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Stuck in Mid 150s on PTs

SabrinaKahlon · 2026-05-19T01:01:04Z

Despite constant drilling and blind review, my timed PT scores stay mostly in the mid 150s for weeks. Don’t know what else to do. It’s so frustrating. If anyone has any advice, please comment!! I need your help ;(

Being in a score plateau can be super frustrating! But it's totally normal for your progress to not be reflected in your timed PTs immediately. If you're very fatigued/frustrated with the test, I would recommend taking a break (even just 2-3 days can help). After that, try to identify any patterns in your wrong answers -- the "priorities by tag" page in the analytics can be very helpful for this! Start by targeting the highest priority question types and moving down the list.

If your untimed drill accuracy is good, but you struggle on timed PTs, the issue could be speed. To improve timing, focus on the two halves of a section separately. Start with the first 15 questions (untimed) and do them at a comfortable pace, but keep track of time. If your accuracy at this pace is consistent with your goal, then slowly move back the time (in 1 minute increments) until you can do the first 15 questions in 15 minutes. Repeat this with the last 10 questions, but with a 20-minute goal instead of 15 minutes.

These are the recommendations I can give without knowing your specific situation/analytics! But I hope they're helpful, and happy studying!

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AsemanShahsavand Tutor
15 hours ago

Being in a score plateau can be super frustrating! But it's totally normal for your progress to not be reflected in your timed PTs immediately. If you're very fatigued/frustrated with the test, I would recommend taking a break (even just 2-3 days can help). After that, try to identify any patterns in your wrong answers -- the "priorities by tag" page in the analytics can be very helpful for this! Start by targeting the highest priority question types and moving down the list.
If your untimed drill accuracy is good, but you struggle on timed PTs, the issue could be speed. To improve timing, focus on the two halves of a section separately. Start with the first 15 questions (untimed) and do them at a comfortable pace, but keep track of time. If your accuracy at this pace is consistent with your goal, then slowly move back the time (in 1 minute increments) until you can do the first 15 questions in 15 minutes. Repeat this with the last 10 questions, but with a 20-minute goal instead of 15 minutes.
These are the recommendations I can give without knowing your specific situation/analytics! But I hope they're helpful, and happy studying!

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