Start timing right away? Forum
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Start timing right away?
Hey all. I have a question about timing. I am starting up prep this week and was wondering if it would be better to work on problems strictly timed right away? Or should I get my feet wet by working on problems un-timed? Thanks!
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Re: Start timing right away?
I'd strongly recommend starting untimed. You want to give yourself the change to learn how the questions work, inside and out - once you understand them fully, THEN you can start trying to speed up.
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Re: Start timing right away?
It's a good idea to take one timed test up front, just to determine where you stand and get a feel for the full-length testing experience. After that, definitely untimed while you get comfortable with the question types and processes.
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Re: Start timing right away?
YepTLSanders wrote:It's a good idea to take one timed test up front, just to determine where you stand and get a feel for the full-length testing experience. After that, definitely untimed while you get comfortable with the question types and processes.
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Re: Start timing right away?
I disagree in a few situations.IgosduIkana wrote:YepTLSanders wrote:It's a good idea to take one timed test up front, just to determine where you stand and get a feel for the full-length testing experience. After that, definitely untimed while you get comfortable with the question types and processes.
If you have allotted yourself sufficient study time, you are wasting a future PT. PT is better used to gauge your progress after actually studying. In addition, it can either be very disheartening if you get a low score, or can cause you to feel overconfident. Both of these can cause you harm to your studying.
If you are a retaker after some time off-maybe, just to see where you are.
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