Self-study
So I am fairly new to the LSAT studying process. I just recently completed the core curriculum last week and begun my first practice block this week. In it I was assigned my first practice exam. As you can see from the results there is a pretty large gap between my raw timed score and my blind review score.
I knew going into it from the drills and practice sections that I had a pretty good understanding of the material and that early on, timing would be my biggest challenge (I didn’t even get to the last RC passage on the PT 😭). Often times in practice it would cause me to rush my answers after about the midway point. However I definitely did not expect there to be this large of a discrepancy between timed and untimed review.
During the blind review I made sure that I completed it without any support from outside sources (notes & lessons) as we are supposed to. So I know this was completely from knowledge.
But my question is how do I close this large gap? I know people will say to just slow down. But is that all there is to it? How can I go about improving my ability under time pressure the proper way?
Any help/advice from anyone who has gone through something similar would be greatly appreciated!
If you give yourself time, I absolutely would suggest taking your time going through the core curriculum first. Then start working through drills and PTs. Doing so will give you understanding you need to answer questions confidently. I just finished the curriculum like a week ago and started practicing, and while I’m not at the score I want yet, I know it’s not because of understanding it is more about getting my timing down. Understanding what every question is asking of me makes me so confident in my ability and I believe it will do the same for you!