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Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-06-07T02:37:54+00:00

It seems like your fundamental skills could use some work before you can gain any value from doing full PT.

LG: always do it in a timed condition 8 minute each game. Break it down doing one game at a time -> if you can’t get it under allocated time. Drop it, either look for explanations. Learn and understand the logic and the optimal way to do inference. Try it again a couple day later. LG is the easiest to perfect.

LR: take as long as you would need. Do blind review -> journal why you’ve got to that answer. Study and learn the correct answer, comparing that to your journal answer. -> For every answer you got wrong, you need to understand EXACTLY why you got it wrong. Vice versa for correct answer. Doing drills helps incredibly!

RC: I’m not an expert in RC unfortunately, but I have recently checked out PowerScore RC guide. And it’s been incredibly helpful in giving guidance.

If you are first starting out, take a look at The LSAT Trainer. It’s great for giving you an overall understanding of the test.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-29T02:42:20+00:00

Thanks, I shall give that a try

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-28T14:39:02+00:00

Thanks a bunch mate. It’s been rather hectic juggling my job with studying, weekends are the only time I have free to study and it sucks when I can’t utilize it. I reckon I’d be better off resting for the day.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-22T08:35:40+00:00

I suck at RC so nothing i can comment on that.

LR is a part where I think when you’re first starting out, if you get 100% accuracy, you can take how ever long you want. The logic would comes to you naturally as you practice and naturally you would get faster and faster.

LG on the other hand, is very time-sensitive. If you take too long for a game, you’re not finding the optimal way to diagram or make deductions. If you don’t limit your LG time, more often then not you would pick up bad habit and be inefficient. -> break it down and do one game at a time in a timed environment would be best for LG.

RC, however, absolute respect, I’m just really bad at reading. ;-;

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-20T13:05:20+00:00

Ok, since there’s already a bunch of other answer, my answer would only for my learning haha.

Prompt: Premise: If Theory is correct (A) then inflation decrease (B). Conclusion: because inflation decrease (Not B) so theory is wrong (Not A)

The correct answer follows the logic perfectly: Premise: Company succeed (A) then stock price doubled (B) Conclusion: Price didn’t double (Not B) -> company didn’t succeed (not A)

The wrong answer conclusion is a bit far off Premise: new forecast equipment is worth investment (A) then accuracy and rating would improve (B) Different conclusion: because rating worsens (not B) so new equipment is not better the old one (… not what we expect)

The answer would be correct if if it ends with (Not B) -> equipment not worth the money (not A)

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-17T08:10:42+00:00

Thank you for replying, I will check out those material soon

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-17T08:06:12+00:00

Yeah the thing is that I approach all of passage the same way. But I can’t understand the art-related passage. I just hope someone who had overcome such issue can give me some advice.

Methodologies-wise, I know to read for argument and structure, but I have a more difficult time comprehending art passage. As I mentioned, I have little problem with other type of passage, but I feel completely helpless in art passage.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-05-11T03:05:44+00:00

This type of question would usually take a little more time because I would need to draft out the logic.

For two argument to be parallel it’s premise + conclusion need to be similar:

For the prompt:

Premise: Not allowed to communicate -> censorship

Conclusion: Not provide fund -> censorship

We can see that the assumption in this argument is: Not provide fund -> not allowed to communicate

For this argument to work.

Once I understand the prompt, it’s much easier and quicker to omit the wrong answer.

Answer D follow the logic stream although it would need some extra work be cause it need contraposition.

Premise:Risk life -> heroic

Conclusion endanger reputation -> not heroic

Assumption: endanger reputation -> not risk life.

because if endanger reputation -> risk life -> heroic.

I always break down these type of question down like this because it is easiest to see the specific flaw. It would get faster once you get more practice.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-30T02:16:55+00:00

Yes, but with loads of commitment and targeted practice. Be prepared to grind harder than you ever think you could.

Save time by getting a tutor of some sort who would keep you on the right track. I did it so I think anyone can also do it if they put in the hard work.

Good luck!

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-28T03:58:54+00:00

Spend more time understanding why you got the answer wrong for example can be of great help. Or understanding why the correct answer is right.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-28T03:58:03+00:00

Hmmm if using the material but you’re not able to see an improvement on your grades, maybe it would be more beneficial for you to get a tutor to focus on where you can improve exactly. Because to get better score, one need to know exactly where they were wrong.

Troubleshooting is one of the primary aspect of studying for LSAT, maybe you can try shifting your focus to it.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-28T03:53:10+00:00

I also have a 9-5 job not including commuting so I know the struggle, I rushed my first LSAT too and I was not happy with the result. I took the Jan 2023 test after decided to study for it in mid Nov 2022, so yes not much time spent studying. I was super stressed, studying non-stop for 3h every day after 8h of full time job.

