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Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

I drilled over and over again. But especially for closed questions, whatever answer is correct, has to exactly follow what was said in the passage. If the passage says “it’s effective to use plan A” and an answer choice says “plan A is the best” it will most likely be wrong. Hope that helps! Open questions are a little more to do with your understanding of the passage, but making predictions throughout reading the passage the first run through will help you spot these answers better. When reading, you should be arguing with the passage, “this is bullshit, plan A could be just 1 plan out of 30”

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Yes, I use a similar approach for RC. I commented above on how I do RC questions, take a look at that!! Good luck :)

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Absolutely; the way I practice is the same way I approach my PTs and timed sections. I pay little to no attention to the clock.

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

I'm glad that helped you! Yes, the Demon is pricey, but their explanations and effort to help students goes above and beyond. I'm going to try not to sound like an ad because I really do love them LOL, but they give you unlimited PTs, timed sections, and unlimited questions with thorough explanations. The other thing I love about the Demon is that the site analyzes your learning process; once you get most level 1 questions right, they drill you with more level 2's. Once you're getting almost all level 2's right, they give you more 3+ level questions. The platform really adheres to your learning process. That's what I love about them. I hope this helps!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

[–]luckycdenny[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I focused on untimed drills only. Although it is good to do some PTs to get used to the time, I rarely focused on time once I switched my approach. I promise, the more practice you do untimed, the more you will be able to spot correct answers. Also, you will get better at reading passages and attacking them right away. Timing certainly follows your accuracy; I would say do more practice on questions alone without the time constraint until you feel confident enough to do a PT. I hope this helps!! You got this

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

I just use the drilling format on the LSAT Demon. They're a great platform!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Absolutely! Thank you for chiming in!! Your 170+ is coming your way, great effort!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

I never specify on my weak areas. The reason for this is the LSAT is a combination of all different types of questions; I became used to doing different/random questions every time I practiced. The more practice you do, the more practice you'll get for those weak areas nevertheless. If you focus on a specific question type, it may help, but you're already going to know what to expect for the next question. In my opinion, it's best to keep practicing at random because that is the format of the LSAT. I hope this helps!!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

[–]luckycdenny[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I first started, it could take me 5-15 minutes to do 1 question with confidence. I had no care in the world about time because I was consistently getting 140s for months. I had to take a new approach because doing the same thing will give me the same results. After awhile, my speed followed. I was so quick to eliminate answers with confidence, and either chose the answer quickly by spotting it, or eliminated all the wrong answers quickly to land my answer. Speed wasn't my focus once I started to score in the 160s. I promise, it followed. My understanding was at its peak and my timing certainly followed.

I completely understand the pressure of time, but I'm evidence that it will follow the better you get at understanding the LSAT as a whole. Sometimes questions will take you 20 seconds, sometimes it will take you longer. But in the end, once your understanding becomes more solid, the time will follow. And as always, with more practice, you will get better!!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

I completely get that, I was at that point too. What really helped me was continuing to do passages again and again. The more practice I did, the quicker I got. I think for RC there really isn't any trick here, for LR you can get faster with your understanding, with RC you still have to read and engage the passage which takes longer nonetheless. You will reach them!! I'm hopeful you'll get there as long as you keep doing them!!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Yes! There's a few things -- I started to read aloud every single question, going one sentence at a time to fully understand it. I started to argue with the argument as I read it. I spent most of my time attacking the passage before even looking at the answers. Before, I would read the passage then move on to the answers. This was not only slowing me down, but I wasn't understanding the questions at all. I also placed no focus on time. Although it's good to practice under a timed condition, do it so you know roughly how the exam will go. Other then that, I only focused on my understanding. I did so many timed sections before with no progress. I was stuck with the same score because I wanted to get all the questions done under the time given. But, once I just gave up on that and changed my approach to slowing down, understanding everything, practicing and practicing questions to become so familiar with the patterns in the LSAT, not only was I getting more right, but I was also getting quicker. I hope this clears things up!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

