is it ok to br rc right after pt?

vitamincoverdose

Is it ok to br rc right after pt?
I read that I should br within 24hrs, but it seems I'd remember stuff much more if I br right away.
What's better? br right after or do it after two days? It takes me whole day to br lr and lg, and by the end of it I get really tired. So it's either I br rc right after pt or do it two days after...

Princess

Hey! I used to rush and try to BR right away, but I think it is honestly better to take a break. I try to give myself at least a few hours, but the next day is better. This way I feel like I'm not stuck in the same thought process and can actually have my full energy to try to eliminate the other 4 answers, while trying to arrive to the right one. I would suggest BR-ing the next day because technically, you don't need to remember the stuff. You can take 30+ minutes on a single question if you want, take breaks, do whatever you want as you BR, but the point is to take your time on the question to figure out why the 4 are wrong and why 1 is correct.

Alex

It’s “ok” as long as it works for you to do it that way.

I would almost always BR my PTs after an hour or two break for lunch. I would recommend taking at least a break just because you want your mind to be rested and fresh so you can concentrate and learn!

vitamincoverdose

@Princess @Alex Thank you:) I think I'm wasting some time doing the whole thing. Maybe I should just review the ones I circled after all:/

TexAgAaron

For me, I usually take a break after finishing and later in the evening BR the LG section. I have a decent short term memory when it comes to questions, and I found it influenced my thinking a bit too much when it came to LR and RC. But with LG, there is no analysis to be made so I do that the same day.

With LR and RC I wait 24 hours so that my mind is a bit removed from taking the exam and sees the question in a fresh way.

2ndTimestheCharm

I take a PT on Friday or Saturday (my days off) and then BR one section a day for the next three mornings before work (saving the first LR section to review with a group on here). The games section takes the longest, since I always do them from scratch again, then watch the videos, then place the troubling ones into my giant foolproof binder. I think it's overwhelming to do it all in the same day.

vitamincoverdose

@akeegs92 hmm... that was exactly what I was doing, only I couldn't really focus while BRing RC after 6 hours of LR... maybe I should try doing it on day3 after all...

@2ndTimestheCharm Do you foolproof LR too? how??

jmarmaduke96

In my experience waiting a little bit to let your mind rest is okay, that way your short term memory doesn't color your BR too much. I typically take a PT on a Monday morning and that is all my LSAT for the day, then I BR one section a day for the next four days, finishing on Friday. Then I use the weekend to watch videos for all of the LG and RC, as well as and LR that I missed or just made me really have to think. Rinse and repeat!

TexAgAaron

@HaloHalo said:
@akeegs92 hmm... that was exactly what I was doing, only I couldn't really focus while BRing RC after 6 hours of LR... maybe I should try doing it on day3 after all...

If you feel like you will be able to put your best foot forward, then do it! I have trouble myself sometimes BR'ing and just being tired and getting to casual with my analysis, and therefore not giving it my best. I don't know how long you have been doing PT's, but if it hasn't been long it may be a stamina issue for you. Plus, in theory, as you get better at the test the less you will circle and have to BR making it shorter. Keep digging!!!

2ndTimestheCharm

@HaloHalo said:
@akeegs92 hmm... that was exactly what I was doing, only I couldn't really focus while BRing RC after 6 hours of LR... maybe I should try doing it on day3 after all...

@2ndTimestheCharm Do you foolproof LR too? how??

No, that's not what I meant. Although, I do have a separate binder for LR questions that I cut out because they show a pattern of weakness, and I put those in the same kind of plastic sleeve that I use for the Games.