Testing Preparing for Physics GRE: Moving Test Date?

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Struggling with the Physics GRE, one user reports consistently scoring around 40/100 after months of preparation, having completed all but one practice test. They contemplate postponing their test date from October to April to improve their score during a gap year. The recent change in grading, allowing guessing without penalty, has not yielded any positive results for them. The discussion raises questions about the effectiveness of continuing the same study methods that have not produced improvement, suggesting that simply extending study time may not be beneficial without a change in strategy.
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I have been studying for the physics gre for a couple months now and can't seem to do better then getting 40/100; I have taken all but the 2008 physics gre test. I am taking a gap year so would it be a bad idea to move my test date to April instead of doing poorly in October and taking the test again in April? Also, I know they just switched up the grading on the physics gre so that you can guess without a penalty but that doesn't seem to be helping me.
 
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Mgkov18 said:
I have been studying for the physics gre for a couple months now and can't seem to do better then getting 40/100;

Then why do you think doing more of the same thing that isn't helping is going to help?

Mgkov18 said:
Also, I know they just switched up the grading on the physics gre so that you can guess without a penalty but that doesn't seem to be helping me.

Why would that help? The same rules apply to everybody.
 
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