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@EzraG Tyyy!! Consistency in test performance or staying consistent when studying?
@jtalavera Thank you!!! Its certainly doable, but definitely took me a while lol.
I am just a person in similar shoes, so not sure if my input truly carries much weight, but I think frankly that sounds like an extremely reasonable goal! For me, breaking into 170s has really come down to tweaks so small that I was only able to achieve them by repetition and continued effort.
Reviewing whats getting in your way and seeing if there's commonality there is of course a smart strategy. But beyond that I really find that the difference between high 160s and 170+ is endurance; at least for me; and endurance is really only something you can steadily build to.
Time management and not getting burnt out is really key to attaining those last couple of points of improvement. It really is like a war of attrition where its easy to be worn down. I personally found success in developing my endurance and ability to stay focused. (for me this was via testing sections repeatedly and frankly, reading books (like sit down, find a linguistically challenging, lengthy read and read it while maintaining a grasp on the text's contents))
All in all you are doing truly great and should feel amazing!!! At the high 160s, you have a fantastic base and I think that final push is certainly doable!
@EzraG Honestly, mindset. I found that not becoming discouraged and instead attacking problem areas, like seeing where you are consistently going wrong and then doing drills that target those weakpoints really closed the gap at least for me. Most people have specific question types or themes that link their problem areas and locating that really helped me.
But most importantly, don't beat yourself up!!! Do whatever it takes to not lose motivation, whether that means treating yourself or taking a little you day, do it and come back encouraged. After a bad PT I found that literally going on a walk and buying a super pricey iced coffee really made me calm down and approach bouncing-back with the required level-headedness.