Should I increase my PTs per week? Advice?

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• _oshun1_ Alum Member

  March 2018 3652 karma

  I would do less PTs if anything. Not sure how doing more PTs is going to help you if your weak spot is LG
• goingfor99th Free Trial Member

  March 2018 3072 karma

  Two PTs a week sounds like too much. Are you sure you're milking the materials for what they're worth? Do more LG sections untimed.
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  Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  March 2018 8392 karma

  I would really only say 2 PTs max, but ideally just 1. All that taking full PTs really does is help you get used to the timing of the test, build stamina, and gauge your progress. BRing them helps learning, but that can also be done in individual timed sections or drilling.

  Have you watched this webinar? https://7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/

  That will give some tips on drilling and how to progress through your studies. I think you'd overall be better off just focusing on foolproofing and maybe doing timed LR sections.
• LastLSAT Alum Member

  March 2018 edited April 2018 1028 karma

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• westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  March 2018 3788 karma

  Nice scorebreakdown. In your position, you should focus all your efforts in making your LG average minus 0. Drill all the logic games in sections and fool proof them until you are averaging minus 0
• _oshun1_ Alum Member

  March 2018 edited March 2018 3652 karma

  @LastLSAT said:
  I agree that you should back off on the PTs. I was doing 3 or 4 PTs a week leading up to my first attempt, averaging 174, and scored a 165 on the real thing.

  On my second attempt, I took only 1 PT during the two months of studying. All I did was drill LR and RC, and foolproof LG. I got a 172 that time.

  There is a lot to be said for taking the time to thoroughly review problems that you have already seen. That is where I learned the most.

  Of course, this may be anecdotal. But at least in my experience, I saw the biggest improvements when I STOPPED taking PTs.

  Your story is giving me more hope that all this time I'm spending on the CC and writing out explanations for every single question in the drills, instead of rushing through the CC to take PTs, will pay off
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  LastLSAT Alum Member

  March 2018 edited April 2018 1028 karma

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• Kalayaan Alum Member

  March 2018 213 karma

  @LastLSAT said:
  I agree that you should back off on the PTs. I was doing 3 or 4 PTs a week leading up to my first attempt, averaging 174, and scored a 165 on the real thing.

  On my second attempt, I took only 1 PT during the two months of studying. All I did was drill LR and RC, and foolproof LG. I got a 172 that time.

  There is a lot to be said for taking the time to thoroughly review problems that you have already seen. That is where I learned the most.

  Of course, this may be anecdotal. But at least in my experience, I saw the biggest improvements when I STOPPED taking PTs.

  Gratz, I've seen a few stories like this. Where did your drills come from - were they new materials or from PTs you'd already taken? Also, did you take them as timed sections with BR?
• Kalayaan Alum Member

  March 2018 213 karma

  @"Leah M B" said:
  I would really only say 2 PTs max, but ideally just 1. All that taking full PTs really does is help you get used to the timing of the test, build stamina, and gauge your progress. BRing them helps learning, but that can also be done in individual timed sections or drilling.

  Have you watched this webinar? https://7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/

  That will give some tips on drilling and how to progress through your studies. I think you'd overall be better off just focusing on foolproofing and maybe doing timed LR sections.

  I've seen that webinar, but was still unsure of how to proceed. For LR timed sections, am I supposed to be using old or new materials? I'm worried about "wasting" fresh PTs that could be used to replicate test day conditions.
• LastLSAT Alum Member

  March 2018 edited April 2018 1028 karma

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• Kalayaan Alum Member

  March 2018 213 karma

  @LastLSAT said:

  @Kalayaan said:

  @LastLSAT said:
  I agree that you should back off on the PTs. I was doing 3 or 4 PTs a week leading up to my first attempt, averaging 174, and scored a 165 on the real thing.

  On my second attempt, I took only 1 PT during the two months of studying. All I did was drill LR and RC, and foolproof LG. I got a 172 that time.

  There is a lot to be said for taking the time to thoroughly review problems that you have already seen. That is where I learned the most.

  Of course, this may be anecdotal. But at least in my experience, I saw the biggest improvements when I STOPPED taking PTs.

  Gratz, I've seen a few stories like this. Where did your drills come from - were they new materials or from PTs you'd already taken? Also, did you take them as timed sections with BR?

  I just used the 7Sage practice sets to drill, so I'd say half and half new and old, just depending on if I had taken the PT before.

  All drilling/PTing/foolproofing I ever did was timed. The only untimed work I would do was BRing LR after a timed PT/drill section.

  Really, the time constraints were the biggest limit on my performance though, so untimed work might have benefits if you struggle more with other issues.

  Thanks for your help.