Hey everyone,
Like many of you, I'm supplementing the 7sage course with the Trainer. The past few weeks I've been going through Mike's drills for the LR types I'm weakest in. After every question (and before checking the answers) I write out a brief summary of the stimulus (conclusion, reasoning, assumption, etc) and then the reason I chose the answer I did. If I get it wrong, I write out why the right answer is right and why the answer I chose was wrong. This process takes a long time, but I am definitely benefitting from it. Those of you scoring 170+, do you benefit from writing out summaries? Or what process works best for you during review? Currently scoring in the mid 160s and am determined to reach the 170s by Februrary. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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Good news: The kind of improvement you're talking about requires TIME. Judging by your gravatar, I'll go out on a limb here and say you're young. You've got time.
February is so close. A lot of folks (including real smart top Ivy grads who are real good at Englishes and the reasoningz) require 40+ PT's to get there.
February, IMO, is a rush if you're not PT'ing already unless your diagnostic was in the mid-high 160's and even if you/it were, it would still very likely be a HUGE rush.
For drills though---if you're drilling now, trying to take it in February, you're barking up the wrong tree and begging for burnout.
@nicole.hopkins I've taken 15 timed PTs, taking about 3 a week. I'm just drilling my weakest question types on non PT days. If I'm not hitting 170 when it's time to register for February, I'll register for June instead. I know these things can't be rushed Thanks for all the great advice you give to this community!