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I took my first post-CC Preptest, and I'm pretty disappointed with the results.
It wasn't really about the score, but the amount of questions I missed in each section, specifically LR. It just feels like I haven't made any progress since taking my diagnostic, learning and finishing the CC, and now taking my first post-CC Preptest.
I did notice two things that I'd like to hear other folks' thoughts on.
1) I noticed that I reread the LR stimulus before ID'ing the Premises and Conclusion. First, I would read the question, and ID it. Second, I would read the stimulus once, then reread it again while highlighting the Premises and Conclusion. I think it's a really bad habit and would like to break it. Has anyone else had similar experiences? Any advice on breaking it? What can I do to take in the stimulus better on the first read?
2) I can feel myself rushing starting question 10. The first point gets worse when I'm rushing too. How do folks manage "rushing"? What can you do tell yourself not to rush? Or, how can you practice and drill to not rush?
Thank you!
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IMO, regarding one, I actually read the question stem first to identify the question, just like you do. But then I just hone in on the conclusion first and look to highlight it before I read anything else. I really just either do a quick skim/hunt for conclusion indicators before heading into the actual stimulus and looking for flaws/gaps.
I kind of read it backwards. Like "Okay this is the author's conclusion, why does he think that?" That way, I see the argument a little more clearer in my head without getting lost in the sauce of the stimulus pasta.
For your second point, honestly, don't rush! Just the fact that you got past the CC is something to be proud of! It's totally normal to feel disappointed in your first PT post CC because you it's a totally different monster!
First, I'd like to hint that starting question 10 is where they start to sprinkle harder questions. So what I find helpful is that when I pass question 9 I mentally brace myself and get ready to flag questions.
Second, I'd HIGHLY recommend flagging questions. Generally, I like to keep my timing just around a minute per question. If I look at the timer and it's been more then a minute, I flag it and just move on. Chances are, that's a hard question, and it isn't worth draining all your brain juices for one question. Remember: Each LSAT question is 1 point, regardless of difficulty.
Third, just stick with drilling! Do some drills where you set the time to unlimited, to get your process down. Do some drills where you are timed to fix your speed. Its a grind from here on, but I'm sure you got this!
I do the same thing with #1. I read the question stem, I read the stimulus, then I have to read the stem again and read the stimulus again — it's a total time sink.
The better thing to do is to read the stimulus first, and read it and understand it. But I struggle with knowing what in the stimulus is relevant to the question and answer choices! So I feel like I still end up re-reading anyway? Definitely looking for help on this. Might end up doing the tutoring packages