Hello 7sage!
I am new to the blind review process and a little bit confused about writing out explanations. Does anyone have any drafts of what they wrote for one of their PT's specifically for LR sections that was helpful to them?
Additionally, I am trying to break the 160 mark by March or June depending. My past PT's have been somewhat inconsistent. 149 diagnostic, 152, 153, 157, 150... I took a few weeks off after the 150 because I felt discouraged, but I'm back now! :)
I took the Kaplan online course and feel like I have an okay grasp on the the core concepts of LR and RC. I've also started the fool proof method for LG and purchased 7Sage LSAT starter course. But I'm wondering, should I go through the 7sage CC meticulously again, or can I just watch videos on concepts I feel weak in and skip around?
Will it give me an edge that Kaplan couldn't? Or should I just head straight into weekly PTs and Blind Review? I can only give about 15 hours/week to studying because of work and school, so I want to be as efficient as possible!
Thank you!
@ said:
How many questions per section type are you missing? Are you finishing the sections in time? Lastly how do you feel during the sections; panicked, rushed, etc.?. For us to point you in the right direction we need a bit more details.
@ said:
I echo what @ said. I think we need more details.
Speaking from my experience, I started scoring in 160s after my BR scores hit the 170s. I reached upper 160s-170s when I constantly BRed in high 170s.
What is your score breakdown? Do you go -0 on LG? I always recommend maximizing your LG score before focusing on other issues.
On average I'd say I'm missing:
LR: -8 LG: -5 RC: -12
Either JUST finishing or not finishing every section. LR I sometimes have 2 or 3 I have to just fill in D. RC the science passage (usually my worst so I skip at first) I only ever am able to fast skim. LG the last game is very rushed and more prone to errors because of time. I wouldn't say I'm panicked, but I definitely know that I am too slow and I think knowing that I'm behind stresses me out a little bit when I'm testing.
Is there a recommended way to improve my speed without sacrificing accuracy? Or should I just keep PTing and hope it comes with practice? I was thinking maybe some drilling on question types that are especially difficult for LR would help, and then reading some hard science passages. But should I be timing these too?