test on aug 16

[jlee1986]

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soo my test is coming up pretty soon (less than two weeks) but the worst part about it is that i'm losing my concentration. i took the last couple of days off studying because every time i opened a book my mind would just shut down. i'm obviously going to step up my studying this coming week (i've been studying about 6-8 hours everyday since the end of june) but i feel like i'm just digging myself into a huge hole right now by not studying. did anyone else feel like this just before the test? is it okay that i'm resting a couple of days to let all of the information sink into my brain or am i doomed? thanks for your feedback 🙂

 

[Hysteria24]

I'm taking mine the same week as you... and feel exactly the same way! Glad I'm not the only one.

 

[hokie4life]

aug 16th here as well! 11 days...eeek! I took it easier today and yesterday to get my test rescheduling situation under control but otherwise i've been good about taking at least a day off in the past 2 weeks cuz i was getting SO frustrated and needed that break to get a boost.

for the time left -i'm gonna keep up the studying and review like no other and take the last achiever test wednesday next week and then focus and polish the weak, still, spots it reveals.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING UNTIL TEST DAY? What about everyone that has taken it? what's the best stuff to go over in this last stretch of studying?

GOOD LUCK YOU GUYS!

 

[Streetwolf]

If you can't focus on studying YOU SHOULD NOT BE STUDYING. It is only a waste of your time and energy.

Your body is telling you to go out and have fun and forget worrying for just a bit. Studying 6-8 hours every day for the last month is completely insane tbh. Try to tone it down and focus on the trouble spots. I bet you could easily cut out 2 hours each day.

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

I am taking it on Aug 15th! I just finished 2 finals for my summer classes yesterday....so FINALLY now i can only focus on DAT. I have been studying since May but i only got like 3 days a week to study for DAT... other days i was just busy in summer classes, voluntary work and work! Now my schedule is so pack that I can't even take a day off even if I want to 🙁

These 11 days are gonna be hectic!!

 

[D.D.S.]

Mines on the 15th... This past week I ve been studyin about 13 hours a day no joke... caffeine, candy, whatever it takes... but yeah.. been going through destroyer and going to start topscore this weekend...

Good luck

 

[Bizznet]

My exam in also on the 15th.. I've been putting 12 hours days for the first two 1/2 months since early may. Now i cant seem to put more than 6-8hrs/day. Good luck to all those taking the exam soon.

Study Hard..

 

[Hysteria24]

I've been putting 12 hours days for the first two 1/2 months since early may.

😱

Boy do I feel lazy now. Let me go find those flash cards I just set down.

 

[Dentalicous1234]

D-Day: aug 16th as well 👍

I'm still getting through destroyer. Gonna try to make it happen at least twice by Monday/Tuesday 😕.

P.S. how are you doing 12 hours and still absorbing info!? I was getting 5-6 hours sleep and running a caffeine sustained existance too 😎 but my body just gave out and I was too tired then when I tried to take achiever tests so my scores really sucked. Back on a full sleep plan and hoping it'll make a difference 😀

 

[mikey4226]

damn you guys are hardcore! i'm taking mine next weds on the 8th...i originally imagined myself pulling 12hr study days...but that just never happened lol...i'm doing ok on practice tests so hopefully things turn out well. but mad respect for being so focused you guys, best of luck to you, i'm so excited to be done! Definitely take the time to relax once in a while, and dont burn yourself out. Hope you guys rock the DAT cus you definitely deserve it 👍

 

[Lonely Sol]

Aug 16th as well! Wow, alot of ppl are taking on the same day!!

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

I am taking DAT on aug 15th...only 10 days left. I have been studying since MAY. I did destroyer, kaplan, topscore and cliff's. I left achiever for the last because i heard its hard. I am worried about sciences the most esp bio - i am weakest in that. So anyways i just took achiever SNS # 1 i scored so low!!!!!!! I dont want crazy 21+ but i want decent 19-20 in all sections. HUH!! i am so frustrated coz at this time i should be scoring 19-20.

Achiever SNS # 1

bio - 15
gchem - 18
ochem - 17
TS - 17

Sucks!! i only got 10 days🙁 and my scores are still horrible! thought after studying so much i will improve and i will get better scores than topscore. EVen my topscore scores sucked!but i wasnt disappointed because those were the first tests that i ever took and thought that i would improve as i practice more but now.....😡

how are you guys doing on achiever who are taking the test around aug 15th? give me honest opinion on my scores please! and what i can do to improve esp in bio

thanks a lot

 

[jlee1986]

I am taking DAT on aug 15th...only 10 days left. I have been studying since MAY. I did destroyer, kaplan, topscore and cliff's. I left achiever for the last because i heard its hard. I am worried about sciences the most esp bio - i am weakest in that. So anyways i just took achiever SNS # 1 i scored so low!!!!!!! I dont want crazy 21+ but i want decent 19-20 in all sections. HUH!! i am so frustrated coz at this time i should be scoring 19-20.

