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When I get fatigued, I like to read the answers from E->A. Helps break up the tedium for me
@ElijahWhite This strategy has worked for me too! I also try to do a quick skim over those questions one more time before I go to the next one as a final check. This give me confidence to move on while not dropping speed.
I've been able to get my scores up to 170+ on timed sections and full PTs, but I've really been struggling with consistency. For instance, yesterday and today I got a -5 and -4 on LR sections. I know I shouldn't let those dips dishearten me, but it's hard not to when you expect higher.
What techniques do you all recommend to effectively review these mistakes to ensure they don't happen again? Or conversely, how should I be properly learning from and repeating great sections?
For most of the summer, I had a job from 4 pm to 1 am most nights, so I studied mostly in the morning/early afternoon and on my off days. Since I won't be working for the next few weeks because of a surgery, I'll try to commit more time per day. However, I honestly found that decreasing my volume forced me to make the most out of each problem.
Great reminder. Happy to give book recommendations if anyone wants them!
@SimonArmendariz Thank you for your thoughtful comment! I'm starting to realize that listening to my "feelings" about the test is more important than I thought. Best of luck with your study journey!
My best PT so far! It's great to see the work paying off.
However, given the jump from my previous scores, I'm hesitant to take this as a definite marking point. Does anyone have any tips for consistency at this level (and translating a PT to a real logged score)?
I didn't like answer choice C because I thought that developing just one influential literary movement would still fit in the quantifier "rarely." What am I missing here?
Keeping a positive mindset is so important!