How many PTs did it take for people to see improvements

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• 10000019 Alum Member

  January 2018 3279 karma

  1 test for me. Have you gone through the CC? Do you thoroughly review your tests?
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  January 2018 23929 karma

  @"briangeiger80-1" said:
  Hello everyone,

  I took 3 pts so far and my score have been the same (154).

  The thing is, you have to make sure you're doing literally all you can in between PTs to get better. Let's say you missed 7 questions on each section. Don't take another PT until you have addressed and corrected the reasons why you missed each and every one of those questions. For LR, make sure to revisit the CC and utilize JY's explanations to get a detailed breakdown of the question/argument/answer choices and examine why you missed it. Make sure to drill q types you are weak on as well. For LG, you need to make sure you are fool proofing the games on each PT and doing a good amount of fool proofing outside of PTs. At minimum, I would suggest drilling games until you are consistently close to missing only 1-2.

  The most important thing to takeaway is a plan to not make the same mistakes again when you encounter similar questions/games in the future. The LSAT is largely a test of pattern recognition. Most questions are standard, cookie cutter questions and all that changes are the subjects, nouns, verbs, etc. The logic and strategy of how to answer them correctly stays exactly the same.
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  Seeking Perfection Alum Member

  January 2018 edited January 2018 4428 karma

  @"briangeiger80-1" said:
  Hello everyone,

  I took 3 pts so far and my score have been the same (154).

  Well in total, 79 practice tests for 12 points of improvement from my diagnostic. So maybe a point every 6 practice tests on average. However, I think things like drilling, foolproofing, blind reviewing and regular reviewing probably all helped more than just taking the PTs themselves.

  The test is supposed to be reliable in the sense that once you are familiar with it, the mere exposure doesn't give you a lot of benefit. You get about the same score over and over unless you do something to change it (and sometimes even for a while when you are studying in a way which will change it over time). You have to actually make measurable progress at the skills which it tests to get a higher score.
• westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  January 2018 3788 karma

  +1 to @"Seeking Perfection" 's post. LSAT progressed isn't measured by how many preptests you have taken. Yes, many high scorers have taken many preptests, but what matters how you review and how you change your overall approach to the exam. Many people plateau because of this reason, at a certain point you need to change how you think for this exam.

  @"Seeking Perfection" said:

  @"briangeiger80-1" said:
  Hello everyone,

  I took 3 pts so far and my score have been the same (154).

  Well in total, 79 practice tests for 12 points of improvement from my diagnostic. So maybe a point every 6 practice tests on average. However, I think things like drilling, foolproofing, blind reviewing and regular reviewing probably all helped more than just taking the PTs themselves.

  The test is supposed to be reliable in the sense that once you are familiar with it, the mere exposure doesn't give you a lot of benefit. You get about the same score over and over unless you do something to change it (and sometimes even for a while when you are studying in a way which will change it over time). You have to actually make measurable progress at the skills which it tests to get a higher score.