The Official September 2016 Study Group - WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS Forum

[Rupert Pupkin]

How do you guys allocate your study time to each of the sections everyday? Do you break up your time daily or just set a weekly goal?

This is relevant to my interests. I work full-time in addition to maintaining a full time class schedule (out for summer of course).

I work evenings, so I normally study for a few hours before work and then an hour or so after. Then hit it harder on the weekends. I have daily goals, but use the weekend for catch-up.

My one concern is how I'm going to balance my last month of prep when fall semester starts back up in late August.

P.S. I think I might have accidentally reported your post. Fail.

So I am working more than full time hours and here is what I do/did:

I followed the 7Sage 16 week plan that allocated around 12 hours a week of study.

I worked each weekday (Monday - Friday) for 2 to 2.5 hours after work and dinner. I would then do whatever was left on the schedule for that week on Saturday.

This allowed me to still get sleep, not burnout, and have a social life.

Okay in about two weeks I will be working full time, so I will be in a similar situation. The way you did it sounds like a solid way to do it.

How do you guys allocate your study time to each of the sections everyday? Do you break up your time daily or just set a weekly goal?

This is relevant to my interests. I work full-time in addition to maintaining a full time class schedule (out for summer of course).

I work evenings, so I normally study for a few hours before work and then an hour or so after. Then hit it harder on the weekends. I have daily goals, but use the weekend for catch-up.

My one concern is how I'm going to balance my last month of prep when fall semester starts back up in late August.

P.S. I think I might have accidentally reported your post. Fail.

I will be working this summer full-time as well and school in the fall.

Im using the bibles for LG/LR and Manhattan for RC for now.

I have looked at Powerscore's sample study plans which are based on completing x amount of chapters each week. Im trying to decide if its better to do a half chapter of each section everyday or do LG one day, LR the next and so on.. or pick two for one day and switch one of them out the next. When I get to the real drilling and PT phase, it will be easier to organize, but while im still going through the bibles I want to make sure im doing it effectively

For me, I like higher exposure, repetition, and more reviewing. I retain much better that way. I like focusing on one chapter in the morning on LG, LR, or RC for example, and then working on review for whatever I didn't do in the morning, at night before bed.

So if I worked on mainly LR last week, and I'm doing mainly LG this week, I will do my review on LR.

I definitely agree @Archer; I work better by doing a little and then reviewing. if I just hammer out a couple chapters of one topic in one sitting I won't retain as much without reviewing or switching up the topics to freshen up what im working on.

[NoName07]

Checking in! Excited to make my TLS debut after being a long time lurker. Just took a cold diagnostic and got a 164. Hoping to get a 175+ after some studying. I'm planning on taking the September administration of the LSAT but I go to an SEC school and I might have to reschedule around our football schedule.

[proteinshake]

going to finish up the last ~50 pages of the Trainer tomorrow and my Manhattan books will be here on Monday! thank you Amazon Prime.

[proteinshake]

going to IKEA later today to buy a desk. the only place to study at my house right now is next to the living room and it gets pretty loud.

[20170322]

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[tuesdayninja]

Timed each individual LG from PT1. Messed up diagramming a rule on game 2 and 4. Once I redid those problems I went -0 on the whole thing with 7:25, 7:44, 7:53, and 8:18. Those games weren't too bad, just need to be more wary about my rules! Gonna do a couple more sections with individually timed games and then move towards timing all four games.

[20170322]

Update: after a few days of solid drilling, LG's are starting to click. Consistently going under time and -0. Going to keep drilling non-stop until Saturday, when I'll take my first PT of the summer.

[34iplaw]

Update: after a few days of solid drilling, LG's are starting to click. Consistently going under time and -0. Going to keep drilling non-stop until Saturday, when I'll take my first PT of the summer.

Gogogogo

I took a breather for the weekend. I am waiting to do the LSAT mastery challenge in LSAT trainer but have started to do a bit of the powerscore LG prior.

[Macallan]

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[proteinshake]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

definitely. if you actually follow what the Trainer says, it should help a lot. I haven't practiced much since I started studying a week ago, but I did the June 07 exam for my diagnostic and went -6. I literally just finished redoing it 3 weeks later and went -3 with almost 8 minutes left (though I thought I went -0/1). the familiarity of the passages probably helped but I certainly feel like I'm much better at RC.

[Macallan]

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[proteinshake]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

definitely. if you actually follow what the Trainer says, it should help a lot. I haven't practiced much since I started studying a week ago, but I did the June 07 exam for my diagnostic and went -6. I literally just finished redoing it 3 weeks later and went -3 with almost 8 minutes left (though I thought I went -0/1). the familiarity of the passages probably helped but I certainly feel like I'm much better at RC.

That's awesome! congrats on your progress! That definitely gives me hope.
Okay, I'll definitely spend the next few weeks going through the trainer. RC is so frustrating and difficult to improve...

yeah I stopped marking on the passage and really paid attention to the advice on what to focus on as you read and answer questions - that, I believe, was the biggest source for improvement.

