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So I'm coming up on finishing the CC, and I just wanted to put this out there to see if anyone can relate. To the people who post their scores in the comment section under CC problem set videos - I have been engaged in a bitter, intense rivalry with you ever since the beginning of my LSAT journey. Seriously, I've waged war on most, if not all score posters in the CC. My routine is as follows: click on a new problem set, scroll to the comments, recognize challengers ("6/6 with 2 minutes to go!") and set my sights at achieving victory over these foes at all costs. Whether by score or by time, there was never an opponent too weak or too strong worthy of my consideration for battle.
There are some commenters I have truly proven my worth over, while others remain elusive. There are some commenters who've been engaged in battle with me since the very first LR sets - and whom I remain in mortal combat with to this very day. The battles along the way can only be described as epic: midnight celebrations/war parades over achieving a 14/14 score over a formidable opponent's 13/14 will forever be some of my proudest moments. There have been times where I've lost myself in the true goal of this all (going to law school) and have entered this truly unique mental state - one which I imagine must be similar to the feeling achieved by mankind's greatest warriors when they're in the heart of battle.
Despite the fierce warfare, it is true that I remain absolutely indebted to these commenters for giving me the drive and motivation to get this far into my LSAT journey. By serving as my adversaries, you have truly pushed me beyond my limits. So, to the commenters who post their problem set scores, I thank you. Best of luck to everyone in their studies.
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I don't know where the exact problem lies, but for me I just figured out today that my main issue is that I don't have enough momentum and focus on the first two passages. I just made up a tactic that forced me to focus and it's really working for me: I read the passage one time around in about 1.5 minutes to try to understand/see the path of the passage but also to pique interest and see how things connect to each other the second time around-- that second time, I spend 2.5/3.5 minutes reading-- understanding the specific relationships and complicated parts, etc. while at the same time having a notion of how the idea progresses/relevant later on (because of my first read)
This tactic really helped me improve comprehension which helps me go super fast in the AC because of that solid understanding; typically I'll spend between 3.5-5 minutes in the AC (i.e. there are questions I will answer in less than 20 sec.-- yes, it's definitely possible!)
The weird thing for me that I've realized happened (which led me to devise this method) is that 99.999% of the time I would have such intense focus on the last passage because of my instinctual panic for time and I would somehow grasp everything the first time I read it-- no matter how hard the passage was. In other words, I was getting all of the 5-star passages right in under 9 minutes. At the same time though, I noticed myself getting huge chunks of questions wrong in the first 2 passages-- often associated with "I have no idea what's going on" after I read the passages-- even when the structure was super simple. I realized it was more of a focus issue leading to non-comprehension and lots of time wasted in the AC. Hence leading me to my solution :smiley:
Main point is, of course, to really identify your issue and come up with a good process/strategy.
Hope this helps! Also taking the November LSATs and feeling that panic with you!!!
Good luck in your studies!
I have the same issue. Usually the first two sections will take me a pretty long time, and then once I realize I'm pressed for time during the last two, I really dial in my focus and do a better job on the last two. Most if not all people here are great readers. It oftentimes just comes down to focus.