hi everyone,
I am currently stuck in low 150s I have been doing untimed an i get -3 to -6 on my LR and -8 on RC but then when it comes to timed i can't get more that -9 to -11 on LR or -12 to 14 on RC. I am really trying to improve my score by November for the LSAT but I am not sure how to improve. LR I feel that I am not understanding some of the flaws, and making simple mistakes. On RC I cannot seem to stop missing implied questions and i am going back into the passage thinking that I have the imformation to support the answer choice im choosing and then I get it all wrong. If someone can help. I have been studying for over a year now and I am stuck.
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I’m in a pretty similar situation, so following along. For me, causal reasoning - particularly strengthen and weaken questions - has been a high priority area, and for RC I am also repeatedly missing implied/ inference questions. For flaw questions, the best advice I can offer is to spend time getting familiar with all the common flaws and doing your best to always predict/ prephrase before going into the AC’s. The AC’s are not your friend on flaw questions and will cost you points if you don’t have a prediction going in. Hoping someone can offer any advice on how to switch things up to get over this plateau.
@kman1501 Thanks for the advice I will try paraphrasing and see if that helps me more going into flaw questions. Hope we get some answers
Hi! I noticed a big improvement in my RC score when I gave myself more time to read upfront. While reading the passage I'd try to quickly summarize the point/argument of each paragraph to make sure I'm understanding it deeply. I would also try to summarize the author's stance (are they for/against some theory, are they arguing in favor of a solution, etc.), which will help with the RC implied questions. Doing one deep reading of the passage will hopefully save you time in the long run by saving yourself from having to go back to check information for each question.
For LR, are you keeping a wrong answer journal? I found that was pretty instrumental in keeping myself from repeating patterns/mistakes.