Forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere. I have been at this since December and just finished taking my 14th PT. My BR scores are high (174+) but I still find myself circling a lot of questions for review. I understand that this can vary from test to test due to difficulty, but should I be concerned that, for example, there are still some LR sections that I circle 18? When I circle that many, most are correct a large majority of the time. I've always had a bad habit of second guessing myself, but I don't want to chalk it up to that if it signals an underlying problem. I would be a lot more concerned with it if my BR weren't where I want them. I just can't figure out why I'm still not 100% sure on so many questions at times.
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However, if it becomes a crutch, a substitute for confidence, you may need to work on that. It's still too early to tell. But by 20 PTs that number should probably be at less than 10 circles a section.
If you are asking how get your BR even higher, just note that the difference between a 172 and a 175 is likely 3 questions, so it's not that big of a gap at all. Sometimes there will just be those LR questions that don't totally jive with you and there's no shame in that. If you aren't completely sure about what an LR question is saying, take the time and really digest all of it, but don't think that you have to knock it out on your first shot in BR. Sometimes it helps to move on and come back to it at the end so that you can re-approach the question with a clear mind. As for RC, during your BR make sure you can find support in the passage for 95%+ of your answers (each test there mighttt be 1 or 2 that can't be directly supported by the passage, but they are rare so you should really strive to support each and every one with the text; when I was BRing the whole test, I used to use different color highlighters for each questionn in a passage and highlight its corresponding support).
Just keep grinding dude; be confident that the last couple of points will eventually come with work.
LR is where I miss on BR, if I miss on BR.
And/or .... for the relatively rare exceptions .... do what CJ says.
Do most people circle a significant number of questions?
Take 'er easy...