Hi! I recently took the August LSAT and wanted some tips on when to prioritize speed vs accuracy. My practice test scores have been variable, swinging between 163-171. I'd like to score a 170+
In both LR and RC, I am able to get almost every question right untimed. However, especially during the August LSAT, I felt like I had to guess on answers or speed through the questions when I wasn't 100% sure.
I know most of the advice is to work on the question types more and you will gradually get faster, which I intend to do before the October LSAT! But I was also looking for any advice you guys may have to get out of such a variable score and really work on speed without sacrificing accuracy for my next exam!
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So what is your timed score?
The are certain skills that you can only learn while taking timed test. Be aware of yourself when taking a test and see the mistakes you make
Me for example I realized that sometimes when there's strange word in the stimulus I would reread the stimulus again even if i understood the role but i will still do it because the fact that is a strange word made me uncomfortable
I also realized that when struggling with a stimulus and having eliminated 3 choices instead of continuing with the process of elimination i reread the anwers choices just "to make sure " i eliminated for the right reasons and notice many other stuff too and now when i am taking the test and that need to reread the stimulus happens i stop myself
So check your habits while taking timed test
@AdelinaI The score range I have mentioned, I have gotten them all under a timed test. However, I feel that sometimes the time gets to me more than others and was looking for what I may be doing wrong in that scenario. Sometimes it really is question types that I usually get right and when I reread the question I’m immediately like “duh!” with the right answer but I miss the first time.
I do appreciate your first tip - I think I may be doing that too. I think definitely the type of question plays into it - when the question types in the exam are more my strengths, I take less time.