Self-study
Hello everyone,
My goal from the start of my LSAT journey has been to get a 173-175, I took my preliminary towards the end of October and got a 155. Since then I have been studying for about 1-2 hours a day during November and about half of December before taking a bit of a break until mid January. My current score is a 164 but I have gotten -2 on both LR and RC and -0 with blind review. I have taken 5 full length PTs including the prelim. My goal is to ramp up my studying and take the exam in either June or April. My greatest weakness thus far has been being consistent on my RC sections and my score seems to swing wildly from -2 to -7 (though usually falling between -3 and -5). I don't have any issues with timing and usually finish sections with 2-3 minutes to spare. I want to be more accurate with RC and more precise with LR. What would anyone recommend I focus on, what should my study time look like and how much time should I spend per week? Thanks all and good luck!
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Leaving a comment here because we sound extremely similar: Same goal score, same October score, same study schedule, same current score of about 164. My weakness is also wild swinging on RC sections, but I do incredibly well on BR (highest BR was a 177). I also want to retake in either April or June. So I'm gonna assume any advice someone leaves for you might help me out too lol
@HappyTestTaker I think its a fairly common story. When I blind review section by section I tend to do very well but after a full PT I either don't do it or do it very quickly because I feel a bit burned out after the test. Do you take a break before you blind review or do you just jump right in? Also do you use the peak function?
@LucasKramer I usually just do PTs on Sundays and then work my way through BR on Monday/Tuesday before & after work when I've had a chance to look away from the test for a while. During BR, I time myself redoing each question flagged, put in the notes how long it took me, and then compare it to my time on the actual test. I also note my reasoning (i.e. why I'm changing my answer or sticking with what I picked) and that has seemed to help a lot.
I used the peek function once and I kinda just got used to using it frequently (rip). Idk how much that helps or hinders me tbh.