Burned-out after Quantitative Section, Mental Stamina Issue?

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I do not know if anybody here have this problem, but every time I complete the Quantitative Section of the exam, my brain feels 100% exhausted. After the 8 minute break, I take the Verbal section and everything seems to be "complete gibberish". The best example is: when Snuppy speaks to Charlie Brown and all he says is "blah, blah, blah". This is what every verbal question sounds like in my head after the quantitative section.

I personally believe that this might be my main issue, since after taking 8 CATs and 2 actual exams, this problem is still lingering. I know that this exam is not easy, but I feel that I'm loosing tons of points on the verbal section due to this issue. Any suggestions?

Additional Note: I was told to practice everyday for the duration of the exam (2:30, for both section), but that doesn't seem to help. I exercise regularly, and I sleep 7 hours everyday.
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:19 pm
How are you doing on the verbal when you just take a verbal section when you're fresh? If you're doing significantly worse after taking the AWA and quant, I would say take a week off during test week and do 8 hours a day. Its like training swinging a weighted bat when you swing the real thing its light.