I’m trying to diagnose some pretty big RC inconsistency. I’ve scored as well as -6 on a full RC section before, but my last two full sections were -11.

On PT150.S4 today, I went 6/6 on Passage 3 in about 8 minutes, but I spent about 11 minutes on Passage 1 and 10 minutes on Passage 2 while still missing several questions, which left me only about 5 minutes for the comparative passage and I had to guess on a lot of it.

In review, I’ve noticed that on some misses I actually understood the passage pretty well but wasn’t scrutinizing the answer choices carefully enough, e.g. things like subtle term shifts, overstrong comparisons, and answer choices that were “mostly right” but had one bad word.

For people who had volatile RC and eventually became more consistent, what helped most: better passage mapping, more disciplined answer-choice evaluation, or getting better at cutting losses on a passage that isn’t clicking?

I’m especially curious how to interpret going 6/6 on one passage inside a -11 section. Does that usually suggest the core comprehension ability is there but execution/timing is inconsistent?

Just got 100% correct on another Level 4 difficulty RC passage!

My RC practice this week has been a much-needed confidence boost. I’m starting to feel like I might actually be able to get through a passage and questions in under 9 minutes!

My untimed RC accuracy has been getting noticeably better, so now it’s time to start shifting gears. Next up: the 3-passage focus strategy! Aka. Can I do passages with 11 minutes each and hold accuracy?

Building the accuracy → bringing in the timing → holding it all together.

The progress is progressing!

I only improved by a point since my last PT from 2 weeks ago. I’m feeling so defeated. Do you guys have any tips?

Hi everyone, I've taken 2 PTs after my diagnostic and the discrepancy of scores between the actual PT and the BR is large. Both PTs, I scored a 151 but on BR I scored a 167 and a 171.

Does anyone have tips on how to do better?

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To be honest, I was not feeling confident at all, but I surprised myself! I know I need to improve on LR, though - luckily the section I did the worst on turned out to be experimental, open to tips and suggestions on improving!

As a gift to my fellow Californians and night owls, I've moved the lofi stream to Thursday evenings at 7pm PST/10pm EST. With any luck, this'll be our new forever timeslot.

Roll through tonight and AMA, or watch me do whatever it is I decide to do. Current idea is to build a big ol' repository of how various common flaws are phrased and share it with people.

trying to find the courage and confidence to stay motivated for my october LSAT. my blind reviews keep decreasing and i feel like im missing something. my original blind reviews were 170s and now back to mid to high 160s and am feeling like im slipping away. any tips?

Today I decided to implement a new strategy for LR. As soon as I choose an answer and I'm fairly confident, I move on. In recent practice I tend to skim each answer choice again and reread the answer I selected a few times. I would also briefly skim the question itself. On this section I finished all the questions with 5 full minutes remaining which allowed me to go back and look at a few of the questions I had flagged. This suggests to me that my initial instincts are correct more often than not, and spending that extra time reviewing is mostly unnecessary. I'm feeling extremely motivated. I test in October!

My LSAT journey is going on two years now.

I've never been a drug advocate and never will have to be after this - this test has served me ego death and I am better off for it.

I steadily improved from low to mid 160s to low 170s throughout May this year, then felt like I lost all of that progress when I scored way below my improvement in June, my third time testing (despite feeling like I did well - later realized that was cope because I did have a lot of questions I spent too much time on and was stuck between two answers on).

I completely spiraled. I had too many personal and familial conflicts occurring at the same time as this repeated failure. I felt so numb to everything and felt like trying more at this test wouldn't be worth the time, money or effort.

With the advice of my husband and fellow successful LSAT warriors, I decided I needed to focus on my health more than studying. I needed to refine my strategies. I knew how to answer these questions. I just couldn't perform when it's timed and back to back and I can't sit at a question for ten minutes.

Since focusing on my physical and mental health consistently every day, I've been super consistent in my scores for the first time in this whole process and feel more confident getting to the right answer.

Even then, I still feel like this PT from yesterday is not a reliable data point because this test has repeatedly evaded me when it matters. And also because it's an older one. I'm trying to shut down this thinking and stay level-headed. Thinking I will do a PT from the 140s next week.

Regardless, I think I'm finally internalizing that your mentality matters way more than your skills at a certain level.

• meditation to stay calm and present

• eliminating ruthlessly - do not entertain or try to explain bad answer choices to fit the stimulus, get rid of them

• skip and return to questions at the end when your mind starts to run circles around itself - do not entertain the spiral

• remove the importance of the task from doing the task (falls under meditation)

Going to focus more on improving my RC over the next few weeks.

This whole journey is not what I asked for, nor wanted, but I've come to understand it's what I needed. And it's not over yet.

Onwards! Let's crush October once and for all.

I think this is my highest or second-highest RC section so far. Since this test is originally from 2006, is this an accurate reflection of my performance on the actual LSAT?

