I do not blind review all the questions. However, I have taken roughly five preptests that have been used up all ready (PT and BR) and then went through every single logical reasoning question untimed and wrote out every single reason I could think of for why each logical reasoning answer choice was either wrong or right. This has helped my accuracy immensely! I am still struggling with timing and the harder questions, but this really helped me see patterns and get better at finding answer choices that were wrong quicker. I used to look for one reason an answer choice was wrong, but by looking for every reason an answer choice could be wrong it makes me see new things that are wrong on other questions in other tests now.

Was the proctoring any different for the digital version?

I’m interested as well. I plan to retake in June.

I took the delayed exam in Maine and I got my score back the morning of dec. 8th. I don’t understand why your center would be slower. I am so sorry that you don’t have your scores yet!

I think it is worth it!

I would recommend untimed at first for practice. I don't really put myself under timed pressure, I just keep track to see which passages give me trouble. So I let the timer run while I'm doing it but I don't try to do them in X amount of minutes. Also, if you are going to do untimed sections, do sections from PTs 1-35 or sections you have already taken a PT of. Don't use valueable fresh PTs for this step. Always time when doing fresh PTs. I would highly reccommend recording yourself doing RC sections timed when you get to that stage too. PT 4 and 5 have video recordings of JY doing the RC sections. I am saving those to do timed as my next step to compare my video and his during a timed section, without wasting fresh PTs.

Ok, I would first focus on reading for structure. Work on developing low res summaries and the memory method. I was skeptical at first and I had to do more practice with the memory method than was recomended in the course, but it has really paid off. I was also afraid to miss details which was hurting my score. But, as I've focused more on structure, and referring back to see connections as I'm reading the passage I have been able to answer more questions without looking back. It has taken a lot of time and a lot of practice though. But, what has been happening is I haven't gotten too much faster at reading the passages but I'm picking up on the structure better which allows me to move quicker through questions I know (tone, purpose, MP, and author attitude questions) which gives me the time to look back at the detail questions. Also, by being clearer on the structure I now know exactly where to look back, where as before I was wasting time trying to find the detail again. In addition, I would reccomend trying to figure out which questions eat up your time. They would be contender questions for skipping. It is better to skip one or two questions in each of the first three passages so you get more time to do that last passage. I think eventually you will get better at this so you can have another shot at those questions you skipped as well. I have been redoing the CC with these strategies. I "grade" myself not only on did I pick the right answer and did I have the right reasoning, but did I find the same structure that JY did? Did I have similar low-res summaries? Did I mark the change in the paragraph in the same spot? Also, when I do the questions now, I go as fast as I can and circle the ones I need to look back to find, only after I've looked at and answered all the questions I can without looking back will I relook at the circled ones. I also am keeping track of my timing too. I let a stopwatch run, hit the lap button when I'm done reading the passage, force myself to take 30seconds to revisit the structure, then move to the questions, hit the lap when I'm done with the last question, then hit done after I've gone back and done the circled questions. It allows me to see how much time I wasted looking back at the 1-3 I circled and really emphasizes that I do need to skip while testing. Then I do BR of course and find line sites for all of my answer choices (line sites for why right and if I can line sightes for why the other choices are wrong). I know this sounds like a lot and it may take a couple of weeks to see results but I promise you it has helped me immensely.

Also, do some drills where you force yourself not to look back. This has helped too.

I apologize for the long-winded response, but I hope this helps!

I defnitely think it is possible, but it will take dedication to do it. Are you struggling with timing or accuracy or both?

Redoing the CC is helping me. I’m really focusing on trying to read the way JY does. I’m implementing skipping in as well. Also some folks have talked about foolproofing RC like they do for LG, which seems to be helping me (although I will admit this is new to my studying technique)

Also work on implementing skipping strategies into your PTs. For example, skip the hardest question in each passage to gain more time for the last passage. There are usually hard questions and easy questions in each passage. Skipping allows you to gain time and make sure you get the low hanging fruit. It can also give you time for a second pass eventually.

Best of luck!

I vote save them as well!

I also wanted to note that going slow early helps you build good habits. If you start trying to go fast too early, you run the risk of picking up some bad habits without being aware of them (this is what happened to me in the RC CC the first time through. Bad habits are harder to break than developing good habits slowly from the beginning.

Best of luck!

I want to quantify the number of hours I inputted in the questionnaire. I believe 4-5hours 6 days a week is a fairly good study schedule. It works well for me anyway. Make sure you take one full day off a week to avoid burnout!

I personally take a practice test on the same day of the week every week at the time of the LSAT I plan to take. I do a warmup before hand. Then I spend the next 2-3 days doing BR use the other 2-3 days to review the video of myself taking the exam, enter times into a time sheet and drill weak areas.

