The Official September 2016 Study Group - WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS Forum

[34iplaw]

Taking a PT tomorrow! Wish me luck

Samesies. Good luck.

I'm really irritated this forum doesn't have a smoochy face. I fixed my problem.

[theothercat]

Took PT 66 today:

RC: -7 (ummm no)
LR: -1
LG: -3
LR: -1

Score: 169

Honestly, this was not my favorite total result, but I've been focusing pretty much exclusively on LR for the last week, and this is a huge improvement in LR for me. So I'm actually pretty happy. Going to BR and hopefully get to -0 on RC and LG.

Anybody have any breakthrough thoughts on staying consistent on RC (other than drilling consistently, which I will definitely do)? I am all over the place.

BR'd this for a 178!
RC: -0
LR: -1
LG: -1
LR: -1

I will go -0 on RC. I'm just going to chant that in my head from now until test day (while drilling obsessively). Also I'm going to figure out how to parallel reason. Iss hard.

[Mikey]

Taking a PT tomorrow! Wish me luck

Samesies. Good luck.

I'm really irritated this forum doesn't have a smoochy face. I fixed my problem.

Is that the chick from season 1 of American horror story

[34iplaw]

Taking a PT tomorrow! Wish me luck

Samesies. Good luck.

I'm really irritated this forum doesn't have a smoochy face. I fixed my problem.

Is that the chick from season 1 of American horror story

That's the chick from House of Cards...

(A quick googling confirms that you are right as well - Kate Mara)

[meeseeks]

Less than one month to go! Overall my study effort for this test has been rather pathetic compared to June but my PT tonight matched my personal best so hopefully it won't bite me too much.

Last stretch fellow studiers! Let's crank it out

[Mikey]

Less than one month to go! Overall my study effort for this test has been rather pathetic compared to June but my PT tonight matched my personal best so hopefully it won't bite me too much.

Last stretch fellow studiers! Let's crank it out

I'm nervous already, but in a good(???) way.

[JessiCAL]

How often will you guys be taking PTs now that we're in the final month? I'm not sure if I should be cranking out PTs or drilling weaknesses.

Do you find that your score increases more from drill work or doing a ton of timed PTs?

[theothercat]

How often will you guys be taking PTs now that we're in the final month? I'm not sure if I should be cranking out PTs or drilling weaknesses.

Do you find that your score increases more from drill work or doing a ton of timed PTs?

My plan is to take 2-3 PTs a week, do blind review in between, and then drill weaknesses and full sections of each LR/RC/LG to avoid losing sight of any one section. I think using the last month to try to gain as much familiarity with your actual testing process as possible, while also making pointed improvements, is a good use of time.

[meeseeks]

Less than one month to go! Overall my study effort for this test has been rather pathetic compared to June but my PT tonight matched my personal best so hopefully it won't bite me too much.

Last stretch fellow studiers! Let's crank it out

I'm nervous already, but in a good(???) way.

Don't worry! You'll be fine!

I'm kinda feeling the opposite, I think I'll be much more relax going in with one under my belt.

[Instrumental]

I'm taking 21 tests between then and now. Drilling doesn't really help me, especially since there aren't any consistent factors in the questions I get wrong. Analyzing the faults I make in testing has allowed me to improve my score consistently though. Still struggling with RC though. :\

[proteinshake]

I'm taking 21 tests between then and now. Drilling doesn't really help me, especially since there aren't any consistent factors in the questions I get wrong. Analyzing the faults I make in testing has allowed me to improve my score consistently though. Still struggling with RC though. :\

21?! I'm taking like 7 or 8.

[Instrumental]

I'm taking 21 tests between then and now. Drilling doesn't really help me, especially since there aren't any consistent factors in the questions I get wrong. Analyzing the faults I make in testing has allowed me to improve my score consistently though. Still struggling with RC though. :\

21?! I'm taking like 7 or 8.

