Hi, I'm Dalia. I'm a philosophy student with an official LSAT score of 171. I love teaching and I'm excited to help you reach your LSAT goals!
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@CalebTurner Perfect, those are smaller categories that are much easier to tackle! Try drilling those and see if it helps.
Conditional and causal reasoning are both huge categories! They basically make up the majority of the LR portion of the test. See if you can narrow down what question types you tend to miss within those categoties, and try to work on those skills one by one.
@SLT220 Have you tried doing a timed section with a ton of extra time - like 300%? It's basically untimed at that point, but if you find your accuracy still takes a hit on those sections, it sounds like it might be stress rather than knowledge that's holding you back. If you find the 300% section easy, then keep reducing gradually until you find the point where it starts to feel difficult. Train at that time until it gets easier, and then reduce further. Hopefully this allows you to practice under timed conditions without the pressure that interferes with learning. Best of luck and don't lose hope!
Hi Shanta! For your argumentative writing, try to focus on quality over quantity. That is, since the essay is timed, try to focus on making 2 or 3 short but clear supporting arguments. A great writing sample will have a strong structure and all the necessary components of an essay - an introduction, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion - so make it a priority to finish the whole thing. You can always go back to add more detail if you have extra time at the end!
Another helpful feature is that you can take multiple practice essays before your real essay. Take advantage of this! Doing practice essays will help you familiarize yourself with the layout of the argumentative writing interface, and it will also help you gauge how much time you can dedicate to a supporting argument before you need to move on to the next one (or to wrapping up with your conclusion).
Best of luck! The hardest part is already behind you :)
Sometimes you just need to revisit a question with fresh eyes! Especially if it's one you know you can solve, allow yourself to take a break from it and trust that it will be faster to come back later. Practice doing this with timed drills and sections, until you feel confident enough to do the same on PTs. Good luck :)
@KSki I think you should be ok describing just 1 or 2 factors - your recent strong grades will speak for themselves! :)
I think score improvement and score maintenance require the same approach! Keep drilling and keep identifying problematic patterns. It sounds like you've already identified some areas you could improve, so try working on those. At worst (best?), you won't eliminate your variance, but instead of varying between 162 and 168, you'll vary between 168 and the 170s. Good luck!
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