@ I am at the same place you are with LR, and while I don't specific question types that get me, I do tend to make the same type of mistakes on harder questions. I think it might be helpful to look at the questions you missed and categorize what kind of mistake you made on them. Did you miss an important detail? Did you get the conditionality wrong? Look at your reasoning for how you got to the wrong answer and compare it to JY's reasoning. Find the difference and record it.
For RC inferences, I think it might be easier to work from wrong to right, if you are not doing that already. If you are doing it, I would suggest categorizing your mistakes again. There's probably a good chance you're making the same kind of mistakes over multiple inference questions. Hope that helps.
I am currently hovering round a BR score of 174.
I usually make about 4 to 5 overconfidence errors, spread out over LR and RC.
Sometimes I get a question wrong in my BR as well. How do I fix that?
I usually go through the whole exam.
Also, what are your thoughts on retaking PTs?
Thank you all for your input! I was just wondering.
I second all of the wonderful advice in this thread.
One thing that helped me in RC is to remember that the answers will always be supported by the passage, which means that you can easily eliminate everything that goes against it. For those tough questions where you can’t choose between two convincing answers, refer back to the passage for help.
@ Thanks, Alex. I will look into it!
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I should clarify that I meant "HYS" when I wrote "T3." I did not mean "TTT." My mistake. I am sorry.
Would it be really important? How would a personal statement factor into it? What if someone has no good softs?
You need to find the patterns in what you get wrong. If you are falling for common mistakes, such as misreading or getting the opposite answers, then you need to make note of that. Go over your last 5 PTs and analyze the mistakes you made. Categorize your mistakes. Be conscious of them when you take your next PT. I am taking a guess here, but I feel like you are making the same mistakes over and over again. I am considering your gap between your BR score and actual score as evidence of this.
Hello everyone,
While going through my last few practice tests , I have noticed that I have two consistent problems regarding LR sections.
I tend to re-read the stimulus at least twice, and sometimes more than twice, which wastes a lot of time. How can I fix this? Is there a way to make sure that I understand the stimulus well with one read? Also, how do I keep myself from being obfuscated?
This problem is similar to the first one. A lot of the times, when I get a question wrong, it is because I read the stimulus wrong, or misunderstood, or missed an important phrase here or there. How do I improve paying better attention to the finer details?
Thank you for your help!
Thanks to all of you for your suggestions! I will print out fresh copies.
Since I make markings on my test, and I don't want to get new blank copies to BR, is it acceptable if I just use the question bank for the BR? I was thinking since the time element does not matter, using electronic questions wouldn't really hurt anything. But, of course, if it is detrimental to my progress, I can just get new copies. What do you guys think?
If I am applying to enroll Fall 2019, will they look at my midterm grades from Fall 2017 (considering I apply this November)?
@ Thank you so much! I will be implementing this system.
@ I meant what you do in your second go-around. How do you pick which questions to re-do in your extra time (obviously if you haven't skipped any questions)?
@ I am where you are now. I usually do well until I get to 15-20, where I lose the most time.
Do you answer every question by the 25 minute mark? Or do you skip some?
How do you pick which questions to re-do in your extra time (obviously if you haven't skipped any questions)? How do you know which ones you made mistakes in? Do you gauge importance based on your confidence level?
I think Nathan Fox has recommended that you usually re-take as soon as possible. This is so you can remember everything you learnt. If you scored 7 points below your PT average, I would recommend taking it in June. It seems like nerves or something got the best of you on Test Day. You might not have to do much studying to catch up to your average, or even go above your average if you prepare enough, for the re-take.
Foods? Exercise? What?
Edit: I meant maintaining stamina during a full timed PT. Sorry.
I have read MLSAT before. I will go through it again before drilling.
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I am having trouble sleeping, not because of staying up late, but just because sleep won't come to me. This could be a contributing factor, thanks for pointing it out!
It does. I will look through both. Thanks!
Thank you for your input, everyone! I will most likely try meditation and warming up!
I don't have allergies and I am probably not going to try drugs.
I also took a break a few days ago, I will think about doing it again.
Recently, I've been missing NA and MSS in half my drills. In the other half it seems to be Flaw and RRE.
I will go over the Trainer soon.
@ I've read the Manhattan. I will be more careful while doing my review of explanations.
@ I am missing around -5/-4 per section, and I will only be doing sections I have already taken before. So there is no worry about wasting fresh PTs. I will add this to the main body to avoid confusion.
7Sage shows that LR from 60s is on average easier than from the 40s - 50s. The 40s to 50s seem to be have 5 star difficulty sections, but I know that the 60s have trickier questions despite their lower difficulty. I am trying to get as close to -0 as possible.
I am missing around -5/-4 per section, and I will only be doing sections I have already taken before. So there is no worry about wasting fresh PTs.
Which should I use for drills?
How do you get rid of the feeling that your brain is just filled with gauze?
Every time I try and do a preptest, I feel like my brain is fogged up. It goes away eventually, but comes back again irregularly throughout the process. How do I keep my mind completely sharp and clear throughout the test?
Especially considering LR and RC.
@ This sounds great. I will tune in!
Thanks everyone! I will write up some LOCIs, and hope for the best! I was just worried about my chances since I got waitlisted across the spectrum - which was unexpected given my numbers.
I got waitlisted at UChicago and NYU, but also got waitlisted at UCLA and USC Gould. I have a 167 and 3.89 GPA. I also waitlisted at some other schools in between the ones listed, and rejected by a couple. What does this mean?
I have been thinking about drilling from old PTs. I know it will help, but I was wondering how difficult are the LR questions in the new PTs vs. the old PTs? Should I drill from the new ones instead (60+)? Or should I stick with the old ones (18-)? I want to save the new PTs for full timed tests.
I am absolutely interested. I am only in high the160's, I hope that's not an issue.
@ Yes, I am. My mistakes tend to be spread out among question types. There is a significant number of easy questions that I get wrong, along with a significant number of hard questions.
In my drills (20's to 30's), I score -3/-4 for easier sections and -1/-2 for harder sections. What does this mean and has this happened to any of you? How do I overcome this?
Might be off topic, but what is the likelihood for international JD students to find work?
@ Thank you for your advice!