Yeah you've been crushing it though. Meanwhile, I've only been able to get above 170 twice and right now I seem to just be floating between 165-169. I also want to get through all the PTs also. I haven't quite made it to the 60s yet.

[proteinshake]

I'm taking 21 tests between then and now. Drilling doesn't really help me, especially since there aren't any consistent factors in the questions I get wrong. Analyzing the faults I make in testing has allowed me to improve my score consistently though. Still struggling with RC though. :\

21?! I'm taking like 7 or 8.

Yeah you've been crushing it though. Meanwhile, I've only been able to get above 170 twice and right now I seem to just be floating between 165-169. I also want to get through all the PTs also. I haven't quite made it to the 60s yet.

hm. during my last take I could NOT get past 169. I fixed my LG and my RC (to some degree) and managed to get where I am now. are you missing most of your questions in a certain section/s?

[Instrumental]

I'm taking 21 tests between then and now. Drilling doesn't really help me, especially since there aren't any consistent factors in the questions I get wrong. Analyzing the faults I make in testing has allowed me to improve my score consistently though. Still struggling with RC though. :\

21?! I'm taking like 7 or 8.

Yeah you've been crushing it though. Meanwhile, I've only been able to get above 170 twice and right now I seem to just be floating between 165-169. I also want to get through all the PTs also. I haven't quite made it to the 60s yet.

hm. during my last take I could NOT get past 169. I fixed my LG and my RC (to some degree) and managed to get where I am now. are you missing most of your questions in a certain section/s?

Yeah RC is just what's killing me. I still make mistakes in the other sections, but it's not uncommon for the total missed from my other sections to equal what I miss in RC. I've managed to get -1 or -2 quite a few times, but no where near consistently. I really don't know how to identify what was going on in my head to attain those. Been reading advice all over here, but no luck. A lot of advice suggests that you double check the passage, but if I do that beyond the questions that explicitly point out lines of the passage, I almost inevitably end up going to slow. idk. :\

[proteinshake]

I'm taking 21 tests between then and now. Drilling doesn't really help me, especially since there aren't any consistent factors in the questions I get wrong. Analyzing the faults I make in testing has allowed me to improve my score consistently though. Still struggling with RC though. :\

21?! I'm taking like 7 or 8.

Yeah you've been crushing it though. Meanwhile, I've only been able to get above 170 twice and right now I seem to just be floating between 165-169. I also want to get through all the PTs also. I haven't quite made it to the 60s yet.

hm. during my last take I could NOT get past 169. I fixed my LG and my RC (to some degree) and managed to get where I am now. are you missing most of your questions in a certain section/s?

Yeah RC is just what's killing me. I still make mistakes in the other sections, but it's not uncommon for the total missed from my other sections to equal what I miss in RC. I've managed to get -1 or -2 quite a few times, but no where near consistently. I really don't know how to identify what was going on in my head to attain those. Been reading advice all over here, but no luck. A lot of advice suggests that you double check the passage, but if I do that beyond the questions that explicitly point out lines of the passage, I almost inevitably end up going to slow. idk. :\

that's pretty much my situation as well. idk if you've read the Trainer but I made a lot of RC improvement using that. if you have read it, you should check this year out: https://youtu.be/Q0nHBdkK0rw

[Instrumental]

Gonna watch that now. Thanks man.

[proteinshake]

Gonna watch that now. Thanks man.

haven't read it* video*

np!

[proteinshake]

it might be too busy later, but Panera Bread in the morning seems like a decent place to study -- too loud for a PT but if you're doing something that doesn't require close to silence it seems fine.

[Mikey]

it might be too busy later, but Panera Bread in the morning seems like a decent place to study -- too loud for a PT but if you're doing something that doesn't require close to silence it seems fine.