Achiever SNS # 1

bio - 15
gchem - 18
ochem - 17
TS - 17

Sucks!! i only got 10 days🙁 and my scores are still horrible! thought after studying so much i will improve and i will get better scores than topscore. EVen my topscore scores sucked!but i wasnt disappointed because those were the first tests that i ever took and thought that i would improve as i practice more but now.....😡

how are you guys doing on achiever who are taking the test around aug 15th? give me honest opinion on my scores please! and what i can do to improve esp in bio

thanks a lot

hey don't worry about your achiever score too much. i took my first achiever test on 7/11 and got:

ochem 19
bio 16
gchem 17
ts 17


taking a full length test sucks the energy out of you, especially when you do it for the first time. although i haven't taken the test yet i know that achiever's questions are a lot more specific than the real test so i wouldn't worry too much. as for the biology studying, i would focus on the big picture instead of minute details. how did you score on your topscore tests? i hope this helps 🙂

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

hey don't worry about your achiever score too much. i took my first achiever test on 7/11 and got:

ochem 19
bio 16
gchem 17
ts 17


taking a full length test sucks the energy out of you, especially when you do it for the first time. although i haven't taken the test yet i know that achiever's questions are a lot more specific than the real test so i wouldn't worry too much. as for the biology studying, i would focus on the big picture instead of minute details. how did you score on your topscore tests? i hope this helps 🙂

well i took topscore in may & june when i had just started studying that's why its low. but i was hoping to score more as i gradually take more tests. I have been studying from 2 months that is why I am disappointed in my achiever scores. if achiever had been my first test then i wouldnt be worried but comeon!!! after studying this much and this kind of score i wanna bang my head into wall. huh! here are my topscore scores which are even better than achiever even though they are like 1 and half month old when i had like basic knowledge of each section.

topscore 1/2/3

bio 14/15/16
gchem 16/18/17
ochem 19/18/19
qr 15/18/21
pat 16/17/17
rc 21/20/19

 

[poc91nc]

I am taking DAT on aug 15th...only 10 days left. I have been studying since MAY. I did destroyer, kaplan, topscore and cliff's. I left achiever for the last because i heard its hard. I am worried about sciences the most esp bio - i am weakest in that. So anyways i just took achiever SNS # 1 i scored so low!!!!!!! I dont want crazy 21+ but i want decent 19-20 in all sections. HUH!! i am so frustrated coz at this time i should be scoring 19-20.

Achiever SNS # 1

bio - 15
gchem - 18
ochem - 17
TS - 17

Sucks!! i only got 10 days🙁 and my scores are still horrible! thought after studying so much i will improve and i will get better scores than topscore. EVen my topscore scores sucked!but i wasnt disappointed because those were the first tests that i ever took and thought that i would improve as i practice more but now.....😡

how are you guys doing on achiever who are taking the test around aug 15th? give me honest opinion on my scores please! and what i can do to improve esp in bio

thanks a lot

The gchem and ochem are decent for Achiever. I think you just need a little extra push for those sections. Bio needs a bit more work, but it'll come! Just keep studying like a demon!!!

ps: Test 2 is by far the craziest thing you will every see. Be prepared to die!!!


Good Luck!

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

The gchem and ochem are decent for Achiever. I think you just need a little extra push for those sections. Bio needs a bit more work, but it'll come! Just keep studying like a demon!!!

ps: Test 2 is by far the craziest thing you will every see. Be prepared to die!!!


Good Luck!

lol thanks!

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

The gchem and ochem are decent for Achiever. I think you just need a little extra push for those sections. Bio needs a bit more work, but it'll come! Just keep studying like a demon!!!

ps: Test 2 is by far the craziest thing you will every see. Be prepared to die!!!


Good Luck!

omg!! u were right i just took achiever sns# 2 ...insanely hard...org wasnt that bad ...but bio and gchem killed me i went down from 18 - 13 on gchem haha! do questions like these appear on real thing?please say no! my brain is so fried i have been studying since 7:30 in the morning ahh!!

