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What helped me was doing "confidence drills" - it's basically doing drills as fast as you can. It can be 10 questions, 20 questions, or a whole section. But it's mostly just to speed through and test your confidence. You'll be surprised by how many …
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Working full time and trying to study is super hard! I learned that I can't hold myself to such a rigorous standard as X number of hours. Instead, I try to value what I got out of studying. Sometimes I study for 5 hours on a weekend and feel like I …
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For me, it was really helpful to think big picture as I studied. It's been a while since I did the CC, but finding patterns in each question type and looking at the logical structure of all the problems made it clearer that the test is pretty mechan…
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I watched “Crash Course Studying” on YouTube and learned a lot about focus & concentration, anxiety, etc. It didn’t magically solve my problems, but it gave me a context into the way I was thinking and assured me that I wasn’t alone. I’d highly …
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You might be fine doing one game for a week or so to get familiar with the concepts, but you should really be doing full sets. For example, some games, you can finish in five minutes. But some, it's totally OK to get in ten minutes. So doing all 4 g…
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The schedule that they give you factors in every single practice set, estimates the amount of time it takes to read the articles, and how long each video is. Often, you can skip the articles because the videos already covered it. And you can also us…
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@"Cherry - 7Sage" said: Hi there, You're always welcome to resume your subscription at any time. As long as you use the same email address to re-subscribe to the course, you won't lose the information in your account (progress, analytics,…
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A disclaimer: my experience is only my own!!! However, with that said, I dropped about 6 points below my PT average on the August test, and I have spoken to many people who have dropped even 10 points. I would be wary about your score on the PT and …
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@kryskrys I am on the same boat! August was my first test. Do you regret canceling your score? I am trying to decide if I should cancel mine.
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In the same situation as you! Powerscore said that this test could've had a looser curve especially because of that RC section, so I was shocked to see my score. I hadn't scored below the 160s in months. I think it could have been an overcorrection,…
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@mpereira962D said: Same boat, but I think if you're struggling, it's your mind and body telling you to take a break. I'm taking November because I knew I'd need some down time after August and didn't want to rush into October. Good luck. To…
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@agc438 said: OMG SAME. The only thing I can tell you is to turn off distractions and redo your first ever practice test to see growth. It's hard to get back into the rhythm and you'll have to ease back in 1 game/passage at a time. This is s…
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@tealeavesbreadloaves said: What did y'all do with scrap papers after the test? Do the proctors ask you to throw them away or something? My proctor didn’t ask but the rules say to rip it up in front of the webcam. So I asked my proctor and h…
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Had the same experience as most on here! LG-RC-LR-RC. The second RC was significantly harder and I actually felt the LR was tricky as well. The LG was straightforward and hopefully it’ll be my saving grace. Good luck to all!!!
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My fave dinner is miso salmon: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/crispy-skin-salmon-with-miso-honey-sauce I blanch some kale / leafy greens to top it off. It's my "night before PT" meal!
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I've been taking the 7sage flex tests with three sections for an accurate score, but I always start my practice test with a random problem set of LG, RC, or LR. This way, I'm replicating testing conditions with four tests (take a 10 min break after …
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I have the same problem! I work FT and also trying to take one PT a week. I improve the most when I'm drilling, so after my BR, I do different drills depending on where I'm at in my progress. Some days I do an entire section untimed (this takes the …
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@cpeaks13 said: @eh189 I have been going -10 lately on RC and its definitely getting me down. I keep thinking that if i print out passages and read them untimed and really dissect each one as you mentioned it would help. I think i read somewhe…
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it's good to know the things that courses and textbooks tell you (different types of question stems, flaws, assumptions, etc.) but when you finally realize that soooooo much of the LSAT is just really similar logical flaws and assumptions stated dif…
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Are you taking untimed sections? This really helped me improve my memory, and I realized that literally everything (except maybe inference questions) can be found in the passage. Once I understood that, I began to be better at remembering small deta…
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@"Codell Beckham" You're totally right -- after my break I realized that I had let the test completely control my life. I started running again and already feel so much better. I just wish that this translated into higher scores!
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I feel like this is totally possible! Review the core curriculum and drill. I thought that taking practice tests were really important, but I'm actually learning that drilling, practicing, and BR-ing throughout the week is more important. I would d…
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Could I observe this? I'm scoring in the 160s, but would really like to be 170+. Would love to see how high scorers think through the questions.
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Is it too late to join? I'm ranging around the same, and I am CT as well. Let me know when the next session is!
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Yes! I have the same problem with strongly worded trap answers too. Thank you! @"M.Y.M.M.Y.M." said: I would look at the metrics from a bunch of tests you did and I would pick the Q you got
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Thank you for this! I BR similarly to what you suggest. I identify Question type, Translate the stimulus, and explain why I pick a certain answer over others. I'm going to try Q Strategy and Prediction -- those are really good suggestions. I've no…
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Interested! New link?
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Interested! In a similar boat -- just registered for the June test.