i can totally relate to you right now...i did horrible on Achiever PAT #1. however, i did do well on hole punching and cube counting. for cube counting, i will count only the cubes they are asking for (e.g. 2 sides exposed) and i use the same system each time to avoid confusion: front to back in each row, going from left to right. i actually count on my fingers...i hope this is allowed at our testing site lol. for hole punching, i really suggest you try out a couple with actual paper just so you can get an idea of the folds. achiever has some crazy/weird half-holes that i had never seen before, and i am hoping these don't show up on test day.
anybody have advice for TFE because apparently line counting doesn't work for achiever. it doesn't help eliminate choices, and it simply just takes too long.