Should I act like I have 50% extra time on my PrepTests?

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  natemanwell1 Core Member

  March 8 314 karma

  there's no rule about which is best in general. different times can be helpful for improving different parts of the test
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  Chanduell Alum Member

  March 8 edited March 8 50 karma

  I am going to agree with natemanwell1 here. It depends on what you are doing, and how much time you have before your official test. My opinion is that if you are rushing through difficult questions, you might have had a chance to logically think through the problem and get it right if you had not rushed. In that case, getting in the habit of mastering those questions without time can allow you to then speed up later. If you are training speed and understanding, it becomes difficult. If you are at a point where you understand enough but take too much time on a question because you are second guessing. Considering finding out if your gut reaction is correct, or if you really do need more time to understand the answer choices. In the latter case, it is still about understanding and not stamina or speed.
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  ellewoods23 Core Member

  March 9 15 karma

  Agree with Chanduell that the downside of doing regular time, if you'll have extended on the actual test, is that you won't be learning and practicing the material effectively, since you'll be under a time constraint that won't even be necessary to practice for your official test. Like you, I was confident I'd get approved (previously granted on prior standardized test, recent history of accommodation, recent documentation), so I always practiced using the extended time. I just got approved for the accommodations, and it's nice that I have the pacing for the 50 min section down to a science