of Ochem, done half of Destroyer, read Cliffs AP Bio, read the Kaplan Bio, did 4 practice tests from Kaplan, 3 CDPs, and 3 exams from Math Destroyer.

I feel that I'm going at too slow of a pace. Do you think I should read through Cliffs and Kaplan Bio again? I'm struggling A LOT with the chemistries, both while doing Destroyer (usually get half or less of the questions right) and while doing Kaplan practice tests (highest I've gotten in either is 15). Right now I'm reading through my Chad's video notes and also through the Kaplan sections for both sections.

I've got the following I want to complete: First and foremost, I want to finish up Chad's ochem and reading the Kaplan sections of both genchem and ochem. Finish the remaining 7 CDP tests, do math destroyer twice through, destroyer 3 times through, do the last 2 kaplan practice tests, do topscore, the ada exams, and achiever 5 tests. Is this too much to finish in a month? I was scheduled to take it in two weeks, but I pushed it back one month...

 

[YoonS]

I really recommend you to solve problems as many as possible.

For the last one month, all I did was simply solving problems and wrote down

the problems that I got wrong. Practice is the key to success in real DAT

I did everything that you mentioned except 2009 sample test, I sent personal check and they returned it back 🙁

 

[Waldo2012]

It all depends on how much time you are putting in each day. As time was coming down for me, it helped to make a calendar and put all of the things on it that I wanted to do. Also take as many practice tests as you can get your hands on. Being able to do the problems is one thing but it is great if you can go throught the DAT on test day and have things be second nature because you have taken so many practice tests. Many of the practice tests are harder than the real thing as well so it will also give you practice and help you to identify your weak areas.

 

[LetsGo2DSchool]

I'm in the exact same boat as you. And I mean EXACT... I'm using the same exact materials and have done exactly the same in terms of progress as you except that I finished all of Chad's videos and Kaplan's GC/OC (which are a waste of time IMO so you're not really behind relative to me).

I have apprehension too as time is running down. But there's no need to panic yet.

I view the prep as two parts: first part is the "learning" part involving reading, memorizing, watching videos, basically building the foundation; second part is the "practice" part involving doing as many practice problems and practice exams as possible while reinforcing the weak areas.

You're in the early stages of the "practice" part which I believe is the most effective part. We should see results after a few weeks in this stage. Be patient and keep going strong.

My backup plan is that if I'm not ready for my exam (end of July) then I will reschedule for mid August which is still early enough in this cycle. You may want to have a similar Plan B.

If you would like, we could gauge each other's progress throughout the next month to see where we're at. Just PM me.

 

[Potatochips]

you will know the answers to this question the best

have you not been wasting time? did you put 150% effort on your studying?