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As the title suggests, I notice that I do sections (individual portions of the tests), better than I do actually PT sections. Why is that? I notice that my timing is better and overall individual score per section is better when I do sections.
It is really nerve-wracking because of the November LSAT is coming up :(
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hi! I definitely get this sort of outcome with my section practice vs my full PTs. I feel like in sections once I pass question 15, at least for me, I tell myself that I'm past halfway done and that I'm "almost there" ... and it might be that one is also fresher when doing a singular section.
But I'm trying to reduce this discrepancy between my section scores vs full PT scores by working on my mental stamina -- I like the 3-section PT feature 7sage has and I think this might be a good way of working your way up. Also at least for me, PTs are very daunting and it's sooo hard for me not to feel vexed in some sort of way when approaching a PT ~ so I've been trying to think about it in pieces, and taking every section as a piece, then within a section each passage or every 5 LR questions as a little chunk. It's a mental game of thinking about it as "eating the elephant in pieces" if you know what I mean.
Also, for me, the full PTs have unfortunately been more of an indication of how I perform on the actual LSAT...
Sorry this is not as helpful but you're def not alone xx
It could depend on the specific test that a section is coming from. A lot of individual sections come from earlier tests, and are less similar to the conditions that the modern test creates (aka: they are easier).
If this isn't the case, and you are doing individual sections from more recent tests, but still not performing like you wish you were, it is probably just a mental block that you need to cross.
Mental stamina is important- maybe it's a good idea to take a 15-minute tea break in between sections of your PT. This works for me, as it is crucial not to overwork the brain during prep, especially right before the tests. Don't be too concerned that this doesn't mirror your testing conditions; for test-day adrenaline is usually sufficient to keep you locked without these breaks.