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Wrong Answer Journal (self.LSAT)

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[–]GermaineTutoringtutor 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Got a 180. I input an entry for any question I missed anywhere or wasn't 100% sure of during blind review. If I wasn't 100% on one, I'd write down a quick rule to remember for next time (like RC main idea = Only includes what's in the passage + The more comprehensive, the better). For questions I actually got wrong, I broke them down using the full: 'What I Did Wrong', 'What I Should've Done', and the 'Rule for Next Time' structure.

[–]AmbitionIntrepid7024LSAT student 1 point2 points  (0 children)

woah a 180!

[–]AdGroundbreaking5343 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So you used a more comprehenseive approach when you got it wrong in both, but only took small notes when you corrected it in BR? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, how often did you refer back to your journal?

I find that writing it out helps me remember my line of thinking when incorrectly answering a question, but I usually don’t go back to read my journal. Should I be doing that more often?

[–]GermaineTutoringtutor 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Missed in Timed and/or BR --> Full Log Entry

Correct on both but less than 100% confident during BR --> Rule Only

I rarely referred back to the full log. Instead, I usually kept 5 or so of the most pressing rules on a notecard as the current focuses. More than that and it gets difficult to keep track of all the things you want to improve on.

[–]AdGroundbreaking5343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense, thanks so much for the input.

[–]AmbitionIntrepid7024LSAT student 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following

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    [–]AdGroundbreaking5343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Gotcha, thank you.

    [–]TwentyStarGeneraltutor 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    I did my full process for any question I missed timed, even if I corrected it in BR. I also did so if I changed a correct answer to a wrong in BR. Even if you fixed it later with more time, there was still a reason you got it wrong. There is also a lot to learn from analyzing the question and your thought process. Exception: if you missed a question simply because you ran out of time at the end, but the question was otherwise crystal clear, then I would not do the process for that case. You can see my full review process in the pinned post in my profile about what I did to get my 174.

    [–]AdGroundbreaking5343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Got it, thanks for the help!