Hey everyone,
I'm currently in the process of looking to drill logical reasoning questions. I have read a good number of prep books and have mastered most of the material in them. I now want to apply what I have learned by drilling questions. I currently own the 5 prep test packages from LSAC.
1.) Would I be at a disadvantage if I didn't buy the cambridge LSAT packages where they're grouped in order from difficulty for prep tests 1-38? Would it be just as sufficient if I used these prep test packages and just grouped question types on my own?
2.) I am of the opinion that I should only drill questions from preptests 1-38 and then leave the other practice tests to be done as full length practice tests. Is this recommended, or should I drill all four packets and leave the last packet (most recent) for practice tests?
3.) What is the basic method/principle that is most proven to work for drilling? Do you write down why answers are wrong or right or do you justify it in your head? Please give me some advice.
Thanks.
Questions regarding drilling in LR for the LSAT. Forum
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DSD2013
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Westofeden
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Re: Questions regarding drilling in LR for the LSAT.
Hey. September retaker checking in. I just took the June exam and didn't feel so hot about it, so I am taking a new approach and will start drilling within the next few weeks again.
1 + 2) I don't necessarily think you'll be at a disadvantage exactly, but it definitely seems to be a good idea to leave a sufficient amount of practice tests during your last month and a half of studying. Also, from what I've experienced with the really early LR questions, they might not be worth all your time doing, as I find a lot of them to be sort of different from what they are today. I'm considering buying the physical cambridge LR vol.2 book, which takes all 1,xxx questions from tests 21-40. It's a little bit cheaper than buying the 1-38 LR on their website but that isn't the issue, I just can't see myself getting to 2,000 LR problems over the next three months. For LG, however, I'll download the 1-38 pdf's. Anyway, I would at least leave tests 52-71 to take timed. Maybe drill a couple of the older ones out of that group but thats it. With the other prep packets you have, you could definitely order the questions yourself if you don't want to take those timed/untimed. Even though I'll be working through LR on tests 20-41, I'll still probably PT some of those tests just because I have them.
3) Keep a journal for the questions you got wrong and write why you chose it, why its wrong, and why the right answer is write- particularly for the questions that really stumped you. This is something I didn't do the last time around but definitely should have, considering I've read tons of posts on here while lurking these past few weeks of people doing this and having magnificent results. I would believe many people can get away justifying it in their head, but it may benefit you to just keep the journal.
Again, just a little excerpt out of my current study plan. Maybe you will find this advice helpful, maybe you'll hate it. Good luck either way!!!
1 + 2) I don't necessarily think you'll be at a disadvantage exactly, but it definitely seems to be a good idea to leave a sufficient amount of practice tests during your last month and a half of studying. Also, from what I've experienced with the really early LR questions, they might not be worth all your time doing, as I find a lot of them to be sort of different from what they are today. I'm considering buying the physical cambridge LR vol.2 book, which takes all 1,xxx questions from tests 21-40. It's a little bit cheaper than buying the 1-38 LR on their website but that isn't the issue, I just can't see myself getting to 2,000 LR problems over the next three months. For LG, however, I'll download the 1-38 pdf's. Anyway, I would at least leave tests 52-71 to take timed. Maybe drill a couple of the older ones out of that group but thats it. With the other prep packets you have, you could definitely order the questions yourself if you don't want to take those timed/untimed. Even though I'll be working through LR on tests 20-41, I'll still probably PT some of those tests just because I have them.
3) Keep a journal for the questions you got wrong and write why you chose it, why its wrong, and why the right answer is write- particularly for the questions that really stumped you. This is something I didn't do the last time around but definitely should have, considering I've read tons of posts on here while lurking these past few weeks of people doing this and having magnificent results. I would believe many people can get away justifying it in their head, but it may benefit you to just keep the journal.
Again, just a little excerpt out of my current study plan. Maybe you will find this advice helpful, maybe you'll hate it. Good luck either way!!!
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PDX4343
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Re: Questions regarding drilling in LR for the LSAT.
1.) You could absolutely just group the question types on your own. However, having to spend time organizing questions will take away valuable study time. It's up to you to decide whether you want to spend your time organizing questions or just cough up the $30 to have it done for you. I opted for the latter option.
2.) I would follow your first option. You want to leave yourself a solid amount of untouched tests.
3.) This is going to be different for everyone, but I'll tell you what worked for me. First, I would work through a predetermined amount of problems. Once I finished those problems I would go back and grade myself. Then, if I got any wrong I would go back and look at those missed problems in depth. Once I was confident I knew why I got the answer wrong, I would write myself an explanation of why each wrong answer was wrong and why the correct answer was right. This was pretty time consuming at first, but I made the most gains doing this.
Let me know if I can help in any other way!
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2.) I would follow your first option. You want to leave yourself a solid amount of untouched tests.
3.) This is going to be different for everyone, but I'll tell you what worked for me. First, I would work through a predetermined amount of problems. Once I finished those problems I would go back and grade myself. Then, if I got any wrong I would go back and look at those missed problems in depth. Once I was confident I knew why I got the answer wrong, I would write myself an explanation of why each wrong answer was wrong and why the correct answer was right. This was pretty time consuming at first, but I made the most gains doing this.
Let me know if I can help in any other way!
Source: 173 (Feb '13)
