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But it's staring me in the eyes while smiling
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id just alternate new/retake & older/newer till the test unless you dont think youd get through all of them by then..Mikey wrote:prob doing a PT tomorrow. idk which one. I have 76, 77, 79 (retake), 81 (retake) and 82 I wanna get done before dec.
I can't even find a shit to give anymore, ugh. prob gonna do 81 tmrw or 77
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Nah I will. I scheduled them all accordinglyRupert Pupkin wrote:id just alternate new/retake & older/newer till the test unless you dont think youd get through all of them by then..Mikey wrote:prob doing a PT tomorrow. idk which one. I have 76, 77, 79 (retake), 81 (retake) and 82 I wanna get done before dec.
I can't even find a shit to give anymore, ugh. prob gonna do 81 tmrw or 77
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figured...ytmMikey wrote:Nah I will. I scheduled them all accordinglyRupert Pupkin wrote:id just alternate new/retake & older/newer till the test unless you dont think youd get through all of them by then..Mikey wrote:prob doing a PT tomorrow. idk which one. I have 76, 77, 79 (retake), 81 (retake) and 82 I wanna get done before dec.
I can't even find a shit to give anymore, ugh. prob gonna do 81 tmrw or 77
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My LR score like SUPER regressed over my last two PTs. Ugh it may be time for a break but we're so close to test day.
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PT 78
LR1 -0
RC -0
LR2 -3
LG -2
175
Still can't get LG down to -0 and have no chance of doing so before the test. Thinking about postponing to maximize LG score and be comfortably into the 175+ range.
Anyone have any tactics for tackling Eval questions? I seem to get even the basic ones wrong (#8 on LR2, for example). Also has anyone noticed that the MSS questions have almost no support anymore...? (Looking more like RC questions). I'm thinking about #7 on LR2... it is literally a causation-correlation flaw as a MSS. lol Missed one 2 star and 1 3 star, would've gotten me to a 177.
LR1 -0
RC -0
LR2 -3
LG -2
175
Still can't get LG down to -0 and have no chance of doing so before the test. Thinking about postponing to maximize LG score and be comfortably into the 175+ range.
Anyone have any tactics for tackling Eval questions? I seem to get even the basic ones wrong (#8 on LR2, for example). Also has anyone noticed that the MSS questions have almost no support anymore...? (Looking more like RC questions). I'm thinking about #7 on LR2... it is literally a causation-correlation flaw as a MSS. lol Missed one 2 star and 1 3 star, would've gotten me to a 177.
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What're your guys' thoughts on redoing RC passages?
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I'm redoing the ones from tests I took 4+ months ago. While some of them seem familiar, I don't usually remember the answer as I start reading the question. If I do, I go through the same process of proving it right that I would have on a fresh test to try and use the same time.lemon_lyman wrote:What're your guys' thoughts on redoing RC passages?
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can't hurtlemon_lyman wrote:What're your guys' thoughts on redoing RC passages?
just make sure you justify everything and don't just circle the right AC because you know it's right
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PT 81 today. it''s a retake so I'm expecting an inflated score but I don't think I remember the LR tbh, RC I do and LG I just remember it was easy.
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paperworkjim wrote:PT 78
LR1 -0
RC -0
LR2 -3
LG -2
175
Still can't get LG down to -0 and have no chance of doing so before the test. Thinking about postponing to maximize LG score and be comfortably into the 175+ range.
Anyone have any tactics for tackling Eval questions? I seem to get even the basic ones wrong (#8 on LR2, for example). Also has anyone noticed that the MSS questions have almost no support anymore...? (Looking more like RC questions). I'm thinking about #7 on LR2... it is literally a causation-correlation flaw as a MSS. lol Missed one 2 star and 1 3 star, would've gotten me to a 177.
MSS- Sometimes you get there via POE. That's how I got to the answer for that one because I didn't feel like I could 100% say that like I normally can with MSS. It makes sense based on the ACs but if I was to be given the stim and that AC and be asked is this correct, I would hesitate to say 100% yes. There's definitely support for it in the stim.
Eval questions- This is a newer question type that appeared in the 70s and there are so few of these that I haven't created a perfect system yet. Disclaimer- this may not be the right way to do it but what I do is look at the evidence and conclusion to see which AC give a question which either strengthen or weakens the argument. For this type of question evaluating the argument doesn't tell you which way to. You could say yes, this is right or No, this is not right because X. That's how I was able to get the question right. I'll try and remember to ask my tutor this weekend and follow-back up.
How I approached the question.
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Doing mine tomorrow. Even with the probable inflation of score, the -9 curve still scares the shit out of me.Mikey wrote:PT 81 today. it''s a retake so I'm expecting an inflated score but I don't think I remember the LR tbh, RC I do and LG I just remember it was easy.
Also, HOW CAN YOU FORGET ABOUT ORANGUTANS and ISOTOPES?!?!
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no idea lol. isotopes rings a bell, but I don't remember what it was exactlyExperiment626 wrote:Doing mine tomorrow. Even with the probable inflation of score, the -9 curve still scares the shit out of me.Mikey wrote:PT 81 today. it''s a retake so I'm expecting an inflated score but I don't think I remember the LR tbh, RC I do and LG I just remember it was easy.
