Hey guys, really getting frustrated with angle ranking. I don't see any progress and i feel that it's time to be worried since my DAT is coming up in a bit. I just can't master the angle ranking, spending literally hours practicing, feel that it's just a matter of getting lucky, sometimes i get a bunch correct sometimes nothing. Some help would be appreciated
Spending Hours on Bootcamp Angle Ranking
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Hey man, I totally understand your frustration. so whats the method that you are doing while practicing this ?
this is how i do it...and it works...
so i look at answers, options are 3,4 for smallest angles....so I quickly look at 3 and 4. now I know that 4 is smaller (if you look at this too long, then you get confused and panic). next I do the same thing and determine which one is bigger between 1,2 (not 4 since we know its the smallest) . and there you go, 15 mins each day of this method will work. at first don't time yourself, eventually do it. don't rush into the DAT...hope this helps you.
this is how i do it...and it works...
so i look at answers, options are 3,4 for smallest angles....so I quickly look at 3 and 4. now I know that 4 is smaller (if you look at this too long, then you get confused and panic). next I do the same thing and determine which one is bigger between 1,2 (not 4 since we know its the smallest) . and there you go, 15 mins each day of this method will work. at first don't time yourself, eventually do it. don't rush into the DAT...hope this helps you.
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i've been trying to rapid glance technique because the laptop technique and all that other silly stuff were not working but still thank you!!Hey man, I totally understand your frustration. so whats the method that you are doing while practicing this ?
this is how i do it...and it works...
so i look at answers, options are 3,4 for smallest angles....so I quickly look at 3 and 4. now I know that 4 is smaller (if you look at this too long, then you get confused and panic). next I do the same thing and determine which one is bigger between 1,2 (not 4 since we know its the smallest) . and there you go, 15 mins each day of this method will work. at first don't time yourself, eventually do it. don't rush into the DAT...hope this helps you.
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For angles, I personally try to think to myself which angle would 'eat' the other angle. I compare them one by one. That helps me to visualize which is larger, and then I eliminate down.
Angles is a learned skill and you definitely can improve with practice, however I wouldn't get frustrated with difficulty improving on angles immediately, as it's the least concrete of all the PAT sections. Keyholes, TFE, and pattern folding are much easier to make large gains in more quickly, once you have things figured out. And if you can get 13-15/15 on the other sections of the PAT, then a 8-10/15 on angles can still equate to a great PAT score overall (it more than balances out). Keep practicing hard!
Angles is a learned skill and you definitely can improve with practice, however I wouldn't get frustrated with difficulty improving on angles immediately, as it's the least concrete of all the PAT sections. Keyholes, TFE, and pattern folding are much easier to make large gains in more quickly, once you have things figured out. And if you can get 13-15/15 on the other sections of the PAT, then a 8-10/15 on angles can still equate to a great PAT score overall (it more than balances out). Keep practicing hard!
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Angles are definitely the most frustrating section. Even now I still can't answer some of them. The best strategy is to just spend 5 minutes max on that section, and answer the best you can. You're more likely to get other problems right if you spend more time on them. Also, I'd recommend just practicing for 15 mins at a time, doing that several times with breaks in between will improve your performance more vs. answering them straight for 2 hours, I'm not sure how you've been doing that without going insane lol
haha ya started going a bit insane but I'm going to be focusing on other sections now. I thought it could've been a section to get easy points compared to for example TFE or pattern folding but I'll move on from angle ranking. thank you Ari, good to have your support always.
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Something that I did that helped me a lot was a bit of a tweak to the laptop method (which I think is supposed to only be for obtuse angles?). Instead of just imaging looking at the laptop from the side and seeing if it is open, think about sitting in front of it as if you are perpendicular to the keyboard. Then imagine looking at the screen and see if you can "imagine" how the screen would look. You know how if it's tilted too far back its kinda dark and you can't see everything clearly? And same if it's tilted too far forward, but if it's just right, then you can see the screen perfectly. Try to compare it in your mind to which one is closest to giving you the best image on the screen (perfect brightness without a glare or darkness from leaning too far forward or backwards).
Does that make any sense? haha because it's seemingly like it might not when I'm reading this back to myself.
