It has been said before– but here is my real life example:
Never used a watch for level I or level II. I have always been a fast exam taker and usually have plenty of time to spare. I took timed mock AMs maybe 6-7 of them, and always finished with 15 minutes remaining. The day of the exam, I bring a watch based on research done (if you are studying for 6 months on exam materials, you need to research every aspect of the exam experience). I think I read a post on here that said the hidden LOS is the exam. I always remembered that.
Anyways, I am cruising through a decide to look at my watch and immediately have a WTF moment because time had flown by and I had more items sets to go. BECAUSE I HAD THE WATCH and looked, I made an on the fly decision to change strategy which results in me completing all questions. HAD I NOT looked at the watch, I would have not optimized the time correctly and I might be sitting again next year.
I literally spiked my pen at time because that is how time crunched I was despite being a fast exam taker and doing well on time in practice. Game day is a different experience.
Never used a watch for level I or level II. I have always been a fast exam taker and usually have plenty of time to spare. I took timed mock AMs maybe 6-7 of them, and always finished with 15 minutes remaining. The day of the exam, I bring a watch based on research done (if you are studying for 6 months on exam materials, you need to research every aspect of the exam experience). I think I read a post on here that said the hidden LOS is the exam. I always remembered that.
Anyways, I am cruising through a decide to look at my watch and immediately have a WTF moment because time had flown by and I had more items sets to go. BECAUSE I HAD THE WATCH and looked, I made an on the fly decision to change strategy which results in me completing all questions. HAD I NOT looked at the watch, I would have not optimized the time correctly and I might be sitting again next year.
I literally spiked my pen at time because that is how time crunched I was despite being a fast exam taker and doing well on time in practice. Game day is a different experience.