Self-study
Hi All. I am taking the August LSAT and looking to get to 160-165 for my first attempt. I am currently testing between 154-158. I am struggling to break into the 160s. If anyone can provide me any tips or anything they did that helped them make a leap for these 5-10 points in a month that would be really helpful. Thank you and good luck to you all.
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Hi! I am kind of experiencing the same thing, so you are definitely not alone. I just broke 160, and I can attest, my wrong answer journal is doing me wonders, especially giving it a little review before doing a study session/ before taking a PT.
I believe in you!!!
@zooooey thank you!
Heyy! I think it would be really helpful to spend a week focusing on analyzing your mistakes by: (i) creating a spreadsheet to categorize your mistakes by question type, (ii) keeping a wrong answer journal where you analyze every question you got wrong in as much detail as possible, and (iii) doing drills focused on the question types you miss most often.
That way, when you take your next PT, you'll be able to apply specific lessons you've learned instead of just relying on more practice. Sometimes, taking a step back to analyze your performance before returning to volume is exactly what's needed for a significant score jump.
@jvrodrigues Thanks for this sounds really helpful. I haven't been a fan of the wrong answer journal but I will try to resort back to it as it may help with some questions I am missing.
@adamshtayn its boring but it helps in a very specific thing. because you take the PT in only 2h30, you dont have time to pay attention to every detail. so the time you take after for deep reviewing allows you to understand the LSAT as a whole way better. when you take other PTs you will be more aware of details that are leading you to get some questions wrong! good luck on your prep :)
Hi there,
I'm in the 160s. Not sure how to answer the question, since it depends what you're currently working on. I'm currently alternating between LR and RC each school day, and doing lots of practice sections.