The dMAT Test Day Checklist

By test day the studying is behind you. Your only job now is to let your preparation show up, which means eliminating avoidable stress.

The night before

• Confirm your test centre location and travel time.
• Lay out your ID and any required documents.
• Pack the night before, not the morning of.
• Sleep. No new material after dinner, it only raises anxiety.

The morning of

• Eat something steady, not sugary.
• Arrive early. A rushed arrival costs you the first ten minutes of focus.
• Do a couple of easy practice questions on the way to warm up, not to learn.

During the modules

1. Read the first question slowly. It sets your pace.
2. Bank the easy points first. Do not let a hard early question eat your clock.
3. Flag and move on. A skipped question you return to is worth more than a stubborn one.
4. Watch the clock at the halfway mark, not constantly.

Between the two modules

Reset. The Core Module is done, do not replay it. The Subject Module is a fresh 90 minutes and a fresh mindset.

On test day you cannot learn anything new. You can only protect what you already know. Calm logistics protect calm thinking.

Know your centre in advance, see the test centres map.