 

[bennijai]

im taking my DAT aug 13th.

ive just been reinforcing my strengths and trying to improve on my weak areas.

my recent top score:
bio 21
chem 19
orgo 16
qr 19
reading 22
pat 22

im pretty weak in chem and orgo...and i suck in trig...haha. im just trying to review my orgo reactions and memorize as many as i can. as for qr...i guess practice problems is the only way to efficiently finish them.

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

im taking my DAT aug 13th.

ive just been reinforcing my strengths and trying to improve on my weak areas.

my recent top score:
bio 21
chem 19
orgo 16
qr 19
reading 22
pat 22

im pretty weak in chem and orgo...and i suck in trig...haha. im just trying to review my orgo reactions and memorize as many as i can. as for qr...i guess practice problems is the only way to efficiently finish them.

yea u r right on track! qr needs practice and more practice....my concern is bio and PAT....gchem m ok....ochem m good at it i just need more practice but i know my material. which topscore test is that?is that the individual ones or the full length?

 

[bennijai]

thats my full exam one...

i score a bit higher on the individual exams since its not as draining.

 

[saaz55]

im taking my DAT aug 13th.

ive just been reinforcing my strengths and trying to improve on my weak areas.

my recent top score:
bio 21
chem 19
orgo 16
qr 19
reading 22
pat 22

im pretty weak in chem and orgo...and i suck in trig...haha. im just trying to review my orgo reactions and memorize as many as i can. as for qr...i guess practice problems is the only way to efficiently finish them.

yo benni im taking the exam on the 13th too. and im prty much in the same situation with you in orgo. just trying to bust through rxns and go through the destroyer at the same time. cant wait for this exam to be over. ill be the happiest man in the world if i rock it. wish u all luck on the exams

 

[poc91nc]

omg!! u were right i just took achiever sns# 2 ...insanely hard...org wasnt that bad ...but bio and gchem killed me i went down from 18 - 13 on gchem haha! do questions like these appear on real thing?please say no! my brain is so fried i have been studying since 7:30 in the morning ahh!!

Yeah, test 2 gchem is tough!!! So time consuming. For gchem calculations on the real test, they're NOT that tricky. Very straight forward stuff. Now breathe a sigh of relief...

 

[bennijai]

yo benni im taking the exam on the 13th too. and im prty much in the same situation with you in orgo. just trying to bust through rxns and go through the destroyer at the same time. cant wait for this exam to be over. ill be the happiest man in the world if i rock it. wish u all luck on the exams

we got this! we have 7 days to fix the tweaks. just practice and study! im planning to relax on the sunday and just review.

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

1 week to go...how is every1 handling the stress?

 

[NoFear66]

Holdin in there alright, I'm kind of getting to the point where I really just don't care anymore...I'm getting 18's on all my practice tests. You think I am screwed? I'm not trying to get 99th percentile in every section like some people. If I get an overall of 18 I will be happy. I take my test August 18.

 

[Dentalicous1234]

i'm feeling like a rollercoaster

i have my highs where I'm super productive and will stay up til 5:30 and will get through so much stuff but then then 2 days after i'm so worn out and can't study. So yesterday I told myself i need to relax so i watched friends for 2 hours last night and took a breather. I feel like I'm getting too comfortable though esp. cuz my scores still aren't wonderful 🙁 and I'm taking too many breaks though cuz now it's like 2pm and i still haven't studied today. YIKES okay getting off SDN and back to work! We gotta stay motivated!!!

good luck everyone! Hope you're all being super productive, even if it means taking time to catch your breath again 😀 I say we keep posting good motivational stuff or just someone yell at me to go study more.😳 I have to admit the fear of doing poorly is enough, esp. when I wake up and read how great others are scoring...ahh okay well there's my motivation, back to studying!

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

i'm feeling like a rollercoaster

i have my highs where I'm super productive and will stay up til 5:30 and will get through so much stuff but then then 2 days after i'm so worn out and can't study. So yesterday I told myself i need to relax so i watched friends for 2 hours last night and took a breather. I feel like I'm getting too comfortable though esp. cuz my scores still aren't wonderful 🙁 and I'm taking too many breaks though cuz now it's like 2pm and i still haven't studied today. YIKES okay getting off SDN and back to work! We gotta stay motivated!!!

good luck everyone! Hope you're all being super productive, even if it means taking time to catch your breath again 😀 I say we keep posting good motivational stuff or just someone yell at me to go study more.😳 I have to admit the fear of doing poorly is enough, esp. when I wake up and read how great others are scoring...ahh okay well there's my motivation, back to studying!

