It's taking me so much time to review every question (including the ones I get right)! I wish I could just review the ones I got wrong. This wouldn't be a problem but I work full-time and I'm getting behind on my LSAT blog study schedule, despite my best intentions. Very aggravating!

That does sound frustrating! It sounds like you're trying to do too much.

In an ideal world, one would have time to review every single question, whether right or wrong. However, when you have other obligations, like a full-time job, it simply isn't feasible.

Focus your review efforts on questions you answered incorrectly, as well as those with which you have an inordinate amount of difficulty (down to two and got lucky, spent lots of time, etc.).

If, after doing the above, you find that you're still falling behind, consider doing fewer questions of each type.

Hope this helps!

I will probably review every LG but only because that's my weakest area. I plan to go over RC sections, but not necessarily to review EVERYTHING. For LR, I plan to notate questions while PT'ing with a double star that I feel about 50% sure about and a single star for about 75% certainty. I will review double stars and questions that I missed until absolute mastery, while for single stars, just until I understand what caused the slight uncertainty. I will be doing questions by type for PT's 1-38 beforehand, and will monitor this method and calibrate it until I can relaibly place a corresponding certainty level onto questions taken under timed conditions. I am a fan for having a study schedule that permits flexibility in order to avoid burnout, 21 weeks to go!!!

Check this out as well: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=184250

Thanks for responding, LSAT Blog! And thanks for giving me permission to do a little less (and hopefully keep up with the study schedule).

BTW, the diagramming technique you use for In-Out Grouping Games is life-changing.

Flipping the sufficient and necessary conditions. If I spend extra time I can reason it out and understand why I'm wrong but I can't get the recognition of necessary/sufficient to a point where it's mechanical and within the time I can spend on each question and finish the section. Just gotta practice practice practice.

Look up the necessary/sufficient indicator words to help with the recognition. If you memorize the list of words it will help with the speed and breaking down the argument.

Makes sense, Annet, thanks!

I totally agree with the memorization approach mentioned by the previous poster. At first it seemed a bit mechanical, but now I can just pick things out withough resorting to the "chart" (as I call it). Memorization came first, but clear understanding did come later:

If x then y
All x are y
Only y are x
X only if y
No x unless y

Another bit of memorization that helps me in LG specifically is:

A -> not B
B -> not A (contrapositive)
One can be in or both can be OUT

not A -> B
not B -> A (contra again)
One or both has to be IN

Does anyone else have anything like this they find useful? Always looking to add to the aresnal.

Glad to hear it! Keep me posted on how you're doing.

LSAT Blog, I'm another faithful follower of your 6-month course. Love it and learning tons!

(You and I spoke by phone last Oct - I am the "old" student from Canada who bombed badly in Oct and planned to retake in Dec. Good advice to wait, thanks. I think I'll nail this bloody thing thanks to you!!)

That's really good to hear. I was resisting memorization thinking I absolutely had to understand first. I think there is some flash card making in my future tonight.

I found memorizing first to be helpful also and it helped me apply what I learned faster.
Also, I only go over questions I missed or had a difficult time figuring out. I also rearrange my days off with my LSAT Blog schedule to adjust for days when I cannot complete the listed reading/problems and to play catch up.

Glad to hear it's going so well! (I remember speaking with you.) Keep at it and let me know if you need anything.

Knock on wood I suppose, lol! I just did PT 33 (LG) timed. Got through 3 (made one dumb mistake in each), and flopped the gem one (off to read your explanation now). I only scored 16/23. Ugh, feeling a bit discouraged.

But thanks!!! I hope for 160+. The only school I can attend averages, so I hope the 160+ and my new gpa - 3.8 - will help me get in this time. I hope to be PT'ing around 165+ just before the exam. I was PT'ing at an average of 158 last time (got 10 lower as you know!) so the 165+ ave should give me a bit of a cushion. I hope I can get there....

Hi everyone, just saying hello. unless I get 173+ on a couple of 60s PTs in the next 2 weeks, I am rescheduling from June to Oct. Wish me luck (or don't, depends on how you look at it). that is it, carry on.

officially rescheduled from june to october. hope to have a large presence in this thread until october 6th! let's crush this thing

FMMFL. I can't believe I'm here.

