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Thursday, Aug 28 2025

💪 Motivated

Dying in the Time Box

When I am doing blind review, I perform 300% better - an ACTUAL stat I am tracking with LR.

Something about the clock is truly impacting my judgement on these questions.

When I do timed sections of RC - I can get two passages with 100% accuracy on the questions. Then I have no time to do the other passages.

This is becoming a major point of contention for me in my study journey. HELP!!!

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Last comment thursday, aug 28 2025

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Should I cancel my score?

Hi! I received a 161 on my first LSAT. I am trying to figure out if I should cancel my score. I have the whole year to study (applying to the 2026 cycle), and aim to get in the 170s. In the eyes of a T-14 school, is a 161 worse or better than a cancellation on my record?

Thanks for guidance!

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Last comment wednesday, aug 27 2025

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Keyboard shortcuts and undo

TLDR- any way to undo or switch highlighter colors with shortcuts?

Hello, are there any important keyboard shortcuts I may be missing for the LSAT?

I have found on more than one occasion that I'll be highlighting and my mouse accidentally highlights the entire paragraph, undoing all my previous highlighting. An undo (command + z) option would be invaluable.

Similarly, I spend a decent amount of time alternating between the highlighter colors and wondering if there's a shortcut for that.

Alas I'm sure all of the tools are meant to simulate real test conditions and it's not worth it to build this if we're not going to have it during the test. But wanted to ask are there any tools or shortcuts I should be aware of for the LSAT that I may be missing?

Thanks!

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Wednesday, Aug 27 2025

😖 Frustrated

RC Hole

I generally do worse on RC than on LR. The last practice test i was -3 for both LR sections individually and -6 for RC. I juse took a practice test and got -1 and -3 on LR and -11 on RC. I am hoping that this is the bump before it clicks but this is extremely demotivating considering I spend the majority of my study time between tests drilling RC. Any advice or drills are appreciated. I know a problem I have is RC is more fluid and can vary more in the rigidity of the question stimulus relationship, and I cannot deal with that and overthink every answer like crazy. I feel like I can get to -3 or -4 consistently on RC. Timing is not a huge issue but is something I am not the greatest at.

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Last comment tuesday, aug 26 2025

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reaching a score slump

I'm studying for Sept and reaching a point where i'm consistently scoring worse on sections than I was 2 weeks ago and feeling discouraged. I took 2 days off and came back to do a RC section and got the worst score I've gotten in a while. I've been a bit burnt out for a while as I'm also finishing up a publication at my full-time job at the moment, so that might be a contributor. I don't want to waste anymore practice time, but I also don't want to make the problem worse by pushing it especially since I have a 168 from June and am really trying for a 170+. Posting for advice but also to vent a little bit lol

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Hey! I have been studying for a few months with my test in October. Lately I have been super focused on getting the LR wrong answers down. I average at -6 with my lowest -3. I usually have 2-3 minutes left to go over my flagged questions, so I do not think timing is the issue. I only get 5 star, sometimes 4 star, questions wrong. What is the best strategy I can use this next month to get my wrong answers down?

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Last comment tuesday, aug 26 2025

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-12 during a section -3 in BR

This is insanely frustrating as I know I know the material and understand the content. I do a section, get 12 WRONG WHICH IS CRAZY then realize my mistakes during Blind Review. My best LR section has been a -5 so far, and seeing a -12 after making so much progress is genuinely draining. I don't know if I need to practice more under time pressure/testing simulations or I need to look away from LR for a little bit. Please help :(

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Last comment tuesday, aug 26 2025

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First Score Drop in PT

Hello! I am feeling very down. I have been studying my butt off, doing so well on drills and today my PT dropped pretty significantly. I dont know why or how this could even happen! Im very mad at myself right now that I could let my PT score drop. I finally was feeling a bit confident and then I saw my raw score and gasped. Has this ever happened to anyone else? How do you bith recover from this and get better?

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Last comment tuesday, aug 26 2025

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Inconsistency between sections

as the title says, there are wild inconsistencies between my sections and idk how to fix them. If i take a full timed pt, ill do ok on the first 2 sections (or even the first half of a section) but i'll bomb the rest. It all starts to feel like words on a page after this point. To put it in perspective, the ranges im talking about is from -6 to -16 in the same test.... (for both lr and rc). atp idk how to fix this my test is coming up in oct and i need to do something. like ill take 1 single section timed and get a -6-8 (ok for me) but ill take a pt and do ok on 1 or 2 sections but bomb the rest. also i should mention that im using accommodation timing and ive noticed that since starting accommodation timing my scores have dropped. plz help any advice is useful

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Monday, Aug 25 2025

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Tips on improving timing?

Hi everyone!

I'm writing the October test and hoping for a 170+. I feel like I'm close but really need to improve my timed accuracy. For example, my two most recent PTs were 168 timed and 173 BR & 166 timed and 177 BR. If you've been in a similar position I'd love to hear how you improved!!

Thanks in advance :)

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Last comment monday, aug 25 2025

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Spotting faulty low-res paragraph summaries in RC

As I work through RC passages, I am constantly reminded of the importance of low res summaries. However, I've also noticed that my lower-quality low-res paragraph summaries can skew my interpretation of the following paragraph summaries and significantly distort my initial intuition for understanding the passage.

