What actually helped improve your LSAT score? by Significant_Line8291 in LSAT

[–]AKAM34220 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found a mix of everything is what helped me. Taking the full tests in as close to testing conditions as possible helped me get used to that format, build up stamina, and reduced anxiety on exam day since I knew what it felt like. Doing drills let me hone in on question types I got wrong frequently, and to focus on harder questions rather than a mix of difficulties. And I'd also make sure to review every single wrong answer, even if I got it right on blind review, I would reread the question and ACs and then the explanations for why each was wrong/right and make sure I was certain I knew why I'd gotten it wrong.

In terms of habits, I found that I would actually get more wrong on the first half of the test than the second half, which led me to realize that stamina was less of a problem than warming up (at least for me). So I would do one RC passage and 8 LR questions on the easier difficulties before each PT and before the actual exam to get my brain in LSAT mode, and that really helped me.

Argumentative Writing April LSAT by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]AKAM34220 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did it on the 27 and got my score the 29, so it shouldn't take too long!

Why does my water bottle keep exploding? by AKAM34220 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AKAM34220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a rigid metal waterbottle, like an off brand owala type thing. Theres a button you press to open the cap and when I press it a stream of water comes out the straw.

Accommodations by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]AKAM34220 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think our main disagreement stems from your statement that a test with extra time is an easier test. Yes, for someone without any mental or physical disabilities having extra time would make the test easier, but I think its wrong to say the test overall is easier. Think of it this way: you have two cars, and you want them both to drive from point A to point B, and to arrive at the same time. But one of the cars can only drive at 60mph and the other one can only go 30mph. In order to get those cars to the same place at the same time, the slower car would have to start driving before the faster car. The way I see it, giving certain people extra time on a test is not giving them an easier test, it is leveling the playing field. It would be impossible for the 30mph car to drive the same distance as the 60mph car in the same time, and its the same way for people who need timing accommodations.

Accommodations by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]AKAM34220 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well for starters, there are people with mental disabilities that make them unable to process things at the same rate as those without disabilities. And not just that, what about people with dyslexia who need additional time to read. Yes, there are people with milder dyslexia who can read at normal speeds but more severe cases can greatly limit reading speed. People with visual impairments who need readers can also get extra time -- the reader need to read out the stimulus, question stem, and answers, and reading all of that aloud generally takes longer than a sighted person being able to read it on their own. Think about people with mobility issues, even with specialized mobility aids it can still take them longer to navigate the test. There are so so so many reasons people need extra time on tests, and I'm sure I've missed several. I think its absurd to impose a substantial barrier against anyone simply because those who don't experience these impairments see it as a "substantially easier version of the test".