<p>Did anyone ever find that when they took testing way too easy, they did better? As in you're more relaxed and then the questions seem like a piece of cake. Sometimes I feel like I shouldn't even look at the time limit because when I feel even a little bit of pressure, I find myself thinking about the pressure and then it gets to me.</p>
<p>Well, that does happen to me. Usually when I feel the test was too easy, I start stressing out. Sometimes, (on some sections) when I have time left and I think it was a breeze, I go back and change my answers. Basically end up getting them wrong and cursing myself for <em>overthinking</em> the questions. Searching for things that weren’t there to begin with, ya know. </p>
<p>BUT, the same thing happens to me when I DON’T overthink the question and KNOW I should have looked deeper because seriously was I expecting the SAT to be so easy? (Or for that matter, any test). </p>
<p>So, going through both of those experiences plenty a times, I’ve decided to stop worrying and take chances. </p>
<p>As for the pressure thing you mentioned because of the time constraint, well, mostly it helps me to keep track of time because then I can pace myself appropriately. You know, like if there are 5 mins left, I might as well try to do the easy questions (like vocab in context - although some of them are not THAT easy and are actually one of the most difficult questions of the passage but you know what I mean) first. I’d rather spend my time on ONE question and get that ONE right instead of spending my time on more questions and getting all or most of them wrong.</p>
<p>yup, the act i didn’t really care and got a 32, on the psat and sat, which i studied a ton for, i freaked, got sick, and ended up way lower than my practice scores. so stay calm.</p>
<p>I definitely made sure I was not stressed (although it was hard not to feel a little jittery) or nervous, and pretended like it was just another practice test. I felt really relaxed while taking the test, thank god…because otherwise, if I’m nervous, it’s a one-way ticket to failure.</p>