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Feeling really frusturated, here is my most recent LSAT score result. I need to at least a 160. The Blind Review shows that i KNOW im around 160s knowledge and i am beyond my goal score (i had a diagnostic score of 137!!) its just NOT translating in my raw score. I need to close the blind review LSAT gap before January 10th, but I literally don't know what to do. I have improved timing and pacing wise, as that was previously a huge issue.
Reading Comprehension is my weakest section. I changed my technique after this LSAT score to read structurally and literally, as I was previously reading for content. However, I took a RC Timed Section today and still got -14!!! I keep consistently falling for trap answers!! I have no idea what to do, or if its even possible to close this blind review gap. I am trying so hard, I have the knowledge of a 160+ scorer but its not translating. Please give me your tips and tricks to close this huge gap? And how else should I do my blind review to close the gap?
thank you all so much in advance.
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Most of RC questions are a form of must be true questions. If the answer was not clearly alluded to in the passage it is probably wrong. Most questions will have direct evidence in the passage. Read the passage slowly, around 3 minutes per passage, and then attack the questions. Do not rush! The last passage of PT 138 only have 5 questions. So if you really focus on the first 3 passages and skip the last one you could possibly get -5 instead of -14.
I'm in the same boat.... I score around 150s with the timed section and then high 160s on the BR....
For me, its a timing thing. I have bad test anxiety, and knowing I HAVE to stay on time ruins me and genuinely blocks me from fully understanding/ catching details.
frustrating because I know I can answer them + I've been studying nonstop for 6 months
lol yep thats me. ill get around 8-10 questions wrong but then catch almost all of my own mistakes before i hand it in and the time crunch is off. I feel like i have the intellectual capacity to write this exam but seriously need to hurry up so i can check answers before the timer goes since there is no such thing as blind review on the test day
When you blind review, do you have the "suggested for review" setting on where 7sage marks which ones you should review? I found that when I turned it off, my blind reviews were a lot lower than when I had it on. Overtime, my reviews obvs took longer but I got higher marks within a week because it forced me to be more confident in my answers which naturally made me faster.
Im in a somewhat similar situation and truthfully, it can be quite a big jump to force when we're only a week out. Something I have been focusing on is simply trying to control the most common mistakes I make. RC is also one of my lower sections and I've had similar scores too. I'd avoid trying to create a whole new approach at this time and instead focus on understanding the fundamental big picture ideas, and play to your strengths. Practicing reading slower for the 'big picture' questions cuz this can lead to getting those MP, passage purpose, etc questions right that are very likely to show up as a question anyway. Reading to understand the structure, main point, and use of evidence, while maybe only highlighting structural cues (however, first, but, although, for example) is good to help you try and read actively instead of trying to memorize everything. Its okay to go back to the passage on a question for a refresher, but if you read for the structure and know exactly where to look, it can save lots of time and improve accuracy imo. Definitely try and figure out where youre making some of your most common errors and focus on mitigating 1-2 reasonable ones to try and steal those extra points that you have the knowledge for already, and continue to prioritize timed practice + review to address these errors. Good luck!!
Hi, what is your strategy as far as reading/highlighting passages goes?