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Does anyone have any advice for stamina? I do way better on drills than I do on full PT's because my brain turns to mush. I'm getting 3-4 more questions wrong on practice tests than when I do individual sections!
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A lot of practice! I have time accommodations so the full exam is four hours. Even before I had accommodations (just got them recently), the best thing I could do to stay focused was to actually use that 1 minute break between sections 1 + 2 and 3 + 4 to take deep breaths, doodle, recenter, stretch, etc.
Something else that really helps is physical grounding. I'll do little taps on my face and arms to keep myself alert and attentive. Also, if you drink caffeine play around with how you time it during PTs! I try to simulate caffeine intake that I would do on test day. If it's later at night and you're caffeine sensitive, you can mimic the energizing effect with sugars and carbs.
I just posted this same question, glad I scrolled down and found this. Thank you.
I know it's annoying, and no one wants to hear it....but practice.
Force yourself to start doing longer drills, take a minute break and repeat. It's like a sport--nothing is gonna be better for your stamina than conditioning.
Not sure if this will help, but for LR, I usually start on problem 15 (ish), go to the last one, then do 1-15. I find that this helps because they *normally* put the easier questions at the beginning, so by the time my brain is getting tired, it's answering the easier ones rather than the harder ones!