RE: 180 turn?
Must be banked 60 degrees and STAY at 60. Do not gain altitude, and do not lose any as you said. The trick is to fly slow and/or make the turn large to a certain extent. Slow is better than large IMO. This is harder to do than it looks !!
That being said, back when I was flying basic, there were no aerobatic turns so I have never been judged on that...