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Endurance Is Not My Friend
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 8:39 pm
by InPursuitOfaPassion
After two measly, but full out Lsat mind set sections in a row, my mind shuts down. I can't think as quickly and Im tired...like I could take a nap. How do I improve this? By adding an extra game or couple LR questions or an RC passage onto the end of the two sections and gradually increase that way? If so, how often should I increase the amount of questions that im doing? Every session? Every few sessions? When my mind starts to feel like it can handle more? Thanks.
Re: Endurance Is Not My Friend
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:28 pm
by northwood
InPursuitOfaPassion wrote:After two measly, but full out Lsat mind set sections in a row, my mind shuts down. I can't think as quickly and Im tired...like I could take a nap. How do I improve this? By adding an extra game or couple LR questions or an RC passage onto the end of the two sections and gradually increase that way? If so, how often should I increase the amount of questions that im doing? Every session? Every few sessions? When my mind starts to feel like it can handle more? Thanks.
Either add either one extra game, one extra reading passage, and one 1/4th of LR sections to your prep work, or do back to back timed sections of subject areas with no break. Its like training for a marathon, you cant just run out of the gate and do the entire thing at once- you need to build up your endurance first.
Make four copies of all unused tests that you have now. Cut up one section based by games/ passages/ question types, and then do timed section work. Add a passage/ set of questions/ game to each section as you go. With another pile, divide each test based on question types to drill with weaker areas- so you can spend a day doing only one or two types of questions. Leave one test pile completely alone. With another pile just cut up the test by the number of sections.
This will help you drill question types, and gain endurance. I would also recommend taking 6 section essay exams when you get to do full length prep tests. If you find yourself having one type of question that makes you more tired, try doing three sections in a row with no breaks of that type of section.
It will take a bit longer, but it might help