Push Back Exam?

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goldenboy3.4

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I am scheduled to take my exam in three weeks (22nd).

I am finished the destroyer completely once. I want to do this one more time, and possibly a third to review mistakes.

BC, I only took the first or first two tests for each section. I am doing average on that.

Should I push my DATs back a week or two? Will I have enough time to prepare fully?
 
Honestly, you won't feel that much more prepared at the end of the 1 or 2 weeks that you push your exam back to. I would say to use your 3 weeks wisely, since that is plenty of time. I studied for approximately a month with 5-6 hours a day on average and felt that was plenty of time (but of course, I felt like I was running out of time/wanted more time to study).

I would do all of the bootcamp tests after you have a solid foundation with content review, mark down the questions you get wrong and make notes on them. I would also do Destroyer at the same time and also mark each question you get wrong (do it one time through without writing in the book, and then the second time you can write in the book).

Do the 2007 ADA DAT (free) around 2 weeks before your exam. Then do the 2009 ADA exam (online or hard copy) a week or at least 3 days before your exam (so you have time after to calm down and recollect yourself).

Make sure that you do a lot of content review and use Destroyer mostly as a study tool (it is harder than the actual, so don't be discouraged). Do not delay QR and PAT as well. 2 weeks worked for me for both these sections, but I had a good foundation in QR but did not do stellar on the PAT. RC should also be practiced, so try to do all the bootcamp tests within a week (one every other day) to get a good feel for timing/what strategies work best for you.

Set a deadline for yourself, and stay motivated. If you absolutely feel like you won't be ready in 3 weeks, then by all means push the exam back. However, 3 weeks is plenty of time. It's all about being efficient and tackling your weaknesses. Each second is an opportunity to learn something new. Good luck!
 
^^Agreed.

The rescheduling fee is $60 for 6-30 days before the exam so if you really feel like you need more time, change your exam date a week before you take it, not now. You have plenty of time and if you work diligently and start connecting concepts, you'll be surprised of of how much you can retain. Just go over all of chads videos and read cliffs/ferralis thoroughly before attempting practice test. If you are scoring avg on the first BC tests, leave the remaining four for the second week and use your first week to relearn and solidify your bio, oc, and gc knowledge. Keep your head up bro
 
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