15 Minute Break Between PAT and Reading Section

[DrTacoElf]

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What are you allowed to do during this time. Could i bring something to eat and have it?

Thanks 🙂

 

[my1molar]

i guess so, but make sure you eat outside the room. In the middle of the test last time, i was so hungry that i ate a chocolate bar and immediately, i was asked to leave the room and dump it while i was taking the test...how distracting!!!

 

[edkNARF]

i would recommend drinking something like a redbull. the science and PAT are VERY exhausting! i was wary of eating something because i didn't want get indigestion.

 

[Typo]

Bring something to munch on, go to the bathroom, relax. I think Kaplan recommends bringing Gatorade to drink since your body absorbs it better and you won't have to take a whizz in the middle of reading comprehension or quantitative reasoning as you would if you drank a bunch of water. Definitely take the break, and be careful about clicking on the wrong thing - I know people who've accidentally skipped their break by bombarding through the end of the PAT and not reading the screen carefully.

You might want to be careful with Red Bull since caffeine's a diuretic. Nothing is worse than having to take a pee really bad in the middle of an all-important test. I'd suggest just relaxing and having fun the day before and getting plenty of sleep, and exercising leading up to it because that should help you with your endurance and energy levels.

 

[jes1ca]

I'd take a snack that I could eat quickly that is pretty calorie-dense. Like a high-protein bar or something. Putting something in my stomach calms me down a lot and I get hungry all of the time. You'll have to store it in a locker or something during the test though.
Good Luck
Jessica

 

[Thaxil]

I did not eat any thing. That was the last thing on my mind. All I did was take a breather and a nice relaxing walk.

 

[Awuah29]

chocolate . I think that helps during break time. Keeps the brain cells working plus you will get some sugar (energy) 😀

 

[The Musketeer]

Yes, you can bring anything you want. The 15 min break is not mandatory. If you wish to continue immediately after the PAT for RC you would be able to do so. After the PAT the computer will automatically count down 15 min, in which you can decide to skip the break or take the 15 min break. During the break, you have to leave the examination room, but you can do whatever you want. If you decided that you want to start before your 15 min is up, you can just go back into the room and press 'Enter' to start the next section.

 

[sxr71]

I suggest you take the break. You can go to your locker and get whatever you want. I took a smoke break. The proctor seemed a bit apprehensive that I went outside, but he was cool when he saw I had to go out. Eat, drink or do whatever. I didn't feel like eating, but everyone is different. I would avoid diuretics. You can take a protein drink or something if that helps. Go to the bathroom before you're done.


I got back early and used the time to write down mathematical formulas, and most importantly a table of trignometric functions and their values at 0,30,60 and 90 degrees in preparation for QR. I think that helped me tremendously since it helps you keep your mind on computation during QR instead of shifting between recall and calculation. The 15 minutes is plenty of time and I sat there doing nothing for some portion of it.

 

[accidental]

Can I knit?

 

[hockeydentist]

I went out of the testing site and then walked around, and before I knew it I was being called out by the office assistant, telling me that my timer had already started. What was cool, was that I still rocked the reading section even though I was five minutes late. I still would reccomend hanging around the facility and not going out for a walk.

 

[HangOnSloopy]

I brought a PB&J sandwich and a can of pop, it was nice getting a little sugar in my body, I think it made a difference in helping me stay focused to the end.

my1molar, how did you even get the choclate bar in the room? I happened to be chewing gum when I got there and the stupid people made me spit it out before I went in 🙂

 

[HuyetKiem]

oh.. boi.. reminded me my good time during DAT time. I did have sex with my ex during my 15 min break in her SUV. I did ok with my DAT though, not a great scores.

 

[Thaxil]

oh.. boi.. reminded me my good time during DAT time. I did have sex with my ex during my 15 min break in her SUV. I did ok with my DAT though, not a great scores.

Nymphomaniac. Must have been a good stress reliever. All I did was take a old man's walk 😴

 

[Typo]

oh.. boi.. reminded me my good time during DAT time. I did have sex with my ex during my 15 min break in her SUV. I did ok with my DAT though, not a great scores.

I had sex in my mind during the break. Does that count?

 

[SloppyJoe]

oh.. boi.. reminded me my good time during DAT time. I did have sex with my ex during my 15 min break in her SUV. I did ok with my DAT though, not a great scores.

15 minutes!! Must have been stress-induced impotence 😉

 

[Mo007]

oh.. boi.. reminded me my good time during DAT time. I did have sex with my ex during my 15 min break in her SUV. I did ok with my DAT though, not a great scores.

Did this happen in Vietnam?

 

[HuyetKiem]

Did this happen in Vietnam?

No, I took my DAT in New Mexico.