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ccski881
Tuesday, Aug 06 2024

Hi y'all! I'm in the high 160's and looking for a study buddy to Zoom with to talk through curve breaker questions and practice tests after we finish them. It looks like there is a lot of uptake on this post, so if OP has already found their people and you're still looking for someone to study with, please reach out!

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ccski881
Wednesday, Sep 04 2024

Hello! I have dealt with this, too. When I get gassed I find myself reading things over & over again; usually to no avail. There are a few ways I have found to mitigate this, which I've listed in order of how much they helped me (most helpful first).

First, I take my practice tests at my energy peak in the day, which for me is in the morning a couple hours after I get up and eat breakfast. I'd highly recommend reading about circadian rhythms and, if you don't already know, testing out different times to see what your optimum test time is.

Second, I have learned to skip questions as soon as my eyes start to glaze over. This does two things. One, it gives me a second chance to start the question off on a good foot. Two, it encourages my brain to take the next question more seriously. I do typically skip 2-5 questions every section, saving them for the end of my time, but I don't like doing this to too many questions, for obvious reasons. When I force myself to skip questions, it serves as a warning signal, and naturally helps me 'lock-in' more. Of course, I can see how this strategy might make other people too stressed, so I wouldn't start trying this out if you're really close to your test date.

Third, I realized I perform worse around others. Even if noise is minimal, like in a library where I usually test, I get distracted by others' sounds & movements, and I overthink about them getting distracted by my sounds & movements. Thankfully, everyone has the option to test remotely now, and so I will be opting for the flex test for this reason. It took me a while to realize I should do this because I was initially set on taking it in-person (to me, it seems more motivating and exciting). But I finally let myself change my mind. Changing your mind is often good!

Your mileage may vary, of course, but if any of this works for you too I'd love to hear about it. Good luck!

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