Self-study
Has anyone else noticed drastic differences in accuracy between their initial attempts versus their blind review? I just finished an RC section scoring 7 less incorrect answers on my blind review compared to my first take and this is not an anomaly.
I was wondering whether anyone was able to bridge this gap and how they went about doing it.
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an in-depth wrong answer journal has helped me a ton!! i really focus on why i chose the wrong answer and what i can do differently. it's helped me identify a lot of habits (like overthinking and changing my answer) that were hurting my score. comparing what you're doing wrong with what with your thought process is in BR will help
I'm experiencing the same. For me it came down to recognizing what I am lacking in when doing my blind review and also not doing the blind review right away. I've been doing my blind reviews a few hours after the drill/section, if not the next day. That allowed me to kind of forget entirely about the stim and be able to read it with a fresher perspective during the BR. I realized that the majority of my incorrect answers came from not reading closely and that would cause me to miss the small but important details. So essentially I need to slow down. Maybe try to do two passages at a time instead of 4 to help with stamina and accuracy. Hope that helps
Hello! I would highly recommend finding out the reason why you miss questions on your first pass. Are you simply running out of time? If you aren't sure about if timing is the problem, try a timed PT with a few extra minutes (like 40-45 minutes per section) to see if that relieves the pressure.
If timing is not the issue and you actually have some time left over the end of the section, make sure you're using those final minutes to go back and double-check your flagged questions. Since you're scoring high on BR, I assume simply allowing yourself to see a question a second time will help you spot any mistakes you made at the first instance.
Lastly, try to pinpoint what you do differently during BR. Which question types do you consistently miss at first but fix correctly? For instance, do you usually get a Stated question wrong at first but later find a relevant place from the passage and correct it? In that case, you can try going back to the stimulus as soon as finishing reading a Stated question and find a relevant information, instead of staring at the ACs and trying to recall any information from your head. Like this, try to do what you do during the BR during the actual exam.
I hope this helps, and best of luck!