I've been wondering if it's advised to do all problem sets associated with a lesson before moving on to the next lesson, or if the problem sets are there for us to utilize later in the curriculum as a refresher. I understand that this could be entirely subjective and based on the individual, but was curious to see how others approach the problem sets. I've been completing at least half of the problem sets associated with the given lesson before moving on, while saving the rest for later after completing the course to drill and test my ability to remember how to attack the various question types.
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I'm also working full time and preparing to take the LSAT, but because I'm working full time I've kept my target test date much further out to manage work, studying, and living my life (I'm also a musician, and that takes up a large portion of my free time). I started studying in September 2016 (was doing ~10 hours a week throughout the fall, which worked out well with gaining a solid LG foundation) and I'm aiming for June 2018 (and maybe February 2018). I've noticed that allowing myself more time is not only helping manage the stress, but also allows the various ideas and concepts to marinate further. These days I'm studying when I can during the week, but always for at least 1.5 hours each day over the weekend. I think a lot about the basic concepts throughout the week and try to implement them into my daily life, whether that's reading articles online as if they are LR/RC questions and identifying MP, premises, support, argument structure etc, or reading emails at work and translating basic everyday sentence structure into lawgic when applicable to work on conditional logic.
My suggestion for you would be to allow yourself more time to learn the material to the best of your abilities before confining yourself to a test date in the near future. I'm 4 years out of college, and will be 6 years out by the time I would be entering law school. I think many people get caught up in the timing of everything and confine themselves into a small box. Given that you have the ability to be flexible, take advantage of it to mitigate the effects of preparing for the LSAT while working full time on your mental health and personal relationships.
Appreciate everyone's responses. Thanks for the advice!
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