Hello again. Me and my drilling questions. I'm preparing for an October retake, but may postpone until December. I have been working through the Ultimate course and I am moving along quite nicely. I'm about 25% through the ultimate course. I'm reviewing PowerScore and The Trainer as needed, which is sparingly. I'm considering purchasing the Manhattan LR guide but we'll see. Anyway, at the current rate I'm expecting to finish the course around mid-May but I am hoping for end of April. My question involves the Cambridge packets. I have the LR bundle organized by question type and the RC packets and the LG bundle through the Ultimate course. I feel like this is a stupid question. Should I be working on the packets as I work through the course or should I wait until the PT stage when I have a firmer handle on my problem areas? Should I do them during both PT and Course stages? I'm working on the practice sets for question types throughout the curriculum but I'm not sure if and how much I should be adding. I'm also concerned with my memory. I have a tendency to remember answer choices for some questions and then the good reason I am getting the correct answer is lost. I'm not reviewing heavily right now for the reason if I have to revisit it later I won't remember the correct answer. PT 73 Section 2 Question 8 I remember the answer but have no memory of what type of question it is, why the answer is right, or the topic but I remember the multiple choice answer. That was my first time I took the LSAT and time ran out as I arrived at the right answer, did not have time to change it. I remember answers of other questions that I have reviewed thoroughly. I would hate to work through an entire question set now and still have issues at the PT stage, need to review question types but remember the answer but not remember why the correct answer is right. I feel like doing them now may waste precious practice questions. On the other hand, I also have PTs to work through that will help get my skill set in the right place. I'm a little lost on how and when to incorporate the Cambridge packets into my studies. Thanks for any advice you can give.
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Most importantly, if you do remember the correct answer choice, you need to sit there and explain to yourself exactly why it's correct and why the other answer choices are incorrect. It may seem tedious but it will definitely help you.
The Ultimate Course and Trainer will set you up pretty darn well, but you really need to make sure to review and review and review the material before you jump into drilling. Drilling without total comprehension is a waste of precious time and fresh questions. And be sure you're looking at old PTs for drilling questions. Save 36+ PTs for timed simulations.
Good luck!
I feel like I have an idea where my problem areas are so I'm really trying to get through the course to get to the PT and drilling stage. I'm not cramming by any means but I want to get it done. I feel like a lot more improvement with happen in that stage.
Once again, keep moving forward that's all I can do. :-)