-6 Blind Review and -15 Timed for LR

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• Sergeeov Member

  October 2021 2 karma

  When are you taking the LSAT? The best way to improve your time is to take LR sections with the 35 min. time constraint as a hard cap no exceptions.

  Am I also reading your post correctly that you got -15 in 1 LR section with a 50 min. time limit?
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  luckysat1 Member

  October 2021 167 karma

  -8 on LR without any time pressure at all (BR) speaks to some fundamental lack of understanding of multiple questions types.

  I don’t say that to be discouraging or disparaging, just to be honest. It’s not that it’s a “bad” score so much as it’s in the realm of a diagnostic — i.e a “pre-trained” score. If you’re getting -8 on BR, assuming you’re applying yourself fully, I would posit you probably don’t yet fully understand some or all of the following: Lawgic, flaw types, argument parts. Understanding those three to a high degree of competency and accuracy should alone give you enough to get to the region of around -4 or better on BR and certainly better than -10 on timed.

  So, basically, rather than trying to get to your BR score, I would go back to basics and work through the core curriculum.

  Best of luck.
• averyanna.james Member

  October 2021 23 karma

  thank you both
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  taracoughlin1225 Member

  October 2021 40 karma

  If you're finding you're ending the timed portion with extra time, one benefit might be to slow yourself down. I find that my scores tend to be better when I'm less focused on how much time I have left and more focused on the task at hand. One other trick I use is to note the questions I feel iffy about, make a quick guess, and come back to them. The fresh perspective usually helps me to comprehend the content and question, making choosing the right answer much easier.

  Hope this helps!
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  Facts_or_Feelings Member

  October 2021 edited October 2021 179 karma

  You may be panicking during test conditions. Record your test conditions, write down what you feel immediately prior, during and after the test.

  You may be there conceptually and it is just mental stamina that you need work on.
• andrew.rsn Alum Member

  October 2021 831 karma

  Have you gone through the 7sage Core Curriculum?
• averyanna.james Member

  October 2021 23 karma

  @"andrew.rsn" I did.
• BlueRiceCake Member

  October 2021 302 karma

  What type of questions are you struggling on the most?

  How confident are you in conditional reasoning?

  How confident are you in existential reasoning?

  How many problems/PTs have you done?
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  sarakimmel Member ⭐

  October 2021 1488 karma

  It sounds to me like you might not be ready for timed sections. If you are unable to work out the answers untimed, adding the pressure of the clock will not help, and will most likely hurt you at this point.

  I would advise not taking any timed PTs, and spending some time really breaking down and understanding the stimuli, questions and ACs. I would also maybe eliminate some of your study materials, as using techniques from three or more test prep philosophies at once will confuse your process.

  Once you can start to see the patterns and answers untimed, getting down to -4 consistently, that might be an appropriate time to introduce the clock. If you do not already have one, finding a BR group or study buddy would be very helpful to further your understanding. It is amazing how much you learn when you have to explain your thinking to another person.

  Best of luck!
• averyanna.james Member

  October 2021 23 karma

  thank you all.