I took mine 8/31 and I'm still pending, for reference.
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Do you understand why you're getting certain questions wrong? Like, in a technical sense, when you look back at the questions you missed, is it clear why your selected answer is incorrect and why another answer is correct? Making sure you understand that kind of thing will go a long way toward helping you correct your mistakes.
Also, I've heard that the 70s and 80s have some of the hardest LR sections, so that probably has something to do with it.
Maybe identifying some of the question stems that throw you off will help?
It sounds like you're really good with the fundamentals of LR, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just keep practicing :-)
Most of the time, I have it down to two answer choices - the right one and the trap answer, and of course, when I see that upon review, it's easy to identify why one was right. The remaining times, I completely screw up, but I am generally able to reason my way to the right answer afterwards.
If the 70s and 80s were harder, that would be a better sign, I guess, since there would be some other cause for missing more. Regardless, I'm trying to improve, even if I do have the fundamentals down, but since the October FLEX is a month away, I feel as if I'm slowly running out of time.
I've been in a weird position where, after getting -2s regularly on LR, I've suddenly fallen down to -5 and even a -8. This became a trend RIGHT before the August LSAT, and even after taking it, hasn't changed at all. I'm feeling pretty discouraged, and was wondering if anyone might have any tips to fix this.
I have the same fluctuation, with my highest at 174 and my lowest at 162. I think for me personally, it was a matter of not being focused when I messed up my scores, as well as certain tests having all of my weaker/stronger question types.