@SP630 Of course man! At the end of the day we are all in the same boat: trying to conquer the LSAT! Thank you!

@SP630 To be honest, I don't wanna promise you anything but I do believe it is possible. I was having the same issue you were, having a decently size gap between my tests and BR, and after implementing changes, and studying more consistently (my studying was not too consistent ) I was able to see a big jump from 165 in May 15 to 174 on July 18. With my LSAT also coming up rather soon, part of me was also worried about closing the gap , especially since I aim for a 170+ and didn't get a PT that score until recently, and my LSAT is August 8. So in my opinion, I believe it is definitely attainable to at least see big jumps in your score, and try your best not to let the close timeline pressure you. Trust the process, learn from your mistakes, look at explanations, make sure for every question you got wrong, you understand why the correct answer is correct. Over time you'll subconsciously learn these patterns and be able to easily eliminate ACs right off the bat.

@SP630 Of course! I cannot recommend enough to use the wrong answer journal, it will help you identify and visualize reoccurring mistakes you keep on making, and flaws in your behavior. Make sure to take it seriously as well, as in, put the answer u chose, the correct answer, why u thought it was correct, then explain why its wrong, as well as the correct answer, why that is correct and why you didn't choose that at first. Doing this will be very crucial in preventing you from repeatedly making subconscious errors in your reasoning, and will undoubtedly help you achieve your goal!

I used to PT in the 150s with 170+ BR, and I was able to break out of that and finally enter the 160s, and now the 170s. To answer your questions:

1. Admittedly, this is something that I occasionally still find myself doing. Even so, the best strategy is to just choose the best possible answer choice you can, and if it's been 90 seconds, to just flag and move on. Something that helped me out a lot was utilizing the elimination feature. Anticipating answer choices can also make you save time, as well as recognizing reoccurring patterns in flawed answers. For example, maybe its outside the scope of the argument, it's irrelevant, is too strong, too weak, etc. One thing to drill into your head: it's always better to get 1 question wrong than self sabotaging yourself down the road and forcing yourself to scramble to answer every question

2. I would say to continue blind reviewing always, and to do a combination of drills, sections, and one PT a week. Also, don't feel ashamed about talking with ChatGPT or some other AI, including the built in 7sage AI in order to get some other objective opinion on what you should do in your timeline. If you find that PTs are stressing you out, and are doing you more harm than good, consider going one week without them. I personally don't think you should stop them altogether, since it seems like you need that practice with execution, especially with your test approaching fairly soon.

3. The single biggest change that worked for me was recognizing my mistakes; when you BR, have a LSAT wrong answer journal (i recommend lsatjournal.com) and dive deeply into why you got the question wrong, what about it was so tempting, and why the correct answer choice was unappealing. As well, familiarize yourself with patterns across both correct and incorrect answer choices. Lastly (and this was very important to me) aim to finish the first 10 questions of the LR sections in 10 minutes or less. Doing this paces yourself , especially since the first 10 questions are easier, already setting the pace for a more successful section.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, but you got this!

hello! i was in the mid 160s for a bit of time, it is only recently where i got a 174 and 173 on PTs. for me what helped was blind reviewing thoroughly every question i got wrong. i would also look through every question of the PT and even if i got a question right, if I struggled to get that right answer i make sure to look at the other ACs that were attractive, and find out why they were wrong. some advice from some mistakes i personally have seen myself make: for LR, make sure to read the stimulus CAREFULLY as well as the wording of the AC's. stick very grounded to the stimulus and do not make any unwarranted assumptions in your answers. if every AC looks tempting, do process of elimination and determine which one best correlates and stays most grounded to the stimulus. if it helps, sketch out conditionals so you aren't doing all the work in your head. aim to finish the first 10 questions of the LR sections in 10 minutes or less. do not attempt to assign anything to the stimulus that is further beyond its scope. pay attention to relevancy. recognize patterns with correct ACs. for RC, yours seems like it is pretty solid, i find myself floating between -2 and -5. my personal strategy is refining my LR the best it possibly can be, since those points are easier to see improvement in, are easier to learn, and also since there are 2 LR sections. i recommend doing the same if your lsat is approaching close, but also of course continue to do RC practice as well. i hope this helps let me know if you have any questions!

TLDR: blind review every question, recognize patterns in correct choices, identify mistakes you keep committing

i used to have lots of dips; some days i would go from -3 LR, to then -7, -8, -9 LR, etc. now i am in a position where i consistently perform -2 or -3 LR, and i think for me what helped me become more consistent was recognizing patterns in answer choices, in questions, predicting answers, avoiding trap answers, and paying close attention to wording both in the stimulus and AC. as for reading, that’s something i’m kind of struggling with as well but i’ve been able to improve my consistency by making one big change; don’t read for details, don’t try to memorize everything or learn new concepts, just pay attention to structure, the authors opinion, and purpose. i hope this helps if you have any questions let me know!

if B had said, "demonstrating that an opposing view relies on an ambiguity" would it be correct?

bro the reaosn i thought it was C, was because I thought that the stimulus was saying that each individual deer hunter didnt kill anymore than they did previously, and thus if theres a reduction in overall deer hunters, that would mean less deer would be hutned. but i see now that i made that incorrect assumption

15/16 first try yayyy

am i the only one that instantly got this right, i did it 26 seconds under the recommended lol