Genoa2000 wrote:
Thank you so much, Toffel!
I am going to have my exam on Monday morning in a city 2 hours from where I live, and so I will sleep there in a hotel the night before.
How before do you think I should wake up?
Did you find going to the test centre 1 hour before beneficial, or did it only enhance your stress? Did you do some warmup before the test?
What did you do the days before your exam?
I will try to sleep for 9 hours.
I am sorry to bombard you with many questions, but you are an incredible test-taker, and you are (I think) the same age of me, I am just 20.
I guess we'll keep this in this thread, since it's related to the original topic and since others may find it helpful.
You don't want to have way too much time before the exam. That will just make you restless and stressed. Just plan it so you have enough time to have breakfast, pack your stuff and do whatever else you need to do, without having to hurry.
I found that getting to the test centre an hour in advance was beneficial. It gives you enough time to find your way inside the building, do the check-in process, go to the bathroom and sit down and have a breather before starting. You don't want to have to rush any of this - that will likely just make you stressed and throw you off later on. In short, you should avoid having to worry about anything other than the exam itself.
Many people, including myself, agree that the 24 hours before the exam should be spent doing anything but studying. This depends on the test-taker though. For example, I found that I got out of practice on RC pretty quick, so I found it helpful to do just a few easy passages the day before, just to have my strategy fresh in my memory.
I also found it helpful to do my last mock test ~3 days before the exam, just for the whole exam procedure to feel completely familiar on exam day.
Thanks for the compliment, by the way. Hopefully some of this was of use to you.