Self-study
Hi everyone! I started studying on January 1st and am planning to take the LSAT in June with a goal of 165, but I have run into a problem.
In January, all I did was watch 7Sage videos and a small amount of drilling, plus an initial diagnostic test at the end of January where I scored in the mid 140s.
Throughout February and the first few days of March, I have been doing drills about 20 questions a day, usually 5 at a time, with a mix of timed and untimed practice. The issue is that my performance fluctuates a lot and there has not been clear score progression. Kinda sometimes dont know when to do a section test.
I have another practice LSAT in 6 days, and I am not sure how to target my studying. Sometimes my timed scores are better than my untimed and sometimes it is the opposite. However, my blind review scores have been fairly consistent.
Right now I am unsure what the best strategy is. Should I focus only on priority question types first and really master those, then slowly add other types back in?
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@mhann007 Hi mhann, I have finished the core curriculum/theory on 7sage. I finished them in January and took a whole month to only focus on theory. I'm planning to now pivot to still do 20 questions some untimed and timed but focus on priorities and rewatch videos on 7sage or online to make sure its instilled I guess.
@Aar In that case, keep drilling and practicing but it is still going to take some time to get to the level of executing a 165 come test day.
If you've taken practice tests, what is your blind review score?
The best strategy moving forward is to not underestimate the amount of time it takes to learn the material this test covers, which you seem to be doing. Unless the test material comes naturally to you and/or you have a strong background in the material it covers, you need to spend a lot more time studying and practicing before you're executing with a 165 come test day.
Go through the entirety of the core curriculum and do all or at the very least, most of, the practice questions/drills at the end of each module. The time this will take will depend on what your schedule/other commitments are like, but plan for at least 1 year.
After that, you'll be much better positioned to get the kind of score you're looking for.