Is six months enough to break a 172+? Forum

[m0dernista]

Hi all,

I'm just getting started on my LSAT prep and have barely just made it through chapter 5 of the LGB. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for getting through the material as the chapters are a bit long and there's a lot of reading and underlining of the chapter before I can get to the questions. Additionally, the questions at the end of the chapter are a bit limited; does anyone recommend supplementing those with questions in the Cambridge LSAT drill packets? If so, what in the LGB is analogous to the questions in the drill packets?

[Nova]

6 months is enough time for lots of people

but many people will obviously never score in the 99th percentile

[m0dernista]

6 months is enough time for lots of people

but many people will obviously never score in the 99th percentile

Thanks! What do you recommend to make this process go faster? There's a lot of material to be read and I just want to get to doing the questions.

[UnicornHunter]

6 months is enough time for lots of people

but many people will obviously never score in the 99th percentile

Thanks! What do you recommend to make this process go faster? There's a lot of material to be read and I just want to get to doing the questions.

Patience?

You have six months. Read through the books, start drilling/taking a couple of practice tests, then read through the books again.

[bondja]

Hi all,

I'm just getting started on my LSAT prep and have barely just made it through chapter 5 of the LGB. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for getting through the material as the chapters are a bit long and there's a lot of reading and underlining of the chapter before I can get to the questions. Additionally, the questions at the end of the chapter are a bit limited; does anyone recommend supplementing those with questions in the Cambridge LSAT drill packets? If so, what in the LGB is analogous to the questions in the drill packets?

It depends.

Real Answer: It depends. Honestly, it all depends on how you study, learn, how hard you study, and how honest you are in your studies. Some people will never score that 172 no matter how long they study and how effective they are.

Thanks! What do you recommend to make this process go faster? There's a lot of material to be read and I just want to get to doing the questions.

Reading the material sets a solid foundation as to how you DO the questions. You don't want to create or force bad habits as they'll be harder to break down the road. Do some light drilling while going through your study material. If you are learning Weaken Questions for LR, do some drilling while you're studying. It will give you more practice. I went about it differently and went through the book first, then started drilling while learning RC. I always keep my LR book handy so I can go back and see the foundation of how to do certain questions if I get tripped up.

To sum it up, QUALITY over QUANTITY.

[gotCentred]

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[t-14orbust]

This question(variants of it, at least) gets asked entirely too often

[m0dernista]

Thank you! I just wanted to make sure I was using my time wisely. If reading all the material is the best way to go about this, that's what I'll do.

[lawschool2014hopeful]

There really should be a FAQ page pinned on TLS, because this question gets asked too often. Unfortunately, no one can give you an answer in a vacuum. Chances are, if you are going to score in the 170+ range, you probably will do it with very little effort. But that is only IF. Very few people start very low and hit that range, if you start low, 140-150~, you should be prepared to study for the long haul, and 6 months is by no means long.

[m0dernista]

There really should be a FAQ page pinned on TLS, because this question gets asked too often. Unfortunately, no one can give you an answer in a vacuum. Chances are, if you are going to score in the 170+ range, you probably will do it with very little effort. But that is only IF. Very few people start very low and hit that range, if you start low, 140-150~, you should be prepared to study for the long haul, and 6 months is by no means long.

Could you start one?

[lawschool2014hopeful]

I technically did write a FAQ on my website, http://lsatconqueror.com/faq

I can be more extensive with the answers and address other questions if is a general public interest with it, I just dont want write a giant FAQ post and have it die down later on.

[Jeffort]

OP, didn't you already ask and get detailed answers to these same questions and a bunch of others several months ago with a different user account with the same name?

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6#p7230246

I've started studying and it's extremely laborious and a huge time suck. I'm reading the LG Bible, making notes in the margins, and marking it up but I find that itself takes up about three hours a night. I am learning but it's a very slow-going process. Does anyone have any tips to make it go faster? Am I going about it the wrong way?

I remember writing and posting several long detailed answers to these and other similar questions the other 'modernista' account posted in fall 2013. This thread is making me feel like I'm in the movie Ground Hog Day.

[Clyde Frog]

OP, didn't you already ask and get detailed answers to these same questions and a bunch of others several months ago with a different user account with the same name?

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6#p7230246

I've started studying and it's extremely laborious and a huge time suck. I'm reading the LG Bible, making notes in the margins, and marking it up but I find that itself takes up about three hours a night. I am learning but it's a very slow-going process. Does anyone have any tips to make it go faster? Am I going about it the wrong way?

I remember writing and posting several long detailed answers to these and other similar questions the other 'modernista' account posted in fall 2013. This thread is making me feel like I'm in the movie Ground Hog Day.

Lol. This is great.

[WaltGrace83]

Studying is a long and laborious process, one that which you cannot always know for sure if you are truly improving. It sucks - but it's worth it. If you cannot study for the LSAT, good luck in law school!

Seriously though, the LSAT is probably the least of our worries.

[AbhiJ]

Is 6 months enough to get a 6 pack ? I believe 99% of guys don't have 6 pack. The answer to your question is strikingly close.

[downbeat14]

I was wondering if anyone has any tips for getting through the material as the chapters are a bit long and there's a lot of reading and underlining of the chapter before I can get to the questions.

You've got the wrong spirit I'm afraid. Out of the 1% of people that score in the 99th percentile, for at least many of them it takes A LOT of work. There's no shortcuts. The best thing you can do is go through the material carefully and correctly before you worry about "can I get to the questions." If you learn it right the first time, it will pay off. If you learn it superficially, you'll have to keep re-learning tricks rather than understanding what you're doing.