Breaks During 4 Section PT

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• Alejandro Member Inactive ⭐

  February 2016 2424 karma

  I personally take 3 sections before the break whenever I take a 4 section PT. Feel free to switch it up though!
• runiggyrun Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  February 2016 2481 karma

  The 7Sage proctor breaks the 4 section simulation after 3 sections, and that's what I'd do as well. It tests your capacity to keep going for 3 straight sections without a break (and I'm not just talking about mental stamina here :-).
  I'm sure you will, but you should try at least a couple of 5 section PT's, just to make sure you don't wilt on that last section. Unless you see a marked decrease in performance for 5 vs 4 I don't think you need to take all your PT's as 5 section, but some would be beneficial. And make sure the "experimental" is an early section - you want to see how you do on fresh material when tired.
• Micaela_OVO Alum Member

  February 2016 1018 karma

  I take a break after section 3, even if I'm only doing a 4 section PT. That fatigue is real.
• MrSamIam Inactive ⭐

  February 2016 2086 karma

  You're better off taking your break after the 3rd section. That way you're more likely to experience that "Oh gosh! I'm tired!!!" feeling during PT so you can prepare for it for the actual test - or, increase endurance to combat it.
  If you constantly take your break after the second section (something that never happens on the actual exam) you won't know what it feels like to do 3 sections without a break in between.