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It took me a while to close the gap as well, about 8 months. You have studied for longer and might benefit from a longer break if you are burnt out. I took a 3 week break after my first exam attempt and it made a huge difference.
My diagnostic was 160, then PTed in the mid 160s for ~10 PTs in a row but was BRing in the 170s. You just have to keep pushing, BRing, and timed drill your priority areas. You will see the "jump" happen. It took 10+ PTs, 1 real exam attempt, and 300+ hours total studying for me, but i finally got a 173 on a PT. Just keep pushing and hope it finally clicks! Have faith in your process.
Like you as well I did this with a full time job, working 60hr weeks. During the week 1hr of quality drilling is enough imo. On the weekends take one PT and rlly review it well.
@shanice7 Np. last thing id say is the only way to get better at the exam is to take the exam. If you are drilling 4-5stars correctly but your PTs are not going up, there is a fundamental issue happening. Consider doing way more sections and exams for practice and try to understand why you are not executing under time pressure. The 7sage AI is great for breaking down your analytics and making a plan as well. You got this!