Self-study
Hello everyone, I hope your studies are going well! I have been consistently PTing at a 168 average recently, and I just know I have the potential to hit a 170+. My BR proves this. I noticed that there are questions that I will get wrong on LR, but during BR, I'll immediately choose the right answer, even going as far as thinking that the answer is obvious. I don't know how it flies over my head during the actual test, and this happens for at least 3 questions every exam. Those 3 questions could push me to the 170s. Sometimes these questions are flagged and sometimes they're not. Regardless, somehow I'll totally miss the obviousness of the right answer. I've been trying to focus more on that mistake but I'm not getting anywhere. Does anyone have advice?
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Are the questions you are getting wrong because you're missing something in the stem or are you getting fooled by trap answers? Are you spending a long time on them trying to figure them out then just not seeing the "trick" of the question or are you getting "got" by the questions? I think these distinctions could help me give more tailored advice...
@NatMan maybe a few times it'll be because of the stem. other times i guess i'll just pick an answer i think is good and so i'll move on but then because it's flagged and ik i got it wrong i'll go over it slowly and realize the answer i picked wasn't the right one.
for example one time i got a necessary assumption wrong and i reread it and realized the stim said smth that totally pointed to the correct answer but i didnt see it
another time i read the stim but nothing jumped out at me and i just picked the right answer. only when i compared my initial take to br did i realize i picked the wrong answer and i was mind blown
@ktacklesthelsat In that case, I know it's cliche advice but just make sure you read every word of the stim and ACs! Like maybe hover your cursor over words as you read or mutter to yourself. It's way faster if you're reading everything and understanding it fully the first time then skimming/missing stuff because you're in a rush!
@NatMan i'll honestly start doing that!