Two Weeks Away, Any Advice?

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  ashali.pc Alum Member

  November 2019 17 karma

  I have been doing at least one reading comp passage each day especially harder ones. There is a r/LSAT reddit post that lists harder RC sections I think, just search for hardest lsat sections. I still have timing issues with RC and LG but now I finish all my LR sections with 30secs - 2mins remaining. What helped me was having an anticipation for every question and once I find an answer which fits it, I move on (and flag if I want to). I used to waste a lot of time doubting myself and seriously considering every answer choice, and I used to end up guessing on the last 4-5 questions every time.
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  Adam Z. Xie Member

  November 2019 127 karma

  @"ashali.pc" said:
  I have been doing at least one reading comp passage each day especially harder ones. There is a r/LSAT reddit post that lists harder RC sections I think, just search for hardest lsat sections. I still have timing issues with RC and LG but now I finish all my LR sections with 30secs - 2mins remaining. What helped me was having an anticipation for every question and once I find an answer which fits it, I move on (and flag if I want to). I used to waste a lot of time doubting myself and seriously considering every answer choice, and I used to end up guessing on the last 4-5 questions every time.

  Now you can choose RC with 5* difficulty in the Problem Set function
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  TorontoVSall Alum Member

  November 2019 104 karma

  Honestly my advice is take 2-3 days off. I took 3 days off and focused on eating well and hitting the gym again. The most vital thing about RC is engaging with the passage and being actively interested in what you are reading. After my time off, I was refreshed and had my first -0 RC section.
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  Chloefrazer Member

  November 2019 110 karma

  Great advice @TOvsEverybody
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  studyingandrestudying Core Member

  November 2019 5254 karma

  Outside of testing, I think doing what you can to make things easier on yourself in these last weeks will probably help to cut down on stress.
• CanadianKid15 Member

  November 2019 16 karma

  @"ashali.pc" said:
  I have been doing at least one reading comp passage each day especially harder ones. There is a r/LSAT reddit post that lists harder RC sections I think, just search for hardest lsat sections. I still have timing issues with RC and LG but now I finish all my LR sections with 30secs - 2mins remaining. What helped me was having an anticipation for every question and once I find an answer which fits it, I move on (and flag if I want to). I used to waste a lot of time doubting myself and seriously considering every answer choice, and I used to end up guessing on the last 4-5 questions every time.

  Thanks for the reply, I have been trying to do RC every couple days but a passage a day doesn't sound too bad!

  @TOvsEverybody said:
  Honestly my advice is take 2-3 days off. I took 3 days off and focused on eating well and hitting the gym again. The most vital thing about RC is engaging with the passage and being actively interested in what you are reading. After my time off, I was refreshed and had my first -0 RC section.

  It just feels so counterintuitive to take time off this close to the test but I think you might be right, thanks.
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  TorontoVSall Alum Member

  November 2019 104 karma

  @hgill1415 said:

  @"ashali.pc" said:
  I have been doing at least one reading comp passage each day especially harder ones. There is a r/LSAT reddit post that lists harder RC sections I think, just search for hardest lsat sections. I still have timing issues with RC and LG but now I finish all my LR sections with 30secs - 2mins remaining. What helped me was having an anticipation for every question and once I find an answer which fits it, I move on (and flag if I want to). I used to waste a lot of time doubting myself and seriously considering every answer choice, and I used to end up guessing on the last 4-5 questions every time.

  Thanks for the reply, I have been trying to do RC every couple days but a passage a day doesn't sound too bad!

  @TOvsEverybody said:
  Honestly my advice is take 2-3 days off. I took 3 days off and focused on eating well and hitting the gym again. The most vital thing about RC is engaging with the passage and being actively interested in what you are reading. After my time off, I was refreshed and had my first -0 RC section.

  It just feels so counterintuitive to take time off this close to the test but I think you might be right, thanks.

  Yeah I can understand that, but it really isn't. If you feel bad purely taking time off read some peer-reviewing articles in the evenings, but don't test yourself on them. 2-3 days really isn't that long and exercise is extremely beneficial to cognitive function and burn-outs.