Hello, I can help organize this if this group is still active.

@Chaz999777 I hope it helps! Happy studying!

@Chaz999777 How are you studying the video lessons? Is your first language something other than English?

I do this to process the video lessons:

1. Turn on the closed captions

2. If the instructor is working on an example problem, copy down the entire stimulus and question stem, by hand, in a notebook. Copy any notes the instructor makes as he talks through the question.

3. Go back and highlight key phrases from the stimulus and question stem that helped you to understand the correct answer

4. Refer to this example question to warm your brain up before you drill on questions in this same type

I keep a written notebook that I use that explains the basics of each question type. I use this notebook as a reference when I answer drill questions - but NOT when taking a practice test.

After you get through the core curriculum, go back and either re-write the key information from ALL of your notes by hand, or type them into a doc. The more times that you write something out and go back to it, the better it will solidify in your mind.

I also created a foldable graphic organizers for myself that cover these main topics:

1. Formal arguments - each type, how to diagram

2. Conditional logic key words that show you how to diagram (Type 1 Sufficient, Type 2 Necessary, Type 3 Negate, Sufficient, Type 4 Negate, Necessary) and an example of each

I use foldables in this kind of style:

I was a classroom teacher for 10 years, so I figure if it would work to get middle schoolers to pass a state test, the same methods could work to get me to score well on the LSAT.

I've been studying 2.5 months using these methods. I've gone from 154 to 165. Still studying about 1-2 hours every night.

Best of luck!

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I've been studying for 2.5 months. I'm also a parent. I study 1-2 hours every night, take a practice test every weekend, and review wrong answers. I've gone from a 154 (diagnostic) to a 165 (my personal best practice test). I plan to take the LSAT at least twice before fall applications. 25 hours a week is more than I have been doing, but keep in mind that you will need a solid plan for who is going to care for the kids in the evening while you study. I definitely feel like my progress is slower than someone without young kids.

I generally really find the videos helpful, however - at 1:10 - 2:39, switching out the question stem from a weakening question to the RRE stem way more confusing for someone who studies by copying notes by hand.

Not having the final sentence of the stimulus was an awkward choice.