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Retake advice: 7-38 (old but fresh) vs. 39-73 (new but seen)
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:37 am
by Wieters
Title pretty much says it all.
I took the test in September, and in the lead-up took pretty much every recent PT from 39 to 72.
So, I face a choice of either re-doing all the recent PTs (39 to 72), which I have already seen, or instead converting PTs 1-38 into 5-section tests and doing those fresh.
What should I do? Thanks in advance.
Re: Retake advice: 7-38 (old but fresh) vs. 39-73 (new but seen)
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:50 pm
by BP Robert
For assessments you should take brand new tests. But for general study materials, the latter half are just as viable despite your having seen them.
Re: Retake advice: 7-38 (old but fresh) vs. 39-73 (new but seen)
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:13 pm
by Wieters
BP Robert wrote:For assessments you should take brand new tests. But for general study materials, the latter half are just as viable despite your having seen them.
Thanks for your response.
Even if I don't remember the specifics, the instant I realize that I have already completed a question/game/passage, I find that I unconsciously attempt to recall information from the previous attempt and/or worry that no matter my performance it will not be truly indicative as I have previous experience with the questions. This sort of mental block is not conducive to good prep.
While I am worried about taking 15-20 PTs from 10+ years ago as the bulk of my prep, I don't see much of another option unless someone was to have the opinion that these PTs are not truly indicative/fruitful any longer, in which case I would force myself to take the newer ones.