@-1 I'm in the exact same boat. I was also neglecting RC and leaning on my skills in the other sections. Time for me to finally take it seriously!

Good luck to you too!

@-1-1 You got this! What does your study plan look like? Are you going to focus more on taking full-length exams or just drills? It's hard because I've used up so many of the recent exams.

@ Thank you, this is very encouraging! I'm honestly thinking I must have gone -10 in RC or something. I had two of them and felt really burnt out by the second one. Hopefully this really was just a fluke!

@-1 Thank you so much! :) And congrats, a 169 is still a wicked good score!! How many PTs do you plan to take before the next administration? I'm wondering if I should spend the bulk of my time on RC drills rather than full PTs.

@ Thank you so much!

I was in the exact same boat as you but am now finally starting to nail the games. I think repetition is the best way to improve. Keep redoing the games you didn't get 100% on daily until you memorize the inferences and feel totally confident. Practicing A TON of games A TON of times is what made the difference for me (started at -14 and now getting between -0 and -3 consistently). Also, don't be afraid to take some time to reread the rules/stems; sometimes I got frantic and wanted to move on ASAP but taking those extra steps will help prevent little mistakes that cost time and sometimes a whole game.

The important thing is to not get discouraged; with practice, it will eventually become second nature. It used to be my least favorite section and now I actually find it satisfying, lol. Good luck!

Have you tried highlighting as you go? Sometimes, if I focus on highlighting what is important, I can trick my brain into paying more attention to what I'm reading. Also, taking pauses here and there to process and recall what you've read helps. I've also had a hard time with RC for the same reason, and these strategies have been somewhat helpful!

I'm in the exact same boat - scoring low 170s but can't get my RC down from the -6/-5-/-4 range to get my score up higher. UGH

I read the question stem first always because it dictates how I will read the stimulus. Ex: if it is a find the conclusion, I won't waste my time reading the stimulus critically. Whereas if it is an ID the flaw question, I am critical of the reasoning on my first read. I think reading the stem first allows you to know exactly how you should think about the stimulus and prevents you from wasting time by thinking about it in a way that you don't need to. Mike Kim's The LSAT Trainer explains this really well. In my opinion, it saves a lot of time.

The LSAT Trainer, highly recommend.

How long did it take for your accommodations to be approved?

@ this is very helpful - thank you!

Interested!