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

[StopLawying]

those who've done RC of superprep-A along with recent RC, how did your score in Pt-A's RC compare to recent ones?

Think I got -4, found it easier though than recent RC. Made stupid mistakes and fixed them BR. None of the passages were particularly challenging. And none of those big inference/analogy questions you have on the recent ones

Games on the other hand....were ridiculous.

[appind]

those who've done RC of superprep-A along with recent RC, how did your score in Pt-A's RC compare to recent ones?

Think I got -4, found it easier though than recent RC. Made stupid mistakes and fixed them BR. None of the passages were particularly challenging. And none of those big inference/analogy questions you have on the recent ones

Games on the other hand....were ridiculous.

i got -4 on it with -3 from the last passage due to no time. i have been hoping to get to the point where i am -4 or better on the recent RC, but it looks like I'm not there yet.

[appind]

so I looked at my Dec'15 administration's (pt 77) IRR for the first time after recently doing it as a pt a few times without reviewing.

I can't figure out RC q1 credited choice. I eliminated the credited one due to a specific reason.

[+] Spoiler

Psg only supports that ftp's nunits came closer to founding national black theatre than anyone else, not that they did found one. C says it founded perhaps a national black theatre. I eliminated C due to this distinction.

anyone understand this issue with this q?

[appind]

those who've done RC of superprep-A along with recent RC, how did your score in Pt-A's RC compare to recent ones?

Think I got -4, found it easier though than recent RC. Made stupid mistakes and fixed them BR. None of the passages were particularly challenging. And none of those big inference/analogy questions you have on the recent ones

Games on the other hand....were ridiculous.

what's your typical score in recent rc?

[proteinshake]

just scored PT 63 RC, went -4 total (5/5 difficulty). went -0 on the Kate Chopin passage which I'm pretty proud of, but went -2 on the Basalt and Ocean Spreading passage, which wasn't really that bad -- misinterpreted one questions so it should have been -1 if I wasn't a dummy. went -1 on the Tradition and Native Americans passage and -1 on the Historians and Objectivity (missed an easy one, got it right on BR).

[20170322]

Just took PT 53, no warmup. Got a 174, which is below my PT average. Think it's because I didn't do a warmup, so I missed 3 easy LR questions.

Gonna take another after a quick break.

[littlewing67]

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[Mikey]

Just took PT 53, no warmup. Got a 174, which is below my PT average. Think it's because I didn't do a warmup, so I missed 3 easy LR questions.

Gonna take another after a quick break.

Solid score nonetheless, man! But I know you usually score higher than that, so maybe it was the no warmup that hurt you.

[Alexandros]

Really fucking tired today (wow I would! love! to! get! over! 6! hrs! of! continuous! sleep! wtf brain) and I think a bit worn out from overdoing it yesterday, and freaking out about work and stuff, so I'm gonna PT tomorrow instead. a bunch of games and RC passages today.


Anyone else scoring just a bit below target, and how are you approaching the next couple of weeks? 10 PT average is just under 174. I figure the odds of making 175+ this take are pretty slim, but not slim enough for me to want to postpone after all this.

[34iplaw]

Definitely just had my worst games performance ever.

[StopLawying]

Definitely just had my worst games performance ever.

Test 62?

[34iplaw]

Definitely just had my worst games performance ever.

Test 62?

67... don't really get why TBH...I need to revisit whatever the first game was. I didn't even think the last game was remotely challenging. I just got tripped up by it for some bizarre reason. Like I'm pretty sure I made the major inference. I just wasn't applying myself diligently or anything.

[20170322]

Just took PT 53, no warmup. Got a 174, which is below my PT average. Think it's because I didn't do a warmup, so I missed 3 easy LR questions.

Gonna take another after a quick break.

If you don't mind me asking, what do you do as a warm up?

Normally I do 2 RC passages, 2 LGs, and the last 10 LR Q's from an old section.

[20170322]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

[proteinshake]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

do it bro, I had a feeling you were doing too much

I only studied like twice in the past 6 days and I feel much better.

[Alexandros]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

I think you said you'd gotten sick, right?
Speaking from experience, that can effect your performance enormously. (at least, it did/does for me.) Taking some time off sounds like a very good plan. Get some r&r and don't torture yourself. Hope you feel better soon!

