Hello everyone,
While my PT score has increased little by little, it seems like my BR score has hit a plateau in the low to mid 170s. I've been studying for the LSAT for quite some time and am feeling frustrated that my BR score isn't consistently 175+. Anyone have advice on how to improve the BR? What tactics did you use? What I'm doing right now is going over all of the questions again after taking a PT. However, I still make confidence errors and am having trouble spotting them in advance. Any advice/tips you might have would be greatly appreciated.
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I would also highly recommend getting in on the group BR calls if you haven't done so already. It really helps to reinforce good reasoning skills to hear from the perspectives of others.
Do you have any advice about how I can better identify/anticipate confidence errors? I usually make 0 or -1 in LG and can catch my mistakes in RC during BR most of the time; it's mostly in LR where I tend to make 1-4 confidence errors overall.
Unfortunately I live abroad and because of the time difference, I can't make the BR group calls, but thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll join when I'm in the US on vacation in September
Perhaps try to find some study buddies in your part of the world and set up your own BR calls. I can't express enough how valuable it is to get the perspectives of others, especially for LR.
Also, is there a specific question type that is hanging you up in LR? Use the 7Sage analytics to your advantage so you can find patterns should they emerge.
Often times I have confidence issues even when I have clear reasons to eliminate/choose, but that's more of an emotional issue (which of course is in play on the LSAT!). It's probably a bit tied to personality styles. If you're normally risk averse and deliberate a lot, well, you will probably have more confidence wavering issues than someone who pulls the trigger and doesn't look back. That's just a guess. AH see now I'm deliberating again
Just kidding. I find that knowing what I picked the first time stresses me out. Adds another layer of pressure and deliberation. Goodness knows I don't need any more of either of those things.