Self-study
Hi y'all! I just finished my first week of studying and took my second PT. I feel like I can solve most questions without pressure and given enough time. But under testing conditions, phew, it is a mental frenzy to complete them on time, let alone get the correct answer. How would you recommend I close this gap between my 177 BR and 160 diagnostic? More studying the concepts or drilling and PT's?
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Unless I misunderstand BR, I would be weary of thinking of it as an accurate representation of your current scoring on a full untimed test, since as far as I am aware it is a representation of your ability to take a second look at questions and identify the correct answer after originally getting it wrong (maybe a lot of questions had 2 seemingly possible answers, and the questions became much easier once you knew one of those was wrong). If you do want to see what your score looks like with no timing, you could take a test untimed to get a better grasp of it if this is a good sign of potential. Not saying this to discourage you, I just know that while confidence is good, getting too complacent with your ability to improve/quickly reach a score you want during your studying can wreak havoc down the line.
With that said, I think the best way to improve timing really is drilling and practicing. The way a resource I use puts it is that you need to develop certain skills and processes, like identifying flaws, eliminating answers, etc., and those may take longer early on. However, once you practice them over and over, doing things like eliminating wrong answers will take less time allowing you to not feel as rushed and spending more time on understanding the stimulus. IMO, concepts can be good to go back to as you notice themes in your scores. If a certain type of problem causes more trouble, maybe you are shaky on those concepts. If you are getting certain types right all the time, even the hardest questions, it would be less important and a less efficient use of your time to review those concepts.
@cmemery2020 7Sage will recommend questions for blind review for several different reasons, its best not to look at which, hence "blind." Therefore when blind reviewing a question you have to fully understand the question before moving on because you may have actually been right. Now I don't know if OP is BRing this way, but a high BR is a still a good sign
@Optimusbladerunner Ahh got it yeah I didn't realize that is the way to approach BR, that makes sense in that case if someone is approaching it like that, thanks for clarifying!