What should you be scoring on PT's before test day? Forum

[flomotion]

Hi all,

I'm doing a retake this June, and wanted to ask how I should be scoring in the weeks leading up to test day for me to be sure I shouldn't withdraw. I tried looking (both on the forums here and on some other websites) about general guidelines, and it looks like while some places suggest that you should be consistently scoring 2 points ABOVE your target score, other places suggest you use your best practice test score as a proxy.

In my last 3 practice tests, I've scored 1 point below my target score (175). There are 2 weeks left so I'm hoping that I can increase my score before then. I'm not missing anything systematically at this point, but I'm not sure whether this means I should actually take the test as planned in June, or postpone. My current score on file is a 172, which also makes me wary as I don't want to go down.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

tldr; How many points above/below should I be scoring from my target for me to go through with the test? How many practice tests do I need where I achieve said score?

[MistakenGenius]

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[flomotion]

Obviously, this will vary from person to person, but I made sure my average on the last 10 tests was 3 points higher than my target score (175). I did that because it seems a lot of people score about 3 points worse on the actual test. I got lucky and got a 179, but I don't think I over prepared. If you can't reach 175 at all, and it's that important to you, then you might want to wait. But honestly, if I were hitting 175 even half the time, I probably wouldn't spend another 3 months of my life studying.

That's helpful; thanks. I'll take a few more and see. Your hitting-175-half-the-time guideline makes sense.

edit: Also, congrats on your score!