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General · Timed vs untimed practice tests

jamiebeadling462

Tuesday, Oct 24 2017

I started out with a 156 (taking 6 hours to finish the test), and got a 167 in September (have been getting in the 170s on my PTs now - I'm taking again in December).

How much time did it take you to get from 156 to 167? How much time did you spend on BR?

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PT111.S1.Q6

jamiebeadling462

Saturday, Sep 23 2017

The point that there is no reason to reject irradiation based on nutrition or safety seems to completely miss that the issue of safety has not been addressed. The nutrition point has been made, and we're not disputing that it's accurate. How are we to know from the stem that there is no reason to reject irradiation based on safety when there is no evidence provided? I chose C for this reason, and don't think it has been given sufficient attention. One could choose to accept or reject the known nutritional impact.

General · Timed vs untimed practice tests

jamiebeadling462

Saturday, Oct 21 2017

Thanks again. I really appreciate the input.

It's correct that I don't easily recognize all the cookie cutter answers. There are times when I can anticipate the correct answer quickly and other times not so much. For example, in the NA question sets in the curriculum, I completed them all within an average of 1:20 for the set and got over 90% correct. However, in my trend analytics, this is one of the question types I seem to get wrong the most.

No, my BR score is not where I want it to be nor where I think I can get it. Since the baseline test at the beginning it has increased 10 points whereas my actual score has stayed the same. That's why I'm trying to figure out the most effective method for me to get that better understanding of the fundamentals that will lead to an increase in both my BR score and my timed test. I'm not feeling defeated or anything like that. I have the confidence that I can get where I want to get, I just need to find the right study method to get over this hump, and continuing to take timed tests when it doesn't seem to be leading to any improvement goes against my better judgment. That said, I realize that timing is a big part of the experience, and December 2 is only about 5 weeks away. Realistically, I may be looking at 2019 instead of 2018 if I don't see some improvement across the board soon, but I'm not giving up on making it yet.

General · Timed vs untimed practice tests

jamiebeadling462

Saturday, Oct 21 2017

Thanks everyone. My bigger issues seem to be with LR and RC. It takes me a moment to organize my thoughts after reading the stimulus or passage before attacking the answer choices. Yes, it's taking me too much time on the easier questions as well. I have a pretty good understanding of the concepts, just takes a moment to "click." With LG, I just need to keep practicing, but the other sections I'm a bit slower at.

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Saturday, Oct 21 2017

jamiebeadling462

Timed vs untimed practice tests

I seem to be paralyzed when it comes to timed tests and am wondering if changing my approach might help. I have now taken 4 practice tests and scored roughly the same on all of them - a 154 and 3 152s. Now, my Blind Review scores are 162-166, so I know I can do much better, but seem to get tripped up by the time. In my job, I preach following the procedure untimed to reproduce it accurately and confidently, then speed comes with practice. I wonder if it would make sense here as well to go through the full test a few times untimed, but monitoring where I am at specific points, to get used to the process before diving right into timed PTs immediately after finishing the curriculum. How have others approached this? I'm scheduled to take the December test and want to make the best use of my time to maximize my potential. Thanks in advance.