@Beepboop Definitely luck is a factor too. If I finish the last passage fast and get them all or mostly correct it's because it is not one of the hardest passages!

@icedshakenespresso Yeah, sounds like that comes with a lot of practice, being able to anticipate the test.

@Trugs423 Being gentle with yourself through the process. That makes a lot of sense, if hard to do when your mind doesn't cooperate and starts to freeze up or get distracted by the bird outside. You know, one time I got way ahead of time markers (I aim to questions to an RC passage by 27, 19, 11, and 3 minutes) having done the first two in about ten minutes, then freaked out because I wasn't sure what to do with all the spare time. Strange. But that's partly why I am here, to read about and connect with people who have had things like this before. Sometimes I take forever one 3 passages and do the last one in 3 1/2 to 4 minutes.

@twtobin That's really helpful. You have to find the joy in it to be great. There's a lot of wisdom in that. It makes me think that really it's not getting a particular score per se but being the best I can be on the LSAT and learning the skills that many before me have developed. Thinking of it that way, somehow takes a lot of the pressure off and makes it fun.

I find these drills great, BUT it is a big leap from drills to live practice. Does this course bridge drills to LSAT? That is, practice applying the translations to real LSAT questions? Also, it seems obvious that ideally I answer questions intuitively where possible, and use this lawgic/translation process only when stuck/slow.

I think what is happening is that even though the exercise says "Group 2" which is necessary conditions, almost all the questions are actually sufficient condition questions. Actually it's helpful, because it is practice on distinguishing both. Once clear on that, the quiz helps and is straightforward.

@Beepboop I do something similar. Oddly, yesterday I took about 25 minutes for the first two passages, then "panicked" whipped off the last two passages in ten minutes with similar accuracy. Go figure. Honestly the test is as much a psychological game as a logical one.

@CRG That is a super helpful post and I am going to reread it. I too find that anxiety is the biggest hurdle and I am going to take your advice to heart. You are right. Making the LSAT into this beast that must be tamed to have a good life is ridiculous. Who wants to live that way? The reality is that no one test or no one day determines ones success in life. The test can be taken again. If you don't feel good that day, don't attend. If law school is postponed a year, make more money or go on a trip. Nothing is worth that much stress -- unless you have to lift a car off a baby and then you would want that stress. Today, I am going to make plans for life after LSAT. Thank you.

You sound like a highly motivated individual, so you may be up for this tall order. You could try a really affective meditation to help you focus on one thing at a time. I can suggest one if you like. It's true, you don't need to answer all questions to get a good score. You can focus on accuracy and guess the rest. Maybe target a certain number like 20? Divide up the clock accordingly and give yourself a certain amount of time for each block of 5 and ten questions?