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With that amount of time, depending on how much material you have left, id consider picking up the economist for RC

Yhh. I'd say RC has been one of my weakest sections till date. I think reading Economist will be beneficial. Thank you!

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Oh yeah! That's about how often I studied before my first test and I studied for less than two months (oops). Anyway, I got to the mid/high 160s without much practice. Afterwards for my retake I did an additional 4 months and kicked it up a notch (about 20 hours per week) and my PTs are up closer to the mid 170s. Ultimately, since you have a longer time period, I think that your schedule makes more sense such that you don't burn out. It might be a good idea to take one practice test per week and spend some time thoroughly reviewing them once you have a solid foundation.

Thank you. I think one pt per week is actually good. That way I don't burn through pts anyhow

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I think so! 8 months is a good amount of time. If you are diligent and consistent with your studies you can do it.

Make sure you’re BR’ing and always try to take something away from each PT you take. When it’s time to take another PT you should be feeling as though you have improved in some aspect. If you haven’t already, make sure to foolproof games until you’ve got it down to -0/-1, this is a must if you’re looking for a high score.

Good luck!

Thank you for this great advice!!!

Me too!!!

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Skimming is the worst thing you can do on the LSAT. Pause for a second after everything you read and ask yourself if you properly understood it. If not, why? Try to dissect what happened. But don't move on until you've properly absorbed whatever you've read. I'd do a section in each RC and LR without timing and just really drill this: focus on your focus itself. See if you walk away with any take aways.

But at the end of the day its about building strong habits. So you'll want to practice the right way, making sure not to skim and to read carefully, and then turn that into a habit for every time you practice. If you catch yourself skimming, stop yourself, and do it again without skimming.

Think of it like if you're playing a piece of music and you catch yourself speeding up the tempo (and therefore messing up). Stop, go back to where you sped up, and do it again a few times until you stay at the right tempo. Then move on and try to stay on tempo, and if you speed up again, you go back and re-do. You can apply that same idea to practicing the LSAT.

Thank you!!!!