Am I on track? Flashcards or Qbanks?
Hi everyone! My DAT is at the end of August. I just took my first full-length and scored a 350 AA. I know I still have a lot of time, but I’m wondering if I’m on track or if I should be worried. I’m trying to score high but I feel really discouraged.
My biggest issue isn’t learning new material, it’s remembering what I studied weeks ago. For example, I’ll review biology or QR that I felt confident in before, and suddenly I’ve forgotten a lot of it.
In undergrad, flashcards always worked well for me. But for the DAT, especially Bio, so many questions are conceptual or require applying information rather than just recalling definitions. Because of that, I’ve been spending more time doing Qbanks and reviewing every question thoroughly.
For those of you who have scored 500+, what helped your long-term retention the most?
Did you mainly grind Qbanks?
Did you consistently keep up with Anki/flashcards?
Or did you use a combination of both?
Also, if you started around a similar score on your first full-length, did you improve a lot by test day?
I appreciate any advice, and good luck to any other people studying!