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I'm so disappointed man... During the summer, before college started, I, was doing so well, My scores broke 160, I rarely ever lost more than 5 points on RC and LR. But todays PT, and of recent, have just been deplorable. Last weeks PT was 157, todays PT is 155, i haven't scored a PT in the low 160's since 3 weeks ago... I'm so tired of all of this. My official is next week too, like, cmon man.
I did soooo much better than I thought today - the only questions i got wrong were 5 stars. I just CANNOT comprehend them. I was so used to getting -12 to -8 on RC sections since that was my typical trend a month ago, so this is a HUGE relief that I'm growing and improving! Super happy and excited today. Big up's to the goats JY and Kevin for those explanations too!
My goal score is 160, my recent trend in my last 3 PTs all put me around 160 (161, to 162 to 160) after consistently being in 150s. Which is definetly good, and im very proud of myself for hitting this milestone. I just wanted to share a positive thing, and maybe motivate others to keep at it, because this is hard, the LSAT isnt easy, you're brave for taking on such a significant challenge, so be proud of yourself everytime you score a point higher. I started really low, so if I can do it you can too...
I hope this helps at least one person in the near future, and i'll try to keep this as brief as possible:
In necessary assumptions, correct answers will typically contain weak language - a useful tool for POE.
There will sometimes be concepts in the conclusion which are not stated in the premises - there is the assumption (this is prevalent in questions tagged with Link Assumption).
Negating will destroy the argument. Because think about it, in conditionals, negating the necessary renders an argument invalid, same goes for here - negating the necessary assumption will render the argument broken
In this instance, the correct AC was weak, addressed the missing link in the argument and, by negating it, ruined the argument.
This is now the second time I scored within the 160's - I didn't review this one completely yet. I have a month until my test date. I know I can get more points at least; I want to. So, here's my question, how did y'all crush those grueling 4- and 5-star questions? My goal WAS 159, but I desire more and am motivated a lot now. I built myself a technique book for all question types, but for those hard ones, I just can't untangle the logic and fall for tough RC traps.
@ZulymarPerez Quality over quantity. Looking for patterns in repeated mistakes. If I fell for traps, I would note which type of trap it was, why I fell for it, and what to look out for next time. This way I could recognize what was a trap and what wasn't. Why the right answer was right, why the others were wrong. I did this for RC (highlighting support for my answers) and for LR.
@Lidiia Before my break, I was doing 1 PT a week, and taking multiple sections per day - prioritizing quantity over quality. After my break, I reset all of my analytics and data, so I could get an accurate readings of my strengths and weaknesses this time. Doing one PT a week.
@Isabella! Well, for all the question i got wrong - i would ask why, since most points came from second guessing and failing, it was a confidence problem. Many times i was between two answers and guessed. But by forcing myself to explain why it was wrong and why the right answer was right, I was able to develop a much more complete understanding of the answers I would choose and become more confident. For RC, I also would ALWAYS highlight support for the answers I chose, since the answer come from support within the passage. This way, I would be a lot more confident, and if i got it wrong, I could go back and find exactly why I got it wrong, instead of guessing.
I have been studying for 1 month now after a 7-month long break from the LSAT. Last week I scored a 155 and had a hard time getting out of that plateau. Today I scored a 161, my official score on record is 153 last October, and my next official administration is in September. A 157 used to be my dream score, but I am quite positive that I can score higher now
@jjjellopants my confidence in the answer I choose. Before i would debate myself - like: "this looks like the best answer, but this one is also strong, im unsure". By explaining to myself why its right and the better answer, i am able to confidently choose the right answer instead of the one that feels right.
@BrynnaM well, when you find the answer you believe is right, highlight/find evidence that supports your answer. Everytime i answer a question (BR or not) i always find the evidence to rid myself of the second guessing
GUYS!! RC has always been my weakness, In my last 2 LSAT administrations, I have consistently done subpar because my RC would be like -8 to -13 scoring mid to low 150's. But recently, in the last month I have been grinding out RC and reviewing all my AC's really hard. My RC score is now consistently in the very low single digits. Furthermore, my LR has been spectacular too. This feeling is amazing - never give up y'all, because it WILL get better.
Shit, I looked at the wrong sentence, im actually so retarded, lost a point to a stupid mistake
I had it, I was so confident in A, chose it before looking at other answers, then I saw D, chose it because it "felt" better. I'm so disappointed, anyways got it on BR :)
Here is how I did it
stim goes: P (paleomycologist) -> acquainted with SP (all other scholarly publishing's)
Mansour is a member of the necessary condition (SP)
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Thus: Mansour is a P (paleomycologist)
A is weird but its flaw is parallel as the Stims. It follows as:
GAD (Global Airline Delayed) -> CGAD (all other GA connecting flights are delayed)
Frieda is a member of the necessary condition (CGAD- GA Connecting flight is delayed)
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Thus: Freida's GA flight was delayed (GAD)
This flaw of necessary and sufficiency confusion is similar in both the stim and AC-A
Hope this helps anyone out there
Not necessarily, i use it to see my weakest points, but it gives me a warped view of what my scores could be in the future. My very first score was a 143, and the analytics said i could expect "x" amount of increase. However, I far exceeded the analytics expectations, and it doesn't now help, it just tells me I'm way more accurate in that field of subset of questions. Not super helpful, but the priority is very helpful.
This is so amazing, congratulations!!!