Finally broke out of 161 plateau!!!

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• Alex Alum Member ⭐

  May 2019 edited May 2019 23929 karma

  Congrats! That’s a huge improvement, and you should be both happy and proud.

  Re: redoing the CC. If time was not a factor I would recommend everyone redo the CC. But, I think if you can score a 167, your time is likely better spent targeting and working to improve more specific areas. Return to the CC; however, you should do so methodically.

  The test is designed so there really aren’t going to be major outliers. If someone could luck into a score 6-7 points higher than their average, it wouldn’t be a statistically valid exam. So don’t diminish your achievement or confidence with that type of thinking.

  To give you better advice on how to proceed, what was your score breakdown? Are there any obvious weaknesses you could work to improve?

  When I was scoring in the high-160 what helped me most was watching JY’s live takes. Seeing how he approached things and listening to his narration/thought process helped me to make sure the skills I had developed were being implemented in a way that would maximize my score. So be sure to check those out!
• vitamincoverdose Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019 615 karma

  @Alex Thank you!
  My score breakdown is:
  Timed [LR -5 / LR -5 / LG -0 / RC -7] / BR [LR -4 / LR -5 / LG -0 / RC -4]

  Timing is my biggest issue. I still run out of time before trying all the questions, but there has been some improvement. For PT59 LR, I only skipped 5 questions!(it is an improvement from 10...) I’m guessing doing more timed sections practices, as you once have recommended, would be helpful. I also miss tones of AP questions. My accuracy rate for AP has been 0% for the last two PTs. Could it be grammar?
  I also noticed I’m making extra assumptions for wrong AC to justify it.

  For RC, most of my mistakes are from infer-author’s perspective questions. I’m not so sure how I should interpret this. Making false(additional+big+unwarranted) assumptions?

  and thank you for suggesting JY’s video. I’ll definitely watch it! I’ll watch it now + ok, I’ll watch it once I finish PT62, which is scheduled for this week. None of the ones I’ve done have JY’s live commentary...heehee...
• Pride Only Hurts Alum Member

  May 2019 2186 karma

  What a huge jump! lol I don't think I've even made more than a 3 point leap so that's pretty cool! Congrats!
• drbrown2 Alum Member

  May 2019 2227 karma

  Nice job! I wouldn't worry too much about validating the score. Just keep trying to improve your BR score and your timing and practice practice practice! There will be more plateaus and some setbacks along the way for everyone, but if you focus on BR then you are actively working on improving and will not feel as discouraged if you have a bad PT here or there. Congratulations on the jump!
• Possible_byfaith Member

  May 2019 32 karma

  Congrats!!! So happy for you!
• studyingandrestudying Core Member

  May 2019 5254 karma

  This is wonderful news. Great work!
• vitamincoverdose Member

  May 2019 615 karma

  @"Pride Only Hurts" @Possible_byfaith @lsatplaylist
  Thank you!

  @drbrown2 haha... seems like I’ve fallen into another pit hole of mid~high 160s...
• drbrown2 Alum Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019 2227 karma

  @Lemongrab said:
  @drbrown2 haha... seems like I’ve fallen into another pit hole of mid~high 160s...

  Keep going! BR harder than ever and be more mindful of timing strategies for the next jump. I'm pretty close to finally jumping up into the 170s and am hoping to eventually get down to single digit incorrect answers. Just need to keep practicing my timing so I'm more consistent in each section. We can do this!