I've actually never stepped foot in Panera bread. I know, i'm weird lol. I like studying at starbucks though. It's noisy but I feel like if I can focus well under a major amount of distractions and noises at a starbucks, I can keep focus during the real test if the girl next to me decides to violently/loudly write while doing what I assume was her LG section again. source: experience

gosh that was so annoying in such a quiet room. i literally couldn't keep focus on top of being off focus already from simply being nervous. i bet she got a 170+ tho

[34iplaw]

it might be too busy later, but Panera Bread in the morning seems like a decent place to study -- too loud for a PT but if you're doing something that doesn't require close to silence it seems fine.

I've actually never stepped foot in Panera bread. I know, i'm weird lol. I like studying at starbucks though. It's noisy but I feel like if I can focus well under a major amount of distractions and noises at a starbucks, I can keep focus during the real test if the girl next to me decides to violently/loudly write while doing what I assume was her LG section again. source: experience

gosh that was so annoying in such a quiet room. i literally couldn't keep focus on top of being off focus already from simply being nervous. i bet she got a 170+ tho

The reason I can't do Starbucks is loud conversations. Peripheral noise doesn't really bother me, but someone having a conversation at full volume two feet from me does. I'm running under the assumption that I shouldn't have to worry about conversations during the test.

I kind of want to get to a point of finishing LG 5 mins early with -0... just close the book and stare people down, or, alternatively, take a 5 minute nap/breather.

[Mikey]

it might be too busy later, but Panera Bread in the morning seems like a decent place to study -- too loud for a PT but if you're doing something that doesn't require close to silence it seems fine.

I've actually never stepped foot in Panera bread. I know, i'm weird lol. I like studying at starbucks though. It's noisy but I feel like if I can focus well under a major amount of distractions and noises at a starbucks, I can keep focus during the real test if the girl next to me decides to violently/loudly write while doing what I assume was her LG section again. source: experience

gosh that was so annoying in such a quiet room. i literally couldn't keep focus on top of being off focus already from simply being nervous. i bet she got a 170+ tho

The reason I can't do Starbucks is loud conversations. Peripheral noise doesn't really bother me, but someone having a conversation at full volume two feet from me does. I'm running under the assumption that I shouldn't have to worry about conversations during the test.

I kind of want to get to a point of finishing LG 5 mins early with -0... just close the book and stare people down, or, alternatively, take a 5 minute nap/breather.

That doesn't really bother me much tbh. It's weird that I have the mentality that at Starbucks I can have people around me talking, but at home if someone just so opens the door I lose my train of thought almost instantly.

[Pozzo]

it might be too busy later, but Panera Bread in the morning seems like a decent place to study -- too loud for a PT but if you're doing something that doesn't require close to silence it seems fine.

I've actually never stepped foot in Panera bread. I know, i'm weird lol. I like studying at starbucks though. It's noisy but I feel like if I can focus well under a major amount of distractions and noises at a starbucks, I can keep focus during the real test if the girl next to me decides to violently/loudly write while doing what I assume was her LG section again. source: experience

gosh that was so annoying in such a quiet room. i literally couldn't keep focus on top of being off focus already from simply being nervous. i bet she got a 170+ tho

Ditto. The one PT I did in the quiet of my own home was my best score by a solid 4 points. I'm hoping on that kind of bump test day. Hahah.

I usually use the 7sage proctor with earbuds at Starbucks for PTs. Usually does a decent job drowning out the loud conversations.

[Shemp]

First recent PT that I've taken this cycle and my worst score, -2 RC, -2 LR for a 177 on PT 75. The only other recent ones I have left are 76, 77, and 78 and I'm planning on taking them the next three Saturdays. If I want the commemorative belt buckle, I've got to get better at reading comprehension.

[Mikey]

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[Instrumental]

First recent PT that I've taken this cycle and my worst score, -2 RC, -2 LR for a 177 on PT 75. The only other recent ones I have left are 76, 77, and 78 and I'm planning on taking them the next three Saturdays. If I want the commemorative belt buckle, I've got to get better at reading comprehension.

I wish I had this problem. *tears*