I feel you...last night after studying for 10 hours i didnt even want to look at my books because i was so depress with my low bio score on the achiever practice test. I just got out of my room and spent next 2 hours outside of my room. Looks like you are burned out!And its no point of studying if you dont feel like it. So its just better to take a break. Well look on the bright side, we only have 1 week left to study ( that is if you are taking DAT next week). So just tell yourself to study hard for 1 week and then enjoy!

Sorry can't help much in this but dont stress yourself. You dont have to study crazy 12 hrs and stay up late. Study about 6-8 hrs and you will be fine! good luck!

 

[drteeth]

I have 2 weeks left so I know how you all are feeling. It is so stressful. I have been studying for almost 2 months and feel totally burned out! Does anyone else feel like they constantly are forgetting things - especially for bio? I feel like Ill learn something one week and then by the next week its out of my head already. Im losing my mind lol! Anyways, this is my second time taking the DAT and I can definitely say that Achiever is a millllllion times more difficult then the real thing. Its common to be scoring 16/17 on achiever and then hit 20s on the real thing. I would recommend using achiever more to study the material then as means of predicting how youre gonna do on the test. Hope this helps you all feel a little better🙂

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

I have 2 weeks left so I know how you all are feeling. It is so stressful. I have been studying for almost 2 months and feel totally burned out! Does anyone else feel like they constantly are forgetting things - especially for bio? I feel like Ill learn something one week and then by the next week its out of my head already. Im losing my mind lol! Anyways, this is my second time taking the DAT and I can definitely say that Achiever is a millllllion times more difficult then the real thing. Its common to be scoring 16/17 on achiever and then hit 20s on the real thing. I would recommend using achiever more to study the material then as means of predicting how youre gonna do on the test. Hope this helps you all feel a little better🙂

oh thats great! coz my achiever scores make me wanna puke. I feel the same way for bio as well. But esp the stuff like ecology, invertebrates, plant bio - all those stuff I forget. I have some 500+ index cards that I need to understand and memorize for DAT and I should be okay. Bio is the weakest subject for me 🙁

 

[NoFear66]

I just have Topscore and Kaplan practice tests. I don't think i want to shoot down my pride more than it already is. I need to get my confidence up this week...

I do have one question though...WHen yall take you practice tests have you ever freaked out during one and totally bombed a section? I did this on my last practice test, I got like two or three GChem problems I could not do and it screwed up my whole rhythm for that section.. Hopes this doesn't happen on the real thing.

Any suggestions on how to keep my head on straight next time?

 

[Jo07]

dr teeth,

I completely agree with you. This blows. I do problems and then forget how I did them the next time I get a similar one. What is the point of studying? I must be ******ed haha. oh boy...

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

I just have Topscore and Kaplan practice tests. I don't think i want to shoot down my pride more than it already is. I need to get my confidence up this week...

I do have one question though...WHen yall take you practice tests have you ever freaked out during one and totally bombed a section? I did this on my last practice test, I got like two or three GChem problems I could not do and it screwed up my whole rhythm for that section.. Hopes this doesn't happen on the real thing.

Any suggestions on how to keep my head on straight next time?

yea happens to me too....all u can do is just dont let that question bother u and waste your time. Just take a best guess, mark it and move on and come back to it later on if you time.

 

[bennijai]

what you need to do is any question that will slow you down, just MARK it! it wastes what? a fraction of a second? and you can easily come back later on to do it.

i also trained taking the dat with my left hand so i can save more time (i save almost 5 minutes if not more!). but then i found out we are using dry eraser boards...man im gonna waste so much time erasing...maybe i can hold a pen and eraser at the same time on one hand...lol

 

[jimmy1fernan]

yeah thats definitely a good idea. as for me im taking the dat in dec. yeah i know i still have like 4 more months to study. i dont know if i should take it b4. im actually not working. im just studying for this exam. im getting up at 7am to study until 10pm. crazyness. but i have noticed that as much i study i cant get chemistry. i do pretty well in bio but chem is something else. do you guys think i should take this test b4? like in a month? i dont think im ready, i just want to study alot so i can do well. i dont know if itmakes sense. do any of you know of a good book just for reading? my reading is not too great either.

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

yeah thats definitely a good idea. as for me im taking the dat in dec. yeah i know i still have like 4 more months to study. i dont know if i should take it b4. im actually not working. im just studying for this exam. im getting up at 7am to study until 10pm. crazyness. but i have noticed that as much i study i cant get chemistry. i do pretty well in bio but chem is something else. do you guys think i should take this test b4? like in a month? i dont think im ready, i just want to study alot so i can do well. i dont know if itmakes sense. do any of you know of a good book just for reading? my reading is not too great either.

are applying for 08 cycle?

