Is it possible to raise 10 points in 2 months for the October test?

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• brna0714 Alum Inactive ⭐

  August 2015 1489 karma

  Have you been through the 7Sage curriculum? If not, get on it asap. The increase you're looking for may be difficult, LR and RC are not as easy to improve on as LG, but it can be done. Work hard to understand the fundamentals covered in the curriculum and you'll be on your way.
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  ENTJ Alum Inactive ⭐

  August 2015 3658 karma

  @hj060815 What if I said it wasn't possible. How would you respond?
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  __Juan__ Alum Member

  August 2015 184 karma

  Yea it is, I've done it. Went from 150 to 167, and rising, from June - July. Doesn't mean you can or can't though. It just means someone could. IDK how much that helps.
  
  You need to go through the curriculum, follow instructions, drill, and PT. Then you drill, look at another curriculum (Trainer), drill again, and PT. Then you repeat, rereading parts of the curriculum that correlate with your weak spots.
• 7sagelsatstudent180 Alum Member

  August 2015 932 karma

  Of course it's possible but it completely depends on you. Like @ENTJ said, "what if we said no". Study hard and smart and you'll peak in due time
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  GSU Hopeful Core ⭐

  August 2015 1644 karma

  I'll refer again to a favorite quote of mine by Confucious, "he who says he can and he who says he can't are both usually right." Make up your mind and do it.
• NYC12345 Alum Inactive Sage

  August 2015 1654 karma

  @hj060815
  I think a 10 point increase is attainable in your case. A score in the mid 160s requires knowledge of the fundamentals, which you can master if you study hard and consistently. The sky is the limit. If you were trying to increase from the high 160s to the low 170s, then I would be singing a different tune, but a score in the 160s can be accomplished with lots of effort and perseverance. Best of luck to you.
• nicholas.andonie Member

  August 2015 10 karma

  @"GSU Hopeful" logged in just to like
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  nicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  August 2015 7965 karma

  @"GSU Hopeful" said:
  Make up your mind and do it.
  

  this tho.
• GSU Hopeful Core ⭐

  August 2015 1644 karma

  I try.
• hj060815 Alum Member

  August 2015 51 karma

  Thank you for the encouragement! I needed it. Even though I'm scoring low right now - around 158-160..should I be taking a lot of timed practice tests? When I do stuff untimed...I feel like I get it but when I'm on the clock I like blank out and just have no idea what I read for some LR questions and end up wasting so much time...
  I don't know how I need to be studying and what "quality" study is.
• sarkisp23 Alum Member

  August 2015 374 karma

  I know what you mean. Don't check the time. You're focusing on it. And when you're focusing on the time, you're devoting a part of you brain to time and not to really understanding and comprehending what you're reading.
  
  So what I did when I experienced this were 2 things: 1) just check time at the 10 min mark to see if I'm on track and 1 or 2 more times and that's it; and 2) this is connected to 1 but focusing less on time allowed me to really get into the questions. When you do this, you just understand more with your full brain and just naturally go a bit faster
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  nicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  August 2015 7965 karma

  @hj060815 said:
  Even though I'm scoring low right now - around 158-160..should I be taking a lot of timed practice tests?
  

  Yes.
  
  

  @hj060815 said:
  I don't know how I need to be studying and what "quality" study is.
  

  PT and full BR = quality study. What you do in the times when no one is watching ... That's the quality stuff
• nye8870 Alum ⭐

  August 2015 1749 karma

  @nicole.hopkins said:
  What you do in the times when no one is watching ... That's the quality stuff
  

  I think I'll make this my philosophy... my life philosophy.
• c.janson35 Free Trial Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  August 2015 2398 karma

  I would say all you should be doing at this point is taking timed practice tests and BRing them. Maybe throw in there some LG practice so you can max that out because I think games are the section most likely to benefit from drilling. Other than that, PT and be honest with yourself about where you are now and what you need to do to get where you want to be.
• rohamnaderi Alum Member

  August 2015 23 karma

  Meditation will significantly help you
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  Pacifico Alum Inactive ⭐

  August 2015 8021 karma

  @rohamnaderi said:
  Meditation will significantly help you
  

  While meditation can help certain people with certain issues, this person needs to really focus on hitting the PTs and BR hard at this point in the game. Meditation is helpful for stress and burnout, but doesn't really directly reinforce fundamentals which is what this person needs right now. By late September I could see the benefit being larger, and I understand the everyday benefit of meditation, but let's not shift focus away from the work that actually needs to be done.
• hj060815 Alum Member

  August 2015 51 karma

  i should meditate...but meditating is difficult. I have difficulty concentrating when i'm NOT taking a PT...and get so distracted....is 5 minutes of meditation enough? how long does it need to be?
  
  Also - today was the first time I took a PT in 3 months....since I was originally trying to take June LSAT...and postponed to October..it was a fresh brand new PT...and I scored a 165....-27 out of 100 questions. If only I can get like 10 more questions right consistently within the next month...and get a high 160 score for October....
  
  I haven't looked at the answers so I will BR'ing it tonight!
  
  Thanks for all the support you guys are all awesome!
• hj060815 Alum Member

  August 2015 51 karma

  LR -8, LG -2 (I shouldn't have missed these two..careless mistake), RC -10, LR -7