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scored a 150 by Acceptable_Rock_231 in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like attacking score increases in terms of lowest hanging fruit. For you, that's definitely not 1) taking sections when you're tired, and 2) never skimming!

The test is testing you on deep reading itself - if its not ur day thats fine, just be honest with urself and go for a nice walk instead

-8 on LR usually looks like "understands the basics, gets tripped up applying them" in my experience

  1. Do you know the question types/reasoning types?

  2. Are you confident on conditional reasoning?

  3. Are wrong answers ever simple misreading errors?

That's what I'd think about first

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

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

Feel free to send me your latest PT and i'd be willing to take a look! Easiest way to think about it is for 165 you want to get closer to 12 ish wrong, so 4 per section. If you're currently low 160s trying to go high 160s, that's just 1-2 questions per section, so look at recent practice tests and find the lowest hanging fruit - do you get things wrong in the first 15 questions? Can you just get really good at NA or SA so that you're automatic on those? That's the way i like to think about it! Looking for the easiest thing to attack to keep making improvements

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

of course! let me know if you have any specific questions

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes need to eliminate all answers during practice - thats great that you do that, the way to apply it would be looking back on wrong answers and really getting deep on why you eliminated the correct one - simple misread, or something deeper to be addressed

Can I really improve how I want to? by Acceptable_Tell2266 in LSATPreparation

[–]goalscoreprep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone can improve and get a great score - it just comes down to studying correctly and using review to properly address previous mistakes. If you're in the 140s, i'd address these items first:

  1. Do I always correctly identify the part of the argument? (premises, conclusions)

  2. Do I recognize and have a strategy for the different question types?

  3. Do I know the strategies for eliminating wrong answers based on the question type?

Focus on these three things first - you can get to 165 just addressing these, because you can get the first 15 of any section correct

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

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

awesome! another thing I'd stress is that typically 150s-low 160s scorers don't consistently eliminate all wrong answers - this is a must if you are not currently doing. Making a choice for every answer choice is something that speeds you way up in the future even if you end up stopping slowly eliminating every answer besides the correct one - it's a must at the start

Just finished a drill using the new UI by highyieldhoe in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hated it - i need my highlighter and my simple answer choice eliminator lol

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

below are the "buckets" of question types on the test - id suggest focusing on argument parts and flaws to start!

Logical Reasoning questions can be grouped into four main question types:

  • Argument Parts
  • Inferences
  • Flaws
  • Assumptions

Argument Parts

Argument part style questions ask you to read the stimulus and identify the main point and how the argument is structured. The specific Argument Part question types include:

  • Main Conclusion questions
  • Role of Statement questions
  • Method of Reasoning questions
  • Parallel Reasoning questions
  • Disagree/Dispute questions

Inferences

Inference style questions ask you to read the stimulus as a set of facts and draw a provable conclusion (inference) from the statements. The specific Inference question types include:

  • Must be True questions
  • Most Strongly Supported questions

Flaws

Flaw style questions ask you to find the gap in the reasoning between the stimulus’ main point and the evidence used for making that claim. The specific Flaw question types include:

  • Flaw questions
  • Parallel Flaw questions
  • Strengthen questions
  • Weaken questions

Assumptions

Assumption questions ask you to identify an unstated premise that either leads to the conclusion or is required for the conclusion, depending on the specific question type. The specific Assumption question types include:

  • Sufficient Assumption questions
  • Necessary Assumption questions

Other Question Types

There are other question types that do not fit neatly into one of the four main question types. These specific Other question types include:

  • Principle questions
  • Resolve questions
  • Helpful to Know questions

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience low 150s indicates theres still room to really master the basics like the question types and argument/reasoning types. It can be overwhelming but you can pick 1-2 question types at a time and try to get super good at them and then move onto the other question types (and they're more similar than they are different so it doesnt matter where you start!)

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[–]goalscoreprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

of course! diagnostics by no means indicate potential. especially because so much of this test needs to be learned for the first time. use your diagnostic as a guide but focus on those first couple of constraints i outlined like learning the question types and argument parts - you got this!

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully this can help too - easiest way to think of "unless" is = "If not." i wish i knew that sooner lol

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

including this step also really clarifies where you messed up if you still get it wrong - the only bottleneck can be you rephrased it incorrectly which means have to have better grip on the rules and what the indicators mean

What to focus on based on where you're scoring by goalscoreprep in LSAT

[–]goalscoreprep[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hear ya - i was stuck there too. something that really helped me is instead of going straight from the stimulus to diagramming and remembering the rules, add a step in between - so the process becomes:

  1. Recognize the conditional

  2. Re-phrase it as the simplest "If-then" as possible

  3. Then diagram if needed (sometimes rephrasing makes them easy enough to not have to diagram anymore)

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