34 days left. What are YOU doing?

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  Nilesh S Alum Inactive ⭐

  August 2014 edited August 2014 3438 karma

  I've done most of the rough work... as of now, I've done 3 PT's. I am aiming for about 3 - 4 PTs a week (5 in the 2nd week) and BR, etc... m scoring in the 165 to 172 range and I would like to fine tune it to the upper part of that range... 3PTS this week - 39, 40, 41; 5 the week after that - 42, 56,57,58,59; 3 the week after that - 60,61,62; 4 the week after that 63,64,65,66; 2 the week after that, 69,70 and then spend 2 days with plenty of games and timed drilling of weak areas.
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  [Deleted User] Free Trial

  August 2014 310 karma

  gonna take a bunch of tests and review and take more tests then review then do some timed sections and review and then gonna come to 7sage to post a bunch of threads and make a bunch of posts.
• kraft.phillip Free Trial Member Inactive Sage

  August 2014 444 karma

  I am taking pt 66-72, and retaking all of them to try to learn as much as possible from the newer tests. I have already taken 44-65. My 5 test average is 175(excluding retakes, of course)
• miguel6zavala Alum Member

  August 2014 71 karma

  jasonawdriscoll, do you recommend HCF?
• [Deleted User] Free Trial

  August 2014 edited September 2014 310 karma

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• Nilesh S Alum Inactive ⭐

  August 2014 edited August 2014 3438 karma

  Say anyone got tips for RC timing.. that is my water loo... I have good accuracy... but on the later tests i.e. the ones after 36, I am missing an entire passage... while games was my Achilles heel in the last administration.. It seems that this time RC has reared its ugly head...
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  turnercm Alum Member ⏰ 🍌

  August 2014 edited August 2014 770 karma

  @nilesh S have you tried the memory method? i would say keep practicing. i think you can pull it up by test day for sure!
  
  i'm eating super healthy (like, super healthy - theres a great food plan that has very limited sugar and is mostly fruits, veggies, slow-digesting carbs and protein), limiting social interactivity and getting plenty of sleep. I generally have been waking up at 8:30, doing a giant protein/fruit smoothie + oatmeal for breakfast, then doing some morning activities like going to some appointments (to help me get awake and not stay in bed), and I start studying around 11 until whenever i get tired at night. I take mental breaks if needed, and break for meals or to go for a walk. I'm usually in bed by 11pm or midnight. The two weeks before the test, I'll be waking up at 6:00am. And the two days before the test, i'll be doing absolutely nothing except maybe a mindless movie marathon or something super relaxing. No appointments, no events, no studying.
  
  My PT plan is what someone recommended in one of the lessons: Do 2 PTs in one day. The next day, blind review in the morning/afternoon, then go over the relevant lessons in the evenings.
  
  I found it difficult to PT and blind review in the same day - not because of time but because doing the test and understanding what i did wrong seemed to took a lot of my mental energy, and i rarely remembered where i went wrong - so i'm excited to try this method instead, and hopefully work on timing/exposure to materials as well. The mental break of 8 hours of sleep before blind review should help, too.
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  Nilesh S Alum Inactive ⭐

  August 2014 3438 karma

  @turnercm thanks for that... I was beginning to panic a little... I'll just do a ton of passages before the actual thing...