[tuesdayninja]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

I though the Trainer was quite helpful as well. I haven't really tested the results of it as I went through the whole Trainer and am now focusing on LG, but I felt the Trainer helped me change my approach and focus on important parts of RC. I definitely feel more confident about RC. I'm sure the Manhattan book is just as beneficial

[Rupert Pupkin]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

I though the Trainer was quite helpful as well. I haven't really tested the results of it as I went through the whole Trainer and am now focusing on LG, but I felt the Trainer helped me change my approach and focus on important parts of RC. I definitely feel more confident about RC. I'm sure the Manhattan book is just as beneficial

I haven't used the Trainer so I cannot speak on that, but I am using Manhattan's RC and I found it very beneficial. I would probably go through the trainer and then see how Manhattan can supplement that if you are using the Trainer as your main study base.

[20170322]

Is anyone else struggling with endurance? By the end of the day, I'm making stupid mistakes in my drilling.

[proteinshake]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

I though the Trainer was quite helpful as well. I haven't really tested the results of it as I went through the whole Trainer and am now focusing on LG, but I felt the Trainer helped me change my approach and focus on important parts of RC. I definitely feel more confident about RC. I'm sure the Manhattan book is just as beneficial

I haven't used the Trainer so I cannot speak on that, but I am using Manhattan's RC and I found it very beneficial. I would probably go through the trainer and then see how Manhattan can supplement that if you are using the Trainer as your main study base.

Mike Kim helped create the Manhattan books so they are probably very similar.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

I though the Trainer was quite helpful as well. I haven't really tested the results of it as I went through the whole Trainer and am now focusing on LG, but I felt the Trainer helped me change my approach and focus on important parts of RC. I definitely feel more confident about RC. I'm sure the Manhattan book is just as beneficial

I haven't used the Trainer so I cannot speak on that, but I am using Manhattan's RC and I found it very beneficial. I would probably go through the trainer and then see how Manhattan can supplement that if you are using the Trainer as your main study base.

Mike Kim helped create the Manhattan books so they are probably very similar.

Even better to stack the two then! I felt the Manhattan book was very simple and systematic. they gave you an approach to take but I didn't feel as if I was memorizing steps. It came naturally (to me at least) and in the first set of drilling I did, i wasn't taking up time to think about how I was going to approach the passage. I just did it.

[proteinshake]

Did anyone find that the Trainer helped them with RC? RC has definitely been my worst section. I'm working through the Manhattan RC book, but wondering if I should just go through the entire Trainer first...

I though the Trainer was quite helpful as well. I haven't really tested the results of it as I went through the whole Trainer and am now focusing on LG, but I felt the Trainer helped me change my approach and focus on important parts of RC. I definitely feel more confident about RC. I'm sure the Manhattan book is just as beneficial

I haven't used the Trainer so I cannot speak on that, but I am using Manhattan's RC and I found it very beneficial. I would probably go through the trainer and then see how Manhattan can supplement that if you are using the Trainer as your main study base.

Mike Kim helped create the Manhattan books so they are probably very similar.

Even better to stack the two then! I felt the Manhattan book was very simple and systematic. they gave you an approach to take but I didn't feel as if I was memorizing steps. It came naturally (to me at least) and in the first set of drilling I did, i wasn't taking up time to think about how I was going to approach the passage. I just did it.

that's how I feel about the Trainer!

[Macallan]

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[kkilambi]

For LR, Powerscore recommends reading the stimulus first and then going to the question stem. LSAT trainer recommends the opposite. Which method are high scorers here preferring?

[proteinshake]

For LR, Powerscore recommends reading the stimulus first and then going to the question stem. LSAT trainer recommends the opposite. Which method are high scorers here preferring?

I THINK most read the question stem first, but I read the stimulus first (usually go -3 total in LR). don't follow the majority though, just do what you feel comfortable doing. if you are better reading the stimulus first and are performing well, don't force yourself to switch. everyone is different.

[34iplaw]

Just rechecking in.

Just finished the first three chapters of PowerScore LG... basically introduction and linear games. Went through the five linear games at the end without missing a question. I finished three of the five games in under ten [still too long], had one where I spent two extra minutes on one question, and the last one just took me a long time for some reason. I have found myself getting more comfortable with subsequent inferences in local games which definitely saves time as opposed to constantly double guessing. In general, it seems like I finish [consistently] the diagramming and half the questions within 5 minutes, but there are usually one or two questions a game that take up too much time still.

I've decided I'm going to make a chart tomorrow of some of the common language issues to scan before I go to bed. I don't really get tripped up by the language where I make mistakes, but it takes some extra time at points.

[Barack O'Drama]

going to IKEA later today to buy a desk. the only place to study at my house right now is next to the living room and it gets pretty loud.

Amen! I need a new desk as well. I have to study in my kitchen and there's always something going on to distract me.