Ode to Angle Ranking...

[hoylematt]

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Ok I was taking a CDP Test right now and I got so pissed off at the angle ranking. I have to ask if anyone else is feeling the same way?

You will have the smallest and biggest angles easily, then you are looking at the 2 angles that are 5 degrees apart....One of them is normal looking and the other one is this shady, pixelated piece of crap that even though it is supposed to look smaller than the other angle, because of this "pixel-thickening effect" it is absolutely impossible to discern between them.

I don't remember too much from the first time i took the DAT but were the angles as choppy and fuzzy and nasty looking as some of them are in CDP?

Honestly you think with something this important they could render a higher resolution angle that does not shaft the test takers chance at deciphering an already impossible angle difference. 😡

 

[samdig]

honestly, i think the angle ranking on CDP is really going to help the both of us (even with the crapy resolution). I remember taking the DAT last year and I WISHED Kaplan would have prepared me more. I don't remember the resolution being bad, but i do remember squinting quite a bit. I say it's better for the practice to be more difficult than the real thing

 

[quillow]

Yeah, I remember the resolution being crappy! I was mostly pissed at the hole punching on the real DAT because I didn't think the pictures were clear (and hole punching was one of the easier ones for me with CDP!). I didn't really notice it for the angles because I already knew angles were the hardest section for me. But yeah, you'd think they could invest in better quality pictures especially if the test is as expensive as it is!

 

[LuckMC11]

i think its done purposely, to add another degree of difficulty in 3D spatial reasoning

 

[Bio Dental Mom]

hoylematt,

when I have problems with the angles, I close my eyes for one second, look back and see which is which when I narrow it down to the last two. Sometimes, when you look at it for too long they all start to look the same and it kinda tricks your eyes. I also use the "hill" technique. That has helped me also.

 

[HermeyScrivello]

What's this "Hill" technique? I have no problem with the angle section. Sometimes backing up a bit smooths the pixelation. Lean back in your chair. Also keep in the back of your mind that shorter legs make angles look more acute. Your brains says, "#1 could fit inside #3" I do a lot of woodwork and being able to eyeball squareness is hugely helpful. Go buy a bevel gauge and try to adjust it to match the angles on your furniture, railings etc. Then hold it right against the angle you're trying to duplicate to check how close you got it. Does this make sense? Your brain really internalizes this kind of tactile trial and error. It is possible to do this section super fast leaving more time for the others.