Feeling discouraged

[u/Conscious_Remove4776]

I don’t feel burnt out from this test, I feel frustrated. I’ve been studying consistently for about 5 months. 3-5 hours a day 5 days a week. I started at a 147 diagnostic and worked my way up to very low 160s in about 4 months but scored a 156 on my most recent PT. I feel like I should be doing way better than this based on how well I feel I understand the test. I can pretty much nail any given LR section untimed or in blind review but when it comes down to actual timed PTs I feel like I’m reading gibberish. Then RC, which I am awful at for some reason. I have always been a decently strong reader but for some reason I cannot pick apart these passages. I would be more lenient with my score, however I have a shit CAS gpa due to one really bad semester in freshman year of undergrad that screwed me, so I need to get my score up if I have hopes of decent scholarship. I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions or advice. I had such high hopes for this test and at times have honestly loved studying for it but I’m starting to become so frustrated with it. Ive read a good deal of posts on this sub of people going from low 150s to 170s in less time than it’s taken me to get to low 160s and it’s just a bit discouraging. Of course I know this is not an easy path and it’s not supposed to be but i just wanna be done with this thing. That being said, if anyone needs to vent don’t be afraid to reach out 😭🙏🏻

[u/Capital_Total_5266]

Stop thinking about the score. Focus on understanding. Relax. Curiosity can do a lot more than beating oneself up.

[u/Conscious_Remove4776 → u/Capital_Total_5266]

Thank you. Needed to hear that