@mjfromcanada hi friend, I feel u…I got a 159 which is a ways lower than my goal. Sending hugs, I feel u my Canadian twin

yea i get wym, at the end of the day the lsat basically just tests us on how well we can mechanize and do certain cognitive tasks with accuracy, which usually extended practice is one of the best (imo) solutions. other than that, sometimes u can see faster improvements from changing more niche habits maybe? like being on very high alert when you see quantifiers, even in questions where you may think they arent a main focus (i used to mainly focus on quantifiers in para flaw) but being more aware of them even in WSE for example, has helped me a lot in narrowing down between 2 answers. just trust in urself, u def have the base to score in the 160s

let me preface by saying honestly 😭 my last few pts have been super erratic i have ranged from 152-159 (i am not the greatest test-taker sadly which is why i have huge gaps between my test scores and BRs). my individual sections are usually anywhere from -2 to -6, but i have def progressed over the past few months! ik some may not be as easy to implement but honestly just give urself some grace!

for LR:

• one skill that is now non-negotiable for me is pinning down the conclusion in every single stim, whether i highlight it or just keep repeating it to myself in my head, this helps me keep focus of what part of the argument im actually trying to cater to. ik it sounds kinda obvious, but i have def had moments where i have picked answers that cater more to a premise or another persons argument, bc i got bogged in details

• for flaw matching (in a time crunch), i shallow dip answers, but im pretty flexible with if im looking for a matching premise or a matching conclusion, and you have to be very critical with answers. do not give something more leeway than it deserves, if you're trying too hard to make an answer work, flag it and come back

  • also if you're struggling with a question try and make a choice to skip it and leave within like 45 seconds MAX (id say 30 but it depends how fast u read) - theres no point in wasting time on it if you can pick up an easy answer from a possible level 2 question ahead

• i highly rec the game stimulus x-ray on here, any argument part question is just a free point or 2 when you're able to consistently identify what sentence is doing what! i used to have a huge issue with intermediate/sub conclusions, but using this game helped me a lot!

for RC:

• ngl my reading times for a passage range between 3:30-4:30, with me consistently being on the earlier half of the curve, this allows me to do my questions faster since i have a better understanding overall. i will try my best to focus on the following while reading:

  • main points of conflict (if any)

  • what does author think

  • what did i learn from reading this passage? what knowledge or opinion has been imparted on me?

  • ill try and keep a rough idea of other opinions, esp if they are conflicting with authors but i try not to flesh these out too much since sometimes i accidentally mix them together lol...so try and have just a barebones idea of conflicting opinions and where in the passage they are located so you can go back if needed

ik some people also rec this strat of spending all 35 mins on like a certain number of questions (i think its 18 correct per section for a 160) for 100% accuracy and then guessing the rest, i guess that isnt a bad idea if ur just trying to get within the bounds of a certain test score, you can def search it up to see how its implemented. i would just be careful trying to change anything too drastically before ur test. if ur able to consistently finish ur sections on time, try and go back to any questions u flagged and do a mini blind review! that helps me a lot (if i have time lol)

Good luck, im rooting for us both!!

this question pmo, but the video got me weirdly interested in the actual breakdown. i really enjoyed watching this specific question get explained! thank you j.y!

hello here is a side by side so u can play spot the difference:

stim: buy -> fashionable AND not too $$$

AC B: pass inspection -> free of sharp edges AND completely sealed

AC A: warm place AND protected by insulation -> will melt

silly me spent way too long ripping my hair out between A and B just to not notice that the dual conditions to trigger were stuff and not necessary

as someone relatively decent at math, i still had to draw this out! and thats ok! guys pls draw stuff out it helps so much, and rem its UR drawing, and UR numbers, change what u need to, to make things easy for u! dont be stubborn like and insist on doing things in ur head when u dont need to

bruh are we srs right neow......

this was 1/2 questions i got wrong on this section, im not even gonna lie i got this wrong on BR too. i despise how A is worded. i sat here thinking to myself: "is it really reasonable to presume that if something is regarded as false, is that equivalent to state that there is evidence against it???" sigh im a bit irritated ngl..

but i suppose if something is said to be false, then some evidence must exist to at least nullify the existing hypothesis, if not completely change the hypothesis itself. damn they got my ass, in trying to prove that A was an extreme, i alas missed the chance that a hypothesis could just be slightly amended to knock down an existing one. skull

thank u to my dumbass 4 reading this as an MSS stem not once but twice bruh

thank you so so much for this detailed response! i will definitely try and implement/be more aware of these points you mentioned! thats a great point with the extension as well i fs find myself entertaining wrong answers a lot lol! thank you!!

Thank you! Honestly 😭 I’ve been doing all my drills/tests timed since the start of August. For the most part (except for RC) I’m usually able to complete my section with anywhere from 1-3 mins left, but I definitely do move faster at times, I’ll definitely mix in some untimed tho

me after thinking i wasnt gonna be fooled by the "most" in AC E...but then it got my ass twice

man im such a chud how the flip did i miss that mans wasnt attacking the conclusion 😭 frick my chud baka life..im so mad at myself omfg wow i will never forget this

#strange moment to get his right in 1:33 but then the other qs just gave it to me... gg not frickin ez

bruh moment getting this wrong man....its so sneaky omg but B is totally right here, granted the wording isnt ideal but its still better than the others

i was kind of dragging my feet to be fair, after an initial read C was my first choice but lets not talk abt my self-confidence..im a bit mad at myself....anyways chat heres my process, pre watching the explanation video:

D and E are immediately gone due to the use of "Many", i dont bother reading the rest

intuitively i made a chain (not literally a conditional one since there is a lack of concrete indicators, but i just draw it with normal arrows bc its easier for keyword: ME!!!!! ) that was at first:

healthy econ (HE) -> job op (JO)

after reading the last sentence it was then amended to the following

HTB -> HE -> JO

(side note: when doing this review, i was partially divided as to whether HTB -> HE could be represented like a bicon relationship HTB <-> HE, but i decided to drop it since its once again, a correlative relationship so no need to get stuck in the weeds and i didnt consider it when diagramming, sorry im yapping too much ignore me)

so now im looking for a relationship that teases out something like JO -> HTB

• this is stated VERY simply, its more so recommending a course of action (move to an HTB) that is aligned with a goal [presumably getting a job) presented in a cyclical sense (since HE has JO, and HTB also has HE, we should circle around and just go to HTB since it has it all), if that shit explanation makes sense

AC A was eliminated bc the first 2 premises had no correlation with each other, there was no recurring thing of older antiques or value within premise 2

AC b felt wrong to me bc of the "plenty for sale". that was a new concpet that seemed like a distraction and it did not show up anywhere else

AC C was diagrammed by me like dis:

AA -> V

AD -> AA -> V

V -> AD

which matches the structure of the stim!!! hooray

man good thing this was an untimed drill...my ahh took 6 mins

YAY thank u fellow Canadian :3

at this point i just like count all my flags and add some for good measure LMFAO

mfw i read this br and it was some baby food shit...PLZZZ I NEED TO STOP RUSHING

damn reading over ts in br its so obvious as to why A is wrong, frick my fast ahh reading.....like who gaf who watched it....

weird ass AC 😭 LMAO???