Agree with the above. I've been working my way slowly to getting up at 5 (at 5:10 now) by adjusting my alarm back by about 10-15 minutes each week. Something crutial for me is no naps. It's kind of awful for a while, but to be properly tired at night it helps to not sleep during the day, at least until a few days after you've switched your alarm. It's no kind of fun, but stick with it! It gets better - kind of like the LSAT ;)
YES! I tend to get that way if I stack multiple heavy study days in a row. Usually taking a day off cures it for a while :) I know it's all in my head, and am learning how to regulate that kind of anxiety better over time. Don't worry - it's perfectly normal!
Following. These are the bane of my RC existence :/ Especially author/other view point inferences.
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I am a big advocate of Stronglifts 5×5 its 3 times a week and is great for overall strength development. There is also a nifty app for tracking your progress
Stronglifts is awesome. I’m going to give the 9-5 school/study schedule a try, so probably evening. I have the best workouts late morning though so not sure how it’ll go.
^ Yup. Created my own LR drill-by-type packets this way.
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This is my basic method:
Do the passage timed (note how long it took)
Blind Review - I do this by doing the entire passage and questions untimed, generally writing my reasoning next to each answer choice and noting where in the passage I found support for it.
Check answers, correct any reasoning issues.
Usually the next day (being kind of done with RC on the previous day haha) I will 'foolproof day 1' the passage. I do this by setting a time (usually shoot for under 8 minutes and as low as 5 for the easier passages) and do the passage over and over until I get all the answers correct within the time I set for myself (if incorrect answers, I may consult my BR copy to see the reasoning I wrote down for that question). After doing a section or two of this, I now usually only have to do the passage once or twice to be in the correct time.
The next day I will do the passage one more time (like you would logic games) to ensure I can still do it correctly and in good time.
Of course, I do remember certain details after doing the passage repeatedly. But I've found that I have also been able to remember more details upon first viewing a passage since foolproofing like this. I find I am also better at anticipating questions as time goes on, but that may be just from doing more RC in general, so take that with a grain of salt. The primary advantage to doing this is timing.
I decided to try this when I realized that, while my accuracy untimed was pretty good, I was only able to (barely) finish 3 passages when PTing. After foolproofing somewhere around 4-8 passages I PTed again, and I finished both RCs in time (used one as an experimental). Now my accuracy under timed conditions certainly does need work, but I am now consistently finishing sections, which is certainly a step in the right direction :smile:
Anywho, hope that helps :smile:
I was having the same issue, so I tried foolprofing RC like you would LGs. Worked wonders! I think sometimes we need to re-enforce what correct pacing feels like. Worked for me at least :)
Once so far :) Have signed up and backed out of 2. Will be retaking one (hopefully) last time.
Yeah, I didn’t have any problems today thankfully! Just a little paranoid :blush:
Just commenting because someone else is in the Portland area! Seems like we are few and far between :)
Has anyone brought Ibuprofen/Advil in their ziplock bag before? I’m prone to allergy headaches this time of year, and am worried that one will start mid-test, so I’d like to bring something just in case, but I’m not quite sure it’s allowed. Any thoughts?
For breakfast I’m going to have blueberry oatmeal + 3 eggs scrambled + 2 cups of coffee.
For snack: a protein bar, and then I’ll snack on a mix of almonds, dark chocolate and gummy bears :smiley:
This is nothing new to me though - I would stick with food you normally eat! No need for extra surprises on test day.
Planning on Salmon, Brown rice and broccoli tonight for dinner :smile:
Hmm. I am not a July taker, but I was able to register for September this morning (with confirmation email) with no problems. Someone on reddit said they called the LSAC who confirmed they opened it to everyone. I haven’t seen any other source for this though...