Hello all, I'm looking for a study partner in the NYC area. I always felt that talking about ideas and methods with someone else really helps you to learn and understand the process. I'm looking for someone who would be willing to meet up occasionally or just become an LSAT buddy I guess. You can PM me if you'd like. Good luck everyone, we gonna do the damn thang!

I'm taking the June test but will be taking the Oct. test for my third try(unless I hit 170+). Good luck studying

Hey Everyone,

I'm glad cyberspace has websites like this where we can connect with others who share similar interests. Otherwise, at least for me, it's going to be a long few months of focus and detachment from friends who don't understand why we never go out anymore.

Anyhow, I'm currently in the DC Area, work full-time, earned a 3.67 in Finance in Undergrad from a VA State School, but possess very stellar extra-curriculars and good work experience.

Motto: Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication; and Performance excellence equals Result Excellence; therefore, utilize the abstraction theory, to breakdown a daunting unknown 100 questions into doable familiar elements.

Target Score-175
Target Law Schools-UVA ( Top Choice-Virginia in-state-Tremendous Value) Northwestern, Berkeley, UT-Austin
Ideal Study Partner: Ideally I want someone completely committed who possesses an iron will to do whatever it takes to succeed in studying. In other words, a study partner who treats practice as if it were the super bowl, every time out. I'm extremely intense when it comes to goal setting, and would like someone who is planning on generating unique analysis on how to improve their score. In contrast, I don't want the typical LSAT taker who I often meet socially, that fails to break every element of the test down section by section, question by question.

Study Plan: I scored a 161 on the first practice test that I took, and improved drastically when going through Critical Reasoning and Logic Games.

Mindset: Elimination of all distractions, complete commitment toward the test, continual goal setting, planning and analysis, breaking the test down to the most fundamental of elements, and Practicing with a sense of urgency like the following Saturday will be the real thing.

Breaking the Test Down into Buckets and asking, what percentile am I scoring in for each section? Then from there breaking that down by games/passages/question types

Books: Both PowerScores (Logic Games and Logical Reasoning), Every single Prep Test from 7-65, The Official LSAT SuperPrep, Kaplan analysis of tests (I have the complete set; utilizing to gain a perspective on how questions were successfully answered, Pithypikes 4 month study guide and website materials, and potentially explanations on logic games
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147 days until October 6th
First Month until June 12th-Mastery of Logic Games and by that breaking the games down to type, and mastering each type, analyzing inefficiencies and familiarizing myself with questions, Becoming a diagram generation demon.
Goal: By June 12th I need to have mastered all game types, and be hitting within the required time
Day-by-day-focus needs to be worked out, however, I'll probably piggyback on Pithpikes study guide

Second Month-July 12-August 6 -Perfecting Critical Reasoning based on Question types, Analysis of imperfect areas, and understanding of reasoning behind correct and incorrect answers
Goal: Identify any problem areas; and hone in all areas of imperfection
still working on day-by-day strategy

Third Month-August 6-August 26-Nail reading comp passages down, understand all question types, and have speed and focus materials down

August 26-October-Practice Tests-I want to start out with normal 4 section tests, then move on to 5 sections, and ideally get up to 8 sections like some friends of mine who scored over a 175.

Overall, like anything else, my schedule is tentative, and I will concurrently be working on my stamina throughout the study period. If there are any dedicated potential test takers, let me know and let's do it! I've done a number of individual sections, so I already have a good understanding of the test, but I am committed to a more focused approach

Greetings! I'm finally checking in and pulling the books out after much delay. Beginning masters (political science) student applying for this upcoming cycle. Since I decided to take a break from finding Mr. Right, cancelled travel plans out of small town Ohio and only work part-time this summer, I'm going in LSAT mode full throttle! LSDAS GPA is 3.97 and LSAT could possibly make or break my aim for the T14! Wish you all the best of luck! And Happy Mother's Day!

I figured it is time to check in. This is my first post!

I am going to need all of the motivation I can get, so I figured I should join a community of people who all share the same goal as me!

P.s. did anyone do that game in the LGB on pg. 121 yet?? yikes...

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I sucked at studying this weekend, but my boss is gone today and tomorrow. Hello, LR Bible!

I do this all the time at my internship! When my boss goes to a meeting and I hear the door shut behind him, I get so pumped.