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Thank you so much! That really helps. I did another practice test and got my highest score yet just by relaxing and running through what I know. I'll try to keep this in mind on Saturday. :)
I take the test this Saturday and I'm nervoussss.
I started studying in May/June. My cold diagnostic was a 149, and in early September, I was up to a 163 and BR around a 174.
I took kind of a long break of about 2 weeks. I was getting everything ready for my last year of school and trying to give myself some time to myself. I took a PT this last weekend after my break and scored a 159 and it kinda tanked my confidence.
I really don't want to take another year before applying, as I'd have to work and study, which I did this summer and I hated it, so now I'm feeling super nervous as this is kind of my "one shot" as I've never taken the test before.
Is there any advice y'all could give me about nerves? How did everyone focus on over-performing on test day? I'm going to take one more full PT before my test (probably today) but I'm feeling hella nervous since I want to go to a T30 and end up in NYC.
But good luck to all of us!!!!! :)
Basically the title but I'm looking for advice.
On my last few LR sections, I've gotten -4 consistently. Save one -7 on a particularly bad day, I've gotten -4 and one -5 on my last 6 sections. I started studying seriously in June and have improved massively from getting -10/-11 but I want to keep pushing towards my goal score.
The ones I'm getting wrong are all level 4 and 5 questions, so definitely the more difficult ones at the end of the sections, and I'm often correcting them in BR, but there's no way on the actual test to do BR... so I want to turn those -4s into -1/0!!!!
Is the only way to get over this by continually drilling? Or are there other practices yall have done that's more helpful? I'm testing in October so looking for whatever advice I can get. Thanks!
@phi Thank you!! That’s super helpful! I do sometimes take the full four sections haha but not as often as I probably should. Thanks so much!
I went from a 149 in May on PT140 to a 162 yesterday on PT143 and I am ecstatic!
I'll be working on endurance in the coming months as I prepare to take the October exam (currently focusing just on the actual scored sections, but exp is next), but I'm wondering where I should continue next. I am super proud & motivated with my progress as I started seriously studying last month, but I want to keep up the motivation and focus up.
What else can I focus on? Should I be drilling, doing sections, reviewing, reading more? I've been finding that I struggle far more on recent RC than earlier RC passages.
Thanks!! 7sage has been so helpful for me the past month and I am so excited about the future!
@KenickieHenderson Thank you!! Thats helpful! I've been struggling with conditional reasoning and quant/diagram the most.
I'm not sure if this will be helpful for you, but with RC for myself, I often skim the passages first. I don't read it word for word when I'm doing a skim, then I move onto the questions. Like for what a certain word is used for, or what purpose a sentence serves, you don't need to read the entire thing to get an idea of what the word "hypothesis" is being used for. It's dependent on the surrounding sentences most of the time, not the surrounding paragraphs.
Then, if I'm still struggling on an answer, or it needs something broader, like the summary, I'll read it a bit more thoroughly. However, a lot of questions, at least when we're going for timing, don't need for you to read the entire passage! This is why the search function is so awesome. If you're doing a comparative passage, and it's asking you what was mentioned in both passages, just use the search function. It should cut down a lot of your time if you're not using it.
I still love & use the highlight feature, but I don't have a method for it necessarily. I just highlight what stands out to me.
Some people recommend reading it and trying not to go back to the passage while doing the questions. That definitely works for some people, but it doesn't really work for me. Everyone is different for sure, but this is what works for me and my RC accuracy has gone from -10 to -3. :)
I've been studying for around a month now and I got my PT scores up from a 149 to a 156, and have drastically improved my RC from -10 to -3/-4. I'm feeling super motivated about RC, but struggling with LR a lot more!
I find that I'm doing incredible on drills, with almost 100% on my last 10 or so, but when it gets to doing sections, my scores are dropping to -6, and on PTs, its going down to -9.
What's the best way for me to improve this accuracy? I'm only really struggling with the difficult questions at the end of the section, or making small, stupid mistakes due to misreading. I'm aiming for a 170+ by October, so I'm not sure if my accuracy goal with LR is even possible, but considering my improvement in RC I'm feeling confident.
Thanks in advance!
I'm a full time student as well! I'm a senior this year and I have a similar GPA. Genuinely, take time off the LSAT if you're struggling to balance both. Taking the LSAT anytime in the summer is perfectly fine. You can always spend a few years grinding and working and getting a better LSAT score but your GPA is permanent -- you can't fix it by getting another bachelors or a masters. You have an amazing, competitive GPA! Focus on school. Maybe do some drills or sections when your brain doesn't feel too fried or on days you have off and have some free time, but this is a common feeling and don't burn out. Take it less seriously -- I've found that by just doing it, enjoying studying (I know, crazy) and enjoying learning something new, I've improved.
Good luck!