I have been studying very lightly the last two months, and as I get closer to my test date, I want to start structuring my study better. The issue is, I don't know how to properly integrate the core curriculum into my studies. I currently aim to take one PT every week or two, and I spend my time in between working on my wrong answer journal and drilling LR and RC sections (For reference purposes my most recent PT was a 170, and my average is 164). Unfortunately, I have barely touched the core curriculum because I feel as if the "foundations" section isn't super helpful to me where I am right now. I don't know how to utilize the curriculum so I don't use it, and I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of helpful content. Should I jump ahead in the planned path? Should I just push through the entire curriculum? I want to make sure I am getting the most value from my time, and the resources available. Does anyone have any advice/insights? Thanks!
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Keagan Schmeckpeper
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I just scored a 162 on PT154. Feel like I'm plateauing, anyone have anything that's broken them out of this? Was scoring in the higher 160s summer.
Keagan Schmeckpeper
Monday, Nov 24
Focusing on RC helped me go from scoring 155-160 to scoring 165-170. It's easy to focus on LR because it's kind of fun and feels rewarding, but if you can limit the errors you make on RC, then your work on LR will shine through.
Everyone studies differently, but for me, doing single RC sections slowly and not submitting until I'm confident in the answer I've selected, regardless of how much time I've used, took me from -6 avg for RC in PTs to a -2 avg, which really boosted my PT scores.
Also, it sounds simple but it really changed RC for me is advice I read on a discussion on this board somewhere that advised me to focus on reading the passage slowly and understanding every last line before you move on to the next. It may take longer to read the passage, but the questions should be perceptually easier if you have a good understanding of the text.
Obviously, I'm making some serious assumptions based on nothing more than a screenshot, so please feel free to disregard anything I've said lol. Good luck!