Self-study
We're about 7 weeks out for the August LSAT, and I'm aiming for a 175+, but my BR seems to be consistently 175 but not ever higher. The questions I miss are mostly solvable under non-timed conditions. But on the back end of a section I seem to lose the presence of mind to solve these tricky questions, and in that moment they feel impossible. Does anyone have any advice on keeping up that mental clarity?
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The same thing happens to me. But I started to notice that this phenomenon got a whole lot worse when the first two-thirds of a section took longer than average. At that point, I've used more energy and have less time for the trickiest questions. Practically, this means you need to get as good as possible at the early questions. Not just getting them right, but getting them right quickly and without expending much effort. And then when taking PTs, getting through the first 15 as quickly as I can. Then, mentally, my LR section has begun with hopefully about 20+ minutes left for 10 questions. When I get in that situation, I feel much more mentally prepared for the end of the section. So, maybe it's more about practicing making the easier questions easier, so that the harder questions aren't as hard. The good news is it looks like you're fully capable of doing this, since you only got 1 question wrong on the back half of the test. That makes me think it's less of a burn out issue, and more of a consistency with timing issue.