I started studying last Oct with the trainer, and took the LSAT in Feb. I got a 153. I took a break and started studying in June and went through all the 7sage stuff and took the Oct test. I'm going to take the Dec LSAT regardless of my Oct score. I study 3 hours each morning. For LR I usually go through the LR questions on 7sage and then watch the explanation. I usually get through a section each morning. For RC I'm going through the Manhattan prep book. I'm good on games. I also do a PT on the weekend. I've been studying long enough and I'm familiar with most of the techniques involved with the LSAT. What should I do from here? What do people do after they go through all the basics? Should I go back over the basics? Should I just PT like crazy? My biggest weakness is timing. How can I improve that? I've tried so many things and nothing seems to improve my timing or get me scoring in the 160. This is my last time to take, and I need to figure out what's going to work for me. I'd appreciate any advice!
Thank you.
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Also, I think a lot of timing issues have to do with how active your mind is during the test. Do you talk to yourself during the test? Like, after every sentence? I have found that I really had to actively practice this process in order to improve on my timing (Still a work in progress, but now I get eyes on every question during RC and LR).
I tried the whole "no subvocalization" thing and had little success. I read it very quickly but I couldn't process it. That's what takes so long, the processing.
I think I'll go back through each lesson and really dive into question types. I did that once for MBT questions and it really worked. I could answer any MBT, and quickly. However, it didn't seem to stick. I think my problem just comes down to timing. I need to improve timing and keep a decent amount of accuracy if I have any hopes for doing well on this test.
You should only BR questions that you circle, questions that you are not 100% certain. If you don’t circle it, but you get it wrong, then you’ve made a confidence error, very valuable information. I’d go back and re-read what blind review is:http://7sage.com/the-blind-review-how-to-correctly-prep-for-lsat-part-1/.
In my mind you don’t have time NOT to do a BR.