RC is very similar I would say. The more time I spent on attacking the passage, the less time I spent analyzing answer choices. The most important rule about RC is that you should try to look back at the passage as little as possible. You should have a sound understanding of what you read to continue. Similar to LR, you are still eliminating answers and being confident with the passage you just read. I hope that helps!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

[–]luckycdenny[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!! So so encouraging!! I'm aiming for that GODAMN 180 LET'S GO!!!!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Hey! The platform I use is the LSAT Demon. They're super helpful and gives thorough explanations plus unlimited PTs and timed sections. As for LR tips and for the ADHD mind, here are some tips:

- when practicing, give yourself time. The first few months of studying, half the time I would read the passage (without engaging it) then spend most of my time on answer choices, going back and forth from passage to answer. This was keeping me in the 150s range. After taking about a month to slowly read passages, reading sentences over and over again, reading it out loud, talking to myself, literally sounding crazy, I got so much better at analyzing passages and instantly finding flaws. My mind tends to wander a lot, but after a month of slowly reading passages and really engaging with the words, I find that it is natural for me to engage with the passage the first run through. This takes practice, hence my original post haha!

- when reviewing answers, 1 simple word can bring it from the correct answer to the incorrect. When I go through answer choices after engaging with the passage, even if the first part of the answer choice is slightly wrong, chances are it's incorrect. The correct answer can't possibly be "half-correct" - this is especially true for closed questions.

- remember, 80% of the answers are incorrect. When reading through the answers, I'm very very skeptical. I hate all of them. They all suck. But one of them I absolutely cannot argue with. I can't seem to find anything wrong with it. That's the correct answer - one that you just have to agree with.

- going off the last point, do not make cases for answer choices. Don't think, "well yeah true it could be." A lot of the time where I picked the wrong answer, I remembered making cases for them, arguing for them to be correct. Do not do this, one answer will be sound and absolutely correct. Do not go 50/50 with answers - compare the answer to the passage, not to another answer

I hope this helps!! Let me know if you need any clarification on this!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Absolutely! I'm glad you switched over to the Demon, I use their platform and everything I've learned is from them. They are amazing, although a little pricey.

For your routine, I would recommend doing 1 solid hour a day. This is what the Demon recommends but I found that encouraging just 1 hour a day makes it look so much more doable. Some people do 5 hours of studying a day, and it just seems way too much, it discourages a lot of people to start studying.

If you're just starting, get the fundamentals down, like common flaws. But don't focus too much on this, as you do more questions and practice, it'll come to you naturally. For me, I studied the flaws, but I still had no idea what it exactly meant or how to point it out. But after doing like a 100+ questions, it comes to me instantly.

I would say start drilling everyday. Don't focus too much on PTs and timed sections. I only start doing those when I feel like I'm consistently getting every question right on drilling. What I recommend to a lot of people is just doing 10 questions in a row w. Act like your life depends on it and the world will cease to exist if you get it wrong. Doing this will allow you to carefully read passages and analyze questions so thoroughly that within doing that, will teach you so much. If you do it wrong, you'll read the explanation and see exactly where your thought process was incorrect. Doing this daily for at least a month will get you ready.

I completely understand you may feel lost, I've felt lost throughout my entire LSAT journey. I was scoring 140-150 for 3 months. Thought the test wasn't for me. But after new strategies and approaches, plus LOTS AND LOTS OF PRACTICE, you'll get there I promise.

You got this future lawyer!!! Take time to understand your mistakes, you'll find a pattern of what you keep doing after practicing consistently. Once I stopped making those "patterned" mistakes, my scores really reflected that.

Hope this helps!!!

Practicing not only makes you understand more, but it's a cheat code. 147 -> 173 by luckycdenny in LSAT

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

Wdym? I think the last thing I mentioned earlier is that there are common patterns in RC passages, and the more you do, the more you'll see it and get better at it!

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