 

[NoFear66]

Just DO NOT BURNOUT!!! It sucks and then you just want to get the test over with.

 

[SupderDuper]

I am taking mine on the 11th.
Oh my goodness. I am definitely more nervous than when I was waiting to take the ACT/SAT. Whew!

I guess I better go keep memorizing orgo reactions. 🙁
Best of luck to all of you!!

 

[saaz55]

the worst thing about for me is there are times during the day while im studying that i feel like i can completely dominate this exam. and then 30 minutes later i think i dont know a single fact in my head. its insane as to how fast i go through these emotions. i guess this is what a pregnant chick goes through.

 

[jlee1986]

so i just took my last achiever test and i got:

aa 20
qr 20
rc 25
bio 17
gc 16
oc 21


if you've already taken the test..do you think i'll be ok for the real thing? i actually ran out of time for the science part cause of all of the crazy calculations (i think i left about 5 or 6 blank), so hopefully on the real thing i won't do as badly because i heard it's pretty straightforward, conceptual questions...let me know what you guys think..thanks!

one week and counting...lol

 

[arbelm1]

good job,then you will have no reason not to get to dental school and you should get 21 across the board.

Mines on the 15th... This past week I ve been studyin about 13 hours a day no joke... caffeine, candy, whatever it takes... but yeah.. been going through destroyer and going to start topscore this weekend...

Good luck

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

how is every1 doing? i still suck at bio & gchem 😡...4 days to go

 

[sacjumpman]

how is every1 doing? i still suck at bio & gchem 😡...4 days to go

You can do it! I've seen you posting, you know your shyte. Just keep trudging through what is giving you trouble. 👍

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

Thanks man i wish I had that confidence in me! its just that in my undergrad classes I know my material...but during the test i dont know if i freak out or overthink..but i make ridiculously silly mistakes. ahh🙄

thanks for supporting! i appreciate it

You can do it! I've seen you posting, you know your shyte. Just keep trudging through what is giving you trouble. 👍

 

[poc91nc]

Thanks man i wish I had that confidence in me! its just that in my undergrad classes I know my material...but during the test i dont know if i freak out or overthink..but i make ridiculously silly mistakes. ahh🙄

thanks for supporting! i appreciate it

"Eliminate 'not clear' thinking and function from your root..."

"Turn into a doll made of wood; it has no ego, it thinks nothing, it is not grasping or sticky. Let the body and limbs work themselves out in accordance with the discipline they have undergone."

 

[jimmy1fernan]

i know i just want to get a decent score. i want to apply next year. i guess i should take it b4 huh?

Just DO NOT BURNOUT!!! It sucks and then you just want to get the test over with.

 

[SupderDuper]

Oh my goodness.
I am taking mine tomorrow, and I am totally freaked out!!!!
ARGH!!!!!!!

 

[jimmy1fernan]

man you have to let us know how that goes. good luck man.

 

[SupderDuper]

man you have to let us know how that goes. good luck man.

Absolutely!
I will definitely keep you guys posted with my actual DAT score and different practice exam scores - so that you guys can relate that to your scores. Whew. Hopefully I can sleep well tonight. I don't think that's happening though. Hm........

 

[Dentalicous1234]

I feel you...last night after studying for 10 hours i didnt even want to look at my books because i was so depress with my low bio score on the achiever practice test. I just got out of my room and spent next 2 hours outside of my room. Looks like you are burned out!And its no point of studying if you dont feel like it. So its just better to take a break. Well look on the bright side, we only have 1 week left to study ( that is if you are taking DAT next week). So just tell yourself to study hard for 1 week and then enjoy!

Sorry can't help much in this but dont stress yourself. You dont have to study crazy 12 hrs and stay up late. Study about 6-8 hrs and you will be fine! good luck!

you're always so helpful thank you! yea guys def. be weary of the burn out I def. got burrneedd but am gaining momentum again for this last couple of days! We're so close to being done. THANK GOODNESS!

good luck studying this wknd! 🙂

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

so i just took my last achiever test and i got:

aa 20
qr 20
rc 25
bio 17
gc 16
oc 21


if you've already taken the test..do you think i'll be ok for the real thing? i actually ran out of time for the science part cause of all of the crazy calculations (i think i left about 5 or 6 blank), so hopefully on the real thing i won't do as badly because i heard it's pretty straightforward, conceptual questions...let me know what you guys think..thanks!

one week and counting...lol

Hey I think you are good to go...getting scores like this on achiever (which is so hard) will definitely give you killer scores on the real DAT! I wish I can get those scores on achiever 😀