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mklinger528
Tuesday, May 30 2023

Me too, I am glad I'm not the only one. Things are disappearing for the drills page too.

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Thursday, Jul 20 2023

Here are a couple tips I found to be helpful for me. I was really struggling with RC as well, but with these strategies I found myself going from -7 to -1/0.

The first thing I would ask myself is, am I sure that I am not burned out? Before my June LSAT I too was convinced I was not, but when test day came I simply did not have enough gas in the tank to do quite as well as I had been on PTs. I would say try not to do more than 3-4 hours of studying a day and focus more on drilling and section tests rather than whole prep tests. Doing drills and section tests each day and then a PT once a week made my score jump from ~160 to 169 in less than 3 weeks.

In terms of the reading comp study strategy that has helped me most is to do memory drills. To do that, pick 2 passages (ideally from the core curriculum section of the drill bank) that you have not done yet. Then, read the passage thoroughly (but in under 4 mins) and have a good low-res summary. After you do that, go through and answer the questions but DO NOT look back at the passage AT ALL. It will be super hard at first, and some of the questions will likely be impossible to answer. Don't worry if you get a lot wrong at first; after a couple times of doing the drill you will start to find yourself going through the questions much faster and more accurately as you actually have a good understanding of the passage and remember more of it.

As far as a reading strategy, I have found it super useful to pause after each paragraph and quickly summarize it in my head as well as having the written low-res summary. Ie. maybe my low-res summary says "phenomenon" and then at the end of that paragraph I would say to myself "the phenomenon is that there is not enough water for humanity to survive 100 years at the current rate and they are trying to figure out a solution." If you do that, by the time you finish reading the passage you will feel much better about passage. You might find that you end up taking 4 mins to read the passage doing that, which is why the memory drill is important--it will teach you how to sprint through the questions with the limited time while still getting them right and feeling confident doing so.

Hope that helps!

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mklinger528
Friday, Feb 17 2023

The other way that I saw answer E to be correct was that it stated that law abiding citizens do the MOST to contribute to the environment, meaning that there are other factors too that contribute to it.

Then in the next sentence it says that it is law abiding citizens and nothing else that make criminals responsible for their crimes (because of that environment).

Thus, E also describes this because the conclusion contradicts the fact that in the above premise it said others could also contribute to the environment other than just law abiding citizens.

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Thursday, Aug 10 2023

I took it in June, and here is what I would recommend based on my experience and what others (including my tutor) told me:

Take it easy. You want to be as fresh as possible for tomorrow, so do not push yourself. Limit your studying to 1 hr, maybe 2 at the absolute max. Do not try to do any hard problems. I would keep the difficulty to under 3 stars. Trust that the prep you have been doing until now has been enough to get the score you are shooting for. Cramming for hours today is not going to improve your score tomorrow. If anything, it will tire you out.

Look at your analytics tab and find the problem types you struggle most with. Do easy (1-2 star) questions, practicing the mechanics behind it to build confidence and familiarity.

Be active. Now, I do not recommend running an Iron Man, but even taking a walk around the block will get your blood moving and help you expend some nervous energy. You will probably find it harder to fall asleep the night before the test, so even expending a little energy will help you fall asleep faster.

Do things you enjoy. The more you wallow in stress and nerves, the worse you will do. Watch some TV, read a good book, hang out with friends and family, etc.

Lastly, re-read testing instructions for tomorrow and the rules for what you can and cannot have in the testing room or testing center. Make sure you know how to access the test tomorrow morning. The better you know it today, the less stress there will be for you tomorrow.

I hope that helps and good luck! You are gonna do great!

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