Prep tests until test week - How to approach this

dwillzkay

So I'm done with the CC as of next week...But now comes the endless prep tests until the August 29th test date. Here's my question:
1) Do I do them all under timed conditions and work from there? Or;
2) Do I do the first few with no time just to analyze and get a feel for what I'm doing (get in the zone, so to speak)? OR;
3) Rely on the blind review to get a feel for what I'm doing while working under timed conditions for the test?

While I'm working through the CC, I don't feel like I've absorbed all the info to a usable degree just yet, so this is coming from a place that is lacking in confidence. That being said, how should I approach these exams? I don't want to burn prep-tests and just have nothing left to work on once I've run out of material.

What's the community's/experienced folks take on this?

cat.casa

Hi - I'm not sure if your plan is to only do prep tests until test week, but assuming that's what you mean I wouldn't go that far with it. I didn't do many prep tests, but I always did them under timed conditions because that's really what you're really practicing with a prep test - the timing. To actually improve on problems/timing, I just focused on the prob sets. For ex, I went to "Must be True" for tests 36-59 and burned through them/watched explanations for a day or two to really grasp it then moved on to the next question type. I feel like prep tests more of serve as a gauge for where you are rather than actually help you learn the material though it may be diff for everyone.