I was consistently in the 170-172 range for a while and with the October test just a few weeks away, I've been studying more and doing 2 PTS a day. Today I got two 164s. Bothering me that these lower scores are consistent and that on review I'm seeing that I made stupid mistakes. Any advice on how to deal with this?
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@lvillacci920 said:
OK so 1st I would stop taking 2 PTs a day and never do this again.
Next I would take a few days off.
Next I would reflect a little bit before recommencing your studies, asking yourself:
Why is it that I am making the same mistakes? What can I do to fix this?
Am I getting the very most out of my Blind Review sessions?
Am I keeping a Wrong Answer Journal (good example found in Loophole) that I review every day before studying to ensure I don't make the same mistakes?
Do you think any of that would help you out? If not, let me know and I can think of some other things.
Think those are some good tips, thank you. I haven't been keeping a wrong answer journal, I've been using the analytics feature here for wrong answers and review. I think going forward I'm going to do 1 PT a day and BR, try to cut down the stress a bit and see if that helps.
@giuliapines511 said:
That's amazing! What is your goal score? I would slow down because everything I've read here points to taking 1 PT, doing BR the next day, then resting and repeating. I think 2 PTs would just about kill my brain!
I'm hoping to get 170+ on the actual test, which is why I'm worried about the score decrease only a few weeks out!
Thank you!