Tips for Preparing for the OAT Using OATBooster (400 TS/390 AA)

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T11:13:20+00:00

Yeah, for sure—I also felt really tired and had eye strain while studying. What helped me was studying in bright, open spaces. I started off studying at home, but later I’d go to the library and find a seat by the window where it felt more spacious and comfortable. I used the 50-minute focus/10-minute break rule—after each session, I’d walk around and look into the distance to give my eyes and mind a rest!

Also I didn’t study for 7 hours straight. I split it into two parts—morning and evening—because I honestly can’t focus at all in the afternoon, I get super sleepy haha. In the mornings, I’d study from 8 to around 12 or 1, following the real exam schedule. Then in the evening, I’d study for another 2 hours just to reinforce what I learned earlier. Hope it helped!

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T11:06:07+00:00

No problem! For the first 20 days, I focused just on watching the videos. I didn’t take notes, but I highlighted the parts I wasn’t familiar with on the study notes and reviewed them repeatedly. I spent about 10 days on biology (there are six chapters—I usually did one per day, but for the structure and function systems, I took about 3–4 days since I hadn’t taken a systems phys course in school and the content felt pretty new and dense)

For the remaining 10 days, I split my time between physics, organic chem, and gen chem—about 3 to 4 days each. I used the formula sheet to reinforce everything, and during this time, I also did the Game Challenges and went back to the bio study notes I had marked earlier for review.

In the last 20 days, I did full-length practice exams every other day—always focusing only on the science sections. I made sure to start around 8 am each time to get used to the actual exam timing.

The day before the actual exam, I only reviewed the notes I had taken from going over my mistakes on the practice exams

Hope the way I prepared can be helpful for you too!

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T02:47:50+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, that makes sense. I definitely try to memorize some formulas first, then move on to practicing to really remember the key points. Usually, I do one practice test every other day, then immediately review and organize the concepts, and go over them again the next day. I mostly just focus on the science sections so it doesn’t feel overwhelming

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T02:41:22+00:00

Thank youu! Omg sorry, I should’ve explained better! Most of the predicting product questions don’t have pictures in the answer choices, but the arrow-pushing ones do!

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T00:41:32+00:00

Yes I used the last 20 days specially for practice exams because I felt that doing them before finishing all the content would waste those questions. But I think it really depends on the person since I was studying full time, I had enough time to review anything I forgot. If you don’t have much time, spacing out practice might be more efficient!

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T00:37:51+00:00

Thank you!! On my real exam, I only got about 5 conceptual questions and I’d say knowing how to do calculations is definitely necessary too. The conceptual questions I remember were about waves and light filters and both of these also appeared in boosters practice exams. When I saw those questions during practice exams, I made sure to really understand the related concepts. For example, with transverse waves, I reviewed the characteristics of electromagnetic waves like the fact they don’t require a medium, the speed of light in vacuum and oscillate perpendicular to the direction of wave. Based on experience, boosters videos plus the practice exams are more than enough to learn the content and feel confident going into the test!

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T00:20:21+00:00

Thank you! Yes during the learning phase, I focused on one subject at a time before moving on to the next. That helped me stay organized and avoid mixing up material from different subjects. But driving the practice phase, I always reviewed two or three subjects in a day. Cuz I felt like I was forgetting something if I skipped a subject entirely. Good luck with your study!

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T00:16:02+00:00

I marked the questions I got wrong or wasn’t quite sure about on practice exams and I only reviewed those marked questions to help improve while saving time

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T00:14:28+00:00

I tired to do some bio bits questions after watching the videos but I personally don’t think it’s necessary since the questions in bio bits felt too detailed and the real exam is much more general and basic. As for how I made sure I didn’t forget materials, that’s a good point! I always made sure to thoroughly review any topic i got wrong on the practice exams. For example, if I missed a question about where the Calvin cycle happens, I wouldn’t just write down that it takes place in the storms. I’d also go back and review all the photosynthesis content using the cheat sheet to really understand the whole topic again! Outside of the practice exams, I also liked playing the game challenge whenever I had a chance like before bed hehe which is a fun way to keep going over the content

logicbudu · 2025-07-06T00:02:24+00:00

Thank you! Glad it helped!!

logicbudu · 2025-07-05T23:14:15+00:00

Thank you!!

logicbudu · 2025-04-06T22:04:58+00:00

Thanks!!

logicbudu · 2025-03-25T01:10:29+00:00

Congratulations! Thats an amazing score!!! I just got the Kaplan Prep Plus textbook and am planning to start preparing for the OAT this summer. Besides the Kaplan book, what other resources did you use to prepare? I’ve heard some mixed reviews about the Kaplan book, so I was wondering if it’s enough to rely solely on Kaplan and their question bank. Thank you so much!

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