PAT

[goldenboy3.4]

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I caaaannooot get above a 19-20 on BC's PAT and my exam is this Friday. I am officially freaking out over this section.
Keyholes I'm getting around 9/15
TFE around 11-13/15
Angles...6-8/15 (I just don't know what to do for this section. Almost all of the ones I get wrong are just two numbers flipped)
Hole Punching I usually get all of them right (holding me up in this section)
Cube Counting also usually all right (gotta stop getting one or two wrong on these though)
Pattern Folding (11-12/15)

Someone please explain to me what I can do to boost my score even if it is just a few more points.

 

[emminent]

This may be a stupid response but best thing to do is keep practicing and exposing yourself to more problems. I was hanging around 20-21. I went through all BC second time 1 per day leading up to the test. I scored 22-25 for first 5 and 21-23 for second half.

Keyholes you need to spot differences. This is what I do; was good for me maybe not for you. First look at given block then go through each answer and look at it's front top then side. If nothing matches go next and repeat. There is always some difference spotted at a corner. Some choices you see look very off so you can eliminate. If you go through all can narrowed down to two then there is a side longer or shorter or some other weird nuance but it is there. Use your mouse to trace. For example, if I was looking at a rectangular prism I would look use my mouse to trace along the lines of the rectangle of the prism as I look at the main picture. If that checks then I trace the square side of the rectangular prism and then I noticed a difference. I can mark it out and proceed to next one.

Angles just gotta do woodgears and generators. It was much much much easier on the test for me. Don't count me on that but yeah. I had to use multiple techniques: hill technique, rapid eye, pac man, tether ball. Some technique works for different situation. I did woodgears and 10 angles on bootcamp before my test in the morning. I wrote about some tips on a thread somewhere the first site so you can check that out for testing like using keyboard.

Anyways don't freak out dude. I was hella scared and those worrisome type of people. I studied like crazy still in the car as my gf drove me. Kept telling me to take a break and nap lol. The test isn't really that bad. You'll score at least 22+ trust me. There were breakdowns of people doing 18 and ended up higher 20's. Goodluck

 

[goldenboy3.4]

It wasn't a stupid response! Thanks for replying though!

Yeah I guess I just gotta slow a bit down for keyholes and look at it better.
Angles...I am about to try the Hill method. I tried the tether ball, didn't work for me.

Everyone says it isn't bad but after seeing what I score on BC, it worries me!!

 

[emminent]

It wasn't a stupid response! Thanks for replying though!

Yeah I guess I just gotta slow a bit down for keyholes and look at it better.
Angles...I am about to try the Hill method. I tried the tether ball, didn't work for me.

Everyone says it isn't bad but after seeing what I score on BC, it worries me!!

No man trust me. If I worry a lot and I got a 23 and said it wasn't as bad you'll do fine if not great. I think I explained somewhere in my post about my experience and tips that I slacked off a bit because SNS and PAT wasn't as bad.

 

[goldenboy3.4]

Hahah yeah i read your tips!

 

[goldenboy3.4]

Still can't do angles...

 

[jeeproteins]

I caaaannooot get above a 19-20 on BC's PAT and my exam is this Friday. I am officially freaking out over this section.
Keyholes I'm getting around 9/15
TFE around 11-13/15
Angles...6-8/15 (I just don't know what to do for this section. Almost all of the ones I get wrong are just two numbers flipped)
Hole Punching I usually get all of them right (holding me up in this section)
Cube Counting also usually all right (gotta stop getting one or two wrong on these though)
Pattern Folding (11-12/15)

Someone please explain to me what I can do to boost my score even if it is just a few more points.

Your scores look normal if not much better than what you need. I did much worse than you in BC keyholes and TFE and did well on the real PAT (27). I regularly complained to my fellow DAT-prisoner friends that BC's keyholes and TFE are completely inaccurate. Hope you read this in time but have confidence in yourself on the real DAT and good luck!