For example, in the third passage in the critic/debate style RC lesson module, I did not intuitively pick up on the second paragraph demonstrating the central idea that corporation responsibility is derived from individual responsibility. In fact, I actually thought it was author's voice giving some credibility to the economist/s perspective because they were making a distinction between the morality of individuals and the morality (or lack there of) innate to corporations. As a result, the third paragraphs discussion of CEO's relation to corporation was somewhat confusing to me as I tried to consider it within the wider text and main point of the passage.

My goal is to improve my low-res capture skills so that they assists my comprehension instead of misleading my perceptions in subsequent paragraphs. Does anyone have any tips for improving my low-res summaries? More importantly, does anyone have any tips for noticing when you're formulating a bad low-res summary in the moment so they can be quickly addressed and corrected?

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Hey there,

I want to check on whether I'm evaluating my LSAT progress and scoring potential correctly.

Basically, I've been averaging two versions of my score: 1) my score if the experimental section were my worst performing section and 2) my score if the experimental section were my best performing section.

I started doing this because I noticed the experimental section would often wind up being the anomaly among my sections. In other words, I felt like my practice test score would be due to a huge amount of good luck or bad luck!

My question is, is it reasonable to track my progress this way? I really wanted to ask today because I've gotten the biggest discrepancy between these two versions of my scores yet. One is a 171 and one is a 179. I got a full score on two LRs, -2 on the one RC, and -5 on one LR. The experimental section was one of the LRs I got a full score on. So the actual score, where the experimental section is left as originally is, is a 171.

But the average (175) is the biggest improvement I've seen, so I do want to believe that I've made some good progress. But if I'm evaluating my scores wrong and I really should only be paying attention to the 171, I need to face the facts haha.

I appreciate your advice.

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Last comment monday, aug 25 2025

HELP!

Can anyone direct me to the conditional reasoning section under foundations? I've realized that I'm missing CR questions because I lack strength in this area.

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Hey! Looking for tips on how to decide what passages to do and in what order. Note that I don't get through all 4 passages timed unless I want to miss most questions (I'm ok with this, it's my best option to score-wise, and RC is a big struggle for me). I just need to get through 3/4 passages, but I can't tell which approach is best as far as picking which ones I choose to do.

If one of the passages I choose turns out to be the hardest of them all, it takes me much more time and not as much reward. I find myself scoring lower than I have to because the one I skipped was easier than one or more that I did. So, I'm asking for advice on quick ways to tell whether it's worth doing.

I know there's not much of a predictable order of doing them, but if you have any tips on how you decide to do it, please let me know (even if you do get through all 4, you surely want to save the hardest for last to get rewarded for points you know you can get)

For example, should I choose:

  • ones with the most questions

  • shortest passage

  • glance at question types to see if it has many that I struggle with/good at (I could see this approach eating up too much time)

  • length of passage

  • topic

Thanks in advance!

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For the last 5 PTS, I have been getting 167-172, but 177-179 on BR, simply because I eliminate down to two answers and pick the wrong one on the test, and the right one on BR. I'm only missing 4-5 star questions and timing isn't an issue. I'm not sure what to do, should I just pick the answer I don't like as much? Any advice is appreciated!

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Last comment sunday, aug 24 2025

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San Antonio, TX

Hey everyone! 😊 I'm looking to start a study group Monday through Friday after 6 PM. Would anyone be interested in joining? Let me know! 📚✨

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Last comment friday, aug 22 2025

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Reading Comprehension Low -res Summaries

Does anyone have (or know) a good structure for creating Low-res summaries for each paragraph in a passage. I find myself getting lost in the words and extrapolating information i do not need or missing the information I do need.

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Last comment thursday, aug 21 2025

PT 148 Sec. 1 Q 12

Hello! I am reviewing PT 148, and I am a bit confused about why we can make certain assumptions and not others. On question 12 of section 1, I chose A but the correct answer is supposed to be C. After watching the explanation video, I understand that I had to make a couple assumptions in order to land on A. However, if C is correct, wouldn't you have to assume that the wolves prefer to prey on sick moose over healthy moose? The way I read the answer choice was just that the wolves often eat the sick wolves, not that they tend to eat the sick wolves over the healthy wolves. What if the wolves are still preying on more wolves than the diseases would? Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!

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Last comment thursday, aug 21 2025

Eliminating answer choices

When going through LR questions, sometimes I see what i am sure is the answer but I still go through every other ACs and eliminate them. Sometimes this pays off because I change my answer to a better one but most of time time it feels like a waste of time. Should I be reading every answer even though I am 90% sure I already know the correct one?

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Hi all,

I recently took a PT and saw that I mostly only missed Level 4 and Level 5 questions, but I'm a little confused on how to study because there is a Level 4 or 5 question from different question types that I missed. For example, I missed a Level 5 from method of reasoning, evaluate, agree, flaw, parallel flaw, and weaken. It's not a couple specific question type that I can drill and understand.

Any tips on how to go about working on/drilling these questions? Are there any strategies you guys were able to use to not get the L4 and 5 wrong later?

Anything helps!!

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Last comment thursday, aug 21 2025

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Utilizing Scrap Paper

I just started regularly taking PTs, and I feel that I'm under-utilizing my scrap paper. I find myself reluctant to use it, as it feels like a time sink.

I'm curious to know how people strategize using scrap paper to help them effectively, so I can brainstorm some ideas for myself. I'd love to hear tips and tricks as well!

Thanks in advance :))

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