[20170322]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

do it bro, I had a feeling you were doing too much

I only studied like twice in the past 6 days and I feel much better.

Lol, yeah. Over the past 5 days, I think I've done 6 full PT's. Overkill.

[20170322]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

I think you said you'd gotten sick, right?
Speaking from experience, that can effect your performance enormously. (at least, it did/does for me.) Taking some time off sounds like a very good plan. Get some r&r and don't torture yourself. Hope you feel better soon!

Yeah man, very true. I've noticed that questions seem simple once I get some time away. Seeing the forest, not the trees, ya know?

[ponderingmeerkat]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

Yea man...take a break. Don't destroy yourself.

Go research your FF draft for Wednesday. You'll need it because you've drawn me week 1.

[20170322]

So, I am officially burnt out. Today I started the second of my two PT's, and I was noticeably tired. I got screwed by the mauve dinosaur game, went -4 on LG, then -3 on LR. By the third LR passage, I could hardly keep my eyes open, and I skipped the end of the test for the first time since last December.


Going to take a full week off, and then do very light prep leading up to test day. I think at this point I need to trust my skills at this exam and avoid overwork.

Yea man...take a break. Don't destroy yourself.

Go research your FF draft for Wednesday. You'll need it because you've drawn me week 1.

OOOOOHHHHH SHEEEEEEEEEEEEET. It's on brother! Tho, as an SEC Undergrad, I'm way more focused on college ball.

Speaking of taking time off, would anyone be willing to read over my personal statement?

[Alexandros]

Definitely just had my worst games performance ever.

Test 62?

67... don't really get why TBH...I need to revisit whatever the first game was. I didn't even think the last game was remotely challenging. I just got tripped up by it for some bizarre reason. Like I'm pretty sure I made the major inference. I just wasn't applying myself diligently or anything.

I feel like an inexplicably poor LG performance is something that inevitably happens once or twice. Shit happens, and it's not representative of your skills.

[34iplaw]

Definitely just had my worst games performance ever.

Test 62?

67... don't really get why TBH...I need to revisit whatever the first game was. I didn't even think the last game was remotely challenging. I just got tripped up by it for some bizarre reason. Like I'm pretty sure I made the major inference. I just wasn't applying myself diligently or anything.

I feel like an inexplicably poor LG performance is something that inevitably happens once or twice. Shit happens, and it's not representative of your skills.

Yeah - I'm BRing now. I finished the first game in literally 3 minutes next time I saw it and am fairly sure I went -0 on it rather than just sitting there doing it for 4-5 minutes before just moving on and another 5 or so minutes with my time remaining. I definitely need to work on grouping type games which I am aware of... but that was a really easy game.

I'm just a little annoyed, as I felt fairly good about LR and RC... my last test was precluded from the 170s club from some logic games nonsense but that I felt was actually a bit of a challenging LG section... this one I did not

[Bryzzo2016]

Speaking of taking time off, would anyone be willing to read over my personal statement?

PM me. I'll send you mine as well, if that's okay.

[thatlawlkid]

Feeling really unmotivated today. 30oz of black coffee hasn't helped either. might just drill question type, as i really doubt i can commit to a pt.

[Alexandros]

Definitely just had my worst games performance ever.

Test 62?

67... don't really get why TBH...I need to revisit whatever the first game was. I didn't even think the last game was remotely challenging. I just got tripped up by it for some bizarre reason. Like I'm pretty sure I made the major inference. I just wasn't applying myself diligently or anything.

I feel like an inexplicably poor LG performance is something that inevitably happens once or twice. Shit happens, and it's not representative of your skills.

Yeah - I'm BRing now. I finished the first game in literally 3 minutes next time I saw it and am fairly sure I went -0 on it rather than just sitting there doing it for 4-5 minutes before just moving on and another 5 or so minutes with my time remaining. I definitely need to work on grouping type games which I am aware of... but that was a really easy game.

I'm just a little annoyed, as I felt fairly good about LR and RC... my last test was precluded from the 170s club from some logic games nonsense but that I felt was actually a bit of a challenging LG section... this one I did not

Doing poorly on an easy set is so much more frustrating than doing poorly on a hard set.