I’m taking the June LSAT. I seem to have plateaued at ~166 and am aiming for 170+. How can I get there?
Background:
After a month of hardcore logic game studying and two weeks of hardcore LR studying, I took three prep tests. Here are my scores:
PT 61: 166
RC: 19/27
LR1: 23/25
LR2: 24/26
AR: 18/23
PT 50: 167
RC: 24/28
LR1: 25/25
LR2: 18/25
AR: 20/22
PT 49: 165
RC: 21/27
LR1: 22/26
LR2: 23/25
AR: 18/22
In my opinion, what’s keeping me from 170+ is my inability to finish an LSAT without bombing a single section. In each of these tests, I bomb one section (either LR or RC) and it takes me out of the 170 range. Any tips on maintaining stamina? Also, RC has gotten noticeably harder in the contemporary exams. Any tips on tackling it?
Sounds like it’s time start taking more practice tests.
If you feel like you have a solid grasp of the concepts in the Powerscore bibles (or whatever system you use), then it’s the timing aspect of the test that’s probably hurting your scores the most. I know that logic games still kick my a** occasionally, but after 15+ practice tests I generally get 1 or 2 questions wrong per LG section compared to the 7-9 I was eating when I first started.
If you feel like it’s difficulty with certain concepts, there is of course tons of info on this site and elsewhere regarding study plans/materials/etc. I was impressed by the LR and LG bibles, especially the LG one, though I haven’t seen the RC bible since RC’s my strong suit to begin with. If the other two books are any indication, though, it’s certainly worth a read.
But yeah, mostly I think it’s a matter if putting the hours with the damn practice tests. Of course, maybe you have better things to do with your afternoons than spending three hours straight hunched over a desk drawing little black ovals…
I have been practicing in about the same range for about 10 tests now and I listened to others and took a few days off and FINALLY pulled a 172! Try to get some time off (I took 2 days completely off, not even one thought about the LSAT).
Maybe try cutting out each LR problem that you miss and reviewing it until it the reasoning for the right answer makes ABSOLUTE sense …it has brought my LR scores from -5ish per section to -4ish total.
I have about the exact same problem. My LR sections have ranged from -5 to -2 and RC has been anywhere from -2 to -9 and LG has been -2 to -4. I feel like I understand the concepts, but I just need practice. (I’ve only one three actual prep tests in one sitting under real conditions, and I’ve done several timed sections.) It’s been like over three weeks since I’ve done any full prep tests.
A few questions first – what was your cold diag? How are you timing yourself? Which section have you improved on most since starting? The least?
Honestly I would work on LG first. You should be able to get it down to consistently -1 or -2. It’s the most learnable section by far (with RC being the least learnable). If you can get your score on LG down to a consistent -1, it will help you a lot, and then you can tackle the less learnable sections.
I’d also second taking a break. I see score drops when I’m feeling burnt out, and my score usually comes back up after I give myself some time to chill out and take a break.
I had a 156 cold diagnostic. I’ve improved the most on LG. I started with -15. Now I average around -4. I’m planning on a final LG push next week to solidify my gains and hopefully edge up to -2 average.
I’m taking 5 section tests (PTs plus one extra section) and timing myself according to standard LSAT timing (35 minute sections, 10 minute break between 3 and 4).
