Folks,
I'm at the point where I understand the RC...I'm not doing too bad at -4 or -5 if I have 40-44 minutes. But unfortunately we only get 35 minutes, so my question is: How do I close this gap?
When I do the timed version, I either relax and miss a whole passage or rush and miss 10-13...that's a pretty big delta.
Anyone got any advice?
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I've gone from around -12 to -14 to around -5 by reviewing every single AC on every single LR question from every PT that I take.
It's pretty laborious but I sit there and articulate my reasoning as to why each AC is right/wrong. I also print out each test and will often dissect the stimulus as to where context ends, and where argument begins and this has led to a 100% accuracy on MP questions.
Unfortunately for me this is the only section I'm alright at lol. But I hope this helps.
Time to start doing it.
Laborious things tend to make sense in creating that mental muscle memory~
looking for advise on this:
LG isn't a problem for me considering I usually average -0~-4.
RC is an issue since it fluctuates, but there's only so much I can do for that aside from reading more and working on the CC recs.
LR is an issue. A big one. I'm averaging -10~-14 on average and I can't bring it down. My best score is a 161 on PT 70 with -8 which is great (RC was -10)...but I can't break back into the single digits for LR. I'm not saying that score isn't good considering I started in May with a 141 diagnostic, but I'm aiming for 165+...so: aside from just drilling LRs (which I'm doing right now with PSets and LSAT Demon), what's another approach? Is it just going to click one day?
Looking for some wisdom on this~
What do you mean by a mechanical strategy. You mean like step 1, 2, and 3? What do you do? @
Hey folks,
I'm scheduled for 8/30 at 4:20 pm...Looking for someone to bounce prep tests against for review. I just broke into the 160s after a 141 diagnostic in May (after COVID for 2 weeks and a full time job) so I've seen progress, but it's not consistent and I'm suffering in the same 2 areas: LR (flaw/parallel) and RC. LG is pretty consistent with -0~2 on regular and usually 0 on BR So I can help with that if someone needs feedback. I've taken the last 2 weeks off and the next 2 weeks so I'm aiming for that finish line.
Looking for someone who wants to keep it up on a daily basis with me and also wants an accountability buddy. I'm not delusional enough to believe I'll break 170s in the next 2 weeks, but a few points here and there and some consistency in scoring would be awesome. Don't get me wrong...I'm studying as if a 180 is possible, so expect that kind of commitment.
Who's hyped enough to finishing up these next 2 weeks?! Message me and get ready for most of your day to be filled with problem sets and PTs~~
So I'm done with the CC as of next week...But now comes the endless prep tests until the August 29th test date. Here's my question:
While I'm working through the CC, I don't feel like I've absorbed all the info to a usable degree just yet, so this is coming from a place that is lacking in confidence. That being said, how should I approach these exams? I don't want to burn prep-tests and just have nothing left to work on once I've run out of material.
What's the community's/experienced folks take on this?
Same~
If there are interested people that can't get in the 4-person group...let's start another one. I'm furloughed, so I'm free basically every day. Trying to get 2+ PTs done per week and BR the next day with the days in between focusing on the weaknesses of the previous PT. My weakpoints at this point is my LR specifically the assumption questions...and timing of course. I feel like my score would jump sufficiently if I can get those down. Hovering in the 162-166 range as well.
Lets get this August exam done~
thanks! I appreciate the feedback. I'll switch up how I'm doing it.
I'm about to start the advanced PSA and SA portion of the CC, and with the PSets I've been realizing a recurring theme:
I have 6:40 to finish the 5 questions so I try to balance out the time to about 45 seconds to 1:15 per question and a little extra time on those that are longer/more convoluted. 80% of the time, I end up speeding through parts of the PSets because I'm running out of time, but once I hit blind review, I can take my time and review everything and end up getting everything correct or perhaps miss one.
My question is if that's just because I haven't done enough practice problems yet. I'm able to do the questions and understand the concepts, but application takes longer than I want. How can I speed this up? Can I even speed it up? Or is it just about how much time I put into analyzing it so my brain can start developing shortcuts?
Planning on taking the August 29th LSAT btw.
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Also, I use Spreeder. I use this site to practice speed reading for 30 minutes daily. That's also helped. Finally, you need to be able to move on when you don't understand something 100%. One of the biggest areas I improved in was just going with my gut or choosing to continue past a part of the passage I was 95-98% on instead of 100%. I spend a long time reading the passage, too - about 3.5 minutes with a LOT of highlighting and notation.
I end up taking about 3.5-4 minutes, but I try to be mindful of the time. For example, in my head after the first passage, I'm thinking "oh that took 8 minutes...I should keep this pace going," or "oof, that took 10 minutes...I better speed it up."
I think this is a problem because once I speed it up, I lose focus of the point of the passage and completely miss what's going on.
You should be practicing timed sections at least as often as you're doing untimed. You may be doing that already - just giving you some info. I am currently at -3/-4 on RC, and the best thing I did was simply drilling. I did an RC set every single day. At the beginning, I ran out of time and guessed the last 2/3 questions. Now, I am ending sections with about two minutes to spare. So, make sure you're forcing yourself to do a timed set very regularly. I think part of the challenge of RC is simply getting used to RC.
I just did a timed version and was doing well until P3 where I started thinking "I've got it down to AC 1 or AC 2, but I'm running out of time and don't need to check the passage. I'll just pick one" and I move on only to realize on BR that a quick glance over and the answer would've given me the correct answer.
The first questions are, what is your notation system like? how long do you spend on the passages? How long are you spending on individual questions?
I highlight, but as far as notations go, I'm not writing anything down. I figured that would just take time away from the passage and questions.