Recording yourself while practicing.

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• Alex Alum Member ⭐

  August 2017 23929 karma

  8 Points is nothing short of amazing! Congrats. If I had never started recording myself and taken the advice of all the wonderful sages on here, I think I'd still be stuck with no time to spare on LR or LG. Definitely a game changer.
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  TheMikey Alum Member

  August 2017 4196 karma

  nice! I recently recorded myself on RC and thought it was somewhat helpful too!
• Cant Get Right Yearly + Live Member Sage ⭐ 🍌 7Sage Tutor

  August 2017 27900 karma

  Nice! Footage provides critical objectivity, and it's hard to imagine studying without it. Pros at all kinds of things do it--tennis players, musicians, surgeons, you name it. Thanks for sharing!
• bklsat05 Member

  August 2017 177 karma

  @"Alex Divine" How do you do it?
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  August 2017 23929 karma

  @bklsat05 said:
  @"Alex Divine" How do you do it?

  I used this BESTEK iPhone 7+ holder and just clipped in on my desk. Works perfectly!

  https://www.amazon.com/BESTEK-Gooseneck-Holder-iPhone-Galaxy/dp/B00G3ZI0UI
• bklsat05 Member

  August 2017 177 karma

  Do we ever sleep? ha

  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M1JXNTT/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

  I ordered this from the other thread I found -- I felt it would clip stronger with my 7+

  Also changed the setting on my iPhone to 720p (also now I know where to set 4K!)

  I have 50GB on my phone, should be enough per PT.
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  TheDeterminedC Member

  August 2017 1025 karma

  @"Alex Divine" Definitely a game changer.

  Punny xD
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  TheDeterminedC Member

  August 2017 1025 karma

  I tried it once, but there were so many things I needed to work on that timing was out of scope.
  After just one recording, I found myself yelling "FOUR MINUTES ON THIS QUESTION?!? MOVE ON OMG". It was really awesome. I can't wait until I am at the point where I can do it again.
• Alex Alum Member ⭐

  August 2017 23929 karma

  @bklsat05 said:
  Do we ever sleep? ha

  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M1JXNTT/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

  I ordered this from the other thread I found -- I felt it would clip stronger with my 7+

  Also changed the setting on my iPhone to 720p (also now I know where to set 4K!)

  I have 50GB on my phone, should be enough per PT.

  Sleep, lol

  Yeah 50 GB will be good. That phone holder looks interesting. Let me know how it works for you!
• CJF_2180 Alum Member

  September 2017 106 karma

  What is it that you look for when you're recording yourself? Is it just how long you're spending on each question? I'm not really sure what I'm looking for when I re-watch.
• shermankrs Alum Member

  September 2017 80 karma

  How do you approach watching the playback of the video? I can't imagine that you are spending 2.5 hours just watching yourself take the test, on top of the BR, and the review of the test after BR. Do you specifically skip to areas of the video on questions you struggled with, or questions you marked (I use a star) that you spent a lot of time on?

  Any insights or strategies on how you are actually reviewing the video is helpful! I work full time so I have to be smart about how I use my time to study and review.
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  akistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌

  September 2017 9382 karma

  @shermankrs said:
  How do you approach watching the playback of the video? I can't imagine that you are spending 2.5 hours just watching yourself take the test, on top of the BR, and the review of the test after BR. Do you specifically skip to areas of the video on questions you struggled with, or questions you marked (I use a star) that you spent a lot of time on?

  Any insights or strategies on how you are actually reviewing the video is helpful! I work full time so I have to be smart about how I use my time to study and review.

  I don't know what @navilsat does, but what some people (including myself) do is to make a timing sheet of a PT like this:
  https://imgur.com/YPQJDb9

  For LG and RC, I actually fast forward the part I am reading the passage/making inferences.
• doyouevenLSAT Core Member

  September 2017 610 karma

  @akistotle

  this is perfect use of the footage. I am not at that point yet of recording, but thanks for that.
• CJF_2180 Alum Member

  September 2017 106 karma

  A spreadsheet is a really good idea. Is the first pass what you learned from watching the video? I'm a little confused as to how that works. if you don't mind sharing, that is.
• Silvia_L Alum Member

  September 2019 55 karma

  Hey @akistotle
  I was watching J.Y.'s Live Commentary videos and thought of recording myself as well. But is it still necessary considering that we now have digital PTs, which automatically shows how much time we spend on each questions?

  (Sometimes I got into a question, stuck there, and stop actively thinking because I don't know where to continue to think. That's when time flies by. That's one of the issues I am trying to solve by recording myself. )

  @akistotle said:

  @shermankrs said:
  How do you approach watching the playback of the video? I can't imagine that you are spending 2.5 hours just watching yourself take the test, on top of the BR, and the review of the test after BR. Do you specifically skip to areas of the video on questions you struggled with, or questions you marked (I use a star) that you spent a lot of time on?

  Any insights or strategies on how you are actually reviewing the video is helpful! I work full time so I have to be smart about how I use my time to study and review.

  I don't know what @navilsat does, but what some people (including myself) do is to make a timing sheet of a PT like this:
  https://imgur.com/YPQJDb9

  For LG and RC, I actually fast forward the part I am reading the passage/making inferences.