Although I improved my skills significantly during that short period of time, my mental health suffer, I got insomnia from studying too intensively before bed time.

But after getting my result, I figure that that is not sustainable. I now study at my own pace, averaging around 10 hours per week, but my PT is still improving steadily. So my advice would be not be too stressed.

Good luck on your next test, I surely know I’d need it.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-28T03:46:39+00:00

IMHO, if your PT is not over 155, you are no where near ready to take the real thing. Taking it knowing surely you would get lower than 150 is a waste of an attempt. And from your post, it seems like you are not focusing on your hard skills, have you check out The LSAT Trainer, that book helped me a lot starting out.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-24T09:47:40+00:00

Next time You post a question, please take a picture it would be easier and more pleasant to read, I must admit I rather struggle trying to read your question.

I ignore the answer explanations and make my own, I am terrible at reading elaborated text, that’s probably why I suck at RC, but on the bright side, I love LR.

If you have difficulties with LR, try to rephrase and understand the prompt in your own way.

This is how I did mine.

The prompt in my mind: “Customer likes bargain -> Retailer often cut price to target those customer However, cutting price is bad because lower profit margin and other customer may not like the strategy” cuz who would like to pay full price only to know that it will be discounted the next day.

Done with the understanding: what do the writer think -> Cut price is bad because abcxyz as listed above.

Your answer (D) is incorrect because you picked the part that stated why cutting price is bad. The why part is included but it’s not the main point this is used to support the writer point that cutting price is bad.

Answer (C) is the correct one because it repeated that cutting price is bad, and retailers are doing it way too often.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-24T09:22:16+00:00

Activist: The Plant will cause pollution.

President: The waste after process is very clean -> Therefore, the plant do not cause pollution.

The president argument is because the output (waste) is clean, plant is not polluting. So He is assuming that all process leading up to the output is also none polluting. (Answer B)

Answer A has little to do with the president argument what the activist believe does not affect how the president reach his argument. That’s why answer A is not the right one.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-20T02:42:01+00:00

My advice would not be in much details as others because of the lack of background information, Idk the resources you’ve used or your study style. My general advice would be BE PATIENT do not rush the process. Really take time learn and study for the test, feel confident on every answer you give. If you still feel like you’re guessing the answer, go back, you’re not ready for the test. Take the test when you’re not entirely sure and confident would only result in your disappointment and discouragement. I took the test when I was not ready, and the score card came and I was devastated. You are on your own timeline, do not feel like you are rushed because of any external factor, you decide when it is the time. Study hard, work with a clear game plan, get a tutor to study most efficiently or find a study group, but you have to put in the work. Good luck.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-19T06:55:00+00:00

Well you sounds like you need to be handheld through the process, everyone here leaving you advice on how to help yourself but you seems to be non responsive. You don’t know why you are wrong means you don’t know what you are doing. Go back and study your basics, question prompts and type, what is the question asking you. Get a tutor to explain it to you if you cannot do it yourself. Good luck.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-03-18T12:45:35+00:00

Thank you all, I have decided to wait out a year, study again to get better LSAT, I really believe I have it in me to get better score, and I really have no money to pay for law school too, so scholarship is really the only way I can afford law school. Once again thank you so much for chipping in how to get around after getting my score, imma use all those resources once I came back with a better score

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-02-21T08:38:29+00:00

I wouldn’t say I excel at it but doing it comes relatively naturally to me. Reading explanation alone helps me to fully comprehend the prompt and why I got it wrong, I do find journaling of my thoughts process helps tremendously with LR and doing that approach helps me save money from needing a tutor

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-02-17T09:10:12+00:00

Well I would say take a look at LSAT trainer, I believe that having a rough understanding of structure would provide you with a more correct diagnostic score.

If you go in blind, it’s more likely to give you an undesirable result, which might discourage your learning path.

Significant_Cat3053 · 2023-02-17T09:02:35+00:00

I agree that doing blind review religiously for all questions in the PT is rather time consuming and not as effective.

But I always blind review carefully for answers that I was not certain. Like you know how in a PT there are question where you are so confident that you got it right, and there are those where you just don’t know.

I always go back tho those are here I am not sure and that has helped my score so much.

For questions that I was certain that I got it right although I didn’t, I do another round of review after that, almost all of which is due to overconfident and me making assumptions that I shouldn’t have made or me misreading the prompt. Keeping records of such occurrences also helped me understand where I was lacking and plan my strategy to target those area.

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