Self-study
Hi,
I am currently studying for the August 2026 LSAT. I wrote the Jan 2026 test and scored a 157, and I am aiming for a 165 this time around.
I am currently scoring around a -5 on RC sections (I am happy with this), and around a -5/-4 on LR.
However, I wanted to get some advice as to how I can continue to improve on LR, ideally I can reach a consistent -4/-3.
I've noticed that during timed sections, I will usually get 1/2 easy question incorrect, followed by 2/3 hardest level questions incorrect. During BR I will get it down to -1/-2.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the most efficient way to close this gap?
I am currently drilling my priority tags, doing around 3 timed sections a week, and BRing everything I do.
Please let me know if there is any additional information I can provide.
Thank you in advance.
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Hello!
On top of all the other great comments, I just wanted to add one thing.
During your review, after learning why you got a question wrong, ask yourself, 'When I see a similar question next time, what will I do in order to never repeat this mistake again?' You might be already doing this, but wrong answer review is the most helpful when you can apply what you learned from that question to your future strategy.
For example, since you said you get easy questions wrong, what are the specific reasons you get them wrong? Is there a certain pattern, like you misread the stimulus or you missed a detail from the stimulus? What can you do next time to prevent that mistake?
And lastly, once you finish all PTs, I recommend re-doing them, starting from the oldest one that you mostly likely do not remember the correct ACs. There might be some questions that you get wrong again. Then it's a definite sign that you need to modify the method or logic gear.
I hope this helps, and keep up the great work! You got this.
@SerinJeon I will start asking myself this question during my BR process. Most of the easy questions I get wrong I either 1) overlooked a very simple trap in the answer choice, or 2) blanked on a very simple concept caused by either overthinking or making faulty assumptions.
In BR I figure out where I went wrong 95% of the time, but I have not been making a mental note of how I will avoid this in the future.
Thank you for your response!
One thing I changed was the order in which I answered the questions. Being mentally tired when you are facing the harder questions at the end is especially challenging. I messed around with my order on different PTs and changed from answering them in the order they appear to answering 1-10 as a warmup, then working backwards from the last question. This got my head in the right space after 10 easier questions, but still not trying to tackle the most difficult ones at the end. My advice would be to try some things out and see how your timing/ score changes! Luckily you have plenty of time before August to test it out.
@AltanM This is an interesting idea, I can definitely see how this would help in my situation. I will play around with this strategy over my next few sections - thank you!
Honestly, it sounds like you just need to keep doing what you've been doing. You've already improved substantially to right around your goal score, and you haven't given me any reason to believe you'll stop improving. Furthermore, your incorrect question profile seems to be pretty standard, so you probably don't have many low-hanging fruit that you're leaving on the table. My read is you're already closing the gap pretty efficiently, and you simply need to keep at it. Your timed sections is a little light, but if that's what has made studying sustainable for you, no worries.
One thing I'd be interested in is if you're flagging the LR questions you get wrong, especially the easy ones. Are these silly mistakes or are they questions you knew you weren't certain about in the moment? I'd also want to review your timing to see if you can pick up some time on the easier questions so that you have more time to solve the harder questions (since you're able to solve them in BR). But, these would be marginal improvements compared to deepening understanding of the test in general. It seems you've been doing that effectively and should be able to continue to do that effectively!
@AriVilker1 Thank you very much for your detailed reply, I appreciate your insight.
I usually find myself able to flag the incorrect level 4 and 5 questions, however, I will very rarely flag the easy questions that I do end up getting incorrect. This leads me to believe that they are silly mistakes, because during BR I will get them correct 95% of the time, in addition to understanding where I went wrong during the timed attempt.
I find my speed for the first 10 questions to be quite strong, only taking about 10/11 minutes on average. However, I found that slowing it down to about 12/13 minutes has helped me reduce the number of easy questions I get wrong, without impacting my accuracy on the following 15 questions.
I will take your advice and continue with what I've been doing. Thanks again!