So this happened

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  ppcoelho1 Alum Member

  September 2016 156 karma

  hi, I think if you have done this many PTs in 2 weeks maybe you are burning out a bit! sometimes it's more helpful to let your brain rest! I had that problem once i broke into the high 160s i consistently scored at 161 for a while, then took a break and was back onto my higher scores!!
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  danielznelson Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  September 2016 4181 karma

  If you took all of those in two weeks, that was waaaay too much. Take a week or two off, unless you're taking in September, in which case is still take off three days or so
• zanqvi861 Alum Member

  September 2016 73 karma

  I'm taking it in September. Kinda love the diagnosis to take a break
• zanqvi861 Alum Member

  September 2016 73 karma

  Do you guys have any tips on how to prep more for LR?
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  CalPoliSci Member

  September 2016 236 karma

  This doesn't seem unusual at all. It looks like your average is 168 with a +\- 3 points. No one can score the same score every test unless you are a 180'er.
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  Toxoplasmosis Alum Member

  September 2016 edited September 2016 233 karma

  @zanqvi861 said:
  Do you guys have any tips on how to prep more for LR?
  

  I have been having big problems with new LR as well. It's much more subtle, less mechanical and just generally alot wordier. What I have been doing to address my issues is deep BR and lots and lots of retakes. I have also found that for whatever reason it is helpful to be much more aggressive with eliminating wrong ACs. I know in the earlier PTs when I had a strong prephrased answer in mind I could kind of just hunt for that or generally rely on a correct answer choice to pop out at me. New LR has forced me to be much more diligent with eliminating answer choices and much less reliant on instincts because the attractive answer choices seem to be the correct answer choice much less frequently.
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  desire2learn Member

  September 2016 1171 karma

  Identify what types of questions you tend to get wrong and just get more familiar with the flavor of those for the 70s PTs. That helped me a lot because I started missing some specific types in LR and once I honed in on it I am doing better. Also, I agree with the taking a break part. Most of my best scores have come after small breaks (usually because I am rested mentally, rested physically, and just in a better place overall).
• zanqvi861 Alum Member

  September 2016 73 karma

  Thank you all for the amazing advice!
  
  @Toxoplasmosis I completely agree with you, earlier PT's it was easier to go with your gut and have the right AC pop out at you. I shall definitely try this week to go in deep and figure out what was behind the questions I got wrong! Literally it's about getting stuck between two really attractive AC's and choosing the wrong one...
  
  @desire2learn This is really great advice, the flavor of the later 70's is weirdly different, I always tend to get the Evaluate and Disagree types wrong, I guess because of lack of familiarity! I shall go diving into that 70's morass
  
  @CalPoliSci you have given me hope to hit a 168. Fingers crossed!!
  
  Best of luck to all you wonderful people giving it September. May the curve be ever in our favor.