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Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone had tips on how to avoid trap answers!?!? I know we have the Live courses on how to avoid them, but i need more tips at this point. I often come down to two AC's and end up choosing the wrong one. From this PT section, I'm hopeful but also discouraged because I can't seem to pick the right answers on my real attempt. Only after I do Blind Review and see my OG answer was wrong can I actually choose the right answer. I'm taking the Jan LSAT and I really need to get my score up!! I'm scoring like a 147 and I know I can do better. But being under a time limit doesn't let me think about my AC as long as I would like too.
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Predicting the answers before I look at the choices. Just getting in the habit of that has made an enormous difference for me.
It's hard to know what the big things you can improve on without actually seeing you approach questions but here are some things that can possibly make a difference:
Know the stim as you read it. If you didn't process it, go back and read that part now rather than later.
What is your prephrase? What if x loophole? What are the things stacking up towards? What are we disagreeing over? What can resolve the paradox? If I have something in mind, it will both mean I've understood the stim and potentially have the answer already or am adjacent to it
Actively thinking always. Obvious but don't let yourself mentally slow down, and keep trying to think ahead. LSAC's whole game is trying to get you to let them sneak something by you.
This wasn't specifically about trap answers but I feel like these three rules keep me from needing to waffle on trap answers. For that I'm definitely not perfect but it limits the times trap answers can even pull a fast one.
If you are consistently feeling like you don't have time to process your ACs then it probably comes back to how efficiently you are translating the stim in your head and as you're doing that orienting yourself for the answer.
Everyone is different but if I was in your position I feel like drills just translating the stim for speed, accuracy, and having a reasonable prephrase primed would go a long way if you're willing to do a bunch of LR sections. Time is obviously limited but if you are committing 10-15+ hours a week, I doubt you would need more than two days worth of studying to see significant improvements. Then you can get back to running through timed sections or PTs to sharpen more.
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I am in the same boat. Best of luck
I'm running into the same exact problem! It is so aggravating to review my results and see I almost had an answer correct in 4-6 questions by narrowing the ACs to 2. If only I had chosen the right one even half the time, I would have finally broken 150. Been studying 2-3 months consistently and went through the CC, only to still be in 146-148. My test is January as well and I'm freaking out. Bumping this to hear others' advice and tips. Best of luck on your exam!