Best Way to cover all the Basics

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• MissChanandler Alum Member Sage ⭐

  November 2018 3256 karma

  Honestly, you should probably just postpone. Having a low score on your record is something you want to avoid. It takes at least a couple months to cover the basics and then you still have to drill and PT
• Andrew Alterio Alum Member

  November 2018 394 karma

  @MissChanandler said:
  Honestly, you should probably just postpone. Having a low score on your record is something you want to avoid. It takes at least a couple months to cover the basics and then you still have to drill and PT

  Agreed!
  Unless you’re some super genius or don’t plan on scoring highly, spending a couple of months on the Core Curriculum is a must.
  Think about it like this: let’s say your diagnostic is a 150 and with study you can get it up to a 165 - that will give you a competitive chance at many T14 schools, or, alternatively, serious scholarship $$$ at a T50 school. So it may be worth it to wait out this cycle, score higher, and have better job prospects and/or little debt than to rush and take it this year.
  Obviously, only you can make that decision.
  Good luck!
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  maceodillard Alum Member

  November 2018 40 karma

  @"Andrew Alterio" said:
  Agreed!
  Unless you’re some super genius or don’t plan on scoring highly, spending a couple of months on the Core Curriculum is a must.
  Think about it like this: let’s say your diagnostic is a 150 and with study you can get it up to a 165 - that will give you a competitive chance at many T14 schools, or, alternatively, serious scholarship $$$ at a T50 school. So it may be worth it to wait out this cycle, score higher, and have better job prospects and/or little debt than to rush and take it this year.
  Obviously, only you can make that decision.
  Good luck!

  I'm not a super genius but I believe I can score in the 160s this first time and in the 170's if I had another month or so. Maybe I'm seriously underestimating the test and overestimating my abilities but I have confidence I can do well if I just get the basics of what I'm supposed to be looking for in certain question types. I'm not looking at any top 50 schools because of my GPA so even if I underperform this time, it's not that big of a deal.
• maceodillard Alum Member

  November 2018 40 karma

  I might actually just take it and then cancel the score if i feel I did terribly
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  Whoopthereitis theacceptanceImean Alum Member

  November 2018 148 karma

  I think you need to take the diagnostic timed and see where you are before making predictions on score or further study plan.