Wrong answer journaling, the process of explaining and reviewing your wrong answers, helped me go from a 155 diagnostic to a 177. This was the deciding factor in getting a full scholarship to a T-25 law school (because it definitely wasn't my 3.3, well below median GPA lol).

I wanted to take some time to explain 5 methods of wrong answer journaling that might help you review and see the questions in different ways.

1. Explain every wrong answer, not just the one you got wrong

This is probably one of the most helpful ways you can increase your understanding and depth around each question. You definitely want to understand your own individual wrong answer choice, but if you can go the extra mile and understand why every single wrong answer choice is wrong, you'll be that much better on guard against similar choices in the future.

2. Visualize the problem

This can actually be pretty helpful for taking the test in the first place, but drawing things out has been helpful in the past when I'm having trouble visualizing what's actually happening in the stimulus.

You can use the annotation tool to do this on www.lsatjournal.com to save diagrams to each entry as of... well, yesterday.

3. Summarize and break down the stimulus

Sometimes, you just weren't able to translate the stimulus into its most basic logic. Maybe it was a specific word or confusing phrasing that tripped you up. Logging every time this happens and writing down the simplified version of the stimulus can do wonders for your overall "translation" ability.

4. Come up with a "lesson" for that particular problem, and turn it into a flashcard

I like to think about every single wrong answer as a critical lesson. Sometimes, that lesson shows up across multiple problems that you get wrong. That's the point at which it becomes your own mistake pattern that you want to identify and defend against.

I would have ongoing lessons and add the new question ID on a flashcard every time I made the mistake - this helped me keep a running list of all of my major issues so that I could be mindful of eliminating things on a pattern level instead of just an individual problem level.

5. Take a break

This is less related to wrong answer journaling and more to what effective review looks like in general. If you're getting to the point where you're making the same mistakes and burning yourself out, sometimes just a few days or a week off can help your brain reset and internalize all of the work you've already been doing.

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Anyways, good luck out there y'all. And I hope this helps in your study journey.