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I'm taking the LSAT next month. I did some studying in May, but I only really went through the Bibles and did a few PTs. I'm thinking about starting by going through the Bibles again, one by one, and drilling question types as I go, from PTs 20-40. Then moving on to full-length PTs (40-current, minus the ones I did in May). How does this plan sound?

Also, about drilling... How do you do it? I mean, I know that you do questions by type. But should you drill timed or untimed? Should you review them one by one? Or do all of that type?

Jaqen wrote:I'm taking the LSAT next month. I did some studying in May, but I only really went through the Bibles and did a few PTs. I'm thinking about starting by going through the Bibles again, one by one, and drilling question types as I go, from PTs 20-40. Then moving on to full-length PTs (40-current, minus the ones I did in May). How does this plan sound?

Also, about drilling... How do you do it? I mean, I know that you do questions by type. But should you drill timed or untimed? Should you review them one by one? Or do all of that type?

1. "How does this plan sound?"

I think you need to take an untimed PT, ID your weak areas, and then focus on studying those sections of the Bibles. After you have drilled and studied your problem areas, take a timed PT just to see if there is an improvement. There isn't that much time, but given that you already read the Bibles, I think you should focus on pulling your overall strategy together and seeing if any gaps developed.

2. "How do you drill...But should you drill timed or untimed? Should you review them one by one? Or do all of that type?"

Personally, I find that drilling specific question types untimed helps me more. Accuracy should come first, speed afterwards. As you get more skillful with answering certain questions, your speed should pick up as you encounter them on a test. I do batches of 10, and then review each group. I also made sure to write the strategies from the Logic Games Bible for the questions giving me the most trouble on index cards, and referring to them as I drilled. It helped reinforce certain techniques that I wasn't consistently applying.

YMMV.

How much time do you set aside to study per day?

RCinDNA wrote:1. "How does this plan sound?"

I think you need to take an untimed PT, ID your weak areas, and then focus on studying those sections of the Bibles. After you have drilled and studied your problem areas, take a timed PT just to see if there is an improvement. There isn't that much time, but given that you already read the Bibles, I think you should focus on pulling your overall strategy together and seeing if any gaps developed.

2. "How do you drill...But should you drill timed or untimed? Should you review them one by one? Or do all of that type?"

Personally, I find that drilling specific question types untimed helps me more. Accuracy should come first, speed afterwards. As you get more skillful with answering certain questions, your speed should pick up as you encounter them on a test. I do batches of 10, and then review each group. I also made sure to write the strategies from the Logic Games Bible for the questions giving me the most trouble on index cards, and referring to them as I drilled. It helped reinforce certain techniques that I wasn't consistently applying.

YMMV.

How much time do you set aside to study per day?

1. I miss a handful from each of LR, LG, RC. I have no particularly weak section. I kind of want to drill all question types, but due to time constraints, your suggestion may be best.

2. This helps a ton, thanks!

~4 hours.

RCinDNA is right: Accuracy should come first. Practice questions by type until you're missing no more than 3-4 per section. Take as long as you need. When I first started, LR sections took me 45-50 minutes each. Now I finish in 30, with usually no more than 2-4 wrong total. Go over missed questions and label them--flaw, weaken, parallel, etc, and drill (baby drill).

Also, logic games just suddenly started to come together for me. Give yourself plenty of time, because after a while you'll naturally speed up.

gianna wrote:RCinDNA is right: Accuracy should come first. Practice questions by type until you're missing no more than 3-4 per section. Take as long as you need. When I first started, LR sections took me 45-50 minutes each. Now I finish in 30, with usually no more than 2-4 wrong total. Go over missed questions and label them--flaw, weaken, parallel, etc, and drill (baby drill).

Also, logic games just suddenly started to come together for me. Give yourself plenty of time, because after a while you'll naturally speed up.

Ty. Time to drill like a madman.

gianna wrote:RCinDNA is right: Accuracy should come first. Practice questions by type until you're missing no more than 3-4 per section. Take as long as you need. When I first started, LR sections took me 45-50 minutes each. Now I finish in 30, with usually no more than 2-4 wrong total. Go over missed questions and label them--flaw, weaken, parallel, etc, and drill (baby drill).

Also, logic games just suddenly started to come together for me. Give yourself plenty of time, because after a while you'll naturally speed up.

How often did you study until you were able to get your time down? (how many days/wk, how many hrs/day)