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chalky · Post by **chalky** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:30 pm

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Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:31 pm

candidlatke wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:
candidlatke wrote:when people are referring to the black swan question

was that LR or RC?

i vaguely remember one from RC but if it was LR i'm worried that i might have skipped something
RC!

Nagster5 wrote:
candidlatke wrote:when people are referring to the black swan question

was that LR or RC?

i vaguely remember one from RC but if it was LR i'm worried that i might have skipped something
LR

One of you is right and one of you is trolling and this is scaring me.
Though I think (hope) it was just RC now that I'm reading through more posts

I'm pretty sure it was RC because I remember the first passage(I think) mentioning the black swans and white swans

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:32 pm

Guys black swans was RC, final passage, comparative sub-passage A, "Karl Popper"

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:32 pm

RZ5646 wrote:
ffamran wrote:Re game 3: I feel so lucky that I am very fast at brute forcing lol. I literally made a game board for every answer choice. Finished all of the questions, so I'm hoping everything will work out...

When we get results, will we know how many we missed from each section? Or just the overall score?
I think they even show you what questions you missed, right? (That's the difference between regular and Feb exams)

They post the answer sheet, but I'm not sure if they post the questions you got wrong. I assumed you'd have to buy it.

I brute forced through too. Well, I didn't really brute force, finished the fourth, came back and changed three answers. And one on game 2, I think. All I def would've gotten wrong

ffamran · Post by **ffamran** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:33 pm

candidlatke wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:
candidlatke wrote:when people are referring to the black swan question

was that LR or RC?

i vaguely remember one from RC but if it was LR i'm worried that i might have skipped something
RC!

Nagster5 wrote:
candidlatke wrote:when people are referring to the black swan question

was that LR or RC?

i vaguely remember one from RC but if it was LR i'm worried that i might have skipped something
LR

One of you is right and one of you is trolling and this is scaring me.
Though I think (hope) it was just RC now that I'm reading through more posts

It's definitely RC. It was the passage that also talked about Mercury and Uranus

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:33 pm

RZ5646 wrote:Guys black swans was RC, final passage, comparative sub-passage A, "Karl Popper"

Yeah that was def RC. Negative vs positive evidence. And Mercury/Neptune.

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:33 pm

Can a retaker say whether you get a PDF of the test with your score report? If I have to pay $10 to find out what I missed, I'll be mad

Nagster5 · Post by **Nagster5** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:34 pm

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somethingElse · Post by **somethingElse** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:34 pm

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Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:36 pm

mist4bison wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:Guys black swans was RC, final passage, comparative sub-passage A, "Karl Popper"
Yeah that was def RC. Negative vs positive evidence. And Mercury/Neptune.

Karl can go elsewhere.

ffamran · Post by **ffamran** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:36 pm

Everyone who didn't have LR as their experimental: you definitely don't remember a question about ancient Asian artifacts from a gold mine, right?

splittermcsplit88 · Post by **splittermcsplit88** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:36 pm

You get a pdf listing your answer choices and what the credited responses are. side by side. I'm not sure you get a copy of the test. You also get to see your writing sample.

Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:36 pm

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mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:43 pm

That's helpful. Thanks splitter and Mint.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:47 pm

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candidlatke · Post by **candidlatke** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:47 pm

thanks for the info guys

lalaland123 · Post by **lalaland123** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:49 pm

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:50 pm

theugg wrote:My new strategy is just to assume I'm going to have to retake so I'll be pleasantly surprised in the event of a good score and not devastated by a horrible one

This is a good idea. But I also already have it iny head I did well...I just hope Im not being overly confident.

Now I have two weeks to do my resume, PS, And DS. Blah. It feels like so much.

theAdmissionsSherpa · Post by **theAdmissionsSherpa** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:51 pm

splittermcsplit88 wrote:You get a pdf listing your answer choices and what the credited responses are. side by side. I'm not sure you get a copy of the test. You also get to see your writing sample.

No copy of the test, FYI. But yes, a copy of the writing section so you can laugh at how fried your brain was when you wrote that "essay."

EnderWiggin · Post by **EnderWiggin** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:55 pm

theAdmissionsSherpa wrote:
splittermcsplit88 wrote:You get a pdf listing your answer choices and what the credited responses are. side by side. I'm not sure you get a copy of the test. You also get to see your writing sample.
No copy of the test, FYI. But yes, a copy of the writing section so you can laugh at how fried your brain was when you wrote that "essay."

wrong answer sorry

NotoriousRBGJr. · Post by **NotoriousRBGJr.** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:55 pm

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theAdmissionsSherpa · Post by **theAdmissionsSherpa** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:55 pm

lalaland123 wrote:
PatriotP74 wrote:
lalaland123 wrote:Hey guys... Turns out I too misread the rule in game #3. So I need some advice - I have no idea if I should cancel or not. I already have a 162 on a previous test but was PTing consistently in the 170's so I retook. Anyway, seeing that I know I messed up that game (and can only pray I got some right in that game despite that mistake) and I also ended up guessing on the last 4 questions on RC (but otherwise found that section manageable), I have no idea what to do. I felt okay with LR and know I got 100% of the questions right in the games section, aside from game #3, but I honestly cannot do worse than my previous score. Also, I cannot retake again. Any advice??

If it was your 3rd take I don't see a reason to cancel, worst case it ends up worse than your high and you apply with a 162 or take a year or two off to retake again. Either way the worst case is applying with a 162/sitting out. If you got lucky and end up with anything greater than a 162 (which is entirely possible seeing as you are looking at what like 9 questions you were uncertain of) then you apply with a better score. I see no benefit in cancelling.

Hey thank you so much for your reply! Does anyone else anyone else agree? I am just so worried and don't know what is best. I am also currently just so incredibly bummed because just like all of you, I worked my ass off. And I never miss a question in a games section. Ultimately, it would just be a bummer for this to really make or break my score. Additionally, I was very nervous during the test so I could have made some dumb mistakes here or there without realizing. So I don't know if it is better to cancel or gamble and potentially do worse...

I 100% agree, I would ride it out. You have absolutely nothing to lose. You're out of retakes anyways, and it doesn't seem like your score will be too much lower than 162, if lower at all. There are plenty of people who walk out of the test "knowing" they scored x, and end up with a much higher score than expected. You don't want to cancel that 170... Ride it out, no upside to cancelling.

McJimJam · Post by **McJimJam** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:55 pm

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oldercoldervoice · Post by **oldercoldervoice** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:57 pm

RZ5646 wrote:Can a retaker say whether you get a PDF of the test with your score report? If I have to pay $10 to find out what I missed, I'll be mad

They give you a PDF with all the correct answers and what you put down for each. You also get PDFs of each section to review.

bnssweeney · Post by **bnssweeney** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:59 pm

Oh my god, looking at this thread is making me insane! Haven't checked it for about 24 hours, read through it, and now I'm second guessing myself on Game 3 where everyone think they misread the rule. Now I have no idea whether I did the game right or not...the whole test seems like a blur.