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Hey guys, so I have been reading a few posts about people asking about their "chances" at some schools. These are people with high 160's and even 170's who have written the FLEX. They seem worried about such high scores (170+) and claim there are too many people with those scores since Flex. This is really confusing me because I felt the scoring was meant to ensure that not many people would be able to get those high scores, isn't grading something on a curve meant to ensure that is not the case. Perhaps I am confused or misunderstanding this or the posters are mistaken. If someone would clear this up I would really appreciate it.
I had taken a massive hiatus and am looking to begin prepping again to hopefully write the test end of year and many people claiming those high scores have become normal is a bit concerning.
You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Most people can certainly relate with your frustration. You have been prepping for a while now and its understandable that you expect improvement. Like someone mentioned above, that 147 means nothing, the only score that matters is your official score. I can provide some insight into me improving my LR. My RC is still a work in progress and you seem to be improving your LG; the advice above will help you improve even more.
My suggestion would be to prioritize accuracy. By that, I mean you should do drills (LR) of sections from older tests. In these drills, do not attempt all the questions and spend as much as time as you want to ensure you get the correct answer before moving on. This way, you may only attempt 19-20 questions but your accuracy will improve a lot (remember the first 7-8 LR questions tend to be the easiest - this will also help you find out if you need to improve on some of the fundamentals). If you keep this up, your confidence will improve and with that speed will come automatically. Soon you will be attempting most questions and keep your accuracy as well. I was given this advice from a person who only attempted 23-24 questions but got all of them right or maybe just missed 1 at most. While this may not work for most and many may not agree with this strategy, it worked for him and helped me improve my LR tremendously. Also, use the analytics function on 7Sage, you may find out that you are struggling on a specific question type and can drill that specific question type and improve your score.
You mentioned you want to emphasize review moving forward which I am sure will help you improve. You sound like someone who is taking accountability and knows what they are doing. Keep at it and the improvements will come. If you look through many of the forums, you will see people who went from 140's to 160's in a short period of time and that happened when things just started to click for them. Stay positive and it will happen for you as well.
Reach out if you have any questions at all! Stay positive and stay focused on the main goal.