My husband is forcing me to be positive throughout the last weeks before my test. He is a classic ray of sunshine...I, however, was meant to be a lawyer, essentially. He is getting really tired of my pessimism, and so I'm writing a post to tell you all that my score improved yesterday...(sorry in advance). Taking the test timed is my most difficult issue, and yesterday I was able to do an LR and RC section with modified time, meaning that over the next few weeks I will slowly close the gap between the time I am doing and the required time for the LSAT.

He said I should be proud, so here's to trying!

This test feels like a state of purgatory.

I scored a 137 as my first LAAT then went up to 141. I’m taking it again in Nov. I am using the drills and can see improvement, how often should I do PT between now and the end of October?

If I take the LSAT twice and I am happy with my argumentative writing from the first one. Do I have to do a second argumentative writing?

Hi all,

After 8 months of studying I have accumulated a large wrong answer journal and the pattern I notice is that the questions I tend to get wrong in both LR and RC are due to misread, not understanding what the question is asking/ what the answer is saying, not picking up cues, and not understanding the vocabulary LSAT writers are using. This is not surprising to me since English isn't my first language.

I just want to ask the community for some tips that aren't just "read more carefully" or "build up your English proficiency" as I am currently already working on those. For people that are in similar situation as me (not having a strong English background), what has helped you get through the dense language used on the test?

Any advice would help!! Even if they are little tricks that would help in certain situations so feel free to share.

Much appreciated!!

Hi all! Tomorrow I start studying (hopefully) and I was hoping I could get any tips on how to study or anything that has helped you throughout this process! I set up my study plan but I am not sure if the changes or choices I made are the correct ones. Do you all think I should spend time on the foundations portion or skim through it (possibly skip it)? I have 5 weeks of lessons, 12 weeks of practice and pre-exam is one week. I took a diagnostics test in December (sooo long ago) and got a 144. Should I take another one before studying? I am hoping to get close to 156, since it would really help with scholarships and getting into the only law school I would like to attend. Any tips, tricks, literally anything would be very much appreciated!

I HAVE DONE LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!!

I have hired tutors, tried different techniques, wrote low res summaries, highlighted, watched all the videos and read all the books NOTHING HELPS ME W RC!

I have been studying since January and have seen my LR score improve significantly but with RC I am stuck. I do not know what to do anymore. My average score is btw 6-12 wrong and my score always changes. I have tried figuring it out if i have problems w certain passages or questions but it always changes and depends. PLEASE HELP ME! If you are a tutor or think you can help me I WILL PAY YOU, please help me.

I changed my study plan to one hour a day, yet it always builds 2 hours worth of work. I have tried everything, deleting the plan, changing the hours, starting over, delete the block, create a new block, nothing works. It always gives me two hours of work. What am I doing wrong?

Has anyone else had a big gap between their timed score and Blind Review for a long time? I have been averaging around 157 timed and 169 sometimes up to 174 BR for the past few months on all my pts. I try not to take too long doing blind review either.

What does a gap like this usually mean, and what helped you close it??

Hey,

I am a FT worker that has been studying for about 3 months at this point, and although I have been consistent, I do not feel like it has been clicking for me. I went through the foundational curriculum, and after all that, I scored a 145 on my 2nd PT. It is a bit demoralizing.

I wanted to ask, how do you actually blind review? Truly dissect the question and your approach? I feel like that is the missing piece for my studying habits. That once I understand this concept, I feel like I will be able to skyrocket my score.

Any tips or tricks will be appreciated, thanks!

Hi y’all,

Trying to find a few gems.

If you have a class that you thought was particularly useful or a lecture that really clicked for you, drop the name + timestamp below!

Hi! I’m Mariana, a Portuguese lawyer, currently in NYC preparing for the LSAT.

Since June, I’ve been running The 99th Percentile: Elle’s Study Group, a WhatsApp group for a small group of highly motivated LSAT students.

We do daily accountability check-ins: what we studied, what went wrong, tomorrow’s plan, and scores. We also help each other with LSAT prep, applications, and everything in between.

Some members have now taken the test, so I’m opening the group to a few new people.

I’m looking for 1-3 people in NYC who are seriously studying for the LSAT this September and want to study together IRL. Libraries, cafés, study spaces, wherever we can actually get work done.

If you’re serious, consistent, and ambitious, DM me.

The 99th percentile is the goal. 🫡

Hi guys. I have been studying for a couple months (for the past month I have just been drilling). I cannot seem to get out of mid-high 150s. My BR score always gets me up to the high 160s. I am not looking at if I got the question right or wrong, I am going into it fully blind and basing it off of if 7sage thinks I should BR it.

I am struggling to identify what I struggle with. Sometimes I do really well on a specific problem type and sometimes I will get a couple of those wrong. I don't think it has anything to do with not understanding the question type. I feel like it might be just getting sucked in by trap answer choices. I also think sometimes I am just completely misreading the stimulus or even the answer choices, which is incredibly annoying.

Are there any patterns you guys know or have found that could help me ensure I am not getting sucked in to these trap answers, exactly how you pinpoint what you are struggling with, and any tips on improving your score?

Thanks guys!