Also, HOW CAN YOU FORGET ABOUT ORANGUTANS and ISOTOPES?!?!
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Mikey wrote:no idea lol. isotopes rings a bell, but I don't remember what it was exactlyExperiment626 wrote:Doing mine tomorrow. Even with the probable inflation of score, the -9 curve still scares the shit out of me.Mikey wrote:PT 81 today. it''s a retake so I'm expecting an inflated score but I don't think I remember the LR tbh, RC I do and LG I just remember it was easy.
Also, HOW CAN YOU FORGET ABOUT ORANGUTANS and ISOTOPES?!?!
Dead to the June waiter's thread family... :-p
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inb4 my -9 RC alone on this test!!!Experiment626 wrote:Mikey wrote:no idea lol. isotopes rings a bell, but I don't remember what it was exactlyExperiment626 wrote:Doing mine tomorrow. Even with the probable inflation of score, the -9 curve still scares the shit out of me.Mikey wrote:PT 81 today. it''s a retake so I'm expecting an inflated score but I don't think I remember the LR tbh, RC I do and LG I just remember it was easy.
Also, HOW CAN YOU FORGET ABOUT ORANGUTANS and ISOTOPES?!?!
Dead to the June waiter's thread family... :-p
preemptively going to say: there goes my score
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PT 81
167
LR: -3/-3
LG: -0
RC: -7
167
LR: -3/-3
LG: -0
RC: -7
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DAMN good shit!littlewing67 wrote:Just did 5 RC sections as a PT.
PT 20 -1
PT 26 -0
PT 27 -2
PT 28 -2
PT 36 -4
For an average of 1.8
PT 36 has hard af science passage and liberal arts passage and I was getting fatigued but yeah. Lol I wish today's RC was the same as the earlier tests SMH.
you're crazy tho!! most RC sections I've done in a day was I think 3 lol
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Thanks man, for breaking that down. This is super useful.Experiment626 wrote:paperworkjim wrote:PT 78
LR1 -0
RC -0
LR2 -3
LG -2
175
Still can't get LG down to -0 and have no chance of doing so before the test. Thinking about postponing to maximize LG score and be comfortably into the 175+ range.
Anyone have any tactics for tackling Eval questions? I seem to get even the basic ones wrong (#8 on LR2, for example). Also has anyone noticed that the MSS questions have almost no support anymore...? (Looking more like RC questions). I'm thinking about #7 on LR2... it is literally a causation-correlation flaw as a MSS. lol Missed one 2 star and 1 3 star, would've gotten me to a 177.
MSS- Sometimes you get there via POE. That's how I got to the answer for that one because I didn't feel like I could 100% say that like I normally can with MSS. It makes sense based on the ACs but if I was to be given the stim and that AC and be asked is this correct, I would hesitate to say 100% yes. There's definitely support for it in the stim.
Eval questions- This is a newer question type that appeared in the 70s and there are so few of these that I haven't created a perfect system yet. Disclaimer- this may not be the right way to do it but what I do is look at the evidence and conclusion to see which AC give a question which either strengthen or weakens the argument. For this type of question evaluating the argument doesn't tell you which way to. You could say yes, this is right or No, this is not right because X. That's how I was able to get the question right. I'll try and remember to ask my tutor this weekend and follow-back up.
How I approached the question.
I was wondering what you thought about me postponing until Feb. I am gunning hard for Yale, and I know they hate retakes -- I have a good GPA, but would love to max out my score (I am aiming for a 175+) -- last three prep tests were 173, 176, 175 (all in the 70s). I just feel like if I can perfect that LG I can get into the 177 range. -2 is REALLY good for me on LG, usually i'll get 3-4 wrong.
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I honestly believe 5 RC sections in a row like this could be used as an effective torture method.littlewing67 wrote:Just did 5 RC sections as a PT.
PT 20 -1
PT 26 -0
PT 27 -2
PT 28 -2
PT 36 -4
For an average of 1.8
PT 36 has hard af science passage and liberal arts passage and I was getting fatigued but yeah. Lol I wish today's RC was the same as the earlier tests SMH.
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I sure hope you're applying for fall 19...paperworkjim wrote:
Thanks man, for breaking that down. This is super useful.
I was wondering what you thought about me postponing until Feb. I am gunning hard for Yale, and I know they hate retakes -- I have a good GPA, but would love to max out my score (I am aiming for a 175+) -- last three prep tests were 173, 176, 175 (all in the 70s). I just feel like if I can perfect that LG I can get into the 177 range. -2 is REALLY good for me on LG, usually i'll get 3-4 wrong.
Without knowing what your issue is with LG, I really can't say.
LG is my strongest section.
Depending on what else you're dealing with it's possible to nail down LG over the next 2.5 weeks...
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172 on PT77...FINALLY a 170 in the 70 PTs thank God. This was a re-take but whatever. Definitely burnt out after the past week, I’ll be taking Saturday off for sure
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started downsizing my stretched ears today, sigh.
they aren't that big but I want to get rid of them anyways bc of law school, esp. if I do any interviews in a few months.
had them since high school, goodbye sweet babies </3
they aren't that big but I want to get rid of them anyways bc of law school, esp. if I do any interviews in a few months.
had them since high school, goodbye sweet babies </3
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