What sort of timing should I aim for on BR Gen chem end of book exams?

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The BR books have a couple of "practice exams" at the end of each of their subject books. I just started doing the first gen chem practice exam. What kind of timing should I try for on these?
I saw a post where the BR rep recommended 2 minutes per passage, with 1 minute for each question added.
After doing some passages with this timing, I don't feel comfortable at all. I feel like I am flying through the passages and questions, barely even thinking about my answers before I mark an answer down. My scores were sort of okay, but I got absolutely killed on two passages that involved data tables, solubility, and acid/base data. I don't see how you can possibly read an experiment and then do these calculation type questions with that sort of time constraint, especially because it takes me a long time to just figure out what exactly the question is asking me for.

 

[beardy88]

I love Berkeley's passages. Currently on biochem. I retired from the timing and realized the passages are intended to reinforce critical analysis and overall understanding of content. Now I take my time and try to really understand the process of the questions.

 

[aromatic substitution]

The BR books have a couple of "practice exams" at the end of each of their subject books. I just started doing the first gen chem practice exam. What kind of timing should I try for on these?
I saw a post where the BR rep recommended 2 minutes per passage, with 1 minute for each question added.
After doing some passages with this timing, I don't feel comfortable at all. I feel like I am flying through the passages and questions, barely even thinking about my answers before I mark an answer down. My scores were sort of okay, but I got absolutely killed on two passages that involved data tables, solubility, and acid/base data. I don't see how you can possibly read an experiment and then do these calculation type questions with that sort of time constraint, especially because it takes me a long time to just figure out what exactly the question is asking me for.

I had the same problem early in my study using TBR. But I now finish every section within those time limits listed above. Remember that for cp you can use reasoning skills & approximations to eliminate the need for lengthy calculations.

 

[BarbecueGrills]

I love Berkeley's passages. Currently on biochem. I retired from the timing and realized the passages are intended to reinforce critical analysis and overall understanding of content. Now I take my time and try to really understand the process of the questions.

same. working on bchem, stopped timing them. feels strange.

i'm getting ~75/100 on book 2 but struggling with physiology.

don't know what to make of these scores.

so critical analysis is really developing but how in depth should i focus?

-bbq


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