Big thing for me was timing. I am scoring around 160 currently, with LG being my best section (-3 to 5), and RC being my worst section (-7 to 9). LR has always been a section where I would do well under BR (usually around -3), but would struggle under timed conditions (-8 or 9). @maizinburly527 provided me with a strategy that has really helped me under timed conditions:

If you read the stimulus and do not understand the argument, immediately skip the question and move on. This is probably because either a) you are just missing a key insight into the argument or b) the question is really hard. If you do this properly, you will have time at the end of the section to come back to the questions you skipped.

The benefit of this is that you will be able to at least identify the low-hanging fruit, to capture easy points during your first pass through on a timed LR section. Then after you have at least looked at each question once, you can decide where to employ the remaining time to ensure you secure as many points as possible. The benefit of this strategy is that you do not spend excessive time on 170 curve breaker question (questions that you or I would likely get wrong anyway), and can instead spend more time on 3 or 4 star difficulty questions to boost you score.

I recently began employing this strategy, and I usually have about 10-12 minutes to invest in the 6 or 7 questions that I either need to guess on, or spend more time to dive into to figure out that correct AC. I think the biggest thing for a 150 scorer needs to do in order to break into the 160s is to develop a timing strategy that works for them.

For me, this strategy took my LR from a consistent -8 or 9, to a consistent -6 or 7, including a -5 on my last PT (PT85). Another thing that has helped immensely on LR has been to clearly differentiate between context, premises, and the conclusion of an argument. When I first started to PT, I found I was lazy and would not clearly differentiate the structure of the argument. I found once I clearly defined premises and conclusions, NA and SA, as well as flaw questions became exponentially easier.

It was awesome!

Would another problem with D be that it makes an assumption that Earth's atmosphere and Venus' atmosphere are similar or the same in the ability to retain compounds? Otherwise, if they were different, then SO2 remaining in Earth's atmosphere years after volcanic eruption would be irrelevant to the ability for SO2 to remain in Venus' atmosphere. What if Venus' atmosphere is not dense or strong enough to hold the SO2 inside the atmosphere? The SO2 would then escape right away or shortly after.

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you definitely need to do the lawgic sections of LR curriculum at the very least before moving onto LG. From what I've read in forums and from personal experience, going through the CC in order is best approach.

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Could an argument not be made that there is also a flaw in the stimulus that the inspector is attributing one explanation for the lack of finger prints (wearing gloves) as the only explanation for the lack of prints? What if the thief burned off their finger prints on their hands by dipping them in acid (far-fetched mafia shit, but possible)? Using the word "must" seems like a fairly concrete conclusion. There could be a number of other reasons why the prints did not appear.

I used this line of reasoning and chose AC(D). Just bc the cavities appear on left side more than right does not provide the ability to conclude concretely (using the word "must" again) that the person chews with their left side more than right. What if the person is unable to brush the left side of their mouth as well as the right? This would provide an alternative conclusion similar to the stimulus.

I called LSAC in September to withdraw from November administration and the lady I spoke with said that the coupon I received could be extended beyond the April expiration.

I'm not in a position to be throwing stones from my glass house, but scoring at a 151 BR means you probably do not have a fundamental grasp on the concepts yet. What is the rush to write in April? If you were to push back to June or August test dates, you would have more time to gain a better grasp on the core concepts.

However, I am currently learning that developing the fundamentals is only half the battle. Timing and strategy play a huge role in improving your score. Especially with a goal score of 160. Choosing which questions to engage with and which questions to surrender to is super important. Like I said, what's the rush to write in April? If you delay, you will have more time to sufficiently prepare and also reduce some of the stress you currently feel.

Can someone explain how setting the standard for future art equates to being able to anticipate future artists? What if every single future artist is a trail blazer and goes off the beaten path to create new and unique art? Picasso and others would then not be able to anticipate the work of others. #help

Hey, so B says that good counterfeiters could produce the ink that is similar to the ink produced using the special ink, but they do not have the means to re-produce the microprinting techniques. The premise that the author makes for supporting the special ink as opposed to using microprinting techniques is that real currency would change colour when held towards light whereas fake money would not. But if counterfeiters had access to the ink that is responsible for the currency changing colour in light, then they could create fake currency that appears real. This AC weakens the support the premise gives to the conclusion (that ink changes light, fake currency does not).

Nothing better than a trip to Verdansk with the lads.

PowerScore podcast said to skim each passage and attack the passage that is most appealing to you first. So if you're good at law or science passages, do them first. They also said that reading the passages with the most questions first is a good strategy as well. RC is my worst section, so I will definitely be trying these tips on my next PT.

Stay Hard.

Hey, congrats on the great score. I would not rewrite the LSAT in January if I were you. a 3.87 GPA coupled with a 160 should be enough to make you competitive at most Ontario schools. I would even say that with a strong personal statement, schools like York and UofT are definitely attainable as well. Good luck with apps, fingers crossed!

Also scoring in this range, would love some tips!

AC B says that the earth heating up is not a result of the build-up of gases in the atmosphere. Here, from the stimulus, the author is observing a correlation between 2 events, the earth heating up and the build-up of gases in the atmosphere, and making an assumption that there is causation (the gases building up are causing the earth to heat up). But AC B, if true, ensures that the earth's heating mostly occurred BEFORE the build up of gases. How is this possible? AC B shows a contradiction to the claim that the build-up of gases in the earth's atmosphere are cause for the earth's heating. therefore, weakening the argument made by attacking the assumption of causation.

I recommend @juliet7sage. Albert is a great tutor!

I am also interested

Is this your first time taking? If so, I don't see an issue with taking November and retaking in Jan/Feb. If you've already taken before, you know how it feels on test day, push back until you're scoring above your goal score.

Interested!

@jflynnconnolly228 said:

@emaanc9932 I'm still finishing up the logic games portion of the curriculum, I'll definitely use that strategy with the prep tests once I get to them. Do you recommend doing the same game over and over again or rotating a couple of games at a time until I have them down? When JY says to do games over and over again, I can't help but think that memory, instead of the ability to make inferences, would take over.

I don't see the point in drilling the same game over and over again consecutively. What I did was make 4-problem sets from the CC and then do each game once. After you do every set, add the set to your master excel sheet along with all of the data. Then what I started going is I started with PT1, and did a section of LG every day. So Monday - PT1, Tuesday - PT2, etc.

One thing I noticed is doing LG every single day is a must if you're not already at -1 or -0. You have to do well on that section to score well on the test.

I have been doing LG almost every day since the start of August. It is only in the last 3 or so weeks that LG has started to click for me. I would recommend creating an excel spreadsheet with the PT #, section #, game #, best score, best time, number of times completed, and JY goal time. do every game from PT1-35 in 4 game sets.

As far as limiting frustration, I would say that the only way to get around that problem is through it. There is no point in wasting energy to dwell on the things that piss you off about this exam, because there are too many to name.

I would recommend just doing games over and over again until you start to see progress. When the progress is evident, it is a great feeling. I started doing this when I was averaging -17 per LG section, and I am currently at about -3.

Hope this helps.

I would call LSAC directly