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Hi y'all! I have been studying for a couple of months, and have found it difficult to make measurable improvements in my scores (for reference, my diagnostic was a 168 and my scores are around that average). I keep seeing advice centered on doing deep review, dissecting your mistakes and understanding WHY you got the answer wrong. However, my process doesn't seem to be making me any better at applying what I learn in review on the next test.
Does anyone have any tips how to ACTUALLY do the review process properly?
Unfortunately not. I wish there was. I also want to be able to see my score before completing blind review!
@maxwellmoose45 Also, how is the way in which Nisa's story is interwoven with Shostak's not an example of expository comparison? "each seems to exist primarily in response to the other." How is C wrong?
It says she casts nina in the shape of a life, and that real lives do not easily arrange themselves as stories that have recognizable shapes. How is E correct?
I don't understand how C is not correct. If the level of ethical oversight is decreasing, why is theoretical equipoise then posing a problem? It seems to detract from the author's argument that a new ethical conception is needed to rectify issues with how it is currently being carried out. If ethical oversight is decreasing, why do we need a new framework at all?
Hi y'all, I have been studying on and off for a couple of months, and don't seem to be improving much. I began with a 168 diagnostic, and have been consistently scoring in that range on drills and sections, as well as PTs with the exception of some outliers. My practice doesn't seem to be showing improvement at all, and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for what to work on. My goal for the August exam is 172.
@AsemanShahsavand makes sense! Thank you so much I really struggled with this one.
I eliminated c because it is possible that all cats secrete the same proteins. The stimulus states that the proteins responsible varies by allergy sufferer, not by cat. It is entirely possible that cats all secrete the same proteins, it is just the sufferers response that determines whether an allergic reaction occurs.
Hi! I also struggle with RC compared to LR, but I have been able to improve a bit. Something that has helped me (especially on more difficult passages with technical terms, complicated syntax etc.) is to not get too bogged down in the details and to focus on the overarching argument. Don't try to comprehend every word of every sentence, because this will definitely take too much time. Focus on key words that indicate a shift ("however," but," "the problem," "the critics," etc.) and try to create a mental map of the structure. Take notes if you really need to, but focus more on committing the "bare-bones" structure to your memory so that it is easy to recall when you get a detail-oriented question. Hope this helps!!