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etherealfairy wrote: »WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I was so bad at these! Honestly in the end I just left the 8 or so of them that were on the exam until the end and pretty much guessed them. Unsurprisingly section 3 was my worst section (from my first practice exam to the real thing) :pac:
If you can't do them don't freak out. But they're worth practising. Mind ye, as I've said so many times here, I really feel that you can only practice so much - a few hours really, it's not like studying for an exam, one is simply practising exam technique
Why are the ACER practice papers so much easier then the Med-Entry ones?
Which did people who have done the HPAT before feel was a closer representation of the real thing?
I don't know why, but I feel like ME try to prepare one for the worst - the only thing I'd say is use all your time. When practising with ME I'd usually finish section 1 and 2 early then finish up. In the exam section 1 went even faster and I had ten minutes left over - I kind of wasted this (not that it caused me any issues :pac:). I'd say ME was definitely more realistic though.0 -
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Hi guys gap year applicant here. I have been practicing for the hpat and its been going fine tbh, making decent progress. But one area Im stuck on is problem solving questions in section 1. The type that you most likely need to create a diagram or table to deduce the correct answer otherwise your head would explode lol. I've been using ******** but I am still struggling with answering these questions quickly and end up spending too much time on them. Anyone else struggling with this or could lend a hand with some tips? Would greatly appreciate it 0
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Theboybang wrote: »How are people finding section 2? it's by far my worst section
It's my best section, and I enjoy doing it. (But I am absolutely hopeless at Section 3.)
I think it's because I read a lot. I'm a people person- good at communicating, debating and understanding people in general. My advice would be to read as much as possible between now and the exam; critically, closely and deeply. Visualise the situation as though the characters were close friends. This makes them more three-dimensional, and you are less likely to bring in prejudice. Play the scene out in your mind, give voices to the characters- this helps establish their tone and mood. Widen your vocabulary so that you are aware of acute differences among synonyms. It is important not to pre-judge, and to come to a conclusion based on what you have read only. A certain amount of intuition helps too, though. You need to consider the intentions and motives of the characters you are reading about, through their behaviour, thoughts, dialogue and the attitudes of others towards them. A positive, yet realistic, outlook on the situation helps, too. 0 -
I used to love reading the stories quite honestly! It was always my inbetween section - I usually got 70-80th percentile on the Med entry practice exams, and even though one can't really improve them with practice, I did them all as they were pretty funetherealfairy wrote: »It's my best section, and I enjoy doing it. (But I am absolutely hopeless at Section 3.)
etherealfairy wrote: »I think it's because I read a lot. I'm a people person- good at communicating, debating and understanding people in general. My advice would be to read as much as possible between now and the exam; critically, closely and deeply. Visualise the situation as though the characters were close friends. This makes them more three-dimensional, and you are less likely to bring in prejudice. Play the scene out in your mind, give voices to the characters- this helps establish their tone and mood. Widen your vocabulary so that you are aware of acute differences among synonyms. It is important not to pre-judge, and to come to a conclusion based on what you have read only. A certain amount of intuition helps too, though. You need to consider the intentions and motives of the characters you are reading about, through their behaviour, thoughts, dialogue and the attitudes of others towards them. A positive, yet realistic, outlook on the situation helps, too.
This may sound wishy washy but it's true (and I was never a big social person!)
Anyway, there are two reasons why you may be bad at section two - English isn't your first language or your vocabulary is sub-par (for a difficult university course anyhow), or you're just not good at reading emotion in situations.
The former can be improved by reading books and such, the latter is something I don't see how one can really fix at this stage
You won't learn anything really by spending more than an hour or two practising section two quite honestly.0 -
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