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Last year, I was kicked out of an LSAT administration because I did not drop my pencil in time. Getting kicked out was perfectly understandable. I violated a rule, and got what I deserved.
What I didn't understand at the time was that, in their report, the administrators left out a very important piece of information, namely how I ended up dropping my pencil. An administrator forcefully made contact with me, and essentially smacked the pencil out of my hand. To clarify, it was not that I took a long time to drop the pencil; instead, she stood next to me during most of the test, because I sat in the corner, so she just happened to be there was the time was called (there were people still writing afterwards). Although a tutor from 7sage said I should bring this up to LSAC, at the time, I thought it would be pointless or meaningless. Or maybe it was because my Asian parents have taught me that being hit for doing something bad in an academic environment is normal. But then, I watched the following youtube video, and learned that assault is assault, and that they should be held responsible for what they did, as I was.
Does anyone have any suggestions for what, if anything, I should do?
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Hi fellow Sagers,
I have been studying and studying for what feels like eternity, and following 7sage CC, an in person commercial prep course, and numerous books and guides, I finally took to some serious self studying. My PTs range from 153-159, with an average of 157. 160+ is the goal for me, but no matter what I do, I haven’t seemed to climb past this plateau. I acknowledge that the curve is less forgiving as you climb up, but I cannot seem to catch balance. My plan for my next (and final) LSAT take has been to use the Digital Problem Set to do timed sections because my PT score hadn’t moved following a dozen exams since my last write. My review process has been as follows:
My peak was after I went through the 7sage course twice, and trying to predict the explanations and course material on the second time through.
For LR: I paraphrase the stimulus if it’s an argument in my own words, write it out, rationale for each answer choice, during BR and Review. I try to come up with my own explanations before consulting 7Sage explanations. I completed all of the PTs 60-69 before opting for more timed sections from 36-59. I’m at PT 59 on RC and LG, in the 40s in LR at present.
Have you identified any patterns after you consult the 7sage explanations for answers you've missed? In my opinion, we can generalize mistakes into about 5 categories, such as too narrow, too general, lacking directionality, tricked by relevant words, misreading, etc. Recording these mistakes and reviewing my reasons for making these mistakes help me recognize and respond to questions with more awareness.
For RC: High/ Low Res summaries of passage, tracking my time distribution in a chart for how long I spend reading passage vs. the questions, comparing both to JY’s target times.
RC is 7Sage's one weakness. The memory method is strong, but having used Manhattan prep, the trainer, powerscore, kaplan, and 7sage, the one thing that other courses teach that really helped me was how to skim. It blew my mind how powerful this was. I was very dubious about this approach at first, because 7sage teaches us to read everything, but I tested skimming with pretty good results:
I usually had to reread that section anyway
Less than one question per passage would ask about what I skimmed/skipped
Skim when you see: moreover, for example, furthermore, in addition, in particular, etc (some times, you can even skim whatever follows 'because', because support structure is so much less meaningful in RC)
This may or may not work for you, but might be interesting to try.
LG is my strong suit— FPM of every game at 75% accuracy or above (usually above).
That's really not good enough, unfortunately. I'm sure you have a sense of this, but if you have a 95% accuracy for LG, you will likely exceed your score goal, right? Getting 95% is possible for everyone. Do every game you have trouble with 5 times over the course of of the next few weeks, and you will get there.
My individual section scores in LR range from anywhere from -4/-6 to -9/-12 and I don’t understand where that high upper end comes from as if I had never studied. In RC as well as -4/-5 and on some days -10/-11 as if I had never studied. It fluctuates in timed sections so much I haven’t taken full PTs, but will do individual questions followed by immediate review.
I don’t know what else to do. I don’t see how I can get the score I need to with such immense fluctuations and an inability to hit anywhere near my goal during an official write. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Suggestions, please?
Thank you!
I have seen other LSAT takers do this, and I also highly recommend it. I suggest doing the fool-proof method for every section. Record your mistakes, analyze and meditate on them, record your self-criticism, and redo the questions at a later date. Practice makes perfect, and practicing smart is more important than practicing hard.
PS: I was reading a comment you wrote about "Why Law" a while ago, and your comment really helped me. I hope I can help you in some way as well. Please let me know if you have any questions.