I am in the "Introduction to Logic" section - that is, I am not too far into the course. I am understanding the material fairly well and seem to do ok when I answer the questions at my pace. I have no illusions that I am a 170+ kind of smart, but I am shooting for a score of 155-160 for the test in June. I feel fairly comfortable that I can achieve a score in that range with one problem - speed. At this point I am not able to power through the questions when I am on the clock. It seems to take me too long. I am taking 25-30 minutes for quizzes where you recommend 15 minutes.
I thought that perhaps the best approach would be go fast as I can, but don't try to beat the clock. I am not sure if I should be concerned about being slow at this point, since I assume my speed would naturally improve as I take practice exams. This approach would be similar to training for a 10K. Run a little farther each day and my time will improve as I get in shape.
Do you agree with this approach or do you have a better approach you would recommend for me? That is, when it time to panic that I am too slow?
Thanks!
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Also, I think that unless there are personal circumstances that necessitate your taking the LSAT in June, shift your date up because if you are getting through the prelim curriculum at this stage, then you won't nearly have enough time to do enough practice tests by the time June comes around. Remember... treat the LSAT as a tool to help you get into the best school that you can and not as an alarm clock (i.e. June rolls around and you decide that you have to take the test because... well because its time - if you are shooting for the upcoming admission cycle then June, October and even December will serve you well and a 165 in December is better than a 155 in June). Use this test to help you... help you get into the best school that you can... in my view everyone owes it to themselves... remember that Law school is a HUGE investment... and the kind of LSAT score that you get will decide either the kind of law school that you go to or the aid that you get or both... and these factors will determine in large part the kind of life that you will lead for at least the next ten odd years and will likely continue to determine its course well beyond that... shoot for the best that YOU can do... the highest score that you can get... be it a 155 or a 170... you owe it to yourself... (*this is of course premised on the fact that you don't have special circumstances.) All the best!
@arcirocco if you're only on the beginning logic lessons with ~7 weeks to go until the June test ... don't take it in June. There's a strong likelihood that you'll waste money and time doing so. That's just not long enough to maximize your potential, let alone actually absorb the material, even if you don't work and only LSAT all day long. I'd say October at the earliest—and more likely December.