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dcoles7929
Wednesday, Jun 29 2022

I hope you are going for free.

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dcoles7929
Tuesday, Jun 28 2022

Stop taking practice tests. Increase your understanding of what you are reading.

If you cannot describe what you read in every LR question (passage, question stem and answer choices), If you cannot understand the set up (game board/ diagram) in LG and if you cannot understand what the purpose, theme and points of view are in RC passages as well as what is explicitly asked in RC questions, you should not be taking practice tests.

Once you increase your understanding your score will start to improve and your understanding will increase and then you have a chance to understand more which will make time less of a factor.

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dcoles7929
Wednesday, Jun 22 2022

Before you set an arbitrary timeframe, can you answer the following question.

What was your diagnostic score?

People underestimate what it takes to do well on the LSAT. In most cases, 2 months is no where near enough time to understand the test, let alone, improve your score. Be honest with yourself before setting a timeframe.

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dcoles7929
Wednesday, Jun 15 2022

It is possible but you have to be brutally honest with yourself if you are not making progress. It takes time to understand what the test is doing in in my experience, you have to be able to understand it for yourself, after that the test starts to make sense and your score will likely increase. Most people that take the test do not get to that point.

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dcoles7929
Wednesday, Jun 15 2022

The assumption links the premise to the conclusion. Without the link, the argument makes no sense.

Random example. If the argument says that people go broke because they gamble, the link will have to give at least one example of someone going broke gambling. If no one goes broke gambling, the argument makes no sense. Slow down and think about the arguments.

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dcoles7929
Sunday, Jun 12 2022

Start over.

Make sure you understand the stimulus in LR and then the task.

Essentially, make sure you understand and can explain to yourself what you read in the stimulus before you go to the answer choices in LR.

Make sure you understand the game set up and all the rules in LG.

And in RC make sure you understand the passage.

You are doing things wrong if your score has not improved.

Do not focus on time. You have no business finishing any section if you can't get at least 20 right. I know it sounds counter intuitive, but you have to go slow to make sure you understand what you read. Once you understand what you read, the speed will pick up. You are basically fighting yourself and you won't win if you don't slow down and make sure you understand it.

Everything in the LSAT makes sense and fits together.

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dcoles7929
Monday, May 02 2022

Slow down, focus on understanding, not speed.

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dcoles7929
Monday, May 02 2022

Do not, I repeat do not look at any new tests. Not until you understand what you are doing.

I posted this on another thread, but it is also applicable here.

I know this will sound silly.

But, before you diagram anything, make sure you know what type of game it is (1 or 2 level ordering, grouping, in/out) there are other types just to be clear.

Draw a diagram for the specific game type.

Write down each rule individually, make sure you understand the rule, double check all the rules to make sure that you understand them all.

Then, if you can put rules together, put them together. If a specific rule states that one letter is in a specific spot on the board, put it in.

The biggest issue is a lack of basic understanding, spend time thoroughly reviewing your mistakes. If you have a hard time with a basic level of understanding, it will be harder and take a longer time to improve your understanding. If you do this right you will be at a -1 or -0 within a few weeks to a month.

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dcoles7929
Monday, May 02 2022

I know this will sound silly.

But, before you diagram anything, make sure you know what type of game it is (1 or 2 level ordering, grouping, in/out) there are other types just to be clear.

Draw a diagram for the specific game type.

Write down each rule individually, make sure you understand the rule, double check all the rules to make sure that you understand them all.

Then, if you can put rules together, put them together. If a specific rule states that one letter is in a specific spot on the board, put it in.

The biggest issue is a lack of basic understanding, spend time thoroughly reviewing your mistakes. If you have a hard time with a basic level of understanding, it will be harder and take a longer time to improve your understanding. If you do this right you will be at a -1 or -0 within a few weeks to a month.

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