doing poorly when thinking the test went well but much better when thinking the test didn't go well.

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• nicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  May 2015 7965 karma

  Is this before or after BR? How many PT's have you taken total?
• brna0714 Alum Inactive ⭐

  May 2015 1489 karma

  I've had this go both ways, I thought I did well and I did below average and vice versa. There have also been tests where I thought I did well and this was actually the case and tests where I thought I did poorly and that's exactly what happened. I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to be able to predict my performance.
  
  I think Manhattan included in their online program something about predicting your score after you test as a fail-safe in case you have to cancel (seems like a pretty defeatist attitude to me) or maybe just for fun? Not sure what the thinking is there. Either way, I think any energy spent predicting before or after the test is wasted energy and should be avoid. I am aware that that is easier said than done.
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  Petrichor Alum Member

  May 2015 359 karma

  @nicole.hopkins this is probably across 10 of the 30 PTs I've taken, pre BR
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  emli1000 Alum Member Inactive ⭐

  May 2015 3462 karma

  @brna0714 said:
  I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to be able to predict my performance.
  

  Pretty much summarizes it! I usually knew when I did poor but later on my prep I realized that I knew what I was doing with LR which helped my score. But during BR I would see my small mistakes. I usually wanted to rush through the sections and the last 2 sections would always make or break my score.