For people with very tiring workouts, what works for you? I really used to love working out in the morning, but then it's like I've used up a ton of my energy so focusing becomes a bit challenging. Also curious about thoughts on working out the day before a PT.
Same here actually. Initial diagnostic was 148 back in June. Been at it ever since. Last 10 PT's (with the exception of one) have either been 159, 160, or 161. I took two days off of studying completely before my most recent test and I hit a breakthrough score of 166 (PT 73). Didn't even look at LSAT material for those two days until the night before and morning of when I did some problems for practice. Thinking about trying this again, but it's always a little scary to go days without studying haha just thought I'd mention it though. I think we just need a break sometimes to reset ourselves. Coming back from that break got me weirdly excited to take the test - it was like I left defeated only to return and take back my pride. I think we forget how important it is to be in a good mood when confronting this thing. The effects of frustration persist beyond the feeling of frustration itself.
I plan on taking around 6 more PT's between here and the test, but I mostly want to drill the hell out of RC since that's my current weak point.
Title basically sums it up. I'm wondering what's worked for people "drilling" RC. How many full sections per day would be ideal?
Out of curiosity, do people generally label the LR passages (i.e. Premises, conclusions, etc.) or just do it mentally? I'm considering labeling the premises and conclusions in every passage to improve my overall speed at identifying these things, but I'm not sure if that's something that people use as an actual test strategy.
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Maybe we just don't have enough tests under our belts?
@licknee10505 I'm in the exact same spot. Scoring low 160's and BRing 175+. Would be nice to hear what people have done to fix this problem.
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What exactly did you focus on with regards to NA and SA questions that make them "a breeze" now. It's an area I need to improve on, so I'm curious.
After reading quite a few posts on here, it seems to be the consensus that postponing a test, and nailing it the first time, is better than taking it once and then retaking it later. Exactly how bad is it to retake, though? I originally signed up for October, but I just barely finished the Core curriculum yesterday. I don't know that I'll reach my full potential by then, but I wouldn't be surprised if I did, considering how much I study. It just seems a lot riskier to let everything ride on one shot and only take December. Am I wrong to think that? Wouldn't it make sense to take both in case one throws some sort of curveball and falls way below what I would normally score? Thanks in advance!
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Thanks so much for the link! Is there anything similar out there for RC / LG? Also thanks for the quick response! :)
Hello Everyone,
I see a lot of people mentioning their implementation of the Cambridge Packets. I would be tempted to purchase them, but I already own all of the Prep Tests from 1-38 as they are. Is there any comprehensive list that groups the sections according to types so I could group them up myself? Or is question-type based drilling that crucial to begin with? Don't have the most money right now, so any help would be greatly appreciated :( Thanks!
The 180 watch is pretty cool. I've had it for a few weeks now and it does exactly what it claims to do. A little on the pricey side but I'd definitely recommend.
Just to provide some background, I started studying for the test in June (completed the PS LG Bible and skimmed a bit of the LR Bible), and I started 7Sage (The Starter Course) two weeks ago. I'm currently 40% of the way through the 7Sage Core Curriculum, but I'm thinking about adding in timed sections every day or full PT's every day. My question is - how soon is too soon to start doing Practice Tests? I initially planned on taking the test on October 3rd, but I might change that to December.
Since I haven't completed the course, I'm worried that starting too soon will result in the development of bad habits. I have access to all of the Practice Tests released, and I'm fairly certain that I won't be able to complete them all with BR by the time October comes. It almost seems like they're just going to waste (and part of me just wants to make use of them already haha...). I know that another alternative is supplementing the course with questions that correspond to the question types I'm covering in the curriculum, but I'm not sure what the best method would be for incorporating them. That, and I don't know of any comprehensive list that can tell me which ones are which, in terms of question types, so I can just go straight to them (If anyone has something like this, it would be greatly appreciated!!!)
I've been studying full time, and can continue to do so until the end of September, at which point I'll have to cut down some due to school. It would just be nice (and reassuring, since I feel like I've been completely winging all of this lol) to get some advice on how I should be managing my study time. I've basically just been following the 7Sage syllabus to the T for the past two weeks, but I'm wondering if there's more that I should be doing as I'm going through it.
Sorry for the long post, and thank you in advance! This website and forum have been great help!
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and what was the order and sections? lol