1 Month LSAT Blitz
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:09 am
Yes I'm so motivated I need a chin strap to keep my headband on.
Here's the deal - after mentally farting on the December LSAT (157) and scoring 4-5 points below my general average, I've decided to retake in Feb after taking the 1 month Testmasters January Class.
This blog will be a documentation of what it takes to go from a 157 to a 170 in exactly 1 month. I took the month of December off (after the LSAT) to recharge my LSAT batteries and will begin prep in earnest on January 2nd. Obviously, there's no guarantee that I will achieve a 170, but that's the hope.
Study plan:
Obviously, go to to class. Classes are from 6-10 PM during the week, then 10AM to 2PM on the weekends. I work from 10PM-6AM during the week, and will essentially go straight from TM classes to reviewing and doing homework during my work shift (work is pretty dead at night thank God). I should have 4 legitimate timed and proctored tests during the class. This should prevent me from eating a mental brick again during the actual test.
I think this whole deal is possible because while my initial score was a 157, during my own timed tests I was consistently scoring 160-162, with nothing more then lazily looking at the PS Logic Game Bible. Oh, right, the breakdown.
Dec 2007 LSAT Breakdown:
LR: -8
LG: -9
RC: -5
LR: -8
I had never gotten that many wrong on LR before. Ever. Not even close. Out of 25, I would usually get 19-21. If I manage to pick up a few more points in LR, say miss -3 in each section, that's an extra 10 points right there. I've done 0 studying with LR, so I feel like I can make a noticeable improvement there.
Games was roughly about average for me. I wasn't displeased. Most people see dramatic improvement in games from TM. Say I drop that to -1 or something.
RC was the worst I'd ever done as well (I think). I've started using Voyagers technique, and it really seems to be helping. Maybe I get 2 better for a -3.
Add those up and I see -10 total. That's pretty much a 170.
Is it realistic? Maybe, maybe not. I really feel like I can improve significantly in LR and LG. It's very possible that I rock the RC too. I haven't done a timed section since I started using Voyager's guide (it seems kind of time consuming to write everything out like that...), but I feel like things are falling into place there.
It doesn't really seem like anyone is reading these blogs, but if anyone is interested in Testmasters and what they're all about, and just how much you can do in 1 month while working full time, then this is place for you.
Oh yeah, I'm applying for the '08 cycle.
Here's the deal - after mentally farting on the December LSAT (157) and scoring 4-5 points below my general average, I've decided to retake in Feb after taking the 1 month Testmasters January Class.
This blog will be a documentation of what it takes to go from a 157 to a 170 in exactly 1 month. I took the month of December off (after the LSAT) to recharge my LSAT batteries and will begin prep in earnest on January 2nd. Obviously, there's no guarantee that I will achieve a 170, but that's the hope.
Study plan:
Obviously, go to to class. Classes are from 6-10 PM during the week, then 10AM to 2PM on the weekends. I work from 10PM-6AM during the week, and will essentially go straight from TM classes to reviewing and doing homework during my work shift (work is pretty dead at night thank God). I should have 4 legitimate timed and proctored tests during the class. This should prevent me from eating a mental brick again during the actual test.
I think this whole deal is possible because while my initial score was a 157, during my own timed tests I was consistently scoring 160-162, with nothing more then lazily looking at the PS Logic Game Bible. Oh, right, the breakdown.
Dec 2007 LSAT Breakdown:
LR: -8
LG: -9
RC: -5
LR: -8
I had never gotten that many wrong on LR before. Ever. Not even close. Out of 25, I would usually get 19-21. If I manage to pick up a few more points in LR, say miss -3 in each section, that's an extra 10 points right there. I've done 0 studying with LR, so I feel like I can make a noticeable improvement there.
Games was roughly about average for me. I wasn't displeased. Most people see dramatic improvement in games from TM. Say I drop that to -1 or something.
RC was the worst I'd ever done as well (I think). I've started using Voyagers technique, and it really seems to be helping. Maybe I get 2 better for a -3.
Add those up and I see -10 total. That's pretty much a 170.
Is it realistic? Maybe, maybe not. I really feel like I can improve significantly in LR and LG. It's very possible that I rock the RC too. I haven't done a timed section since I started using Voyager's guide (it seems kind of time consuming to write everything out like that...), but I feel like things are falling into place there.
It doesn't really seem like anyone is reading these blogs, but if anyone is interested in Testmasters and what they're all about, and just how much you can do in 1 month while working full time, then this is place for you.
Oh yeah, I'm applying for the '08 cycle.