So I've been trying to place into college-level math at Valencia for about three months now and I keep hitting a wall on the PERT. For anyone who doesn't know, PERT meaning is Postsecondary Education Readiness Test — it's Florida's placement exam for community colleges. I scored a 95 the first time and then a 99 the second time, and I need a 114 to skip remedial math. I'm so close but also so far, you know?
The define pert stuff I've read online makes it sound straightforward, but the adaptive format is what's killing me. As soon as I get a few right it starts throwing these algebra questions at me that I haven't seen since high school. I've been using the PERT Practice Test (Math) on here which has helped a ton with the basics, but I feel like I'm plateauing. Anyone else had this experience? How many hours did you actually put in before you hit that 114 threshold?
I'm giving myself six weeks before my third attempt. Any advice on what topics to focus on specifically would be huge right now.