I would highly recommend listening to the 7Sage podcasts as well. They provide a lot of insight. In addition there is a webinar on skipping that is quite useful. Although I agree with @ that in the CC to focus on understanding rather than timing. It is good to know what you are aiming for as a final result though which the webinars and podcasts help illustrate.

Best of luck!

Patience will definitely be a virtue as others have said here. I would like to add a note that if you are weak in RC then start working on that early with your other lessons. RC is typically the hardest to improve on. For me it is taking a long time to see substantial improvements in this section even though the other sections clicked much sooner. RC especially has taken patience and committment for me. Don't rush, trust the process, trust yourself, and ask for help :smile:

Best of luck!

I found myself wondering the same thing recently so I looked for this topic in the discussion forum. It seems to take me a while to come up with the purpose even though the MP seems pretty obvious most of the time. I think the reason for the difficulty, because they are so closely related, is exactly what @ was getting at: purpose questions have very abstract answer choices, so yes it is basically the MP, but rather, how that MP fits into an abstracted form. I'm hoping this will become easier as they seem like cookie cutter answer choices if one gets enough exposure to this process (much like many flaw LR questions).

Hi,

I understand feeling like you don’t want to be a year older. I just turned 29 and will have to wait one more year to apply because I was not happy with my LSAT score. I want to get into a top 14 and I have decided I will not settle right now because I know I can improve more. You are definitely not too old even though it may feel that way. Ultimately the decision is up to you but don’t sell yourself short. Think about what you want to do with your career. Which school will allow you to do what you want. Is mobility important to you? At least here, the better the school the more the mobility. I am scoring about where you want to be scoring. If you would like a study partner I am here and I would like to help.

Wishing you the bestie luck with your decision,

Rule No 8

Implement skipping strategies. There is a great webinar on here about it. Skipping allows you to pick the questions you can get right. Then it leaves you time to pick the next questions to tackle. It is difficult to process that we don't have to get every single question right to improve a few points. Skipping helps us move a couple of points. Strategy (which includes skipping) helps close the gap between BR and timed scores.

The language has changed a little, but it is worth while to get to know this, who knows when they might throw some language like the old tests back at us. Looking at the first question can sometimes help you figure out what the game board should look like, especially if it is an exceptable situation question. Really use the foolproof method. It especially helps with game board setups. You definitely need to implement the newer games in as well, but don't worry too much about it until you finish the core-curriculum. The CC teaches you a lot about inferences--old games and new games have similar inferences (generally).

I also found I got used to the linear setups very quickly, where as grouping just took some time to get used to to see patterns in game structure.

Best of luck!

On question 2: I chose answer choice B because while the author does insist on the political importance of her artwork and that it shouldn't be ignored, the author also never discounts the importance of the psychoanalytical interpretation of her artwork. This implies they are both important, while the psychoanalytical is not more important. Thus, it is reasonable to infer that the author would think they are complementary approaches (especially considering the author mentions the events of Kahlo's life).

Yes! You can study too much. I remember in the podcasts that one person said studying 60 hours over 6 weeks is better than 60hours in one week (as a hypothetical). The point was that it takes time for these new ideas to sink in. I think of it like learning math. I learn basic skills that allow me to learn the next skill when I have mastered the first skill. I highly recommend listening to the podcasts they are really great. They inspire and inform all at the same time.

Best of luck!

I have noticed a pattern in some correct answer choices. They are the opposite of what was stated. For example, (and this is an easy made up example to clarify what I am saying) if the author of the passage says they are taller than x, the right infer question would say x is shorter than the author.

There is an example of this in the RC core curriculum about Okapis (PT 30, Sec. 3, Pass. 1).

It stand for Admitted Students Weekend. :smile:

I'm 29 and I was having the same thoughts. But, it is not too late and ultimately getting into a better school or ending up in a more affordable situation outweigh the age you will be. I keep looking at employment statistics of the schools I could get into now and the schools I believe I am capable of getting into with more time to reaffirm this decision. You can do it and you are not too old! Good move reaching out to get some feedback on how you are feeling. I kept this feeling bottled up and it festered for a long time. Talking about it helps!

Best of Luck!!

I fully agree with the other two responses. I would add, as some food for thought, perhaps it would benefit you to take these early preptests focusing on using the habits in the curriculum. So, instead of trying to get the best score you can or go as fast as you can, to do the test using the strategies the core curriculum develops. Especially for reading comprehension. Really try to use the low res summaries and take 30seconds to review that in your head. Also, try to get used to skipping and identifying which questions you should skip. Really try to develop these good habits early even under timed conditions. These good habits will translate into higher test scores later as your knowledge base improves with it.The first time I did the RC core curriculum I didn't focus on utilizing these good habits and as a result I have picked up bad habits that are very hard to break. Obviously you know yourself best, but I just thought this might be something to think about for your early preptesting.

Best of luck!