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I scored 156 2 weeks ago so this gave me the confidence I needed. I take my test in October and my goal is 160+.
The LR scores are consistent with what I usually score (I'm hoping to get the -7 down to -5/-6 just so I have more room to mess up in RC if needed) but I feel like my PT scores always depend on the RC section. I haven't scored this well on RC in so long which made me very happy.
My top priority is making my RC scores consistent- just 2 weeks ago I got -15 on RC which really messed with my score. Before that I was scoring -7 to -11 for any RC section. So idk it just makes me nervous that on test day, it feels like my score heavily depends on the types of passages I get- but at the same time i need to remember, no matter what the content is about, the process of reading for structure is always the same!!!
These last two weeks I have been focusing on deeply reviewing my wrong answers for RC and trying to force myself to only read for structure- so hopefully that will help my consistency. Any tips are appreciated!
@DaisukeKaga true, my frustration is at the fact they went back and forth on it. I think a lot of people, including me, got their hopes up so it just sucks that its back to how it was prior. Its just annoying to even announce something that they did not stand by- like if they didn't consider everything to begin with, why even announce it to everyone in the first place yk
LSAC just announced the exclusion of dual enrollment grades in the calculation of your gpa wont be implemented until summer 2027.
If anyone Is thinking to email them or send feedback (https://www.lsac.org/send-us-your-feedback) about how this affects you (in hope of them changing it again) here is my email for inspo:
I am writing to express my concerns regarding the recent policy changes. Adjusting the policy after the current cycle has already opened creates confusion and undermines the benefits of the initial decision. Applicants who planned around the newly announced policy are now being placed in a different position than they reasonably expected when the cycle opened.
The arguments originally presented by LSAC remain highly valid. Access to college courses varies widely among high schools, and students are often poorly advised. High school dual enrollment grades should not continue to negatively impact students once they transition to higher education. Continuing to incorporate high school dual-enrollment grades into the LSAC GPA can therefore create disparities that are unrelated to a student’s undergraduate academic performance. Pushing the implementation back by an entire year diminishes the immediate benefits this policy offers to many applicants.
Rather than delaying the change entirely, I urge LSAC to consider an alternative approach, such as allowing applicants to opt in or opt out of having dual-enrollment grades included in their LSAC GPA during this transition period.
Thank you for your consideration.
@fssilver The pass/fail change is worth a shot, I think I will reach out to my CC too just because it was from 5 years ago when I did not care about doing well in school because my frontal lobe was not developed lol!!!!! Im going to urge more people to email them. The email is LSACinfo@LSAC.org correct?
@fssilver Im going to reach out to them as well, I don't know why they would ever announce something they wont stand by. Do you mind sharing the gist of your email? I'm not sure what I should say in mine. I just really don't understand why it is necessary to push back implementation A WHOLE YEAR- especially one as beneficial as this! This along with all the interface changes ugh, will it ever stop getting worse.
this is the first time I completely ignored "EXCEPT" its insane how that can happen. During BR I was so surprised the question said "EXCEPT" and then it made sense why I was so stuck
For both untimed and timed drills I try not to spend too much time on BR, I spend the most time deeply reviewing why I got an answer wrong and how I can stop making that mistake. For a level 5 difficulty question I usually spend 30 min - 1 hour really deeply reviewing what the premise/conclusion is, why were the other ACs attractive to me, and why was the correct AC the only right answer. This has helped me learn and improve the most.
@Gcastillo1513 I have heard a lot of people do this and I dont know why I never considered trying it. Im going to implement this on my next PT because it does make sense how it would improve my score- like the PT that I scored 165, my mindset was really just "you have enough time" I keep forgetting how important that reminder is, especially for someone who constantly stresses about timing. Thank you!!!!
@kendrapinegar oh wow two tests a week, you are STRONG. I haven't been able to take 2 a week just because I spend a longgg time reviewing all my misses, and there are a lot of misses. but since I really want to get used to the actual test I might move onto twice a week just so I can actually work on stamina. thank you!!!
Hi I have been studying since January and I recently started taking PTs in July. Ive recently been focusing more on reading comprehension so I was expecting a little dip in my LR score, so the first section didn't surprise me at all. Im just surprised that I got 9 wrong in the final section, I was thinking this could be a stamina issue since I usually get 4-6 wrong per section. It felt like nothing was clicking and I kept re reading the same sentence multiple times on the last section. I've scored 161 on my last three PTs and usually that is because most of the misses are in RC. I thought if I fixed my RC issue then I can reach my goal of 165 but now I think my issue is stamina possibly?
Any tips to keep your brain just as engaged through all sections?
Honestly I know I am in the minority for saying this but low res did not work for me at all. I kept feeling like I wasn't doing it correctly and it ended up making me more stressed about my method of reading rather than actually reading. And I get super distracted by the details of the text so what has worked for me has been just pushing through my confusion and reading the text as a whole, then after going back and understanding what was being said. I know you are supposed to not read past a sentence until you fully understand it but, for me, it has been more helpful to sit with my confusion until the end. So I think if you have the time, you should try other methods that could work for you, everyone is different so don't force yourself to do another method that isn't working.
@ksaito_02167 This is a sufficient assumption question so negating wouldn't help finding the sufficient assumption needed
I am also having trouble with this. I think its important to remember that even though your accuracy is really good untimed- when you begin to cut time, your score will naturally decrease. But its normal!! You're just learning to think faster so its normal for your score to dip when you start timing yourself.
I don't know if this would help you but, untimed, I would take about 70 minutes to finish an RC section. So since last week I've been cutting 5 minutes of my time everyday but I only cut off 5 minutes if I'm scoring what I want- like right now I'm at 55 minutes but my score completelyyy dipped at 55 minutes, so I wont be cutting off 5 more minutes until I can get my goal score at 55 minutes. This is just what I'm doing but I know everyone has their own techniques- hopefully it gives you some inspo on things you can do to improve your timing.
Also, I have been told to only focus on timing when you are consistently reaching your goal untimed. One last thing to remember, its normal to have your score decrease when you are cutting off time, so don't get too unmotivated! its completely normal for this process!
I didn't choose D just because of the phrase "rational people" I thought this was an odd piece of extra information. Can someone explain how this phrase is a fine inference to make?
is there supposed to be an explanation for this question? because i dont see anything
@clearyhalleye307 idk if this is truly a reliable way, but I have been looking strictly for keywords. Like for this, I looked for an answer that contained "most" in the conclusion and "more" in the premise. Then that left me with A and E, and that's when I deep dived A and E. Try not to get distracted by the subject of what's being talked about in the stimulus- look for the pattern/shape/structure. Practice will get you better!
@smallbrowngirl28 the jackson argument is meant to be one of the ACs in a parallel reasoning question. The peter argument right above it is the Stimulus, and the Jackson argument is a hypothetical answer choice. I think either wording works because you are evaluating the argument and the argument is also an answer choice.
for ac B, if the negation of some is none, I thought the negation of "little effect" would be "no effect" and if the quality of the enviornment has no effect then I thought It would not be possible to be "more likely" to survive. would the negation of "little" always be "much" or "a lot" like JY says?