I had a similar thing happen to me where I was scoring high 160s, and -2 and -3 on LR sections, then suddenly one day, not long ago, I cratered with a couple of low sections all in one day. I corrected it, though, because I noticed on those bad sections that I stopped predicting answers without realizing it. I was going into the answer bank to pick the best one instead of already having a strong answer choice in my head. As soon as I went back to predicting, my scores rebounded to the typical level. So, I guess things like this happen and I wouldn't get discouraged.
Confidence for me seems to be a huge indicator of how well I do on a given section or test. If I go into a section unsure of myself, no matter how well I know the fundamentals and concepts, I'll end up second-guessing, falling into bad habits, and inevitably getting a poor score.
When I go in with high confidence, reminding myself of the scores I typically get and am capable of, I will normally score very well.
I think it's best not to get too worked up by this one result because it happens. When it does happen, instead of internally spiralling (like I did), it's probably best to just walk away from studying for the day and reset for the next time you study. Pay it no mind, and try to diagnose what went wrong.
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I had a similar thing happen to me where I was scoring high 160s, and -2 and -3 on LR sections, then suddenly one day, not long ago, I cratered with a couple of low sections all in one day. I corrected it, though, because I noticed on those bad sections that I stopped predicting answers without realizing it. I was going into the answer bank to pick the best one instead of already having a strong answer choice in my head. As soon as I went back to predicting, my scores rebounded to the typical level. So, I guess things like this happen and I wouldn't get discouraged.
Confidence for me seems to be a huge indicator of how well I do on a given section or test. If I go into a section unsure of myself, no matter how well I know the fundamentals and concepts, I'll end up second-guessing, falling into bad habits, and inevitably getting a poor score.
When I go in with high confidence, reminding myself of the scores I typically get and am capable of, I will normally score very well.
I think it's best not to get too worked up by this one result because it happens. When it does happen, instead of internally spiralling (like I did), it's probably best to just walk away from studying for the day and reset for the next time you study. Pay it no mind, and try to diagnose what went wrong.