Any tips for test anxiety please?

musicislife73
Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:04:55 +0000

Well, math is a strange beast. In June, I rushed through the easy ones, missed 2, but finished all the harder ones, missing 2 of those for a math score of 32 and a composite 33. However, this time, I took my time, but ran out of time for the last two problems. I guessed right on the last one, but I missed 59 and I think 2 earlier problems that I didn’t have time for. Also, this test seemed harder so the curve may (should) be easier. I didn’t do a lot of prep, but I took maybe 4 practice math sections. I alternated not timing myself and then timing myself. On the ones I didn’t time myself, I actually tended to finish faster, and typically missed 0-1. But on the ones I only gave myself 60 minutes on, I never finished and usually missed 2-3. I think it has something to do with watching the clock and getting nervous about how much time you have left, which makes you panic and make careless errors. Just my two cents.