Study Schedule for DAT

[akaopua]

I am a double-gap year student (business major, 3.9 GPA 4.0 sGPA) getting ready to begin studying for the DAT. It has been a very windy and nontraditional road to get to this point.

I am aiming to take the DAT May 18th (17 weeks out). This is so I can have my scores back near the beginning of June to apply early this upcoming cycle. I am in school full-time and also volunteering. School ends May 3rd giving me 2 weeks of 100% focus time.

For the vast majority of this study time I will be volunteering and in class most of the time. That leaves me with 3-4 hours /day to study on the week days and all day on the weekends. I am a quick learner but don't have as solid of a science background as I'd like since I've had to space out all my classes to make them fit with my business classes.

I've read up on a lot of different study schedules and am trying to figure out at what pace would be the best. It seems like a lot of people stick with 8-weeks but I would have thought that 3 months would be best.

I'd really appreciate it if someone with similar time constraints could share their opinions/schedules/experiences or any advice from anyone.

Thanks!

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[deleted903013]

I recently took the DAT and studied over the semester. I ended up getting a 24 AA and a 26 TS. What I did was during the semester I straight up read Ferrallis notes every day for maybe an hour. Biology will be the most time consuming section because it's so broad. You need to get a jump start on this section. I also watched all of Chad's videos as well. I finished Chad's in about two weeks or so. it's not that time consuming and should be pretty easy. If you watch 2 hours of chad's you a day you could be done in a month or two with it. Doing these two things will really put you a step ahead when your done with school and allow you to focus more on taking practice tests than actually learning information since you'll already have learned it all. Also, remember to keep reviewing the notes you take on chad's (take good notes. If you take solid notes you won't have to watch it more than once). Once you finish chad's, I'd recommend starting doing Math destroyer and perhaps starting PAT generators as well (while still reading Ferrallis notes every day). Once school is over, I'd take 3 weeks of intense studying where you complete all of the destroyer the first week, then do Bootcamp tests the subsequent weeks. That's what I did and I took the DAT right after winter break. As an aside, I didn't study reading and got a 21 on it. It may benefit you to read science articles every day, but I have no idea on how effective that would be. If you put in a solid 3-4 hours a day and then 2-3 weeks of intense studying before the DAT, you should do fine! Good luck!

 

[shaqfu2019]

I think it's too much. If you set a schedule, make it's reasonable and don't overdo it. You also have courses to be worried about along with your health. You need to also put in lunch and dinner, exercise, and other socializing times. Maintaining a healthy mindset is as important if not more important than your DAT studying. Form your schedule, I only noticed weekdays so what about your weekends; use your weekends/Friday nights to study for DAT and your Monday-Thursdays(DAT) for classes. Try to get 10 hours in every week and crash in the times during Spring break and weeks after finals. I strong believe that with the right schedule and following it day-by-day you will be more than ready by the time of exam.